[Healeys] Spare tire hold down strap assembly

[pennell at cox.net]

Daniel,

Faced the same thing with my BN7.  The car came with the buckle attached to about 6 inches of badly deteriorated leather.  Bought a child's belt of the proper width and style at a dept store.  Removed the new buckle (it merely unsnaped) and put on the orig buckle.  Then installed two rivets I got from a shoe repair shop, cut the leather to the needed length and punched the necessary holes.  Painted the rivet heads black and voila!  Total cost less than $5.

Keith

---- Daniel   White <healeydan at wowway.com> wrote: 
> Listers, 
> I'm looking for a source for the correct spare tire hold down strap assembly for my 1962 BN7. My usual parts suppliers don't have it with the correct black roller buckle and black rivets. The leather also has to be black to match the black interior. Martin MacGregor of MacGregor Coachtrimming used to supply them, but the last time I spoke with him, he wasn't inclined to make up "just one". I tried Heritage, they don't do them. I'm close to going to Wal-Mart and buying a work belt. 
> 
> Hey Rich, how about if you call Martin and tell him it's for you, then you send it to me? Yes, I'll pay your finders fee! 
> 
> Regards, 
> Dan 
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