Seatbelts
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Topic: Seatbelts
Posted By: Al Pannizzo
Subject: Seatbelts
Date Posted: Sep/21/2022 at 3:40pm
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Hello Forum Friends!! Question, I have a 74 AMX with a Domino Blue Interior. Does anybody know what Color they were from Factory? Want to try and Refresh them if possible. Thanks for any and all help!!! Al
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Posted By: ramblinrev
Date Posted: Sep/21/2022 at 5:20pm
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All January '72 and up seatbelts were black, until the Concord/Spirit/Eagle years. Your '74s were black. ------------- 74 Hornet Hatchback X twins (since 1977) 62 American Convertible (still worth the $50 I spent in 1973!) AMCRC #513, AMO #384 70 AMX 360 4-speed (since 1981) |
Posted By: Al Pannizzo
Date Posted: Sep/22/2022 at 10:38am
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Thanks!! Any suggestions on particular Paint to use? I would like to give it a try. Thanks!!
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Posted By: Heavy 488
Date Posted: Sep/22/2022 at 12:24pm
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Seatbelts really should never be painted |
Posted By: mbwicz
Date Posted: Sep/22/2022 at 12:44pm
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See what stores have for fabric dye. I would think that is the proper choice to recolor the fabric. Mike ------------- 1970 AMX, one step forward, one step back. Both steps cost time and money. |
Posted By: turbo
Date Posted: Sep/22/2022 at 4:38pm
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Black seatbelts look TERRIBLE in a colored interior. They should ALWAYS match the interior for a proper look. ------------- they call me Capt RETIRED! |
Posted By: DMack
Date Posted: Sep/22/2022 at 6:04pm
| SEM Company makes some very good quality interior paints and dyes. I've used the Landau Black on all of my hard plastic pieces, with an adhesion promoter. Works very well, I also sprayed the belts in mine with their fabric dye. Granted, they were black belts to begin with. It freshened them up nicely. |
Posted By: Gary Gray AMX
Date Posted: Sep/27/2022 at 7:22am
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I have a set of lap belts OEM - AMC tags on them - Suppose to be black ( I call them charcoal) will sell for $200
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Posted By: Al Pannizzo
Date Posted: Sep/27/2022 at 11:13am
| My Javelin is a 74 with the shoulder Harness. I assume your lap belts are only across the lap? If not let me know. |
Posted By: mstrcrftr
Date Posted: Sep/27/2022 at 11:50am
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you could also just buy new belt web and have your local upholstery shop replace them. |
Posted By: ramblinrev
Date Posted: Sep/27/2022 at 1:50pm
The '74 belts are a shoulder/lap belt combination-with the inertial reel for the shoulder belt, and not meant to be separated. I think our person needs '74 only belts. ------------- 74 Hornet Hatchback X twins (since 1977) 62 American Convertible (still worth the $50 I spent in 1973!) AMCRC #513, AMO #384 70 AMX 360 4-speed (since 1981) |
Gary Gray AMX wrote:Posted By: Trader
Date Posted: Sep/27/2022 at 3:05pm
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I know of a 74 AMX the person bought with 5000 miles on it in 1975, so sure they are the original seat belts. The shoulder belts in his car are in the clips and there is no "internal real". He was following me to a show a few years back, it was a hot day, windows open and the passenger belt came out of the clip and gashed his face. Imagine at 55 MPH if had hit his eye! Likely crash the car. These things are poor design and dangerous, PO. When did they install the "internal real" on shoulder belts in 1974? This was a car sold in Canada so maybe that makes a difference?
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Posted By: tufcj
Date Posted: Sep/27/2022 at 4:20pm
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My 74 is late production (June 1974) and has the inertia reels. Black interior with white seats, black belts. It's a very original survivor car. Bob tufcj ------------- 69 AMX 74 Javelin AMX 67 Rogue If you need a tool and don't buy it... you'll eventually pay for it... and not have it. Henry Ford |
Posted By: ramblinrev
Date Posted: Sep/27/2022 at 4:46pm
Canadian car would be the deciding factor, since in the US, all '74's had to have that Ignition/Seatbelt/Interlock feature-and the shoulder belts were an integral part of that. You mean "Inertial" reel, as the retractor had a simple inertia 'switch' to lock the belt under sudden deceleration. ------------- 74 Hornet Hatchback X twins (since 1977) 62 American Convertible (still worth the $50 I spent in 1973!) AMCRC #513, AMO #384 70 AMX 360 4-speed (since 1981) |