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Originally Posted by emac
I really dont want to sound like a wiseass, and I agree that we must not ever undervalue anyone's life. However, as many have posted they were able to get GOOD used belts for less then 200. Sherwood, dont take offense but how can you say that $200 is cheap to save a life and then offer to sell a USED set from your car for 500?
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Emac,
Sometimes, my attempts at funny sarcasm aren't too obvious. I tagged my comment with this
, but perhaps the smilie didn't translate.
"This just seems like an item that has "porsche tax" on it,...."
Indeed. Porsche uses the same seat belt vendor as many other manufacturers. Purchase a M6 screw from an official Porsche parts bin and compare the cost with an equivalent from a hardware store. And as others point out, the apparently identical mechanism from a 944 is readily available for much less (on the used market anyway). How different can Repa SB mechanisms be considering each model must meet a govt. threshold test. Can't be too many variations I suspect.
Old webbing is another matter and still open for discussion. Are there numbers that show passenger injury due to failed seatbelts?
Sherwood