seat belts

TimD · tinkerer Joined: 04 Mar 2002 Posts: 456

my seat belts look old, faded, some frayage and even spots of mould. The fading and fraying isnt too bad but the mould spots are unsightly. Does anyone know of a way to get rid of these spots? Is there a product i can use to dye seatbelts, being a nylon product.
Forking out 300 odd dollars for new belts isnt an option, so i want to make these look half decent, that is unless someone has good seatbelts for sale??
cheers lads n lasses

Gene FJ20DET · Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2002 11:38 pm Post subject: Re: seat belts

auto bard $80 a pair and u can get all diff colours
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turbs · tinkerer Joined: 22 Apr 2002 Posts: 58

no, i wouldn't want to spend any money on something thats there to save my life either. After all its not like medical bills are going to cost more than $300 to scrape you off the road after you have flown through the front window.

Gemini Driving Yobbo · petrol head Joined: 26 Feb 2002 Posts: 3897

HAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAH

TimD · tinkerer Joined: 04 Mar 2002 Posts: 456

Save ya drama Turbs..... like i said, its aesthetics my belts lack, not functionality....my belts are safe, they just look shite....

Birko · tinkerer Joined: 03 Apr 2002 Posts: 180

buy some carpet dye (or maybe carpet/upholstery/vinyl) in a spray pak from your local auto store (the one i bought was 'plastikote carpet dye spray'). i bought some black spray to clean up the look of my black carpet as it had faded in spots. it came out perfect.. you cant even tell its from a spray.
Cost ~~ $13 ?

Birko · tinkerer Joined: 03 Apr 2002 Posts: 180

However, i dont no if this will rub off due to the constant use of seatbelts? i would test it first, and not wear white shirts?
But $80 for brand new ones sounds better.

Ben Wight · backyard mechanic Joined: 04 Oct 2001 Posts: 946

Thats quite funny, the fact that they are old and frayed doesn't worry you, meaning you might die in a decent crash, but mould.........NNNNOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

TimD · tinkerer Joined: 04 Mar 2002 Posts: 456

read 4 posts above this ben

nos · tinkerer Joined: 24 Apr 2002 Posts: 274

damn that was funny!

Adam · Site Admin Joined: 04 Oct 2001 Posts: 682

I've read the above post, I think ben is right, your belts are probably much more likely to fail in an accident than new ones. You should replace them, I should replace mine, I'll do it soon... (been saying that for a while).

BArtyC · rice boy Joined: 05 Jun 2002 Posts: 35

Aside from that if the cops pull you over and see the frayed belts they will put your car off the road.

Kizza · tinkerer Joined: 06 Oct 2001 Posts: 440

i agree with safety is #1 priority, but to fix MINOR fraying you can run a lighter along it.