Mcode 025 Seat belt mounts (what is this under my seat)

[sventinker]

Any idea what this is under my front seat? I thought seat belt mounts. seems rather large for that and no other factory mount near edges of the seat.

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April 3rd 62 standard mgr/pw
374 North American equipment
Includes 6 popouts
025 Safety belts
195 Adjustable bench seat/backrest (until 1963)

[Busryder]

What's underneath? Pictures from the bottom maybe...

Never seen something like that before.
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[campingbox]

That's the factory seat belt mounting points for '62 bench seat models. I'm not sure why you aren't finding mounts on the outside edges. I've only spotted that setup once, and it was in a '62 kombi we cut up. It had the side mounting points as well.

[sventinker]

anyone have a pic of the other mount?
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April 3rd 62 standard mgr/pw
374 North American equipment
Includes 6 popouts
025 Safety belts
195 Adjustable bench seat/backrest (until 1963)

[busdaddy]

Can't say I've had a 62 bus with factory belt mounts, but 62 beetles don't have the outer mounts, only on the upper door post and tunnel. Supposedly for a shoulder only belt, better than nothing I suppose
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[EverettB]

[sventinker]

Hey Ev do you know the m-code for this? or the bolt/thread pitch and size?
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April 3rd 62 standard mgr/pw
374 North American equipment
Includes 6 popouts
025 Safety belts
195 Adjustable bench seat/backrest (until 1963)

[Kommercial]

Mcode 025.
I can post more pics or give dimensions of the outer mounts if youd like later today

[sventinker]

Yes please I probably have the outer mounts I just don't remember seeing them ?
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April 3rd 62 standard mgr/pw
374 North American equipment
Includes 6 popouts
025 Safety belts
195 Adjustable bench seat/backrest (until 1963)

[Kommercial]

Here's a pic I had showing the outer location

[blackdog1999]

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[velvetgreen]

I don't get the point of what those huge tubes serve? Surely there must be an easier way of securing seat belts in an early bus without the need for those rocket launchers?

My 60' currently has no seatbelts in it so am looking for ideas that require a minimum of cutting and drilling.

[joescoolcustoms]

The inner mounts look overkill to me too.

I am thinking that if I hit something hard enough to stress those inner mounts, the nose of the bus will be touching them already.
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[Stocknazi]

[sventinker]

my thinking is regardless of them being overkill there allready there so I may as well use them. but since you can seat three up there does the middle belt mount? if to the center mount then it may be uncomfortable to wear or do the two passengers share a belt? I don't plan on having three up front but you never know
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April 3rd 62 standard mgr/pw
374 North American equipment
Includes 6 popouts
025 Safety belts
195 Adjustable bench seat/backrest (until 1963)

[joe56vw]

i don't know about the state your in but up here if it's there it legally has to work(ie seatbelts,extra taillights,etc..)
i honestly don't see what good a seatbelt in a spittly would do
the last place i would want to be strap into in a wreck is in the front seat
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[joescoolcustoms]

[sventinker]

[zundapp]

^^^^^
Great point.

Aslo, if your bus was originally equipped with belts and you were NOT using them at the time of an accident, good luck getting any compensation for your injuries from either insurance company.