[T3] Front Seat Belt options?

[Jim Adney]

I've wondered about that, especially on webbing I've come across that was 
damaged. I contacted a company called Ssnake Oyl Products which seemed 
likely to do a good job, but they didn't seem able to do the belt end treatment 
that VW used, where the end terminates in a plastic loop that fits around the 
"bight" of the belt. It's possible that they could do that work, but that they just 
didn't understand my question.

[Today's Trivia: Bight, pronounced bite, is the middle part of a rope. In other 
words, it does not include either end.]

I've no actual with any work done by Ssnake Oyl Products.

On my own cars, I've always had very good luck just washing and rinsing the 
belts, which greatly improves their flexibility and usability. This is most easily 
done by removing them from the car, but I've had people who succeded by 
leaving the belts installed and doing the washing in situ, in a bucket.

Jim

On 1 May 2025 at 10:40, Joe Plowick III wrote:

> > Thanks for the info everyone.  Has anyone ever had the OEM belts
> > rewebbed?  I saw an ad for a company that replaced the belt material on
> > your original seat belts.  Although I would guess that the new material
> > would be narrower and thinner than the original stuff, so probably wouldn't
> > fit in the buckles as well.

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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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