These belts were bought at Fallfest from someone who claimed to have
recently removed them from his B. There is no rust on any metal part, and
inspection last night revealed no scratches or excessive wear on the
plastic, or fading on the belt material. The mechanics of the belts were
in good shape also.
Mike
PS: A word of warning... That cover that says in BOLD letters "Do Not
REMOVE" really shouldn't be removed. I nearly @#$% myself last night when
the damm spring shot out from under the cover after I unscrewed it. The
old "Spring Snake In A Can" effect. By dad wasn't too happy either as it
bounced off his head before setting to rest across the room. (PPS: My
mother thought it was a riot)
MGMagnette@aol.com wrote:
>
> I would reccomend, that if you got them out a junkyard, that you not use them
> at all. Some states have made it illegal for a junkyard to sell used
> seatbelts (enertia or static). Seems that the straps (even though they might
> look fine) don't hold up too well. Any fabric exposed to the weather in an
> MGB will be damaged by water and sun. Inertia (retractable) seatbelts from
> that era were made up of lots of small plastic parts... BRITISH PLASTIC. I
> mean this stuff is real shit. I had the seemingly-all-metal inertia belts on
> my MGB-GT break and refuse to engage at any time because a small plastic part
> had been twisted so many times from pputting the belt on and off that it jsut
> broke.
> Your options:
> Moss Motors sells retractable seats belts for these cars that are new and
> are made by BMH to look appropriate (expensive chunky ugly and plastic, but
> thats original!) Static (nonretractable) belts are availible at just about
> any auto parts store for about $20 a set. Another option is to get some
> period belts rebuilt, but thats an expensive option and most companies, like
> Snake-Oyl, will only rebuild static belts.
>
> John
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