Where to buy replacement seatbelts? 1989 standard cab

[67HEAVEN]

My early GMT400 (1989) driver's side seatbelt refuses to retract properly. I've taken it apart before and got it partially working, but now it's time for a replacement. I believe that they are the same from 1988 through 1990. Correct me if I'm wrong, please.

Has anyone found a source for a bolt-in replacement for these belts? Mine is a standard cab, medium gray (colour 82). Some used original-style "passenger-side" belts pop up on eBay from time to time, but driver's side never seem to...I guess because they get all the wear.

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There are a few manufacturers selling new replacements, but I haven't found a set that's close enough to original-style.

Ideas? Thanks.

 

[7thdarkangel]

i just pulled a grey set out of an 89 step side

 

[89RCLB]

Try Car-Part.com...little pricey but you may be able to find exactly what you're looking for.

 

[Urambo Tauro]

I was looking for new retractors a couple of years ago, but I don't think they exist. All my junkyard searches resulted in similarly-worn assemblies.

I ended up opening mine up and putting a couple of extra turns in the springs for more tension, but you can barely tell a difference. I even tried washing the belt in hopes that maybe the shoulder belt was just a little too stiff to go around the corner smoothly. But for all my efforts, I only succeeded in raising the droop point of the tongue by about an inch. I still have to feed it the rest of the way by hand.

 

[chipskittles]

Not sure if this applies to all years but keep in mind that there were two different suppliers at some point, TRW and another, so the buckles are of course different. Will be fine as long as you get the associated buckle when you pull a seat belt.

 

[Cokeman95]

Lmc sells some seat belts. Not sure if they're truck specific or one size fits all.

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[67HEAVEN]

Not sure if this applies to all years but keep in mind that there were two different suppliers at some point, TRW and another, so the buckles are of course different. Will be fine as long as you get the associated buckle when you pull a seat belt.

Thanks. Is there an easy way to know which type my truck has?

 

[chipskittles]

There should be a label attached to the seatbelt, down near one of the mounting tabs. Most likely at this late in game the label is gone or the print has become illegible, if that's indeed the case then you would have to do some buckle comparing at the yard to figure out what you have. According to the parts site you could have belts by TRW, Breed or Allied-Bendix.

 

[mars2878]

Try Car-Part.com...little pricey but you may be able to find exactly what you're looking for.

they do not have an interchange on seat belts on car-part, nor do most j/y's. they will have them listed, but it is up to you to verify the match against their donor. Don't let them fool you either, they are all not the same. when I tried looking for a replacement for my cclb, I got diff part #'s for diff cabs styles using the same year as a starting point.

 

[mars2878]

try here, even if you cant buy here, maybe you'll find an interchange. they call it a "belt & retractor"
https://www.gmpartsdirect.com/

this is my results when looking up a 98 1500
https://www.gmpartsdirect.com/?p=catalog&mode=search&search_in=all&search_str=belt

hope this helps