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I fixed my retractors by disassembling them and seeing how they work: Mine are a weighted sort of type, they have to be perfectly upright to work if they are even a little slanted they just lock up. See if this doesn't fix it - you may have to make a special bracket for them. Herman ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: 01 ݎ 2001 02:59 Subject: Re: [T3] seat belts > On 31 May 2001, at 17:03, Charles L Navarro wrote: > > > I was wondering if anyone has ever messed with putting rear 3 point > > seat belts in. I see there is a mounting point on window column back > > there. Also, does anyone have a recommendation on a retractable 3 > > point replacement. I have 4 retractable shoulder belts and they all > > dont retract properly. Is there some place or person who rebuilds the > > stock units? > > You can mount the non-retractable 3-points in the rear, but there's > no way to install the retractor style. > > I have rebuilt quite a few of the retractors, but I really don't have a > good lubricant for the spring. They all seem to get sticky rather > quickly and don't want to rewind well. > > - > ******************************* > Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, Wisconsin, USA > ******************************* > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org > >