Has anyone restored their seat belts? Any tips?
Restored your own seat belts, or had them restored?
I sent mine to Bill Edwards.Nice guy, and he did a great job with quick turnaround and reasonable price.
http://allmoparseatbelts.com/
I've heard of people soaking their belts in some sort of solution to clean the mold out of the web with good results, I think a diluted bleach solution but don't want to say that for certain and get blamed if someone does that and bleaches out the color in their web!
Then use some fine steel wool or bronze wool on the plated hardware if it's just got very light surface rust or discoloration.
Beyond that, best just to send to Bill!
I used dish washing solution (warm water/Dawn) and soaked the fabric section only overnight. Next, scrubbed gently with new soapy water. Rinse--rinse-rinse. Hang and let air dry. Make sure they are dry. Use a good quality fabric dye and follow dye instructions. Let dry thoroughly. Wipe with clean, preferably white cloths to remove any dye residue.
I soaked my black, dirty and very stiff belts in Woolite overnight. Before soaking I used a fairly stiff brush on the webbing to loosen up any embedded dirt. Rinse, second soaking in Woolite, and rinse, rinse, rinse. Hung them up to air dry. Used SEM Black Landau paint to restore the buckle mechanisms. Came out like new. If you want new OEM type white labels, ECS sells then.
For the plastic
SEM soap
SEM plastic adhesive
SEM black landau
I soaked mine in RIT dye from the grocery store. Came out real nice and had no issues with dye coming off on clothing.
Another vote for Bill Edwards :twothumbsup:
What's the average price of his work? Thanks
I have already sent an email to him, I will let you know after I get a reply.
I know PG Classics has a new set for $550, though I have already bought the floor retractor covers for $100 since I thought I was going to restore my belts, and I still might, just checking for options at this point.
Just heard back, $499 plus $150 core charge.
That's Bill Edwards user name on this site. :bigthumb: He's not online much, but he gets his messages.
Quote from: ksierens on February 09, 2018, 09:47:45 AM
Cody, @70rm27 (https://forum.e-bodies.org/mlist/70rm27_299)?
Sounds good, too bad though, just when I thought I could save a little money ...
Thanks everyone! I am planning on getting them from Bill Edwards. The quality looks very nice, and the date coded tags are also include.
I've heard great things about Bill Edwards work for many years.
That's who I plan to use on my next build.
Those date coded seat belt tags from ECS aren't cheap. I like having them myself, but if you don't need them, you might ask Bill whether he can do a price break for not having to install those. Just an idea.
I'd rather build it with the tags, but I know some people are on a tighter budget than me.
Update: I got my seat belts back from Bill Edwards, he did a great job and was easy to deal with. Recommended!
Does bill restore the retractor mechanism also? (or at least make it work properly if it doesn't retract?)