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dog at my seatbelt!!
Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 7:19 pm
by mac_stang
Like the title says...the driver side belt, ant ideas?!
Brad.
Re: dog at my seatbelt!!
Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 7:59 pm
by thedjjack
friends dog ate my seat belts in a Jeep YJ... I went to home hardware and got exact match seat belt webbing and took apart the seat belts and replaced the webbing.... I followed the stitching pattern with my machine and even re-sewed the DOT labels in...cost me under $10.00 for all the seat belts...
Other then that wrecker and $$$
Re: dog at my seatbelt!!
Posted: Fri May 31, 2013 8:58 am
by nxski
thedjjack wrote:friends dog ate my seat belts in a Jeep YJ... I went to home hardware and got exact match seat belt webbing and took apart the seat belts and replaced the webbing.... I followed the stitching pattern with my machine and even re-sewed the DOT labels in...cost me under $10.00 for all the seat belts...
Other then that wrecker and $$$
As long as the insurance companies don't catch wind...
Re: dog at my seatbelt!!
Posted: Fri May 31, 2013 9:40 am
by thedjjack
Done right no one will ever know....and I know the seat belt would not fail. It was stitched exactly the same and I used Kevlar reinforced thread (I also had an industrial sewing machine at the time)....
It beat spending hundreds on belts.
Re: dog at my seatbelt!!
Posted: Fri May 31, 2013 3:22 pm
by fozzie
Could the ones from the back row be moved forward. I did that with the female part and it was the exact same. Mine doesn't have shoulder belts so I don't know if they're similar.
Re: dog at my seatbelt!!
Posted: Fri May 31, 2013 4:16 pm
by psilosin
thedjjack wrote:Done right no one will ever know....and I know the seat belt would not fail. It was stitched exactly the same and I used Kevlar reinforced thread (I also had an industrial sewing machine at the time)....
It beat spending hundreds on belts.
Lol these caveats should be in the first post. $10 job...
buuuuuut did I mention you need an industrial sewing machine and kevlar thread...you know common household items...
Re: dog at my seatbelt!!
Posted: Fri May 31, 2013 4:40 pm
by cd_photo
I have the same problem, but I've managed to contain them to the back of the van. Then never got the very back seat belts, so I removed them and am hoping they'll work to replace the belts for the captain's chairs in the mid van. One of the mid belts is still decent, so I wrapped some chicken wire around it to discourage any more chewing.
Re: dog at my seatbelt!!
Posted: Fri May 31, 2013 7:08 pm
by thedjjack
psilosin wrote:thedjjack wrote:Done right no one will ever know....and I know the seat belt would not fail. It was stitched exactly the same and I used Kevlar reinforced thread (I also had an industrial sewing machine at the time)....
It beat spending hundreds on belts.
Lol these caveats should be in the first post. $10 job...
buuuuuut did I mention you need an industrial sewing machine and kevlar thread...you know common household items...
Kevlar thread got from a sewing shop when I asked for strong thread....nylon thread would do...
Industrial sewing machine is a 1913 Black Singer with motor stuck on the side...Does one stitch but punches through heavy material...you could probably use a standard machine. I actually just turned it by hand doing the belts as they are to small to use the motor.
New belts and mechanisms cost serious money...
you can get special hot sauce at pet stores to discourage this....we have a 9 week old monster puppy at the moment only a matter of time till we lose something valuable...