DIY Red Seat-belts Upgrade.

[CVstarBoxster]

Wow, mine comes with Yellow, and I'd much rather have the red. How m uch was the total cost? it looks kinda hectic; how long did it take you?

[Lobo1186]

It does look hectic doesn't it! Honestly, it is not I just have a way with making things overly detailed.

The total cost was about 70 dollars. Maybe 38 and some change for the red fabric.

To break it down barney style:

Remove current seat-belts
Separate belts from spindles
Bring new fabric and old belts and hardware to shoe store to get changed over.
Put new belts in spindles
Install back into car.

I should have just made it one post and those 5 lines.

[JTP]

That looks very nice and a great write up.
I'm curious though, is the stitching on the original seatbelt something that is approved by a manufacturing or government standard? In the event of an accident and the occupants are injured, could either Porsche or an insurance company say since the seat belts were modified they are not liable to cover the cost of injuries? The stitching by a shoe repair shop could be as strong or stronger than the factory stitching but I'm wondering about any legal rammifications in the off chance of an accident.

[Lobo1186]

idk. but considering everything people do to their cars that make it unsafe or illegal I dont see how they could deny coverage. Of course if your belt breaks u have no recourse against porsche as the belts are not theirs.

So to answer your question I have no idea but I imagine the insurance company would still cover you since you could not be wearing a seat-belt at all and they will still cover you.

maybe a car insurance person on here could chime in.