Seatbelt Replacement Question

Looking for feedback from anyone that has used aftermarket seatbelts. Found these on eBay. Cleaning AC my evaporator coil and noticed I’m missing the passenger side belt . Didn’t even think to check that when I bought the truck.

Changing to interior to black, so I found these. Cheaper than used old off color dinghy ones I found on market place.

Honestly just buy some used ones off eBay that were pulled out of another 400. Or go pick n pull your own I wouldn’t buy aftermarket seatbelts but that’s just me but if I ever was I be sure to check factory belts for where they made country of origin no china stuff!!!

Or pull couple out of another gm vehicle that has black interior color if belts need be blackmight have to mod bracket or maybe all gm belts are same just mounted differently?

I'd buy a seatbelt from Pull-A-Part before I'd buy one off eBay. There's way too much scary counterfeit stuff on eBay right now.

I'd use some out of the wrecking yard. There's a yard near Hobby Airport,U Pull and Pay, that has several OBS trucks and SUVs in it. Their website has an inventory section so you can see what they have before you go. LKQ doesn't have that anymore. They have 3 locations: Wallisville Road just outside Loop 610, Northville Road just off I 45 North Freeway, and the SW one on Hiram Clarke just south of 90A/South Main.
I used to go to LKQ, because the SW one is just a little ways from where I live. But they've gone way up on their prices, and last time I went, people told me about the U Pull and Pay. It's further from me,but it's worth the extra time to go over there. The place is laid out better and the people are nicer too.

I bought a set that looks a lot like that from seat belt planet, supposedly they are made in Oklahoma and not China. They work, but they are very grabby. I'm going to replace them with the best set of belts I can find at the junkyard, or maybe a set of GMT800 seats with the belt built in. Another thing I am considering is having a set of stock belts re-webbed.

0xDEADBEEF said:

Another thing I am considering is having a set of stock belts re-webbed.

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Who's good to use? I'm just learning of this method. My daughter's truck has a seatbelt that is torn. I bought a replacement from a junkyard but it's a different color.

Seatbelt planet says they do it. I have not researched it more though.

HtownOBS said:

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Nope. Don't use those.
I've installed those in the past. Customer-supplied.
But only in vehicles that were never previously equipped. Pre-'68 HotRods & Street Machines.
They're generically designed, built to a basic minimum standard.
Which is not to say that they shouldn't be trusted.
They will do what they are supposed to. Just being able to pass the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards seat belt test is no small feet.
They are better than no belts at all. Especially when the dashes in those vehicles can be made up of more steel & chrome than the bumpers.

The belts in these trucks is of a continuous design.
Specifically designed to work within the crash test parameters of a GMT400 cabin.
If anything was ever to happen, your insurance co. may have a reason to deny any injury claims.

This what a seat belt manufacturer has to go through to pass those tests.
I don't expect anyone to read all this. A 76 page PDF. Yeesh.
It just shows what a seat belt manufacturer has to comply with before receiving the go-head to be able to stitch on that FMVSS comp. tag.
Some quick scrolling through the test procedures is pretty interesting though.
What a belt has to go through to pass is nothing short of amazing. ...and a lot of the emphasis is on the locking retractors.
The tech-ish stuff starts @ pg. 12 > pg.42, with 42 showing why replacement of seat belts has to be of the exact same OEM style & design.
With air bags & such in relatively newer vehicles, seat belt design & performance are chassis specific.

0xDEADBEEF said:

I am considering is having a set of stock belts re-webbed.

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Erin said:

Who's good to use? I'm just learning of this method. My daughter's truck has a seatbelt that is torn. I bought a replacement from a junkyard but it's a different color.

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I have more than few years experience with these guys.
Mostly for Muscle Car resto's. Perfect results everytime. Last project I used them for was a '66 GTO which was GTOAA Concurs Gold Certified in '09.
A little pricey, but you get what you pay for.
They do require a set of belts & hardware sent to be restored.


I have seen this Co.'s product.
Heard good things about them through various upholstery forums.
The go-to guys for some pretty wild non-OEM belt colors that the custom import owners like.