seat belts

[KellyB]

Has anyone replaced the retractable shoulder seat belts in an Avanti II? My belts in my 1982 are hard to pull out in one motion, have to keep pulling and releasing to get them to come out far enough to buckle.

[mfg]

1 hour ago, KellyB said:

Has anyone replaced the retractable shoulder seat belts in an Avanti II? My belts in my 1982 are hard to pull out in one motion, have to keep pulling and releasing to get them to come out far enough to buckle.

My ‘83 is like that…. on not so often used passenger side.

[jccatwb]

Just did that. Seat belts Plus is a good source. Got full set from Wesco; fronts went in nicely but the rears were unusable! They were so long they'd have been loose on Sidney Greenstreet or Andy Divine!  If you order the fronts only from Wesco, they should work OK and aren't too $$$

[KellyB]

Thanks, yea the passenger seat is more of an issue than the driver seat. I'm driving to AOAI in Palm Springs and don't want to have my wife fight with the seat belt every time. I'm looking at a set on Seat belts plus, Is Wesco a different site or the same place?

[Adam DeRosa]

Lots of options at the various Hot Rod supply shops; here's one that may work for you:

https://vintagepartsofarizona.com/seatbelt-solutions-3-point-retractable-lap-shoulder-belt-w-starburst-push-button-sleeve/

[KellyB]

Thanks, great suggestions.

 

[plwindish]

I had the interior redone on my ‘76 4 years ago and replaced all the black belts (acorn vinyl interior) with tan color coordinated belts from Seat Belts Plus for the front and rear seats. The interior shop had to do a minor amount of work to get the front belt retractors to fit in the existing openings but got it handled and everything has been great with the belts.If I remember correctly, the belts were delivered from CA to IL within a week.

[KellyB]

On 2/2/2026 at 5:42 PM, plwindish said:

I had the interior redone on my ‘76 4 years ago and replaced all the black belts (acorn vinyl interior) with tan color coordinated belts from Seat Belts Plus for the front and rear seats. The interior shop had to do a minor amount of work to get the front belt retractors to fit in the existing openings but got it handled and everything has been great with the belts.If I remember correctly, the belts were delivered from CA to IL within a week.

thanks