Yo! Jim! I just talked to a buddy of mine that runs a body shop. In Florida it's against the law to repair a seat belt. It shouldn't be a difficult job to find somebody to use the original mounting end and latch piece with new material. I expect anyone experienced with restorations could tell ya where to look.
Wish I was more help! -= 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 12:13 PM > To: The Chevelle Mailing List > Subject: RE: [Chevelle-list] torn seat belt > > Funny you should mention the aviation world, as my father's > first suggestion was to call one of our local places like > Atlantic Aviation to see what they do to repair their belts.. > > If I have to replace the material, I guess it's no > biggie- I was just more concerned about the ends than > anything (the metal pieces). > > Thanks! > > > > > --- Gunner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs > http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/careermakeover > > >
