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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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~