New style safety belt installation, Who has done it? Options

[draganc]

Hello folks and happy spring!

I didn’t feel comfortable with my original safety belts on my
‘75 teener and ordered some new placements from and made
in Germany.

The belts we advertised as a match for my ‘75 2.0 but they are
not really a plug and play setup.

The oem has a chrome belt guide mounted behind the retractor,
which the new one doesn’t have. However, the new belt has a
pivoting plastic belt guide, pointed towards the front.

A few questions:

1) would you remove and transfer the oem chrome belt guide?

2) if not to 2), would you space/shim out to new retractor of the
thickness of the “missing” belt guide?

3) the new retractor has the pin missing, which the oem has to
fixates the belt guide and the oem retractor.

Is the pin necessary if not used with the oem belt guide?

Thanks for sharing your insight and experience!!
dc

[draganc]

well, i'm glad that we have determined that the "seat belt planet" part will fit. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

can we circle back to my question if anybody knows if i need the chrome belt-guide?

[GregAmy]

well, i'm glad that we have determined that the "seat belt planet" part will fit. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

can we circle back to my question if anybody knows if i need the chrome belt-guide?

Hmmm, ok, so why did you buy safety-related parts that don't fit your car, and now you're asking a group of people that didn't do that how you can modify those safety-related parts to fit on your car (and, presumably, still be safe)?

Maybe you'd instead want to call the vendor who sold you those parts? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) - GA

[draganc]

well, i'm glad that we have determined that the "seat belt planet" part will fit. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

can we circle back to my question if anybody knows if i need the chrome belt-guide?

Hmmm, ok, so why did you buy safety-related parts that don't fit your car, and now you're asking a group of people that didn't do that how you can modify those safety-related parts to fit on your car (and, presumably, still be safe)?

Maybe you'd instead want to call the vendor who sold you those parts? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) - GA

I guess you didn’t read my first post thoroughly: “…The belts we>re< advertised as a match for my ‘75 2.0…and...Thanks for sharing your insight and experience….”.



For the rest of the group, who has used new parts, have you used the chrome belt guide or just the adapter plate?

Thanks in advance!

[SirAndy]

.. have you used the chrome belt guide or just the adapter plate? ...

Without the guide, the belts won't move and/or retract correctly. It quite literally guides the belt into the correct plane for the internals of the roller to work correctly.

So yes, the guide is needed. And as already mentioned above, the pin is crucial to the safe operation as well.
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[emerygt350]

.. have you used the chrome belt guide or just the adapter plate? ...

Without the guide, the belts won't move and/or retract correctly. It quite literally guides the belt into the correct plane for the internals of the roller to work correctly.

So yes, the guide is needed. And as already mentioned above, the pin is crucial to the safe operation as well.
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Uh oh. I didn't put the chrome guide or even the bit with the guide that came with them, just bolted them straight in. Work great but I guess maybe I should take another look? I guess that's the problem with selling people something without instructions?

Wait. What chrome guide?