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Old seatbelts giving you trouble?, How To: Update your seatbelts + a bonus |
cha914 |
Jul 21 2004, 01:14 PM
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MUSR 8 - 5lug conversion done wed - drive 500miles thrus Group: Members Posts: 739 Joined: 31-December 02 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 63 |
So, since I have not had the cash to go racing as much as I wanted this year, I decided to pull out my 5 point (too old to race with anyway) and put in my stock 3pts for now.
Well, I couldn't get one to unlock, and after about 10 min of talking nice, I saw a green flash and next thing I knew the belt was broken into many pieces all over my welding table... So, this prompted me to go looking for some newer seatbelts that would work. After a little bit of searching in the archives I found that Karl had used 944 belts in the past with good luck. After about a day of searching on ebay I had a set of '85 944 belts on the way...and following is how I put them in...only took about 1hr with pretty basic tools. Of course, I have a gutted interior, so it will probably take most a little longer to get the backbad out of the way and pull out the old belts. So, once you get all the old stuff out of the way, this is what you have (on 74 cars and later): Attached image(s) |
Demick |
Jul 21 2004, 03:37 PM
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Ernie made me do it! Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,312 Joined: 6-February 03 From: Pleasanton, CA Member No.: 257 |
One question. What is the orientation of the 944 belt reel in a 944? In the 914 it is mounted side to side (axis of the reel is parallel with the firewall which is side to side). Most cars mount their reels front to back (mounted to the base of the B-pillar so the reel is parallel with the sidewall of the car which is front to back). If the 944 mounts it's belts in this fashion, then this may be an unsafe thing to do.
The inertial reel mechanism will work fine, but most seatbelts also have a pendulum lock-up mechanism that locks the belts when a certain amount of deceleration is sensed. The pendulum mechanism will not work properly unless the belts are mounted in the same orientation as the car they are designed for. I suspect the orientation is wrong for using the 944 belts in a 914. Just want you all to be safe! Demick |
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