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 blk56
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| posted on March 28th, 2003 at 02:39 PM |
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seat belts
I have got some brown seat belt out of the back of a type 3 and was wondering has anyone dyed seatbelts before or know if it feasible. I would like
to make them black .
Cheers :bounce
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| posted on March 28th, 2003 at 03:24 PM |
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You can buy fabric dye in the supermarket but I dunno how well it will stick to nylon webbing. Buy some and try it out in a small section first -
bottles of dye aren't expensive.
My Kombi's rear seat belts are out of an Austin Tasman - with the BMC badge removed. They're still purple.
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| posted on March 28th, 2003 at 05:35 PM |
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yes ive done it but the DYR has to be really concentrated to make it work.
A slight improvement dont know if it will go brown to black.h
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| posted on March 28th, 2003 at 06:05 PM |
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So long as the dye does not deteriorate the webbing??
Something to think about anyway.
I looked into getting seat belts rewebbed, its possible, but you have to sign a waiver saying you won't use them in a vehicle :repuke
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| posted on March 28th, 2003 at 09:10 PM |
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The dye won't work on the webbing. The best thing to do is buy new belts - they're not as expensive as you might think and they'll
actually work in an accident (unlike the originals you probably have.)
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| posted on March 28th, 2003 at 10:47 PM |
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Once a belt has been strained in an accident they dont have the give that a new one does.........more pain if you're in an accident.
Regards,Glenn>
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| posted on March 29th, 2003 at 09:36 AM |
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Thanks for the info I might give one a go and see what happens I would realy like to use them as the buckle has the vw logo and the chrome is in very
good condition :bounce
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| posted on March 29th, 2003 at 11:02 PM |
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Here in Perth there are a couple of companies (both aircraft upholsterers) approved by the DoT to reweb belts for use in vehicles in WA. Fully legal
and no waivers to sign as far as I know. Check with your local RTA.
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| posted on March 30th, 2003 at 01:04 AM |
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They should be OK - the DOT here in West Oz told me their regs on seatbelts are as per ADR. It just worked out cheaper for me to a get whole new belt
setup - and I wasn't willing to drive too far with 30+ year old belts... [It's been shown that 8 year old belts can't protect you inan accident and I actually had my back injured through 15 year old belts.]
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