Daniel,
Faced the same thing with my BN7. The car came with the buckle attached to
about 6 inches of badly deteriorated leather. Bought a child's belt of the
proper width and style at a dept store. Removed the new buckle (it merely
unsnaped) and put on the orig buckle. Then installed two rivets I got from a
shoe repair shop, cut the leather to the needed length and punched the
necessary holes. Painted the rivet heads black and voila! Total cost less
than $5.
Keith
---- Daniel White <healeydan at wowway.com> wrote:
> Listers,
> I'm looking for a source for the correct spare tire hold down strap assembly
> for my 1962 BN7. My usual parts suppliers don't have it with the correct
> black roller buckle and black rivets. The leather also has to be black to
> match the black interior. Martin MacGregor of MacGregor Coachtrimming used to
> supply them, but the last time I spoke with him, he wasn't inclined to make
> up "just one". I tried Heritage, they don't do them. I'm close to going to
> Wal-Mart and buying a work belt.
>
> Hey Rich, how about if you call Martin and tell him it's for you, then you
> send it to me? Yes, I'll pay your finders fee!
>
> Regards,
> Dan
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