[DeTomaso] 3pt seat belt setups

[George P Dausch IV]

And I'm not positive, but if I recall correctly I think I donated my old
belts to Asa Jay.  So I guess at some point in time I will receive
several hundred shredded belts and bits of broken plastic as the chain
comes back around.
 
On Sat, 24 Mar 2007 09:54:59 -0500 "Larry - Ohio Time Corp."
<larry at ohiotimecorp.com> writes:
> Then Asa Jay, a kind soul on this list,  donated his old belts to Ron 
> in 
> Cleveland. I used them to fix Ron's car. Ron's old belts were then 
> donated 
> to someone else on the list...
> 
> And it goes on and on.
> 
> Larry - Cleveland
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <asajay at asajay.com>
> To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 3:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] 3pt seat belt setups
> 
> 
> > Um, I don't think so Jack.
> >
> > When I first purchased my Pantera, the passenger seat belt would 
> not
> > retract.  A kind soul on this list donated a used set of belts 
> that
> > still worked.  I don't remember having to sew anything, and they
> > didn't come pre-attached to any plates.
> >
> > There is a small seat belt -funnel- that attaches to the larger 
> plate.
> >  Remove that and I believe there is a small slit in it so you can
> > remove it from the belt.  Then, you -have- to remove the plate in
> > order to get the clearance to remove the belt and buckle.  If you
> > don't remove the plate, you can't get the buckle through (I don't
> > think, but I could be wrong).
> >
> > I chucked those little belt funnels years ago and trimmed the the
> > larger hole in the plate with some alligator grommet.  The buckles 
> do
> > not fall through, but I'm sure you can get them through once you
> > remove the plate and futz with the buckle.
> >
> > It's driving me nuts, so you know I'll have to double check that 
> when
> > I get home.
> >
> > This whole thing sounds like a good article for the newsletter.  
> Not
> > that I'm volunteering.  :)
> >
> >
> > Asa Jay
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Quoting JDeRyke at aol.com:
> >
> >>  In a message dated 3/23/07 8 58 49, matt.bradley at tx.rr.com 
> writes:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>  <I haven't looked inside the stock retractor well yet to see 
> what it 
> >> looks
> >> like in there.  I'm wondering how a replacement retractor would 
> feed 
> >> through
> >> the stock plate.  I'd think you'd have to be able to remove the 
> belt from 
> >> the
> >> new retractor, feed it through the stock plate hole, and then 
> back into 
> >> the
> >> retractor.  Am I thinking of that right? >
> >>
> >> The metal buckle won't fit thru the steel plate- if it did, 
> there's the 
> >> risk
> >> of a belt disappearing inside a rocker panel. To get around this 
> problem 
> >> from
> >> the other end as you suggest, I tried disassembling a retractor 
> once
> >>  to access
> >> the butt end of the belt, and I don't advise repeating it. Its 
> really 
> >> easy to
> >> screw up the flat-wound spring in the retractor that actually 
> powers the
> >> retraction movement. This ribbon-spring is quite strong, its
> >> unreasonably long,
> >> all the parts are cheap sheet-sheet staked together, so 
> reassembly is a 
> >> mess.
> >> Think about 'rebuilding' a tape measure!
> >> Finally, I got it to work but it wasn't worth the trouble (I 
> simply 
> >> wanted to
> >> change a damaged belt). Your choices are:  find a replacement 
> assembly 
> >> that
> >> fits, convert to racing belts with no retractor & more strength, 
> or go to 
> >> a
> >> pro-upholstery shop and have them sew in a new stock-type belt.  
> Good 
> >> luck- J
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