The seatbelts weren't green from the factory. I know because I literally spent
hours in '66-'68 Imperials when they were brand new sitting on the showroom
floor.
If ultraviolet damage didn't cause the discoloration, the dyes went bad or
something else did. Even in my '65 Mustang the colors of the seatbelts were
very
closely matched to the vinyl interior. On my '71 Imperial, the belts are
matched
to the interior, which is gold.
I really doubt that Chrysler would be unable to match black with black. I would
suspect the dyes that were used, if the belts under the seatbacks are also
blue-green.
Mark
dardal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Quoting Mark McDonald <tomswift@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>
> > I think this may be a result of age and ultraviolet damage. I don't
> > think they put blue-green seatbelts in cars with black upholstery.
> >
> > I say this because both my Imperials with black interiors have the
> > same
> > blue-green shade of seatbelt, yet I remember when I was a kid getting
> > in
> > Chryslers & Imps of that period with black interiors, and the
> > seatbelts
> > were always black.
> >
> > If somebody else already said this, sorry.
>
> The rear steatbelts on my black/black/black LeBaron were buried under the rear
> seats, and my guess is they were there for many decades. They are just as
> green as the front ones. One would think that if the sun is responsible for
> this, the rear ones would have been closer to their original color... Who
> knows.
> D^2
>
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