Captain saftey Vance,
I had a similar experiance, in working on these myself, I found you have to
check the funcion before you put them back in. My set was so rusted, you'd
think 007 used my car as a submarine. I had my set sent to Snake-Oyl for
refurbishing, the originals were too far gone (the mechcanical part) for them
to repair. I then sent off another working pair I picked up on e-bay, the cost
on e-bay was 150 bucks for a working set.
Snake Oil after checking out out the new set, said sorry can't do those either,
but then called me back 2 weeks later and said they could as it turns out
refurbish them, replace the webbing etc.. the cost from Snake -Oil $345, so
these seatbelts cost me 500 bucks, It would of been eaiser and cheaper to put
air bags in, they better look and funtion better than new, I'm waiting for them
to arrive. But I think it's a small price to pay for safety... Only next time I
go the Securon route.
Please no one tell my wife about this one, If she knew how much I spent just on
the belts, she would of locked the car in the shed and thrown me and the key
away..
Sincerly Captain Crazy,
--
Gene Hart
genehart@att.net
1973 TR6 CF10918 U
(Now UO, thanks j.esposito)
Carmine to Pimento
(thanks PPG & Kojack Autobody)-The
owner looks like Kojack :)
Undergoing body & frame off, frame
and body reunited :)
(thanks patient & loving wife)
(c)(201)981-3327
> Folks:
>
> I have been wanting to get my seat belts re-webbed for a while
> due to fading (beige belts in a black interior just look BAD. Dying them
> helped a bit, but not enough.). I finally pulled them out of the 6, and
> headed off to the auto upholstery shop. After 2 shops turned me down
> (too difficult, we are not in that business, etc) I went to my LBC
> mechanic, and he said that he had a guy who would do it, provided that I
> disassembled and reassembled the belts. He has had too many complaints
> about not reeling up, reeling up too hard, etc, so he leaves it to the
> customer, but will make new webs and stitch on the buckles, etc.
> So I tore apart my Kangols last night, and what I found made my
> heart skip a beat. One of the belts had it's inertial ratchet finger
> (called a "pawl") rusted in place. In a collision, the pendulum would
> have been unable to move the pawl to lock the belt, and the wearer of
> the belt would have hit the windshield. At that point, I was not sure
> which belt was which, so I can't say if it was the driver or the
> passenger belt that had the problem.
> So boys and girls, take a tip from "Captain Safety"; If you are
> using 30 year old seat belts, pop them open, and check their
> functionality and add a drop of oil to the pawl fulcrum and other moving
> parts. Don't force the constable to use your dental work to identify
> your remains in the event of a collision! That would be messy, very
> messy.
>
> Captain Safety
> In her majesty's service
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