1966 Toronado Tropic Turquoise seatbelts
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1966 Toronado Tropic Turquoise seatbelts
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I recently sent out seat belts to reweb for my 1966 Toronado, Theyre deluxe style in Turquoise After 5 weeks of back and forth they company now tells me they only have to the colors that are closest which are NOT. So that leaves me where I started seat belts I cant use that need rewebbing. Does anyone know WHO might have correct webbing OR is anyone parting a Turquoise 66 with good belts that arent terribly faded or tattered ? Thanks in advance!
I recently sent out seat belts to reweb for my 1966 Toronado, Theyre deluxe style in Turquoise After 5 weeks of back and forth they company now tells me they only have to the colors that are closest which are NOT. So that leaves me where I started seat belts I cant use that need rewebbing. Does anyone know WHO might have correct webbing OR is anyone parting a Turquoise 66 with good belts that arent terribly faded or tattered ? Thanks in advance!
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I don't know much about fabrics, but could you custom-dye a set which started as white?
Some lighter color you could dye to your shade? Surely it would wear, but if you get the dye process right once, you can repeat as necessary. See if you can find someone nearby who knows about dying fabrics. Might be a fun job for them and win for you.
I have a different, but related problem. In '66 Olds made Starfires with a very nice, but easily damaged center console topped with dent-attracting aluminum. Looks cool, but it dents every time someone takes their seatbelt off. So eventually it looks like the aftermath of a Minnesota hailstorm - pockmarks everywhere. 5-8 years ago I came across a pristine die cast chrome console door. This part is the typical target area for flying seatbelts. I tried for a year or 4 to keep people from denting it, but eventually I gave in, removed the dinged aluminum sticker & replaced it with a few layers of very similar looking vinyl which I can replace at will from my giant roll of aluminum-looking vinyl. I just cut new pieces when the old ones start looking bad. No big deal, no stress and no worrying about GM's not-so-good decision from maybe 1964.
Here & there for trim stuff, it's good to think past the automotive suppliers & start thinking craft & fabric people. In the 60's it wasn't all that far from horse & buggy trimming. I believe Fisher body got its start making buggies for doctors to do house calls in the 1880's. Somebody call me out if my memory is suffering...
Cheers,
Chris
Some lighter color you could dye to your shade? Surely it would wear, but if you get the dye process right once, you can repeat as necessary. See if you can find someone nearby who knows about dying fabrics. Might be a fun job for them and win for you.
I have a different, but related problem. In '66 Olds made Starfires with a very nice, but easily damaged center console topped with dent-attracting aluminum. Looks cool, but it dents every time someone takes their seatbelt off. So eventually it looks like the aftermath of a Minnesota hailstorm - pockmarks everywhere. 5-8 years ago I came across a pristine die cast chrome console door. This part is the typical target area for flying seatbelts. I tried for a year or 4 to keep people from denting it, but eventually I gave in, removed the dinged aluminum sticker & replaced it with a few layers of very similar looking vinyl which I can replace at will from my giant roll of aluminum-looking vinyl. I just cut new pieces when the old ones start looking bad. No big deal, no stress and no worrying about GM's not-so-good decision from maybe 1964.
Here & there for trim stuff, it's good to think past the automotive suppliers & start thinking craft & fabric people. In the 60's it wasn't all that far from horse & buggy trimming. I believe Fisher body got its start making buggies for doctors to do house calls in the 1880's. Somebody call me out if my memory is suffering...
Cheers,
Chris
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