Re: [T3] Anyone got them cool seat belts??

["Bill Niles" <beel@avicom.net>]

> This makes me very curious if Jim has never seen nor heard of these
> "adapters".

Jim Said:
Ah, but that's the point: I have HEARD of them. ;-)

LOL
Well.....now that we've cleared that up. :-)

Sooo....you think you may have the belts that I need?

I would certainly be interested in purchasing them.

The adapters?
I'll see what I can scrounge up.

Thanks,
Bill


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> From: Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org>
> To: Bill Niles <beel@avicom.net>
> Subject: Re: [T3] Anyone got them cool seat belts??
> Date: Saturday, March 20, 1999 6:20 PM
> 
> On 20 Mar 99, at 12:25, Bill Niles wrote:
> 
> > > I don't have, and have never seen, the adaptors.
> > 
> > Let me see if I can properláVtJbe them. I say adapter, but it may
be
> > that I don't need them on OEM belts. I did with aftermarket stuff.
> 
> Oh, sorry. I know about them; just have never actually seen one.
> 
> > Where the belts attach is currently a large "plug". The plug is plastic
> > and approx. 1" across, with a phillips head notch in the middle. When I
> > unscrew it, it leaves a big 1" hole. 
> 
> Yes, my 62 beetle, which I owned in 64, had these.
> 
> > They are made of heavy aluminum, threaded on the outside. They fit
> > perfectly into the big 1" hole, and in turn have a threaded hole in the
> > middle for a bolt that is maybe, 3/8" - 7/16".
> 
> We discussed this on the list recently. I was surprised to discover 
> that the late (68- ) seatbelt hardware is actually a 7/16" (-20, I 
> think) thread! The changeover to the small size hole probably occured 
> earlier, but I don't know exactly when.
> 
> > Is this an unnecessary part for the OEM belts? Do the originals have a
> > bolt large enough to screw into the hole?
> 
> I don't know if there was ever belt hardware that screwed directly 
> into the large holes. By the time belts were manditory I think the 
> holes were smaller.
> 
> > This makes me very curious if Jim has never seen nor heard of these
> > "adapters".
> 
> Ah, but that's the point: I have HEARD of them. ;-)
> 
> Jim
> -
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> Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
> Madison, Wisconsin, USA
> *******************************

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