[Vwdiesel] 82 VW Rabbit with no lap belt

[brian gochnauer]

maybe

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Seat
Belt, Lap, OEM-Style, 2-Point, Bolt-In, Floor Mount, Black, Each
Today $22.39


On 2/24/09, Dave Cook <davevw at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
> Actually, some of the old Rabbits really did only have a shoulder
> belt.  I've had at least one.
>
> It was not like the later cars that had the auto belts where it moved, and
> had the lap belt you put on.  It simply ran from the inside corner of the
> seat to the corner of the door!  The idea was you kept it clipped to the
> door all the time, so when you opened the door, it would pull the belt away
> from you so you could get out, and when you shut the door, the belt would go
> across your shoulder.  It wasn't very convenient, and if you unplugged the
> belt, you couldn't start the engine!  Many people wired around that...
>
> Dave Cook
>
>
> --- On Wed, 2/25/09, brian gochnauer <brian at gochnauer.net> wrote:
>
> > From: brian gochnauer <brian at gochnauer.net>
> > Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] 82 VW Rabbit with no lap belt
> > To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> > Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2009, 3:40 AM
> > On my '90 Jetta both belt reels are mounted on the seat
> > frame.
> > The shoulder belt goes from the center to the upper door
> > (latch)
> > and the lap belt reel is attached on the right near the
> > pivot of the seat
> > and crosses to the center of the car to latch near the lap
> > belt reel.
> >
> > You are saying the lap belt and reel is missing completely
> > from the
> > seat?  but the shoulder belt IS there????
> >
> >
> > On 2/24/09, Dave Cook <davevw at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > As I'm thinking about this and typing it, I
> > realize that it is a little
> > > silly to be perfectly willing to drive a car with
> > really old seatbelts and
> > > not think of it ('73 Beetle and '78 Bus), but
> > I'd be nervous buying
> > > seatbelts out of a car in a wrecking yard.
> > >
> > > I am very sure that even the rabbits that had the door
> > seatbelts have all
> > > the mountings for 3-point belts.  I would be inclined
> > to buy a set of
> > > universal belts that would fit that mounting.  It
> > would be pretty easy.
> > >
> > > Dave Cook
> > >
> > >
> > > --- On Wed, 2/25/09, LBaird119 at aol.com
> > <LBaird119 at aol.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > From: LBaird119 at aol.com <LBaird119 at aol.com>
> > > > Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] 82 VW Rabbit with no lap
> > belt
> > > > To: Vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> > > > Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2009, 1:34 AM
> > > > In a message dated 2/24/2009 1:22:39 PM Pacific
> > Standard
> > > > Time,
> > > > vwzoo at yahoo.com writes:
> > > >
> > > > >  Here's the question. It has a shoulder
> > belt that
> > > > goes across and clicks
> > > > > into the door, but there is no lap belt. My
> > wife wants
> > > > me to put some sort of
> > > > > lap belt in it before my son gets it. Do any
> > you know
> > > > how I would do that or
> > > > > where I would get the belts?
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >   It has the "automatic" seat belts.
> > It's
> > > > clipped to the door so
> > > > when you shut the door, your shoulder strap is on
> > and in
> > > > place.
> > > > The stupid knee bar is there to break your legs
> > and be in
> > > > place
> > > > of a lap belt.  ;-)  I personally don't like
> > them and
> > > > would swap
> > > > them out and eliminate the knee bar too.
> > > >   Some had them, some didn't.  Doesn't
> > seem to be
> > > > particularly
> > > > year or model dependant.  Just check the wrecking
> > yards.
> > > >     Loren
> > > >
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