Carl Stevenson wrote:

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I assume you are the same Oshawa65SS I see over at Chevytalk?

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 Right you are thanks!

Here's the standard buckle for 65 in my car:

Here's the standard buckle for 66:

Here's the deluxe set for 66, maybe 65 buckles are the same, but I highly doubt the retractors were available in 65:

here is a photo of 65 Impala original 10,000 mile car .   

 

Thanks for looking, but those are 65 US version deluxe belts in both pics with the fisher stage coach emblem.

You did solve the mystery of 65 vs 66 deluxe belt retractors though.

I have a pair of those NOS roll-a-belt winders, but not the rubber bolt covers.

There are patent numbered and patent pending versions of the winders to consider re date coding a car.

-- Edited by Oshawa65SS on Saturday 6th of January 2018 09:51:17 PM

-- Edited by Oshawa65SS on Sunday 7th of January 2018 01:46:13 AM

Here is a Canadian '64 (maybe earlier) Dominion belt with the correct belt winder.

 

Thanks for the pics and the kijiji link.
The blue belt buckles have no recess in the top like mine, but they have white tags.
Mine don't, so I assumed that was US only until later on, I guess I should have tags after all.
The recess in my buckle looks like it could accommodate a metal decal and then be called deluxe, I wonder?
The blue belt 3031 date code is a head scratcher, nothing like the US format for which decoding is widely understood.
Could be 1963 March 1st day or 1st week, but without seeing different tags it's tough to say.
If the 4th digit is always 1,2,3 or 4 then it's week, but if there's a 5th digit then it's day of the month.
The kijiji belts sure look original to the car, but if they're deluxe, the red rubber bolt covers are missing.
Retractors were sold separately and could be added to a standard belt set though.
The kijiji belts have what I thought were 66 standard buckles too, perhaps Pontiac used a different buckle than Chevy, but then again my buckles match norontcan's 65 Parisienne?
Running change? Different suppliers for whatever it takes to keep the line moving?

 

-- Edited by Oshawa65SS on Monday 8th of January 2018 12:55:52 AM

Found a few pics of my belts (original low mileage Parisienne CS.... I've had it since it turned 36,000 miles and know all of its history )

This is the buckle.

Here's the date stamping on the plastic.

You'll note in the second and third pic there is a small piece of paper wedged between the webbing and the plastic. Here's what it says.

I'll have to take a pic of the label sewn into the belt as it specifically mentions the interior code.

-- Edited by norontcan on Sunday 7th of January 2018 10:46:48 PM

Thanks for all the pics!

Looking forward to the white tag info, and the inspection paper is a big plus.

 

Sorry no help on this one. Mine is a typical Cdn base SS no options. All mine had were the base black belts you have. I upgraded to some nice red ones from a 73 olds to match the interior better.

Feel free to post up some pics of that convert, these guys don't bite, they even let me bring a Chevy to coffee nights....

DANO65 wrote:

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...All mine had were the base black belts you have. I upgraded to some nice red ones from a 73 olds to match the interior better...

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 Thanks for the confirmation that your belts match mine.

If you don't want the originals, I'll buy them and use them in the rear.

They'll be longer than the dealer accessory rear belts as spec'd in the 65 Accessories Installation Manual, but belt extenders were also sold as an accessory so it's not a safety issue.

I can always get them rewebbed to be hard core correct anyway.

Let me know thanks.

Oshawa65SS wrote:

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DANO65 wrote:

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...All mine had were the base black belts you have. I upgraded to some nice red ones from a 73 olds to match the interior better...

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 Thanks for the confirmation that your belts match mine.

If you don't want the originals, I'll buy them and use them in the rear.

They'll be longer than the dealer accessory rear belts as spec'd in the 65 Accessories Installation Manual, but belt extenders were also sold as an accessory so it's not a safety issue.

I can always get them rewebbed to be hard core correct anyway.

Let me know thanks.

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 They have a home in the wife's convert as it had none when we got it. Aquired some almost matching ones for the rear as well. By the look  of them, 66 base ones.