Seat Belt Options?
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Seat Belt Options?
I just picked up a 1995 extended cab with a bench seat in the front. It runs fine, but there are a few little interior bits that need to be replaced. Mainly, I only have one functional seat belt. The buckles for the passenger and driver's seats are shot, so I'm using the buckle for the center seat. That's probably for the best, since it gives me a little more room (I'm a big guy), but I will have to figure something out for the passenger seat at the very least.
There are only two first gens in all of the salvage yards in the area, and neither of them have what I need. I'm not finding anything online (in terms of information or direct replacement buckles), and I don't want to go out of town, so I'm thinking I might just use something off another Chrysler product. The yard I went to the other day has plenty of second gen Dakotas and first gen Durangos, XJ Cherokees, Grand Cherokees of various generations, a couple of Ram Vans, and some second gen Ram pickups. There are also some late 90s, early 00s Cloud cars.
Has anyone ever retrofitted a first gen with belts from another vehicle before? What worked for you?
There are only two first gens in all of the salvage yards in the area, and neither of them have what I need. I'm not finding anything online (in terms of information or direct replacement buckles), and I don't want to go out of town, so I'm thinking I might just use something off another Chrysler product. The yard I went to the other day has plenty of second gen Dakotas and first gen Durangos, XJ Cherokees, Grand Cherokees of various generations, a couple of Ram Vans, and some second gen Ram pickups. There are also some late 90s, early 00s Cloud cars.
Has anyone ever retrofitted a first gen with belts from another vehicle before? What worked for you?
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Due to the age, and since you're a big guy, I'd just buy new seat belts complete.
Again, since you state you're a big guy, I'd look for 140" long sets.
Two possible sources (Disclaimer: I've not used EITHER yet, but they're on my favorites list for when I order mine!) are http://www.seatbeltplanet.com and www.seatbeltsplus.com .
Again, I'd use longer ones than stock, if you are a big guy.
(Disclaimer 2: I'm 5 foot 8 and 350 pounds; I'm fluffy!)
RwP
Again, since you state you're a big guy, I'd look for 140" long sets.
Two possible sources (Disclaimer: I've not used EITHER yet, but they're on my favorites list for when I order mine!) are http://www.seatbeltplanet.com and www.seatbeltsplus.com .
Again, I'd use longer ones than stock, if you are a big guy.
(Disclaimer 2: I'm 5 foot 8 and 350 pounds; I'm fluffy!)
RwP
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I have the 94 bench seat regular cab.
Got my buckles here They charge full price but its a good resource if you have the OE part numbers.
http://www.vpartsinc.com/
Got one retracter here
http://www.dodgetruckparts.net/1994-...ota-parts.html
They order from a place in Detroit then ship from Texas. I had a problem with it and they are replacing it. The issue is that it froze up when we had multiple freezing days. In the morning it did not want to unwind. I had to pull it an inch or so and let go for 10 minutes or so before it would let out enough belt to buckle.
Got my buckles here They charge full price but its a good resource if you have the OE part numbers.
http://www.vpartsinc.com/
Got one retracter here
http://www.dodgetruckparts.net/1994-...ota-parts.html
They order from a place in Detroit then ship from Texas. I had a problem with it and they are replacing it. The issue is that it froze up when we had multiple freezing days. In the morning it did not want to unwind. I had to pull it an inch or so and let go for 10 minutes or so before it would let out enough belt to buckle.