[Rushnerd]

Oh my god dude. If you get a batch of these, I am 100% in. There was one in my color (oxblood/burgundy) on ebay for $99 when I bought it in 21' and thought the price was insane, but I should have bought it.
I honestly wouldn't even care if you charged that much, but your prices sound extremely fair for something that is unoptainium. Best of luck to you!!!

 

[Fritz2003]

Oh my god dude. If you get a batch of these, I am 100% in. There was one in my color (oxblood/burgundy) on ebay for $99 when I bought it in 21' and thought the price was insane, but I should have bought it.

I'm gonna crash the used market when I drop these haha. Mine will be pretty much 1:1. I can do burgundy also but I will need some reference photos or something so I can get the color right.

 

[Rushnerd]

I'm gonna crash the used market when I drop these haha. Mine will be pretty much 1:1. I can do burgundy also but I will need some reference photos or something so I can get the color right.

Not sure if this helps you, but this is mine (and also the stress point where it was cracked.) You will be the most loved member of this community if this works out hah.

 

[Fritz2003]

Not sure if this helps you, but this is mine (and also the stress point where it was cracked.) You will be the most loved member of this community if this works out hah.
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How the hell did that happen? Guess ill have to reinforce the piece a little more. Im thinking of filling in this area, might add more strength. Would that fix that issue?

 

[Rushnerd]

Not sure, I bought it that way and the passenger side is much the same, but not cracked in that section. I don't think anyone expects your pieces to be perfect though.
If they are made out of more flexible modern plastics that are not almost as old as me, I think you'll honestly be just fine.

 

[Whoosh10]

There are two different designs on the seatbelt guides. The red one above is the weaker one. Notice how thin the section is where the red one broke. The gray one is stronger on the ear section. Way beefier. I don't think it needs reinforcement, but that's just my $.02.

No idea though how the red one split in half... looks like someone forced it.

 

[chevydude]

I'm gonna crash the used market when I drop these haha. Mine will be pretty much 1:1. I can do burgundy also but I will need some reference photos or something so I can get the color right.

Do you just do an RGB color code to get the color?

Please get multiple photos of different Ox Blood plastics, as I've seen so many variations of Ox Blood through the years. That color doesn't stay very well.

I'd be even better if you could get people to submit sample pics having them take the pic with a custom white balance with sunlight hitting the plastics to get a consistent look. Then, get an RGB average of the white balanced submissions.

 

[Rushnerd]

Do you just do an RGB color code to get the color?

Please get multiple photos of different Ox Blood plastics, as I've seen so many variations of Ox Blood through the years. That color doesn't stay very well.

I'd be even better if you could get people to submit sample pics having them take the pic with a custom white balance with sunlight hitting the plastics to get a consistent look. Then, get an RGB average of the white balanced submissions.

Yeah, for color accuracy it's pretty technical stuff. I just figured on a black backround with flash is the absolute best/most sterile I can do. To be fair it does look very close to the piece on the car outside.
Hell if it was even a bit darker, it would still blend in very nicely, because the actual seat is a bit darker than the plastic.

 

[Fritz2003]

Do you just do an RGB color code to get the color?

Please get multiple photos of different Ox Blood plastics, as I've seen so many variations of Ox Blood through the years. That color doesn't stay very well.

I'd be even better if you could get people to submit sample pics having them take the pic with a custom white balance with sunlight hitting the plastics to get a consistent look. Then, get an RGB average of the white balanced submissions.

That would be the way to go. Worse comes to worse I can buy a single one from someone and use it for reference. I could probably get it pretty accurate with existing photos online

 

[Rushnerd]

That would be the way to go. Worse comes to worse I can buy a single one from someone and use it for reference. I could probably get it pretty accurate with existing photos online

I'd be more than willing to send you mine for free if it helps.
I'm rush_nerd on twitter if you have that to send me a DM.

 

[Fritz2003]

I'd be more than willing to send you mine for free if it helps.
I'm rush_nerd on twitter if you have that to send me a DM.

If your ok with that I can cover shipping costs, I don't have a twitter but I do have a instagram and there is also a pm system on here also.

 

[Rushnerd]

If your ok with that I can cover shipping costs, I don't have a twitter but I do have a instagram and there is also a pm system on here also.

Wait there is? I looked for it forever, I didn't know it was possible lol! Could you help me find it?

EDIT: wow ok I found it...well I feel dumb now!

 

[Fritz2003]

Can anyone with a blue guide try taking a photo with a neutral background? Thats the last color I need unless anyone wants tan? I can PayPal you a couple bucks for your time.

 

[Asterix]

@Fritz2003 What material are you going to use for your new seatbelt guides? The original ones are nylon, possibly glass-filled.

I'd love a passenger-side old style one in gray, but probably have to settle for the new style. They are quite a bit stronger.

 

[Fritz2003]

@Fritz2003 What material are you going to use for your new seatbelt guides? The original ones are nylon, possibly glass-filled.

I'd love a passenger-side old style one in gray, but probably have to settle for the new style. They are quite a bit stronger.

Good question! It will probably be 100% hard rubber or plastic. The new plastics are way more durable and stronger than the ones from the 90s so they do not need reinforcement. Rushnerd is sending me a broken one so I can probably confirm what it’s made of later. If I could get more people interested in the older sets I’d be more than happy to do a couple.

 

[IdahoDoug]

Hmmm, I don't want to overwork our Samaritan here by having him do test runs to get the color right for so many colors. Honestly, the SEM aerosol plastic dye is amazing on plastic colors and they have a pretty broad spectrum of colors. If the OP ends up messing around to figure the color out (and it will take multi tries, as he has no formula - only bottles of dyes to mix, cook and see how they turn out after) and blowing time and making it expensive for all we may regret it. I say just pick a light neutral color for the plastic and make them all that color. Odds are the colors he is mixing to match are faded 30 year old plastic, and you guys have faded original upholstery, and odds are good someone, or several someones will not be entirely happy with the actual color that arrives. So having him try to match 5 different colors to each group's satisfaction just seems like a recipe for onerous time on his part. If I don't like the shade of grey, I'm likely going to shoot mine with SEM anyhow....

 

[Fritz2003]

Hmmm, I don't want to overwork our Samaritan here by having him do test runs to get the color right for so many colors. Honestly, the SEM aerosol plastic dye is amazing on plastic colors and they have a pretty broad spectrum of colors. If the OP ends up messing around to figure the color out (and it will take multi tries, as he has no formula - only bottles of dyes to mix, cook and see how they turn out after) and blowing time and making it expensive for all we may regret it. I say just pick a light neutral color for the plastic and make them all that color. Odds are the colors he is mixing to match are faded 30 year old plastic, and you guys have faded original upholstery, and odds are good someone, or several someones will not be entirely happy with the actual color that arrives. So having him try to match 5 different colors to each group's satisfaction just seems like a recipe for onerous time on his part. If I don't like the shade of grey, I'm likely going to shoot mine with SEM anyhow....

Totally agree, that's why I'm sticking to the 2 colors I have on hand (grey and burgundy and maybe blue if someone would sell/give me a broken one) that being said ill try my best to color match the grey and burgundy but your right it wont be perfect, I don't think many people would be mad if the color is off a little because most people don't even have the guides to begin with. As for changing the color of the piece after, I don't think that's possible without repouring it. In the end it sure as hell beats the ones people are selling currently that are wickedly overpriced (like 300% markup) and only come in 2 colors.

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[Fritz2003]

Also good news! The mold for the passenger side is done. I'm going to run a test piece in black tomorrow

 

[Whoosh10]

I agree with @IdahoDoug. I painted my OEM gray belt guides blue with the SEM paint process. After curing, I picked at it with my fingernail and nothing came off. It's really good stuff. There are probably some outfits that will mix colors for you too. Here's one site I have not tried but may give it whirl. I just used an off-the-shelf color that had the right hue but just wasn't dark enough. The color looks closer in person. For whatever reason, my camera makes it look off.

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[Asterix]

Good question! It will probably be 100% hard rubber or plastic.

Rubber could be nice so it bends but doesn't break. "Plastic" sure does cover a lot of ground, however...

Rushnerd is sending me a broken one so I can probably confirm what it’s made of later.

Most of the plastic pieces I've seen on this car are conveniently marked with the type of plastic they're made from. The belt guides say "PA" on them, which would mean polyamide, aka nylon. It does feel like nylon to me.