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mg50
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 Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2024 11:58 am Post subject: Humvee 3-point seatbelts |
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I read the threads from 2017 where these were a low cost recommendation for ghias.
Being a slouch reader, I mistakenly bought these listed as REAR and the company doesn't seem to have any listed as FRONT in stock. Before I return them I'm wondering if they could work for front seats, as they don't look a lot different from other offbrand similar front belt rigging?
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| Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2024 10:51 pm Post subject: Re: Humvee 3-point seatbelts |
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If they are long enough, just make yourself an L shaped bracket and mount them!
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mg50
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| Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2024 2:21 pm Post subject: Re: Humvee 3-point seatbelts |
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| I run those in the front seats of my Ghia, they will work. |
I'm not very familiar with retractable seatbelts and this may belong in the dumb question area:
For some reason, on both units, I can't pull any belting out of the part they roll up in. Is there some hidden release? I can pull out about an inch and then it locks. And I'm pulling slowly.
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Disc
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| Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2024 10:54 pm Post subject: Re: Humvee 3-point seatbelts |
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In the photo you hold the belt in horizontal position. You need to hold the belt in perfect vertical position, like installed in the car to work properly. That is just in case of accident and your car roll over - you'll still be firmly held to the seat - hence the need of an L shaped bracket.
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kiwighia68
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| Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2024 12:33 am Post subject: Re: Humvee 3-point seatbelts |
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| Disc wrote: |
| In the photo you hold the belt in horizontal position. You need to hold the belt in perfect vertical position, like installed in the car to work properly. That is just in case of accident and your car roll over - you'll still be firmly held to the seat - hence the need of an L shaped bracket. |
I agree. To test the mechanism, you could clamp it so that it sits vertically in the vise (using that part under your index finger in the photo) and then pull on the belt.
Most retractible seat belts won't function unless the unit is stable and in the correct vertical position. Hence the vise trick.
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mg50
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| Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2024 3:36 am Post subject: Re: Humvee 3-point seatbelts |
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Ah! Thank you so much. Samba folks save me yet again. I'll keep these and see if I can make them work for the front seats, using L brackets I ordered from cip1.com.
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mg50
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| Posted: Sat May 04, 2024 11:48 am Post subject: Re: Humvee 3-point seatbelts |
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I was able to mount these in a Ghia but mounted the reel/belt holder up on the back side shelf which places it a little high across the lap, and the location of the chest strap bolt sits a little low below the window; requiring some fiddling to get it in place and to retract. If I mounted the reel lower it would block access to the back seat. Soooooo. . . will live with it for now. But who needs backseat access for these cars so maybe I'll lower the reel. or maybe consider 3 point non-retractables in the future.
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