[Vwdiesel] 82 VW Rabbit with no lap belt

Wed Feb 25 16:04:36 PST 2009

looks like you can still get a belt for a 1980 rabbit, but not the
hardware

http://www.worldimpex.com/parts/genuine-part-safetybelt_204550.html

will.

On Wed, 2009-02-25 at 17:00 -0600, James Hansen wrote:
> A perfect solution Brian.
> We change belts out every two years in a race car for a very good 
> reason, they get old and don't perform as intended, and they are 
> intended to work, and work well.
> I would NEVER use wrecking yard belts, you never know how well they were 
> used, maybe some pretty hard depending on the car it came out of. 
> Biggest enemy of belts is UV.  The problem with the door mounted ones 
> and shoulder belts alike, is the amount of UV exposure they have had 
> over the years.  I would not trust them, even tho I have seen them take 
> unbelievable punishment over the years on various applications on the 
> farm (tarp latches etc).
> -james
> 
> brian gochnauer wrote:
> > maybe
> > 
> > http://store.summitracing.com/egnsearch.asp?N=700+115+325225&D=325225
> > 
> >   <http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1∂=HFM%2DSB2PBK&N=700+325225+115&autoview=sku>
> > HFM-SB2PBK<http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1∂=HFM%2DSB2PBK&N=700+325225+115&autoview=sku>
> > 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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