Giving a new life to an object helps ensure it doesn’t end up in an already-overflowing landfill. If your car is no longer able to go the distance, it’s time to think about what can be saved, recycled, and repurposed. Car parts can find new purpose in a different car when auto experts work their magic, but what about your magic? Is it possible to transform a car part if you aren’t an auto expert?
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According to How Stuff Works writer Tiffany Connors, your car’s seat belts are perfect candidates for reinvention.
“Seatbelt material can deteriorate slightly over time — not enough to make it totally unusable, but enough to make it unsafe for your car. For that reason, and for aesthetic ones, seatbelts usually aren’t stripped from old cars to be reused in other cars. That doesn’t change the fact that the material is still strong enough to be used in a variety of other applications,” Connors writes.
If you’re eager for a craft project to add to your wardrobe, rework your seat belt into a, well, a belt.
“After cutting the strap out of the car, you can seal the frayed edges with a lighter, and then sew the ends together using heavy-duty nylon thread. The connecting belt pieces of the seatbelt can then be used as a belt buckle,” Connors explains.
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“The same seat belt you used to create the belt can be cut up and sewn to the soles of old flip-flops (with the previous straps removed) to create sandals,” advises Connors.
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