Seat Belt Instruction Sleeve 72

[Edward J.]

Was there a seat belt sleeve that slid over the visor, I received one with my 72 when I brought the car, I know that there was a change with the shoulder harness as standard equip. with the coupe in 72. the judging manuel makes no remarks to this.hmmmm

[Terry M.]

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Was there a seat belt sleeve that slid over the visor, I received one with my 72 when I brought the car, I know that there was a change with the shoulder harness as standard equip. with the coupe in 72. the judging manuel makes no remarks to this.hmmmm

Please tell us what the change was.

[Reba W.]

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Also give us the part number if there is one on the sleeve.

[Don L.]

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I think the seat belt change in '72 was for Jan 1, 1972, when all cars had to meet fed regs for interlock. My very early '71 (Aug built) has the self extinguishing seat belt warning light in the guage cluster. By the end of the year (Nov?) the interlock/buzzer was included in the eng change, which lit the dash warning light and buzzed if there was a passenger detected in the RH seat and the buckle was not latched. The '72 AIM reflects this eng level.

Edward's question is a great one for me too. The silk seat belt label on the LH visor is dated after '72 SOP (Nov?). Ahead of this change, was there a paper sleeve over the visor as in earlier years? I've seen (and have) the one that describes starting instructions for the new locking steering column. Some of the resto parts suppliers advertise application for '72. Is this right? Reba, I'll have to look at my sleeve and get the part number. Until then, know that it is printed 2 sides, one with instructions for starting the car, including an iso dwg of the ignition/key switch. I forget right now what's on the other side.

[Dave S.]

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Was there a seat belt sleeve that slid over the visor, I received one with my 72 when I brought the car, I know that there was a change with the shoulder harness as standard equip. with the coupe in 72. the judging manuel makes no remarks to this.hmmmm

I'm not aware of of a seat belt sleeve on any pre 1972 Corvette but during MY 1972 the visor instructions were introduced. There is lots in the archives on this subject.

[Reba W.]

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I have never seen a paper sleeve on any C3 later than 1969. It was there to explain the new interlocking system that came with the move of the ignition switch from the dash to the column.

Usage of the starting instruction label began sometime in December 1971.

[Edward J.]

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Reba, I don't recall myself ever seeing one, there is a part no. on the sleeve, I dont have it with me, im at work, I'll look later at home.

Dave, I was at the glove box judging school with you last weekend and forgot to bring it with me for you to look at.accordding to your work sheet
was a card with a part no. but the sleeve part no. was diffferent.

Terry, there really was'nt a change because the shoulder harness have been around for a few years , but was standard on the 72 coupe?

[Terry M.]

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Terry, there really was'nt a change because the shoulder harness have been around for a few years , but was standard on the 72 coupe?

Yes shoulder belts were standard on the Corvette coupe in 1972, and 1968, and 1989 and so on. I understand there was a change in the electrical parts of the seat belt system around January 1, 1972 -- but none of those situations should rise to the level of a cardboard instruction sleeve.

I think the 1972 owners manual instructions for the seat belt electrical change left a lot to be desired, if my memory is correct. If they didn't take the time to get that detail accurate, why bother with anything more than the then-new starting notice on the sun visor?

[Dave S.]

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Reba, I don't recall myself ever seeing one, there is a part no. on the sleeve, I dont have it with me, im at work, I'll look later at home.

Dave, I was at the glove box judging school with you last weekend and forgot to bring it with me for you to look at.accordding to your work sheet
was a card with a part no. but the sleeve part no. was diffferent.

Terry, there really was'nt a change because the shoulder harness have been around for a few years , but was standard on the 72 coupe?

Ed,
If you are referring to #328791 that is a white paper that was included in 72 MY Corvettes. It is titled One buckle system. It is not a visor sleeve. That piece is dated November 1971. My research indicates it was a St. Louis piece. I also believe 1968 Corvettes had a shoulder belt card with part number 3937964. I've never seen anything seat belt related in 69, 70, or 71 cars. Both would be glovebox pieces and not visor sleeves.

[Edward J.]

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Dave, Terry, thanks for you input,you guys are valuable,this sleeve I have was part of what was in the car when I brought it. there is a part no. on this part but no date (part#9623960) it is red in color,on both side it says this car is equipped with a new seat beat warning system please read owners manuel for complete instructions, and has a drawing of the gm belt shoulder harness attaching to the lap belt.also lower cornors have the part no. and printed in the u.s.a.

[Reba W.]

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Now, with the part number, I bet that Joe can give us more information.

[Dave S.]

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Now, with the part number, I bet that Joe can give us more information.

Reba,
The #328791 piece that I refer to has been seen in a few 72's including a couple of 1 owner low mileage examples. The reason I thought it was part of the passenger seat warning revision is that it has a November 1971 date on it and that was the approximate time frame of the passenger seat warning.
The #9623960 part number that Ed refers to appears to me to be a much more recent number.
Maybe Joe can chime it here.

[Joe L.]

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Dave, Terry, thanks for you input,you guys are valuable,this sleeve I have was part of what was in the car when I brought it. there is a part no. on this part but no date (part#9623960) it is red in color,on both side it says this car is equipped with a new seat beat warning system please read owners manuel for complete instructions, and has a drawing of the gm belt shoulder harness attaching to the lap belt.also lower cornors have the part no. and printed in the u.s.a.

Edward------

I'm afraid I can't be of much help with this one. GM #9623960 was a PRODUCTION-only part number and never available in SERVICE. That greatly limits my ability to find information on it. I can't even find anything on it in the limited PRODUCTION part information I have.

However, it looks to me like it's an Inland-Fisher-Guide part number and I'd say it dates to ABOUT mid-to-late 1972.

[Edward J.]

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Thanks Joe, for your help

[Joe L.]

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Ed,
If you are referring to #328791 that is a white paper that was included in 72 MY Corvettes. It is titled One buckle system. It is not a visor sleeve. That piece is dated November 1971. My research indicates it was a St. Louis piece. I also believe 1968 Corvettes had a shoulder belt card with part number 3937964. I've never seen anything seat belt related in 69, 70, or 71 cars. Both would be glovebox pieces and not visor sleeves.

Dave-----


Are you sure about this 328791 part number? I show that to be an individual leaf for a leaf spring assembly. It is a Chevrolet part number.

Also, the 6263563 is a Chevrolet part number dating from about the 1971-72 period. It was never available in SERVICE.

3937964 was a Chevrolet part number dating from about the 68-69 period. It was also never available in SERVICE.