Early seatbelt holster question Options

[GaroldShaffer]

So I have an early seat belt holster in the classifieds. Question came up if they were only on the drivers side of the early cars or both sides. I believe it was just the driver side, but I have seen a early car with it on both sides, but no sure if the owner did that or it came that way.

Anyone know for sure?

[Tom_T]

I tried to find a pic of my buddy's OO 71 /4, but none of the pix show the right spot.

PS - The link Racer Chris gave above does have excellent pix of it in place at that post, FYI.

Based on a reliable source from the old days, who is far smarter than am I on these 914 details:

"The seat belt tongue holster was installed on all 914 and 914-6 models from model year 1970 to model year 1972 until 12/31/71. One per car on the driver's side with four 2.9x9.5 lens head screws to secure Factory part number is 91480314110 If you do not have one on your drivers side, your car is not correct!"

If your screws are pulling out, then they're probably either the wrong lenght screws &/or the carpet isn't original, since some after market carpets are a slightly deeper pile/backer material.

My supposition was always since back in the 70's, that they put this "Holster" in to get it away from jamming the folding e-brake, wich became unnecessary when the retractable belts came in.

Cheers! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
Tom
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[SirAndy]

"The seat belt tongue holster was installed on all 914 and 914-6 models from model year 1970 to model year 1972 until 12/31/71. One per car on the driver's side with four 2.9x9.5 lens head screws to secure Factory part number is 91480314110 If you do not have one on your drivers side, your car is not correct!"

And how exactly could that be true?
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A large portion of those early cars do not have the mounting holes for said holster and on the ones that do have them, the holes look hand-drilled ...
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[Tom_T]

"The seat belt tongue holster was installed on all 914 and 914-6 models from model year 1970 to model year 1972 until 12/31/71. One per car on the driver's side with four 2.9x9.5 lens head screws to secure Factory part number is 91480314110 If you do not have one on your drivers side, your car is not correct!"

And how exactly could that be true?
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A large portion of those early cars do not have the mounting holes for said holster and on the ones that do have them, the holes look hand-drilled ...
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As I said Andy - confirmed with an old school 914 originality expert. The screw holes could be painted over or filled in in the 45+/- years since.

i.e.: Someone who was around back then, like myself, or George Rud, or my buddy with the bahia 71 - but more even more expert on originality than I & we are!

So poo-poo it if you must, at your own risk! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

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Tom
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[McMark]

As I said Andy - confirmed with an old school 914 originality expert. The screw holes could be painted over or filled in in the 45+/- years since.

Believe the expert while ignoring irrefutable evidence. That's FAITH. Andy's point remains --- any believable explanation MUST include a reason for all the cars that did not have holes drilled in the long.

Here's a sting of logic for you (sorry, I'm all out of pocket experts):

- If these holsters were factory installed, then the designers of the 914 planned to use them.
- If these holsters were included as a part of the seat belt assembly used as the cars were built and must have been spec'd out when the cars were designed as part of the seat belt assembly.
- If Porsche planned to use these parts all along, why didn't the long stampings include mounting holes? They added holes for vin tags and body plaques in the stampings. Adding holes for the holster would have been included in the long stamping.
- Since there are cars that exist without holes in the longs, the holes were obviously not drilled/cut as part of the long. Therefore 914 designers didn't plan on using them.

Look, it's pretty well accepted that the antenna was a dealer installed option. There's a spec sheet for where to drill the hole. Yet nearly every 914 has an antenna... JUST LIKE THE SEAT BELT HOLSTER.