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1970 Shoulder Belt Elastic?
Anyone know if the 70' had the sewn thin elastic piece on the shoulder seat belts? I know the 71's do?
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My 70 has it.
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So does mine
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Exactly the same
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Thanks guys, I'll take those 3 responses as gospel and head into church today.
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Norwood made it gospel
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So what have you guys found that works well to replace lame, limp elastic on the shoulder harnesses? (How's that for stealing a thread?)
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I'm actually thinking of just leaving the shoulder harnesses off when I install the new headliner. For the limited miles I will be driving it, the lap belts will have to suffice.
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No stealing taken, as it is very related. Believe it or not, arts n' crafts, or fabric stores sell the identical black elastic. No jiving. I've used it several times.
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I need the elastics for ,y bright blue shoulder belts, and I'm hoping someone has a source. I found white in 3/8" (I think the elastics were originally 5/16), which I tried to dye (with fabric dye). I got really close with the color, mixing aqua and royal blue, but the dye just won't hold on the material, which is a polyester rubber blend. I also tried various combinations of heat, vinegar, and salt in the dye mixture, but nothing worked. I also searched on line for a couple hours--I didn't see anything close enough. t could try the vinyl dye, but I don't suspect it will work well on elastic that gets stretched repeatedly. Any assistance would be appreciated.
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Quote:
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X2 , done 2 '71's this way, in fact a girl there offered to sew them for me...
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I sent my shoulder belts to Ssnake-oyl 10-12 years ago for new elastics. I think they charged $15 or $20 each. They matched 71 blue really well.
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I'd try magic markers, but I'm a little concerned it will rub off on the headliner.
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I had Python Restoration do all the belts for my Bright Blue interior a year or so ago. They used the blue elastic. Maybe they will just sell you some?
-Larry http://www.pythonrestoration.com/ |
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X3! I found the exact elastic at Hobby Lobby. IIRC, they had several colors as well.
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Is this elastic band for 72 standard interiors too?
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Mike/Illinois |
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For cars through about early December '71 , yeah ( no "exploding" belts)
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Mine is mid Dec....
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Mike/Illinois |
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I guess you will have to decide which seatbelts you have!!
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