Seat belt Replacement 1976 2.0 Options

[dagersh]

Hi Guys,

Trying to make the best out of sheltering in place by knocking out some long overdue issues with my '76.

I pulled the seats today to attempt to CAREFULLY remove the rear upholstered cabin panel behind the seats to get to the belt retractors.

I get that you need to pull the panel towards the front of the car at the bottom so that the retainers at the top can be cleared.

First Question: How to remove the Engine Grill pull knob so that I can get the panel clear. I am assuming it is screwed on, but I want to confirm before I destroy it!

Second Question: How are the retractors attached to the body of the car? Do I need to go in through the engine compartment? What little I could see from the passenger side, I did not see any attachment points. In the Engine bay on the driver side, I see some sort of attachment where it looks like the retractor would be located in the cabin.

So there is where I am right now. I will have many more questions to come, as my cabin lights do not function right now, but the bulb is good according to my Multimeter.

Thanks!

Michael G