Plenty of people re-web seatbelts and repair retractors. Not many deal with the buckles.
My Newport, like other cars of the early seventies, had a detachable shoulder harness. This allowed a person to wear only a lap belt, or the lap and should belts together.
The two were attached by a mushroom-shaped tab on the buckle with a nylon grommet. The grommets got brittle and broke, leaving the shoulder harness to detach very easily.
I can't find anyone who can repair these. I would be satisfied with a different style of detachable buckle, but cannot seem to find any to substitute.
Think 1971 and 1973 used the same type. Anyone got a work-around? I really feel uncomfortable driving a car without using secure shoulder belts.
My Newport, like other cars of the early seventies, had a detachable shoulder harness. This allowed a person to wear only a lap belt, or the lap and should belts together.
The two were attached by a mushroom-shaped tab on the buckle with a nylon grommet. The grommets got brittle and broke, leaving the shoulder harness to detach very easily.
I can't find anyone who can repair these. I would be satisfied with a different style of detachable buckle, but cannot seem to find any to substitute.
Think 1971 and 1973 used the same type. Anyone got a work-around? I really feel uncomfortable driving a car without using secure shoulder belts.