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Originally Posted by MX-5RACER
Don't do it. The webbing will also be stretched. People do not realize that once in an accident the webbing on the seatbelt stretches to catch you and reduce the force your body sees against the belts. If you were to reuse these after getting the retractors unlocked, you could suffer further injuries if they are ever needed in an accident again. This same thing is true with racing harnesses as well.
One more note on safety equipment like Nomex balaclavas and racing suits, they are not supposed to be washed in your home washing machine. The repeated soaking in soap will cause a build-up of the dry soap particles, most of which are flammable, and reduce the materials resistance to catching fire.
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Makes sense! I will have to see what the circumstances of the crash were.
I was only going to wash them by hand with soap that is ok for seatbelts (as the other guy said). They wouldn’t have turned out perfect, but would have been a good look in the interior.
Last thing for you: let’s say the car was sitting when it got hit, would the belts be locked up like this pair are? Would that stretch the belt out? What about a very low speed incident? As mentioned, I really like the look, but if it compromised safety I would have to pass on them. Thanks!