1980 C3 seatbelts
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From: Alberta
1980 C3 seatbelts
I changed the color of the inside of my 80 to charcoal from tan and need new seatbelts does anyone know if you can just change out the webbing my retractors are good.
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Drifting
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Drifting
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From: Schererville IN
I used these guys. 
http://www.seatbeltsolutions.com/
Changed from Oyster to Black.
If your webbing is still good, you can also spray dye it.
I figured being 30 years old, it would be better to just replace the webbing though.
http://www.seatbeltsolutions.com/
Changed from Oyster to Black.
If your webbing is still good, you can also spray dye it.
I figured being 30 years old, it would be better to just replace the webbing though.
Le Mans Master
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From: Powassan ON
I used these guys.
http://www.seatbeltsolutions.com/
Changed from Oyster to Black.
If your webbing is still good, you can also spray dye it.
I figured being 30 years old, it would be better to just replace the webbing though.
http://www.seatbeltsolutions.com/
Changed from Oyster to Black.
If your webbing is still good, you can also spray dye it.
I figured being 30 years old, it would be better to just replace the webbing though.
I did red to oyster...........look like new!
dodosmike
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Personally, I wouldn't play with the belts. I'd prefer to let someone who knows what their doing, handle something as important as seat belts.
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You don't want to disassemble the retractors, unless there is something mechanically wrong with them. If you want to recolor the seat belts, just reel them out and hold them there with a little plastic clamp. Wash the belt webbing with Oxi-clean solution (soak webbing in a tub...not the retractor) or other stuff. Let dry, mask off retractor and shoot it with dye. The webbing that doesn't catch dye won't show anyhow. If you want to change the webbing, it's best to take assembled retractors and new webbing roll to a shop having the right stitching equipment (leather goods store, upholstery shop, racing belt maker, sail maker, etc.) and let them do the job. They will reel out the webbing, cut it off with enough left on reel to overlap/sew the new webbing to it and complete the assembly with hardware, etc.
Either way will get the job done without spending big buck$ for new belts OR for a belt vendor to change webbing.
Either way will get the job done without spending big buck$ for new belts OR for a belt vendor to change webbing.
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From: angleton tx
You don't want to disassemble the retractors, unless there is something mechanically wrong with them. If you want to recolor the seat belts, just reel them out and hold them there with a little plastic clamp. Wash the belt webbing with Oxi-clean solution (soak webbing in a tub...not the retractor) or other stuff. Let dry, mask off retractor and shoot it with dye. The webbing that doesn't catch dye won't show anyhow. If you want to change the webbing, it's best to take assembled retractors and new webbing roll to a shop having the right stitching equipment (leather goods store, upholstery shop, racing belt maker, sail maker, etc.) and let them do the job. They will reel out the webbing, cut it off with enough left on reel to overlap/sew the new webbing to it and complete the assembly with hardware, etc.
Either way will get the job done without spending big buck$ for new belts OR for a belt vendor to change webbing.
Either way will get the job done without spending big buck$ for new belts OR for a belt vendor to change webbing.
http://www.ecklers.com/corvette-repl...1958-1996.html
would i have to take these somewhere to have these restitched into webbing . from the description and pics it looks like it should slip right in.
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