Inertia Seat belts

[paperboy]

Hi,
Where abouts did people mount their inertia retractable seat belt mechanism for front belts to the floor using L brackets? Has anyone got any pictures they could post?
Regards
Geoff

[Harv]

G'day Geoff,

The inertia reel position depends a bit on how fussy your certifier wants to be. If they are not too worried, you can mount it beside the B pillar, though need to come far enough inboard to avoid the body crossmember.

If your certifier is fussy, you will need to comply with NCOP and/or some of the ADRs... this gets messy. Both NCOP and the ADRs are a nightmare to work through - lots of maths and angles and measurements and technospeak.

My certifier (engineer) was fussy, so I had to go through the works. I took photos as I went, and have written it up. Once I get my wagon back together, I'll take some final photos and publish it as a Seatbelt Guide. If you want a sneak-peak copy, PM me an email address and I'll send you a pdf copy of the draft. It's rough, but will give you a pretty good idea.

Cheers,
Harv

[paperboy]

Thanks Harv,
I don't have to worry about it being certified as the cars already registered in the ACT and we don't have yearly inspections. I've got L brackets that I want to mount onto the floor next to the B pillar, but wasn't sure about the body crossmember underneath. Am worried the body crossmember goes inboard too far and I can't mount them next to the B pillar. Any photo's will help.
cheers
Geoff

[Blacky]

I cut a small section out of the bottom of my B pillar and put a plate in there then welded the cut section back in. The car was painted when I did it , just needed to touch up the insides of the B pillar which you hardly see once the seat is in.

[paperboy]

Don't have the skills or welder to go down that path Blacky. My options are either infront of the B pillar/crossmember or behind the B pillar/crossmember behind the front drivers bench seat, using a L bracket attached to the floor.

[Trev]

I used the under floor brace, I drilled up through the hole in the bottom of it into the floor then used an L bracket. A nice thick washer underneath did the trick for 12 years.

[paperboy]

Thanks Trev, I like your idea sound good to me, what length bolts did you have to use. I've already got the plates.
regards
Geoff

[Trev]

Not sure Geoff, just drill the hole and stick some wire through to measure the length.