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Camaro Research Group Discussion => Restoration => Topic started by: Ron C. on October 21, 2006, 09:30:41 PM

Title: STANDARD INT WITH DELUXE SEAT BELTS
Post by: Ron C. on October 21, 2006, 09:30:41 PM: my 67 has a 760Z standard black int but the trim tag says 5Y for deluxe belts,why would that combo go out the door?you would think a deluxe int would be in the car.just courious.
Title: Re: STANDARD INT WITH DELUXE SEAT BELTS
Post by: bertfam on October 21, 2006, 10:26:28 PM: A lot of people (myself included) don't or back in 1967, didn't like the plastic buckle standard belts, so they opted to splurge the extra $6.35 for the A39 Custom Deluxe Seatbelt upgrade. As a matter of fact, 51,247 customers felt this way!

Ed
Title: Re: STANDARD INT WITH DELUXE SEAT BELTS
Post by: Ron C. on October 21, 2006, 10:42:10 PM: Thanks Ed,It was really something I have been wondering about. ???
Title: Re: STANDARD INT WITH DELUXE SEAT BELTS
Post by: Mark on October 22, 2006, 12:54:03 PM: Even deluxe interior cars came with standard belts. Deluxe belts were a separate option that had to be ordered if you wanted it.
Title: Re: STANDARD INT WITH DELUXE SEAT BELTS
Post by: JohnZ on October 22, 2006, 02:26:59 PM: Quote from: Mark on October 22, 2006, 12:54:03 PM
Even deluxe interior cars came with standard belts. Deluxe belts were a separate option that had to be ordered if you wanted it.

And I'm sure that confused a lot of customers who assumed that the Deluxe Interior (Z87) included the Deluxe Seat Belts and found black belts with plastic buckles when their car showed up. My '69 Z/28 is a pretty highly-optioned car (including Z87) and looks odd with black standard belts.
Title: Re: STANDARD INT WITH DELUXE SEAT BELTS
Post by: KurtS on October 23, 2006, 06:48:59 PM: And to even confuse things more, some interior colors (like red) had black std belts, but the dlx belts were colored to match the interior.
Title: Re: STANDARD INT WITH DELUXE SEAT BELTS
Post by: Ron C. on November 10, 2006, 10:24:46 PM: did the rear get 3 sets of belts with the fold down rear seat or 2? i cant see 3 people fitting back there with the fold down seat.