[Deathryuger]

First time buying a rider belt, and I felt that if I am paying this much for it, I should be able to wear it. Now I had two options; 1) I could import an adult extender, or 2) I make my own. I chose the latter and here is what I did.

Step 1: Gathering the Materials
Let me start this off by saying that this will work best if you have access to a sewing machine.
I went to my local fabric store, Jo-Ann Fabrics in this case, and found the material I wanted to make the belt out of. Since it was for the Sengoku driver I chose a nice yellow vinyl, similar in style to a heavy duty table cloth. I purchased a silver looking one too since I needed a belt for my Genesis driver. I then grabbed some industrial strength velcro, craft foam, and yellow and black thread.

Step 2: Cutting and Sewing

So after you have measured out the fabric for your waist size, the next step is to begin sewing. This is where a sewing machine comes in handy. All you need to do is fold your vinyl over lengthwise, making sure the outside of the belt is on the inside. You want to sew it inside out so your seam will be hidden. After you get that side sewn, repeat on the other side. Now here comes the difficult part. You will need to flip your belt so the color is on the outside. Just take your time, and everything should be fine.
Next, cut your craft foam to the width of the belt and slide it in one of the open ends. The width doesn’t need to be exactly the same as the belt. It will make the insertion easier if you cut it just inside the belt’s width. The foam is being used to give the belt a little more rigidity, yet still maintain its flexibility. Also, don’t worry about having the foam the full length of the belt, as your velcro will make up for the remainder.
After you get the foam in place, go ahead and sew up the ends of the belt. The next step is optional, but I went and sewn lines on the belt to give it some design closer to the toy. On the Sengoku driver, I sewn two lines lengthwise to give it a more visible edge. With the Genesis driver, I sewed vertical lines about an inch and a half apart.

Step 3) Removing and Replacing the toy belt

Using a small screwdriver, remove the six screws from the back of the belt. Inside you will see that the belt is attached by three pegs. Pop off the plastic belt.

Next, lay the plastic belt over the new custom belt and mark where you need to punch the holes. I used a regular hole punch to punch holes in the fabric.

Once you have your holes punched, insert your custom belt onto the pegs and screw everything back up.

Step 5) Finishing touches
Once you have your new belt attached, you just need to attach the velcro and you are good to go. When attaching the velcro, make sure that you stick the rougher side so it is facing away from you when on the belt. This will prevent it from getting caught on your clothes and possibly damaging them. Also, slide on the back cover from the toy belt to add detail and also to keep the belt secured.

Step 6) Henshin and Enjoy!!!!

You now have a custom rider belt that is fully adjustable and a hell of a lot more comfortable to wear around than the hard plastic ones you can import. As you can see in the picture above, you are also able to use any additional accessories with the belt (in this case the lock seed holder). The process is easily reversible, for if you ever decide to sell your driver. Pro Tip: Since the belt detaches from the driver, measure the belt once and then use the clasps to put it on and take it off.