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On 9 Apr 2003 at 8:05, Travis Keedy wrote: > My car came with no belts at all (never installed far as I could tell), I > bought a set of T3 Non-Retractable (for my 66) belts from a swap meet. I > spent a couple of hours soaking in warm soapy water, cleaning, repeating > (you wouldn't believe how black water becomes w/ 37 years of dirt) till they > were relatively clean. Well, recently, while trying ADJUST the passenger > belt it snapped. Is it possible the soap and water treatment aided in thier > demise? Or should everyone be worried that their own belts will not > actually do their job if god forbid the time comes? I really don't think the soap and water would hurt the webbing. But it is well known that the webbing can age and deteiorate. I think strong sunlight, heat, and dirt can make this worse. The dirt in the webbing has an abrasive effect which can wear the fibers. I never heard of one just snapping like yours did; I agree, that's a bit scary. > >I would avoid aftermarket belts because you probably won't find ones that > fit correctly. > ________________________________ > > I disagree w/ this. Some of you might remember I was asking a few weeks ago > about putting Honda belts in, to attach to my Acura seats, I decided you > were right that was a bad idea as I would need to fully trust my mounting of > the seats to hold my a$$ in the car. My solution ended up being a set of > the fixed (non-retractable) belts that are commonly available in the > catalogs (the ones w/ the wolfsburg logo on the clasp). They may not be > "correct" and since they were given to my be a club member they don't > necessarily match the color of my car, but I'll tell you the new webbing and > attachment certainly feels more secure than what I had before. Sounds like you found a good set, made to fit VWs. I just didn't know how hard it would be to find belts with the right fittings on them. -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org