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Subject: Re: type3-d Digest V01 #296 > Hello, Thanks for the response. What I would like to do is maintain > the retracting belts but avoid the anchors from snagging the new > vinyl. Was the early style belts retracting? I have seen on an earlier > than 1970 square, seat belts that were retracting and that used the rigid > anchor. Only thing was it was not 3-point. It was only a lap belt. Is > this what you are refering to when you say to restore to its original > state? Lastly, I was thinking that maybe the snagging is caused by the > fact that the anchors are just too worn and over flexed and with the > plastic cover slightly broken (sharp edges). If I were just to > replace with a new/newer pair, it might resolve my problem. This might > be the easiest solution. Please advise....Thanks...Alex > My '71 has shoulder harness belts. They were required in the US from '68 on on all cars. The '68 thru early '72's were sort of retracting. They had a spring loaded real on the shoulder part of the belt, that wound up the excess when the belt was not in use. There was a plastic hook under the rear seat grab loop that the buckle was hung on when not in use. I have a set in my '69 parts car, but I would not want to sell them to anybody because of their condition. The center mounted portion is OK, but the belts are in bad shape. Russ Wolfe russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org