Seatbelt Re-Webbing near is to Edinburgh
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Hi
Just thought i'd see if anyone knew of a place in near to Edinburgh or (within reasonable driving distance to get done in a day) that i could get the setbelts in my car re-webbed, and in the process replace the drab black belts with something more appealing/chavtastic (like red)
Cheers
Just thought i'd see if anyone knew of a place in near to Edinburgh or (within reasonable driving distance to get done in a day) that i could get the setbelts in my car re-webbed, and in the process replace the drab black belts with something more appealing/chavtastic (like red)
Cheers
Edited by endo on Thursday 13th May 18:23
Ive had harnesses cut and modified at the sailmakers down at Port Edgar. Did a very good job for me using some fancy unbreakable nylon thread stitching and only cost a few quid. If you had the new material and an old belt as a template Im sure he could make them up no problem. Elliot.
Cheers for the info ferobert.
Sounds like it could work, though i'm not entirely sure i want to be running ebay quality seatbelts... probably safer than knock-off harness some "kids" run, since they do quote a tensile strength.
was looking for a place along the lines of this place. http://www.quickfitsbs.com/index.asp, but that do re-webbing services semi locally, since i'll need the inertia reels taken apart i asume to fit them. Not entirely sure what it involves since i've never taken one apart. other than that it'd be an easy swap.
@S2red,
you have a fair point, but at the end of the day as long as its been done properly with high quality materials and the inertia reel works etc, i don't see what the problem could be.
In fact personally i think it would be safer than running 20 y/o belts that must have some fatigue by now (going by how harness have a use by date, after which they're no longer FIA approved)
Sounds like it could work, though i'm not entirely sure i want to be running ebay quality seatbelts... probably safer than knock-off harness some "kids" run, since they do quote a tensile strength.
was looking for a place along the lines of this place. http://www.quickfitsbs.com/index.asp, but that do re-webbing services semi locally, since i'll need the inertia reels taken apart i asume to fit them. Not entirely sure what it involves since i've never taken one apart. other than that it'd be an easy swap.
@S2red,
you have a fair point, but at the end of the day as long as its been done properly with high quality materials and the inertia reel works etc, i don't see what the problem could be.
In fact personally i think it would be safer than running 20 y/o belts that must have some fatigue by now (going by how harness have a use by date, after which they're no longer FIA approved)
Edited by endo on Friday 14th May 12:39
Would the seatbelt pass MOT?
In the case of an MOT check for seat belts the following features will be checked for safety - remember it is particularly important to check for any defects on your seat belts after a previous road accident.
All seat belts should have BSI approval symbols or the 'E' (European standard) symbols
or would tester even notice?
In the case of an MOT check for seat belts the following features will be checked for safety - remember it is particularly important to check for any defects on your seat belts after a previous road accident.
All seat belts should have BSI approval symbols or the 'E' (European standard) symbols
or would tester even notice?
Edited by S2red on Friday 14th May 12:26
Edited by S2red on Friday 14th May 12:46
I would assume they'd pass... doesnt say anything in there about the seatbelts being replaced.
http://www.ukmot.com/5-1.asp
as to wether they'd notice.... mabye the color would give them away, but my mate's 996TT has red belts (oem option i think)
http://www.ukmot.com/5-1.asp
as to wether they'd notice.... mabye the color would give them away, but my mate's 996TT has red belts (oem option i think)
The reel will prob just be held on by a sigle normal seatbelt bolt. Im guessing it will just be a plastic moulding clipped round the mechanism, unless its behind trim already. Cant imagine its hard to replace. Also i doubt an MOT tester will be checking every car for e marked belts. more of an IVA thing. As i said the sailmakers use high stregth 'thread' and the stitching looked better than the original. Key thing is keeping the right amount of turns in the reel whilst replacing the belt so it retracts properly.
I think im just going to send down a donor set of belts, and then post them down south to these guys http://www.quickfitsbs.com/
at least i know theyll be done right, and swapping the replacements in is the easy part.
at least i know theyll be done right, and swapping the replacements in is the easy part.
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