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On 2 Mar 2005 at 23:38, Toby Erkson wrote: > Finished the left side bracket and installed my "new" retractable seat > belts <http://www.icbm.org/erkson/gallery/retracting_seatbelts>. It may > seem minor, particularly to those who are used to the non-retracting > style, but since I've only had cars with self-retracting belts this is > such a nice touch. Makes it super easy, of course, for anyone to hop in > either side of the car and be safely secured! Besides, the right side > had been neglected so it was VERY difficult to adjust it and only the > driver side had the spring-loaded lap adjuster. What you've made looks like it's pretty much the same as the OE 72-3 setup, so I'm sure it will be fine. While I agree that the self adjusting belts offer instant convenience, I actually prefer the old style for long trips. I find that the constant spring tension of the self adjusters wears on my shoulder after a few hours, while the old belts remain comfortable for much longer periods. For those others who have belts which are hard to adjust, I strongly recommend that you take them out and just wash them in a bucket of detergent and water. Once the water stops turning black, you'll be surprised at how limber and comfortable they become. One final comment: The white plastic object that came with the early belts is NOT an adjuster. It is only there to neaten up things when you remove and hang up the belt. The belt needs to be pulled fully straight once it's on you. -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~