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[BerkshireMini]

I currently have Browny/cream seat belts but I want a pair of black ones.

I've looked them up and at £30 per seat, I'm not willing to pay this sort of money just for a change of colour, so was thinking about dying them. Anyone know what i'd need, doing a bit of research but not sure. Are seatbelts made of Nylon or am I completely wrong. If only i'd listened to my home economics teacher when she was babbling on about fabric

[pikey7]

I don't see why not. I guess the problem is finding the dye. Most fabric dyes rely on water and heat to get the dye to take properly. I don't think your wife/gf/mum would be too happy with you putting dents in her washing machine drum with a seatbelt reel!

The other thing to consider is that if you don't do it properly, you'll get black dye over all of your and your passengers clothes!

And yes, seatbelts are basically nylon.

[BerkshireMini]

Ta very much, can anyone suggest how to die it.. apart from putting it in a bowl of water and leaving it to dye in there

[mini1976]

I would be slightly concerend that the dye might degrade the webbing or the stiching and weaken the belts. I dont know this will be a problem but can just see if the wrong sort of dye was used it might be

[Jake Blues]

Don't be so tight and buy a new set, 30 quid's not even the price of a decent speaker.....and will save a lot of time and hassle

[minislapper]

There's also the risk of the dye coming out onto your clothes. Why not see if someone will swap or if someone has a spare set? And £30 a set? At least you know they're new and SAFE !

[syholl]

You will never ever get all of the excess dye out of the seatbelt. Any long drive in the car will result in rather embarassing stripes on your clothing... Not worth the hassle...

[BerkshireMini]

Ta.

I'll look for a pair to swap. It isn't needed, just something I want to do.

[The Matt]

As said above, don't bother Jack! It aint gonna degrade the material as long as you use the correct stuff. But it is gonna be difficult to get the dye to evenly cover the textile and also could leave some nice stains on your top!!

[miniallsort]

get sone new ones mate why dont you try ebay