Where Can I Get Seatbelts Replaced?

Oppressa Officially Full-On Dubber

367 posts · joined Oct 2002 · 4 Jun 2003, 3:44 pm

#53748

I'm re-doing my interior at the moment so I want to change the colour of my seat-belts. The local trimmer doesn't do this (he said it would cost too much to get the licence and not many people request it). Where in Sydney do people recommend I go? And any ideas as to prices from people who have had it done before?

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Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 4 Jun 2003, 4:00 pm

#53755

You either
1)go to Repco or the like and get standard replacements

2) go to the wreckers and take pot luck

3) There is a place in blacktown that makes them (cant remember the name) but they are like $200 each. If you want to spend that money ring a baby shop cause they use them to custom make for capsules

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Oppressa Officially Full-On Dubber

367 posts · joined Oct 2002 · 4 Jun 2003, 5:15 pm

#53805

When you say standard replacements... would they have 'Beetle standard' or what? Surely they have to be cut to the correct size and then somehow installed?

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Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 4 Jun 2003, 5:23 pm

#53813

no they are "standard replacements"

Alls you can get are 300 or 600 or 900mm locking bits or on a stalk

if they are the 300 - 900 belts bits there is a rolling/shortening bit that "takes" up the slack

That is more for a bench seat / rear

Go down to an Auto One and you will see what i mean

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lowdown Seriously Crusin Dubber

127 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 4 Jun 2003, 6:23 pm

#53832

autobarn, was in there the other day to look for seatbelts, they do early golfs and beatles. whole heap of colors and rectractables aswell.

Oppressa Officially Full-On Dubber

367 posts · joined Oct 2002 · 4 Jun 2003, 6:45 pm

#53843

Mine aren't retractables though... still be okay?

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lowdown Seriously Crusin Dubber

127 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 4 Jun 2003, 8:11 pm

#53882

yeah they had both in the brochure, non rectractable and retractable.

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70AutoStik Insano Dub Head

730 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 5 Jun 2003, 1:25 am

#54050

Yeah, legal seatbelts are seatbelts. I had them fitted by a ripoff mechanic for $170, you should be able to beat that. Don't go the wrecker route, though; seatbelts save lives (you can always start another VW project if you still have all your limbs.)

Oppressa Officially Full-On Dubber

367 posts · joined Oct 2002 · 5 Jun 2003, 9:13 am

#54088

Great, thanks for all the info guys!

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