Hey y'all,

My dog chewed up my seatbelts. Should I replace them with OEM or is there a worthwhile aftermarket option?

'95 single cab pickup 4x4 4cyl

Thanks!

 

Know someone with a sewing machine? I bought genuine seatbelt material at REI (local outdoor/mountaineering place) and just sewed it to match the original. (Mine was just slightly worn, but resulted in poor retracting. Replacing it worked great.)

The only odd part is down near the floor anchor. The belt is doubled back on itself and sewn together. If you hit the seatbelt really hard, those stiches rip out before the belt breaks your collar bone (though in an accident that bad, your collar bone is the least of your worries.) To get it "perfect" you'd probably need to sew up a whole bunch and test them on a Universal Machine, so all I did was put in the "same" number of rows of stitching.

Total cost is less than $10.

 

Or for your safety and peace of mind, you can get something you know is going to work right the first time

I am all for modifying your rig, but a seat belt is not something I would want to mess with. Find them at a local wrecking yard (and yes, it has to be Regular cab, 92-95 model year) or buy them new from Toyota.

Remember, its your LIFE we are talking about here.

 

Hmmm. I would never suggest you do something you're not confident about.

Neither would I suggest you rely on 15-year-old nylon webbing that you found in a junk yard somewhere.

Sewing isn't rocket science. I would say you were about 100 times more likely to get hurt by screwing up a brake job than screwing up a seat belt. I've done both; the sewing is much harder to do wrong.

But don't listen to me; listen to yourself. Do you have confidence in your skills? If not, take it to the dealer.

 

5 point racing harness?

 

I have some 5-point racing harnesses. Upgrade anyone?

 

I always wanted to put a racing harness in my BEAST......

 

they're illegal on road vehicles around here unless they were OEM installed [think Exotic Supercars] ... they may be superior to a 3 pt., they may have been tested to a higher g-load but as far as the cops/law is concerned they are "unsafe". go figure...

 

you got some spares lyin around coug? might just have to buy em and install em in my truck when im up there...

 

i replaced mine from jc whitney and they are bad, i hate them they dont retract they are a big pain in the rear, im looking into getting a different set from ??? im still looking into it