Hey Jim! > My passenger side seat belt, female section, has a tear on > the material that joins the bracket that bolts to the floor.
Man, that's a tough one. Doing a "repair" on the material of a seat belt is "Iffy" at best. In the aviation world it isn't allowed at all, "remove and replace" is the only fix. Depending on how much material is left between the end piece and the tear you might be able to find someone who can stitch a "patch" there. An old fashioned shoe repair shop would have a heavy-duty sewing machine that can handle that kind of material. An automotive upholstery shop might have the equipment, or the ability to do some kind of splice, so the belt wouldn't be shortened any. Needless to say, the integrity of the belt is the most important issue. Best of luck! -= Gunner =- -= Jacksonville FL =- -= www.tail-gunner.net =- > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of J. Brady > Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 8:27 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Chevelle-list] torn seat belt > > I'm just full of questions this week... > > My passenger side seat belt, female section, has a tear on > the material that joins the bracket that bolts to the floor. > The tear is not all the way across the belt, and since > they're original belts I'd like to try to save it at all possible.. > > Can anyone recommend a thread or other type of material to > sew the belt rip and to make it as strong as possible? > Anyone else had to do this? > > Thanks, > > Jim > > '66 Malibu > '59 Corvette > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs > http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/careermakeover > > >
