[Vwdiesel] (OT) Rabbit seat belt question

[Gary Shea]

On Fri, 18 Oct 2002, at 15:32 [-0400], LBaird119 at aol.com (LBaird119 at aol.com...:
>   Yeah, near the top of the B pillar is a hole, hopefully with a nut welded
> to the back of it, in your case, for the combination belt's shoulder anchor
> bolt.  I think all of the Rabbits have the holes and plugs for the stupid
> belts like you have, at least after a certain year.  They're just plugged
> instead of having that bracket.  Should be an easy refit.
>   You could remove the plastic below and peel back that part of headliner
> material rather than poking a hole in it.  There's also support for the
> "Oh s#@*" handle above the driver's door as I recall.  I think there's
> a proper hole for the standard light as well.  At least on one/some of
> my VW/Audi's there is.
>      Loren

Hey thanks, Loren!  Gotta make that $2 at the pick-n-pull go as far as
possible!  I really don't like the door-attached belts, especially
without the lap belt.  The thought of my knees hitting that piece of
metal under the dash is not pleasant!

I finally got around to testing the compression on the rabbit.  Mind
you, I'm perfectly happy with the way the beast runs, but it's nasty
smoky at startup (but only in cold weather!), and is only getting ~38-40
mpg.  Well, now I know why!  From the belt end: 250,300,300,300.
Amazing that it runs so well.

	Gary