Garry
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Any one got a good source for " most like " original seat belt material. Mine are gold like the interior but frayed. All the back had was the straps to hook the seat down and no lap belt correct ?
Early A Seatbelts
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Check these two places out. I'm sure they can help. This is where we send all of our from my shop. Tim
http://www.ssnake-oyl.com/
http://www.pythonrestoration.com/
http://www.ssnake-oyl.com/
http://www.pythonrestoration.com/
Garry
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Mine is a 64. were they not an option ? the back seat did not have them.
Gary, what are you working on? It makes a difference on the early A's. tmm
Garry
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I am restoring 1964 barracuda. All I see in the back seat area is the straps for the seat "hold down" They come up from behind and out of the aluminum kick trim at the bottom.
66340SEDAN
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No seat belts in 1964 Mopars unless they were dealer installed I believe....think 65 it was an option and 1966 standard safety equipment :glasses7:
Sharons Web also restores them. She has a booth at the Nats every year. Mike
http://www.sharonswebinc.com/
http://www.sharonswebinc.com/
Garry
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That's what I believe to be true as well. Thanks. All I really need is the material I have someone local that can sew them together.
Yes, but weren't shoulder belts optional?
Lap belts were standard, but I thought that shoulder belts were optional...
I don't think they were available until the late 60's.
chryslerfat
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No shoulder belts in the early A
The 64 Dart Wagon we had when I was a kid had factory lap belts up front, and dealer installed belts in the back. The dealer installed belts were generic (not Mopar) - and worked on a friction basis (the 'latch' was a lever/rocker with a bunch of ribs that pinched on the ribbed belt material), rather than a real latch, as the fronts had.
GaryS
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Front belts were a factory option and rear were dealer installed. The front seat anchors were in place on all A-bodies that year. I worked at a Chrysler Plymouth dealership in 1964 and don't recall ever ordering seat belts unless it was a customer special order.
Shoulder belts didn't arrive until 1968. I had them on my new Fury 2-door hardtop, and they were a pain to use. They were anchored in the roof far behind the driver and when not in use you had to attach them to a dummy connector near the sun visor. I always used the lap belts, but seldom the shoulder belts, as they didn't fit very well.
Shoulder belts didn't arrive until 1968. I had them on my new Fury 2-door hardtop, and they were a pain to use. They were anchored in the roof far behind the driver and when not in use you had to attach them to a dummy connector near the sun visor. I always used the lap belts, but seldom the shoulder belts, as they didn't fit very well.
Dart_Doctor
Asa style
right but not in a 63 to 66 brother lol
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