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| pbanders |
 Oct 13 2016, 09:14 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 990 Joined: 11-June 03 From: Scottsdale, AZ Member No.: 805 Region Association: Southwest Region  |
What's involved with installing retractable seat belts? When I bought my 1970, it had no belts at all. I put in some crappy stock non-retractable belts years ago, but they are and always were crappy. I'd like to put in something better. Suggestions? Just lap and shoulder retractable should be all I need.
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| Elliot Cannon |
Oct 14 2016, 12:05 PM
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914 Guru Group: Retired Members Posts: 8,487 Joined: 29-December 06 From: Paso Robles Ca. (Central coast) Member No.: 7,407 Region Association: None 
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Retractable inertia reel seat belts were designed because people are too f**king lazy to buckle and properly tighten their seat belt. They were designed more for convenience than safety. I don't trust them. Some designs will tighten the inertia reel belts automatically when the airbag is deployed. Retractable belts in the 914 however were not. Here's what I use.
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| 914 RZ-1 |
Oct 19 2016, 10:04 AM
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Porsche Padawan Group: Members Posts: 684 Joined: 17-December 14 From: Santa Clarita, CA Member No.: 18,230 Region Association: Southern California |
QUOTE(Elliot Cannon @ Oct 14 2016, 11:05 AM)  Retractable inertia reel seat belts were designed because people are too f**king lazy to buckle and properly tighten their seat belt. They were designed more for convenience than safety. I don't trust them. Some designs will tighten the inertia reel belts automatically when the airbag is deployed. Retractable belts in the 914 however were not. Here's what I use. Elliot: Where'd you get these? What's involved in installing them on a '72? |
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pbanders Installing Retractable Seatbelts Oct 13 2016, 09:14 PM
SirAndy Don't!
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I have actually come to really l... Oct 14 2016, 11:31 AM RenoRoger
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I have actually come to really l... Oct 14 2016, 11:34 AM rdauenhauer Tougher on the early cars as the back wall has no ... Oct 13 2016, 09:42 PM pbanders
Tougher on the early cars as the back wall has no... Oct 13 2016, 10:25 PM malcolm2
Tougher on the early cars as the back wall has n... Oct 26 2016, 09:44 AM pbanders
[quote name='pbanders' post='2411009' date='Oct 1... Oct 26 2016, 03:17 PM cary This is what I'm running in my 73 DD.
Which us... Oct 14 2016, 08:25 AM pbanders
This is what I'm running in my 73 DD.
Which u... Oct 14 2016, 01:10 PM 914 RZ-1
This is what I'm running in my 73 DD.
Which ... Oct 19 2016, 10:08 AM Dominic I retro fitted a 1970 with front retractable seat ... Oct 14 2016, 11:53 AM Elliot Cannon
[quote name='Elliot Cannon' post='2411166' date='... Nov 8 2016, 05:53 PM Elliot Cannon
[quote name='Elliot Cannon' post='2411166' date='... Nov 8 2016, 05:59 PM ThunderbirdDrive I've replaced my old belts on my '76 with ... Oct 14 2016, 01:32 PM GeorgeRud Auto Atlanta has (had?) some retractable so that b... Oct 14 2016, 04:40 PM pbanders
Auto Atlanta has (had?) some retractable so that ... Oct 14 2016, 06:59 PM malcolm2
Auto Atlanta has (had?) some retractable so that ... Oct 19 2016, 12:24 PM Dave_Darling I believe that you must modify the firewall in ord... Oct 14 2016, 05:32 PM raynekat
I believe that you must modify the firewall in or... Oct 14 2016, 06:34 PM rdauenhauer I have retractable seat belt now, but they stick a... Oct 19 2016, 11:04 AM malcolm2
I have retractable seat belt now, but they stick ... Oct 19 2016, 12:26 PM RickS I must be one of those f******g lazy types since I... Oct 26 2016, 11:02 AM Rob-O Meant to reply to this earlier. I have a quick qu... Nov 8 2016, 02:11 PM ThunderbirdDrive
Meant to reply to this earlier. I have a quick q... Nov 8 2016, 03:22 PM Rob-O Thanks, definitely good to know. Nov 8 2016, 03:27 PM |
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