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Re: Bucket Seat Back teather cable
« Reply #30 on: January 20, 2012, 03:05:02 AM »
Ditto, Thanks Ed!
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Re: Bucket Seat Back teather cable
« Reply #31 on: January 20, 2012, 05:25:11 PM »
This cable is not difficult to make (see my earlier post).  Mine may not pass judging, but it definitely protects the dash/glove box from being hit by the passenger seat.  I used 1/8 inch diam. stranded cable for the center section as I'm not sure exactly what the factory used.  Think that's the only deviation from original.  Anyone know for sure what color the insulation was.  See many photos with grey.

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Re: Bucket Seat Back teather cable
« Reply #32 on: January 20, 2012, 09:10:56 PM »
Finally got around to pulling the seat out to get to the cable. Here are a couple of pics. Both the cable and blade connector's insulation is gray. I Also included a few dimensions. Note; blade connectors are offset to one another.

If there's anything else you'd like better pics of let me know.

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Re: Bucket Seat Back teather cable
« Reply #33 on: January 21, 2012, 02:30:28 AM »
Posting a pic of mine from my '67, as they are a little different.  The whole cable is coated black on mine, and the ends are not coated.   Overall length seems to be the same.  Connector length also seems the same.  My Camaro is relatively early, maybe they changed sometime during production.

The cable on my 68 is black. The ends are coated and gray like Marty's.
Maybe they did change as time went on?
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Re: Bucket Seat Back teather cable
« Reply #34 on: January 21, 2012, 02:37:45 AM »
Hunt Craigslist for every seat you can find and ask the seller to part with one. Or try E-bay. I got mine from cars I parted out.

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Re: Bucket Seat Back teather cable
« Reply #35 on: January 21, 2012, 04:30:23 AM »
As I posted earlier, on my 67 the cable insulation is Black and the spade end connectors are not coated.  I'm thinking if I heat up the ends, I may be able to pry them open.  I have some spray Black plastic coating.  I'm thinking if I can get the original ends off, I can put them on a new piece of cable and re-crimp them, maybe even silver solder them .
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Re: Bucket Seat Back teather cable
« Reply #36 on: February 15, 2012, 05:56:14 PM »
Any updates on a source for pass. seat teather cable?  I sprayed my home made one black to match the seats......but wondered what the factory original cable color was.

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Re: Bucket Seat Back teather cable
« Reply #37 on: February 15, 2012, 10:41:00 PM »
We need John or somebody with a documented car to look at their strap.
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Re: Bucket Seat Back teather cable
« Reply #38 on: February 15, 2012, 11:53:28 PM »
 I just checked both my '67 Camaros and found the following:
NOR 5B 760Z standard black interior (restored interior but used same cable) - gray cable coating and gray heat shrink ends
LOS 4B 760Z standard black interior (original survivor interior) - black cable coating and black heat shrink ends
Neither car has a cable on the drivers seat.
I think it may be safe to assume there were multiple colors.

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Re: Bucket Seat Back teather cable
« Reply #39 on: February 16, 2012, 04:15:33 PM »
We need John or somebody with a documented car to look at their strap.

My 02D Norwood '69 (Midnight Green deluxe interior) has a white strap with gray heat-shrink ends.
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Re: Bucket Seat Back teather cable
« Reply #40 on: February 16, 2012, 10:25:06 PM »
How about a red interior, anybody?
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Re: Bucket Seat Back teather cable
« Reply #41 on: February 17, 2012, 04:19:33 AM »
My 11D Norwood (Red standard interior) has a white strap w/gray heat-shrink ends like JohnZ. I can attach a picture tomorrow.

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Re: Bucket Seat Back teather cable
« Reply #42 on: February 18, 2012, 12:16:22 AM »
Here's my seat cable -  the seat is pretty dirty from storage, but all original.

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Re: Bucket Seat Back teather cable
« Reply #43 on: February 18, 2012, 08:18:54 PM »
Looks like the cable was white, gray, or black, and perhaps random...
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Re: Bucket Seat Back teather cable
« Reply #44 on: February 18, 2012, 10:14:16 PM »
In post #76 I said my NOR was gray with gray ends, but looking at the picture Boston14 posted, that is more of what I have. It looks more like an off white (towards gray) to me.
So it looks like we are back to either "white" or black cables with either gray or black heat shrink ends.

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