Garysriv Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 Not surprisingly my front belt retractor covers are busted up so I got replacements from the Parts Place. Nice pieces. I did something a little different to get the belts through them though. I dremeled a slot on the opposite side of where the retracted belt rests, pulled the belt through, then used sandals epoxy to fill the slot. So far so good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garysriv Posted September 9, 2018 Author Share Posted September 9, 2018 Self etching primered..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIVNIK Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 hey Gary! What year do those fit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loren@65GS.com Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Part Place shows application for '65 through '72. Loren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seafoam65 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Gary, why notch out the covers? The retractor mechanism can be separated from the seat belt in a couple of minutes, allowing you to pull the belt out of the slot of the old cover, thread the belt through the new cover and reassemble the retractor drum. Easy Peasy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garysriv Posted September 10, 2018 Author Share Posted September 10, 2018 1 hour ago, Seafoam65 said: Gary, why notch out the covers? The retractor mechanism can be separated from the seat belt in a couple of minutes, allowing you to pull the belt out of the slot of the old cover, thread the belt through the new cover and reassemble the retractor drum. Easy Peasy. My impression was stitching needed to be undone and restitched, maybe I'm wrong, but being a safety item I didn't want to do that. Anyway, installed and can't tell! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seafoam65 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 It looks very nice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWB Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, Seafoam65 said: Gary, why notch out the covers? The retractor mechanism can be separated from the seat belt in a couple of minutes, allowing you to pull the belt out of the slot of the old cover, thread the belt through the new cover and reassemble the retractor drum. Easy Peasy. The looped web at the male latch does not pass thru unassembled. Otherwise it would retract into the housing. Bust out the saddle needle if you don’t want to notch the plastic. Edited September 10, 2018 by PWB (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seafoam65 Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 The belt can be removed from the retractor mechanism and pulled out of the slot. I've done this on many 60's GM seat belts on my own cars and on cars I was restoring for someone else. I haven't done a 65 Riviera belt but it should be the same. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockinRiviDad Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 (edited) On 9/9/2018 at 2:28 PM, Garysriv said: Not surprisingly my front belt retractor covers are busted up so I got replacements from the Parts Place. Your project came out nice. Good job. My driver side cover is busted up too. I tried the Parts Place site & cant find the covers. Can u pls post a parts number thx in advance edit: I couldn’t find it under “Buick Full Size”. But I found these under “Skylark/GS/Regal/GN” I think these are the ones https://www.thepartsplaceinc.com/product/1965/1965-skylark-gs-regal-gn-br-seat-belt-retractor-covers-rcf-300-black-only-pr/33302 Edited November 26, 2018 by RockinRiviDad (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockinRiviDad Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 Good thread…ordered mine…come as a pair…two different shades of black…oh well, I only needed driver side anyway. I was gonna Gary’s method. The i remembered Winston’s comment about taking retractor apart. So I thought I would try that. Luckily, it worked out. Thx guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garysriv Posted December 31, 2018 Author Share Posted December 31, 2018 On 12/1/2018 at 8:28 PM, RockinRiviDad said: Good thread…ordered mine…come as a pair…two different shades of black…oh well, I only needed driver side anyway. I was gonna Gary’s method. The i remembered Winston’s comment about taking retractor apart. So I thought I would try that. Luckily, it worked out. Thx guys Sorry I didn't get back to you on the p/n, hevent been on in awhile. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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