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Personally, I'm looking for a Sapphire XIX for cheap (it's the correct AM/FM radio for mine, I have a Sapphire XVIII AM-only in mine and I'd like to, uh, upgrade.) On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 11:39:14 -0500, Kevin Guarnotta <kguarnotta@usa.net> wrote: > I've got a '71 with the 'retractable seat belts'. It says 7/71 on the door > pillar, a bit younger than yours... > > The version of a retractable belt on mine(which I believe to be original) is > a spring loaded thing-a-ma-jig that goes over the belt, it helps retract the > belt a bit, when hanging on the hook, and when using it. I replaced one of > these retractors with a new one from cip1.com...see here: > Try this part number: C16-111-704A > > They also sell this thing... C26-857-033, although I do't really know > anything about these. > > You probably should not use that AM radio...I'll be happy to take it off > your hands, and help keep the landfill clean...;) > > Good luck with this resto... > > -Kevin > > -----Original Message----- > From: jmailliardfleming@verizon.net [mailto:jmailliardfleming@verizon.net] > Subject: RE: [T3] 71 automatic squareback > > The seat belts are not retractable. As far as I can tell they never > have been. The three point belts just puddle on the floor and flop > around when not being used. There is nothing to grease or repair as > there is no retracting mechanism. It seems folks think the'71 should > have retractable seat belts, is it possible this was a no frills > squareback and therefore didn't? This car does not have > air-conditioning and has an AM only radio. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >