When you rebuild wrecked cars for a living, there are some parts you simply can’t afford to overlook.
Body panels can be replaced. Paint can be matched. Suspension components can be swapped. But after an accident, there’s another system that needs attention before the rebuild is truly complete: the vehicle’s Supplemental Restraint System, or SRS.
That’s where Safety Restore comes in.
For years, vTuned Garage, one of YouTube’s most recognized automotive rebuilding channels with more than 640,000 subscribers, has used Safety Restore for seat belt repairs and SRS airbag module resets on vehicle rebuilds.
And he’s still using us today.
Another vTuned Garage Rebuild. Another Trip to Safety Restore.
In a recent vTuned Garage video, “I BOUGHT THIS 70,000 DOLLAR TRUCK FOR CHEAP CAN WE FIX IT???”, the channel takes on exactly the type of project its audience loves: taking a damaged high-value vehicle and working through the process of bringing it back.
Watch the video here:
For Safety Restore, seeing our services used in builds like these is particularly meaningful because this isn’t a one-time collaboration.
vTuned Garage has been sending seat belts and SRS airbag modules to Safety Restore for years.
That kind of long-term trust matters to us.
Professional builders work on vehicle after vehicle. They know how expensive a rebuild can become when every deployed component is simply replaced with a brand-new dealer part. They also know how important turnaround time is when a project is taking up valuable space in the shop.
Safety Restore was built around solving exactly that problem.
What Happens to Seat Belts After an Accident?
Modern seat belts are much more sophisticated than the webbing you see next to the seat.
Many vehicles incorporate pyrotechnic pretensioners into their restraint systems. During certain collisions, these pretensioners can deploy as part of the vehicle’s SRS system.
After deployment, you may find that a seat belt is:
Locked up.
Stuck.
No longer retracting properly.
Showing a pretensioner fault.
Or triggering an SRS-related trouble code.
That doesn’t necessarily mean you need to purchase an entirely new seat belt assembly.
Safety Restore specializes in repairing original OEM seat belt assemblies after deployment.
Our technicians service single-stage, dual-stage and triple-stage seat belts, retractors and buckle pretensioners, allowing builders and vehicle owners to send their original components to us for professional repair.
Then There’s the SRS Airbag Module
The SRS airbag control module is another major part of the post-accident repair process.
During a collision, the vehicle can store crash information and hard fault codes within the SRS module. In compatible modules, this information cannot necessarily be cleared by simply plugging in a normal diagnostic scanner.
That’s why rebuilders send their original modules to Safety Restore.
Our technicians professionally reset compatible SRS airbag modules, clearing stored crash data and hard codes so the original module can be returned for installation once the rest of the vehicle’s restraint system has been properly repaired.
Instead of automatically purchasing another module, builders can often retain the vehicle’s original OEM unit.
For someone rebuilding vehicles regularly, that can make a significant difference in both cost and workflow.
Why Builders Like vTuned Garage Use Safety Restore
Watch enough vTuned Garage builds and you quickly realize that rebuilding a wrecked vehicle is a massive puzzle.
Every part matters.
You have bodywork, mechanical repairs, electronics, airbags, sensors, interior components, calibration and dozens of smaller details that have to come together before the vehicle is finished.
The last thing a builder wants is another complicated process.
Safety Restore keeps ours simple:
Order the repair.
Ship us the seat belts and/or SRS module.
We repair or reset the components.
We ship them back.
Safety Restore offers a 24-hour turnaround on repairs, services vehicles across makes and models, and backs repairs with a Lifetime Warranty.
We’ve been doing it since 2013.
Today, Safety Restore has serviced more than 1,000,000 parts, while earning a 4.8-star Google rating, 20,000+ eBay feedback and an A+ BBB rating.
But numbers only tell part of the story.
Seeing experienced automotive builders continue sending their components back to us year after year says something that an advertisement never could.
From YouTube Rebuilds to Your Own Garage
You don’t need a massive YouTube channel or a professional collision shop to use the same service.
Safety Restore works with everyone from professional rebuilders and body shops to dealerships, automotive businesses and individual vehicle owners repairing their own cars.
The process is the same.
If you’ve purchased a vehicle from a salvage auction, are rebuilding a crashed vehicle, or simply have a locked or deployed seat belt, you can remove the affected components and mail them directly to Safety Restore.
Our facility in Westfield, Massachusetts receives components from customers across the country every day.
Your original parts come in.
Our technicians get to work.
And we get them headed back to you as quickly as possible.
Built for People Who Actually Build Cars
There’s something especially fitting about the relationship between vTuned Garage and Safety Restore.
vTuned doesn’t just talk about cars.
He builds them.
He tears damaged vehicles down, discovers the problems hiding underneath, finds solutions and puts them back together in front of hundreds of thousands of automotive enthusiasts.
Safety Restore operates with much the same mentality.
We’re not simply selling replacement parts from a catalog.
We repair them.
Every day, our technicians have actual seat belt retractors, pretensioners and SRS modules on their benches from vehicles involved in accidents across the country.
It’s hands-on work supporting other people doing hands-on work.
And after years of seeing Safety Restore components appear throughout vTuned Garage rebuilds, we’re incredibly grateful that when another project needs seat belt repair or an SRS airbag module reset, Safety Restore continues to be part of the build.
Watch the Latest vTuned Garage Build
Check out vTuned Garage’s latest project and see the rebuilding process for yourself:
vTuned Garage — “I BOUGHT THIS 70,000 DOLLAR TRUCK FOR CHEAP CAN WE FIX IT???”
With more than 640,000 subscribers, vTuned Garage has built an enormous community around something we love too: taking damaged vehicles and giving them another chance.
We’re proud to play a small but important role in that process.
Need Seat Belt Repair or an SRS Airbag Module Reset?
Whether you’re rebuilding your first salvage vehicle or your hundredth, Safety Restore is here to help with the restraint-system components that need specialized attention after an accident.
ANY SEAT BELT. ANY SRS MODULE. $99 EACH.
24-Hour Turnaround
OEM-Quality Parts & Repair
Lifetime Warranty
1,000,000+ Parts Serviced
Trusted Nationwide Since 2013
Send your parts to:
SAFETY RESTORE
40 Main St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Repair. Rebuild. Restore Safety.
That’s what we’ve been doing since 2013 — for individual car owners, collision shops, professional rebuilders, and some of the biggest automotive creators on YouTube.
