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I utilized Safety Restore to get the webbing replaced. Send them your belts and they replace the webbing within 24 hours of receiving them. They have a lot of color choices. I went with Ferrari Red. https://www.safetyrestore.com/
From personal experience:
1. The back seat lower cushions are held on by white clips. You have to release those clips to lift the cushions off of the frame. The cushions do not just yank up as instructed in the link above.
2. Unhook the battery before unplugging any of the seats or belts or you will end up with an airbag light and need a scan tool to clear it.
3. One of the rear seat bolts that hold the seat to the floor was stripped. I spent an hour and a half drilling out the bolt.
4. Aside from the stripped bolt, the most difficult part was getting access to the bolts that hold the front seatbelt to the car. The bolts are along the floor and there is a thick layer of foam pressed tightly against them. I ended up using a brake pad spreader tool to push the foam far enough out of the way to get a ratchet on the bolts.
The GTS wheels I got locally for a good deal had okay tires, but one had a slow leak so I decided to get new tires today. Not to everyone’s taste I’m sure, but wanted light-duty ATs for some light trail driving, durability, and some snow performance for Midwestern winter. I have always done dedicated summer and winter wheel sets on my past cars but honestly I’m tired of keeping wheel sets sitting around and swapping out every winter. So here we are, Falken Wildpeaks in 265/50/20, or a little less than 31”. No rubbing at all, even on low suspension setting.
We pulled out in a snowstorm in the Colorado foothills for a pre-planned road trip. I-70 westbound was closed so we diverted up I-25 to Fort Collins, and then carved a great canyon road on the way to Steamboat Springs. Overnighted there, then found a great series of roads to Aspen. Explored Marble, CO (didn't make it to Crystal Mill; that's for another trip), then a gorgeous drive up Frying Pan Road to Hagerman Pass. The big win is that I persuaded the missus to green light a (very) mild overlander build. It's sitting behind some 996 C4S and 986 S projects but by this time next year I expect a Eurowise lift and more aggressive tires.
Could've gone much farther on more appropriate tires. Friends only have a 997 S and a Cayman, so they had to bring the "T(u)RD."
The dirtiest she's been under my ownership. (So far!) Three-dimensional muck.
10-27-2022, 08:33 PM
