Replace Seat Belt with New Color
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Replace Seat Belt with New Color I'm thinking about replacing the seatbelt webbing on my 07 Impala SS with red webbing. I've been searching all over for someone that would do this work or sell a replacement set. The only thing I can find are some cheap aftermarket kits that probably won't fit and would look out of place, or just the webbing, which I would have to get put onto the the existing hardware. Does anyone know of a place that sells custom belts and hardware that are a match to the factory set? How about if I did replace the webbing myself? Has anyone done this? How easy is it and how safe?
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There are a few luxury cars have seat belts matched to the rest of the interior, but not many. I'm not sure what you mean when you say "webbing."
You might try http://www.gahh.com they supply replacement leather seating and such for Mercedes, Rolls Royce, Ferrari, Porsche, Jaguar, etc.
You might try http://www.gahh.com they supply replacement leather seating and such for Mercedes, Rolls Royce, Ferrari, Porsche, Jaguar, etc.
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Webbing is what they call the actual belt material. Thanks for the site. Even though they don't sell seat belts, they may know of another source.
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I'm not a fan of doing this but I might have an idea for you. Try buying the seatbelts for your car from a dealer with a different color interior, being a red interior.
We do have a sponsor here that sells GM parts, Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center:
http://www.sdparts.com/
Give them a call!
Just an idea, hope that helps,
Craig.
We do have a sponsor here that sells GM parts, Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center:
http://www.sdparts.com/
Give them a call!
Just an idea, hope that helps,
Craig.
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I wanted to get a fairly bright red, which I've seen on some other cars. I don't think the dye would work too well. My experiences haven't involved color changes but things like black to black and blue to blue. Just bleaching it and redying the same color. The belts were left in there for a couple of days.
I have heard of a guy that changed black floor matts to red. You would have to ask around some more but don't cross it off the list just yet!
http://www.wildweasel.ca/HowTo/Auto/DyedMats.aspx
This is the guy I heard of. He says he did it in a Cavalier and had good results but experienced fading. Maybe a better dye could be used?
Good luck.
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All materials put into cars are specially treated to wear better in sunlight and in other "harsh" conditions. Dye from Wal-Mart or Home Depot isn't necessarily going to offer any UV protection and it's going to fade.
I'd keep searching for seatbelts in the right color, rather than trying to do it yourself.
I'd keep searching for seatbelts in the right color, rather than trying to do it yourself.
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Hey, I ran across these colored replacement seat belts.
http://wescoperformance.stores.yahoo.net/resebe.html
They come in some really good colors!
There's also this site too:
http://www.gotbelts.com
It offers a HUGE array of different colors and has a lot of customization I haven't looked at yet.
http://wescoperformance.stores.yahoo.net/resebe.html
They come in some really good colors!
There's also this site too:
http://www.gotbelts.com
It offers a HUGE array of different colors and has a lot of customization I haven't looked at yet.
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Thanks for the info Brangeta. These are the sights that I've found as well as many others that offer the same stuff. They are all generic type replacement belts and I don't think they would match up well as a replacement due to the hardware they use. For example, most new cars have a special mount at the b pillar that slides up and down, and these wouldn't fit that. Most if not all of these won't work with the seat belt sensors either.
The best that I can think to do would be to replace the belt material (webbing) but retain all my existing belt hardware. I don't like this idea since I have no clue how to make sure the stitching at the ends is strong enough in case of an accident. I don't want to put anyones life in jeopardy.
The best that I can think to do would be to replace the belt material (webbing) but retain all my existing belt hardware. I don't like this idea since I have no clue how to make sure the stitching at the ends is strong enough in case of an accident. I don't want to put anyones life in jeopardy.
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I think you're right. Just replace the webbing and have an upholestery shop do the stitching. I'd never trust myself to do that.
http://www.gotbelts.com/webbing.html
You can buy just the webbing by the yard there, and the price is pretty reasonable. Their price for the entire 3-point apparatus was STEEP and unnecessary I bet.
Don't quote me on this since I don't know how seatbelts are constructed (particularly what sort of device spring loads them back in to retract the webbing when you take it off), but using logic, it seems like if you can take the one apart in your car, all you need to do is switch the webbing out and attach the round button thing that goes in the lap portion. I don't know what that piece is called, but I believe it stops the seatbelt from retracting too much.
http://www.gotbelts.com/webbing.html
You can buy just the webbing by the yard there, and the price is pretty reasonable. Their price for the entire 3-point apparatus was STEEP and unnecessary I bet.
Don't quote me on this since I don't know how seatbelts are constructed (particularly what sort of device spring loads them back in to retract the webbing when you take it off), but using logic, it seems like if you can take the one apart in your car, all you need to do is switch the webbing out and attach the round button thing that goes in the lap portion. I don't know what that piece is called, but I believe it stops the seatbelt from retracting too much.
