blumax
(deceased)
Special Notice: For 2800 CS owners who have the original non-retracting Klippen seat belts.
Your CS was originally equipped with a black plastic seat belt "docking clip" or holder--it snapped onto the hand brake arm--near the boot covering the fulcrum end--to hold belt closure ends when not in use. They were not very durable due to brittle plastic used to fabricate them and were fracture prone. As an early 2800 CS owner I probably replaced the part 2 or 3 times before they became extinct about 30 years ago--when they disappeared from the CS parts books never to emerge again.
Two of our 2800 CS members still had their original parts and volunteeed pictures and measurements of them. Also, I still had one that had been restored but had fractured--though it still served as a model.
A member of our message board--an accomplished materials engineer for an aerospace special materials supplier to the industry fabricated a complex mold and has now produced a replacement from more flexible, durable and modern material that will endure versus fracture. Yesterday, I was treated as the recipient of the first piece. Its appearance, fit, finish, flexibility and function are all equal to or superior to the originals.
The BLUMAX was happy to have his belts secured again. To those who need a solution to the drifting Klippen seat belts that were such a nuisance without this solution--if interested in solving it with a new part hit me back.
Your CS was originally equipped with a black plastic seat belt "docking clip" or holder--it snapped onto the hand brake arm--near the boot covering the fulcrum end--to hold belt closure ends when not in use. They were not very durable due to brittle plastic used to fabricate them and were fracture prone. As an early 2800 CS owner I probably replaced the part 2 or 3 times before they became extinct about 30 years ago--when they disappeared from the CS parts books never to emerge again.
Two of our 2800 CS members still had their original parts and volunteeed pictures and measurements of them. Also, I still had one that had been restored but had fractured--though it still served as a model.
A member of our message board--an accomplished materials engineer for an aerospace special materials supplier to the industry fabricated a complex mold and has now produced a replacement from more flexible, durable and modern material that will endure versus fracture. Yesterday, I was treated as the recipient of the first piece. Its appearance, fit, finish, flexibility and function are all equal to or superior to the originals.
The BLUMAX was happy to have his belts secured again. To those who need a solution to the drifting Klippen seat belts that were such a nuisance without this solution--if interested in solving it with a new part hit me back.
