Poll: Red seat belts or not

[MIK911]

Time to change the seat belts. Should i go with the 'now hip' colored variety (RED)? or time proven stealth BLACK ??

dilemna,
Mike

[MIK911]

Exterior pic:
also, where to get the colored belts?

[pgsandiego]

My $.02: If track only, red would be ok. I'd stay with black if you use the car for street driving too (less ricey).

Cheers!
Patrick

[mike f]

Red is rice, black is nice.

[DByers]

There was a thread recently about the safety issues surrounding certain color seat belts. Do a search as the wrong choice could prove to be fatal.

[scoll911]

Depends greatly on the suit. If you are wearing red suit, black shirt and red tie -- then defintely, red seat belts. You must co--or--dinate!!!!

[klaucke]

Black

[JP911]

I have red in mine! They look cool and coordinate nicely with the red door pulls on my RS door panels.

[Yellowbird RS]

If you have ARS door panels w/red straps go red

[MuffinMan]

I have red in my Boxster (guards red/black) and love them.

[ZAMIRZ]

If red is rice, then I guess all those 993s and 996s running around with red belts are rice whatever. Do what you want, I think red would look great. Oh yeah, and if you find a place that sells the red for our cars, please let us know

[Amac]

Mike,
The best and best looking belts are Team Tech 6 point.
Black with red pull downs, would look great in your car.
Team Tech is hard core race equip, cam lock, 3"heavy duty
straps. I have 1 set for driver seat, black with red pulls if
your interested. It was in my GT-2 race car for a short time.

[Shuie]

Originally posted by ZAMIRZ
Oh yeah, and if you find a place that sells the red for our cars, please let us know

Amir, call these guys:

http://www.peparts.com/

A new pair of red belts is going to run $350. They have them in Yellow and Blue also, like the RSA's. They can usually re-web your belts in any of these colors for less.

[ZAMIRZ]

Sherman, thanks. I'll bookmark that, $350 isn't too bad.

[JP911]

I found mine on ebay for $70.

[Shaun @ Tru6]

I just put red 993 belts in my guards red 84 Targa and they look great! Highly recommended.

[azasadny]

Black!

[MIK911]

Originally posted by SoCal911SC
Why do you have to change the seatbelts at all?

You guys tell me if I really "need" new belts or not. My 1986 seatbelts are original, and i question the integrity of the (almost) 20 yr old webbing/straps when called upon in an emergency (ie will they snap?)
Also, the recoil/return is mildly weak, and i need to somewhat 'help' the belt back into place after i unstrap.

So do i really need new belts?

So 993 belts/recepticles etc are direct replacement on earlier cars too? If so, that'll widen my search if i decide to replace mine. What about 996?

Lastly how 'bout some pics of the red belts/blk interior

Thanks for your opinion/help
Mike

[Shaun @ Tru6]

Originally posted by MIK911
You guys tell me if I really "need" new belts or not. My 1986 seatbelts are original, and i question the integrity of the (almost) 20 yr old webbing/straps when called upon in an emergency (ie will they snap?)
Also, the recoil/return is mildly weak, and i need to somewhat 'help' the belt back into place after i unstrap.

So do i really need new belts?

So 993 belts/recepticles etc are direct replacement on earlier cars too? If so, that'll widen my search if i decide to replace mine. What about 996?

Lastly how 'bout some pics of the red belts/blk interior

Thanks for your opinion/help
Mike

Mike, first, new belts are probably not necessary from a strength perspective. I put new belts in because the spring was so weak on my driver's side, I did think it was a safety liability. Car has 229K miles on the belts, so their useful life was over. I got red because the opportunity presented itself, and am very glad it did.

Second, 993 belts are not a direct replacement. The peg that ensures vertical stability (for lack of a better term) in conjunction with the bolt is a cm higher and a few mm wider. You will need to drill a new hole in the mounting plate. easy job, but measure 3 times, drill once. Use a titanium bit and very low RPM.

Third, can't resist posting pics of my car...

[Silveresrty911S]

Originally posted by ZAMIRZ
If red is rice, then I guess all those 993s and 996s running around with red belts are rice whatever. Do what you want, I think red would look great. Oh yeah, and if you find a place that sells the red for our cars, please let us know

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