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Can anyone tell me what type of seatbelt this is? It think it's stock, or stock-like, but if you'll notice, this one is tan, to match my interior. So whoever did this before me had to find a tan buckle. It looks similar to what I remember being in the 1970s Lincoln Town Cars. The reason I ask--they are breaking. This is my passenger side, and as you can see, it's cracking. My driver's side literally fell apart in my hands. Trying to figure out what to do here.

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Buy all new belts.
From the 1970's your belts are over 30 years old, perfect or not. Think of the age of the material as you are trusting your life to it.
Maybe now is the time to put those three point/four point belts in you have dreamed about. Even NOS factory belts have outlived their useful life. Check with the Pantera Vendors, they have lot's of great options for you. Just don't put another set of 30 or 20 year old belts in.
Mitch
You should check out a company in Tyler, TX called Snake-Oyl. www.ssnakeoyl.com or 903-526-4500. The rewebbed the belts on out 1865 Cadillac and provided a new set for the rear seats. They can probably rebuild yours and source the buckles if you'd like to keep them. If they can do polyester instead of nylon it would be worth the difference. I wasn't aware of some of this until recently but nylon belts can lose up to 50% of their strength in the first year. NASCAR has a two year limit even on the polyester belts.
More good info at www.english.scroth.com/racing and www.teamsimpson.com. The FAQ at Schroth is excellent.
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