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#1 Posted : Saturday, 13 May 2017 8:44:03 PM(UTC)
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I have been offered a pair of small black buckled GM labelled seat belts dated 74 that were supposedly taken out of a XX7 HQ , I up until they were offered to me was under the impression they would have had the larger silver type metal buckle ones, a few HQ Sandman owners I know have the metal typed in there cars however I have been told the small black buckles were in fact 74 HQ issue out of Brisbane and maybe elsewhere?? I have a 74 late XX7 under resto the belts have been offered at a premium price fully restored but just wonder if they were a common install in Brisbane built Sandmans or perhaps just towards the end or was there a change over to HJ that the buckles changed from the larger metal type. I have a pair of restored metal ones and don't really want to fork out nearly a grand for the others if they are not necessarily 100% what should be in my van. My friend is adamant they are 100% correct for Brisbane Sandman
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#2 Posted : Saturday, 13 May 2017 8:55:35 PM(UTC)
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Afaik parts do not vary plant to plant as they all come from the same source. Timing of changes or when parts appear may change but parts themselves shouldn't.
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#3 Posted : Wednesday, 24 May 2017 5:51:16 PM(UTC)
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Hi,

Are the '74 seatbelts that are black the stalk model. Remember having black ones in a late HQ statesman. Holden commercials had floppy belts until the 1/75 change. This was a bit of a mismatch to the large hole console installed in HQ Sandmans which were missing the little slots for the buckles at the rear of the unit.


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#4 Posted : Wednesday, 24 May 2017 10:19:22 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: mauser Go to Quoted Post
Hi,

Are the '74 seatbelts that are black the stalk model. Remember having black ones in a late HQ statesman. Holden commercials had floppy belts until the 1/75 change. This was a bit of a mismatch to the large hole console installed in HQ Sandmans which were missing the little slots for the buckles at the rear of the unit.


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No the seat belts are the floppy type with no stalks small buckles which are metal but have a rough grain plastic over the top , I have had them confirmed as 74 HQ Seat belts and another member on here send me some pics of a HQ Sandman ute old survivor he has it has two different types of belts the passenger side is the same as the one I have described. The belts offered were allegedly taken from a Sandman ute HQ , a friend of mine who is switched on with HQ claims they were a Brissy thing but Im not sure whether it was a end of line time thing or maybe if they ran out of the big buckles I dont know , the belts in question are nearly a 1k have new belts etc but the plastic on one buckle has started to chip away and without looking at them in person I'm wary they could keep chipping so will probably stick with my big buckles I have had restored.

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#5 Posted : Wednesday, 24 May 2017 11:50:28 PM(UTC)
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Do they look anything like this black buckle for retractable front seatbelts?
I've never seen them not on a stalk.
I've had this car for 27 years and its a July 1974 so retractables must have been available then.
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#6 Posted : Thursday, 25 May 2017 7:01:04 AM(UTC)
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No retractables in commercials until 1/75. Retractables became standard in GTS at the same time that the console changed. That stalk one you posted Wayne looks like a WB or maybe HZ buckle. I'm sure my Father's WB van had those.
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#7 Posted : Friday, 26 May 2017 8:11:18 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: RigPig Go to Quoted Post
Do they look anything like this black buckle for retractable front seatbelts?
I've never seen them not on a stalk.
I've had this car for 27 years and its a July 1974 so retractables must have been available then.



These are the belts I am talking about

http://www.ebay.com.au/i...4119?hash=item2833ff5837

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#8 Posted : Friday, 26 May 2017 8:45:49 PM(UTC)
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WB commercial stalks are not like those. They have a dark red push button that runs across the top of the buckle. Like a statesman but without the concertina style plastic cover on the stalk.
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#9 Posted : Friday, 26 May 2017 10:43:39 PM(UTC)
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I don't believe the stalk with the orange button would be original for hq. The HJ commercial belt stalk had a very rectangular black head with a silver button (holden logo)
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#10 Posted : Sunday, 28 May 2017 1:43:26 PM(UTC)
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I think that the plastic type one in the picture is from a Gemini.
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#11 Posted : Monday, 29 May 2017 10:13:46 AM(UTC)
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these are what james has for sale at the moment, these are what you need I think, they are beautiful
http://www.ebay.com.au/i...f5837:g:LHEAAOSwX9FZFRf8
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#12 Posted : Monday, 29 May 2017 11:16:29 AM(UTC)
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TA Torana buckles I believe they are.
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#13 Posted : Monday, 29 May 2017 12:46:59 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: castellan Go to Quoted Post
TA Torana buckles I believe they are.


nope, lifted from a yellow van currently under going resto, another pair have been reco'd

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#14 Posted : Monday, 29 May 2017 5:38:33 PM(UTC)
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no offence we wreck 81837s only but just because you pulled them from a 40 year old car doesn't mean they're original.
I've got a hk brougham that's got an "original" 10 bolt diff that I've owned for over 30 years but i'll bet it didn't leave the factory with it.
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#15 Posted : Monday, 29 May 2017 7:34:00 PM(UTC)
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none taken, *SMS*, i really couldnt give a toss as we know what the van had :)
PS broughams are nice :)
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#16 Posted : Monday, 29 May 2017 8:29:01 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: we wreck 81837s only Go to Quoted Post
these are what james has for sale at the moment, these are what you need I think, they are beautiful
http://www.ebay.com.au/i...f5837:g:LHEAAOSwX9FZFRf8



I did post that link in the thread and yes they are the belts in question shame one of the buckles has part of the plastic missing my concern would be that the plastic continues to peel off and for that money its too big a risk as I have seen the same buckle with most of the plastic missing. It would appear from what I have managed to find out that it was only Brisbane that put them in some Sandmans why is anyones guess I have a restore pair of the more common metal buckle type which were more commonly used.
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#17 Posted : Wednesday, 31 May 2017 2:06:37 PM(UTC)
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Try this number for Peter Blanas and discuss your belt's with him. 0417388239.
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