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tjensen3618
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Location: Simi Valley, CA
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 Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 9:49 pm Post subject: Rear Seatbelts Question |
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Are the Rear Thing Seatbelts the same as the ones for bugs? Mine came with no belts or mounting bolts at all. Also, what mounting bolts will I need for the rear belts? the same bolts as the bugs use?
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kubelmann
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| Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 5:57 am Post subject: |
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| The bolt holes are behind the rear seat. Pmail me and I will send you a picture of their locations. I have the bolts and belts available. |
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Ian Epperson
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| Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 8:14 pm Post subject: |
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K-mann is always great for the hookup, but know that any US after-market seat belt kits should fit - I picked up a set from Kragen/Autozone years ago and I was surprised when it bolted right up. Those bolt holes are the only standard (non-metric) bolts on the Thing. If you crawl under the car and look over the transmission, you can see where they tacked in the different panel for the belt mounts.
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kubelmann
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| Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 9:59 pm Post subject: |
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| He speaks the truth.. Are you sure that the selt belt gussets are non metric? I doubt that although it is possible. |
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Ian Epperson
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| Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 7:58 am Post subject: |
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I'm not completely sure, but I believe it to be so. I'd heard that some areas would only certify specific sized bolts for seat belt mounts - and they were standard sized bolts. So, VW (and, I assume, most other foreign car makers) had to use those sizes of bolts on all US models.
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tjensen3618
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| Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 9:56 am Post subject: |
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I got a pair of belts from my brothers pile of extra bug parts. The mounting bolts did turn out to be the same as the bug ones.
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