[s-cars] Some info for those wanting to swap to a B5 S4 6-speed

[Gabriel Caldwell]

So in a collision where there is not enough force to move the
transmission backwards (most accidents), your seatbelts will not latch?
I don't think so.  You may want to re-engineer your understanding of the
system.  Elijah who installed a B5 S4 6-speed without the bracket and
also crashed his car, had no problems with the seatbelts latching.

Gabriel Caldwell


-----Original Message-----
From: Rich Letsinger [mailto:rletsinger at gmail.com] 
Sent: April 25, 2005 12:02 PM
To: s-car-list at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Some info for those wanting to swap to a B5 S4
6-speed

It's a mechanical seatbelt locking mechanism.  If the engine and
tranny are pushed back in the car relative to the firewall, it locks
the seat belts assuming you've just hit a solid object with
significant force.  Without this bracket, or with it insufficiently
attached, your seat belts may not latch in a collision.

Personally, I wouldn't re-engineer this attachment.

Rich
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