Re: [T3] Rear seatbelt fitting ?

[Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 19 Aug 2005 at 10:10, Matthew Jones wrote:

> I want to fit seatbelts in the rear of our FB.

I THINK that the only rear belts that VW ever fitted to the BACK seats of type 
3s were lap belts only. For 72-3, these were self adjusting, with the reels 
built into the lap belt itself.

> Looking here:
> http://www.vwheritage.com/publicRouter.cfm/loadPage/299/?cftoken=9603600&cfid=709765
> scroll to the bottom and read note 1 : they mention that in a beetle the inertia
> reel is mounted up by the window.

It's not clear to me exactly what they're trying to say here. I believe it's 
clear that they're selling a modern belt that will mount in these older cars. 
They say, "inertia unit, or upper bracket," so it's possible that it's only an 
upper bracket that mounts up there; that's the way VW did it in the front. If 
they're putting the reel up there, then I'd think this would be pretty bulky 
and possibly even hazardous in an accident.

> Otherwise I'd either have to get long stalks from the floor mounting points, to
> clear the seat base, or use static types.

I have a few good used, genuine 3-point fronts and 2-point rears, of the 72-3 
self-adjusting style, available here. 

Except for the occasions when different people need to ride in the car, I 
actually prefer the static style. They don't hold a constant tension on you, so 
in a long drive they don't chafe.

-- 
Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711-3054
USA

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