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]

Follow up and conclusion for the next information seekers about the TRW seat
belts that are made in and bought from Germany.

I spoke to the seller in Germany and the seat belts are TÜV certified for our 914.
Very friendly and called me back Sat 7pm CET.

I also reviewed the manufacture‘s installation drawings, which indicated that the
retractor needs to be installed at 0deg in the horizontally (hence, flush with the
firewall) and +/- 8deg vertically.

The recessed mounting position, at least on my 75 firewall, is „self aligning” and
doesn’t allow any major movement beyond the required +/-8 deg.

The new retractor doesn’t need to OEM chrome belt guide, since it’s already
integrated it’s design - see original picture above.

Long story short, it fits like a glove, new and made in Germany and the complete
kit was shipped $215 to the US.

My two cents on the oem setup: you must use the chrome guide for intended
purpose. The pin fixates the guide and the retractor to the firewall in the 0deg
position.