Has anyone dyed the plastic sleeve on the female seatbelt?

[robfg67]

So, the nice weather is finally here and I'm starting some smaller projects on the MJ.

 

I recently acquired a bench seat passenger side female plastic sleeve (see picture below). 

 

The issue is that it is in the factory color Sand and my interior is factory Charcoal from 1990.

 

Yes, I have looked, but cannot find a product that will effectively change the color of the plastic sleeve to Charcoal.

 

Can anyone recommend a product that works well? I'm not concerned with changing the color of the seatbelt itself because I'll just slide the plastic sleeve over my correctly colored seatbelt.

 

lastly, can anyone recommend a product that can help hold together the crack in the plastic? Doesn't have to look perfect, I just don't want it to continue to crack.

 

Thanks,

Rob

[89 MJ]

Here’s a thread with the different SEM dyes that match OEM colors. Sorry I don’t have any suggestions on keeping them together. 

 

[robfg67]

Thanks 89 MJ.

 

Looks like SEM Medium Gray 15393 is the one for me!

[pizzaman09]

If you are looking for an adhesive, the Loctite brand plastic bonding adhesive is excellent, it is a super glue that has a separate primer, can be picked up at a home improvement store or possibly an auto store. 

 

Another method that may be messier is the old school melt it back together with a soldering iron.

[eaglescout526]

JBWeld is pretty good too.

[Salvagedcircuit]

You can try the water bottle trick to stiffen up broken seat belt holders. Water bottles are pete-1 plastic which is very susceptible to heat. Cut the top and bottom off the bottle, slide it over the buckle receiver and use a hair dryer or heat gun. The plastic continues to shrink and contours the item inside the bottle. Use a pete-1 bottle that is close in diameter to the buckle receiver. A bottle too big will not shrink down enough to contour the belt + buckle. I found that a standard water bottle works great. This only works on pete-1 bottles. This will not work at all on the other common hdpe bottles that are used for milk, detergents etc.

[robfg67]

These are all good ideas.

 

I'm going to experiment with a different sleeve and I'll report back.