Seat belt restore
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Oct 2008
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From: Regina Sk Canada
Seat belt restore
Has anybody used these guys for seat belts? Or where are you getting retractable seat belts rebuilt.
http://www.ssnake-oyl.com/
http://www.ssnake-oyl.com/
Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2006
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From: Henrico VA
Yes, I used them and I had to send my seat belts back and they still never got things right. I had to do extensive work on my seat belts after I got them back. They are extremely expensive - I felt ripped off.
Drifting
Joined: Jun 2005
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From: grand prairie texas
I have been to their shop. They are less than 2 hours away from me and I have seen their restored belts and they do great work in my opinion. Like others have mentioned they are not cheap.
Race Director
Joined: Aug 2007
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From: Canboro Ontario
They are very good, at what they do. I had my 73 belts done by them. They gave me an "estimated quote" but by the time it came to pay the bill, it was about 35% more, and my hardware was in not to bad of shape. But they did look, real nice. Pricey, yes in deed!
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Oct 2008
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From: Regina Sk Canada
What was wrong with your seat belts when you got them back? Why would they not be correct?
Burning Brakes
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From: Kearneysville West Virginia
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Burning Brakes
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From: CA
I used them and thought their work was just ok based on what they charged me. For the cost I thought it should have looked like new and it didn't. If you use them get a estimate range and be prepared to spend the upper end of the range.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2006
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From: Henrico VA
Hey, $1400 for everything but the driver's side lap belts ($1400 for 75% of my seatbelts) - and my stuff wasn't that bad. The belt lengths were off by something like 9" so I couldn't move at all. The spring tensions were way off, and when I sent them back they claimed this was fixed, but it was exactly the same. The painted parts of the belt rubbed off on my girlfriend when she wore sunscreen or just plan chipped off within days. I rubbed off the paint and the parts looked even better... The shoulder belts kept falling out of the lap belts. I made a part myself to correct this. After sending them back once, I refused to send them back any more and have since corrected paint and spring tension. My girlfriend could probably name more. Was everything really perfect for you guys? What did you pay? I just plan got scammed! Oh - and their belts are thinner than OEM. I keep remembering stuff as I try to put the computer down...some of the parts they gave me had major chips in them, but they claimed that those parts were original and wanted to charge me to replace them! They wanted to charge me because $1400 wasn't enough of a rip-off!
Last edited by Young69Owner; Jan 1, 2010 at 01:34 AM.
Team Owner
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From: Crossville TN
You should have rebuilt them yourself. By the way...the original shoulder belt webbing is thinner than the seat belt webbing. That was a surprise to me, but I guess GM saved a few pennies there, too.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2006
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From: Henrico VA
I'm sure someone out there is cheaper and more reliable. They didn't set the bar very high for me... They also did my passenger side lap belt and it is thinner than my driver's side. I won't use them at all when I get my next car.
