1996 Roadmaster Wagon seatbelt and tailgate handles replacement and roof grab-handle addition

The driver's side seatbelt on my Roady wagon has been fraying for some time (136K miles), and I found a decent replacement from that 94 Caprice wagon down at Wrench-A-Part.

My 136K mile Roadmaster belt:


New vrs old belt:


Also, to save a buck, in 1996 GM deleted the driver's side roof grab-handle, and I nabbed one and the mounting clips at the yard as well.








New Belt and Grab-Handle Installed:




Lastly, despite being babied and garaged, the tailgate handles on my car were both cracking again (this is the second set installed in the past 12-years, thanks Fred for the last batch).    I think it's the heat down here that does it, especially since they bake right under the glass window.    I nabbed both very decent handles from that low-mile 94 Caprice wagon.  




Installed!



Also, just a silly thing, but my son Eddie got me this sticker for the mirror from Amazon.   Funny!


It's the little stuff that matters!  Love this old car!


-Texas Mike