Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Posted: **Wed Jul 30, 2008 5:56 pm**

I'm sick of not being able to put my seatbelt back on if I release it on a hill.
I want to fit NON retractable belts but can't find any.. Are they all extinct?

Does anyone know where I'd get a pair with the flexi wire type (receiver stalk) floor mounted bits?
I have looked at some Falcon ones but the receiver stalk is way too long.
Jas.

Posted: **Wed Jul 30, 2008 6:08 pm**

Out of a Sierra ute or 1.0 litre.

Bear in mind retractable are an ADR thing, so AFAIK it's illegal to fit fixed belts to a car originally fitted with retractable belts

We have a car going though engineers here in melb atm and even though it was originally a 1.0 with fixed belts, the engineer demanded retractable belts be fitted.

There you go.

Steve.

Posted: **Wed Jul 30, 2008 6:10 pm**

get a 5 point harness

Posted: **Wed Jul 30, 2008 6:32 pm**

i sold 2 sets of them on ebay not longago thay were in a big box of stuff i had.If you want ill see if i can find the person that got them and see if he want to sell a set

Posted: **Wed Jul 30, 2008 6:49 pm**

over land 4x4 wrote:i sold 2 sets of them on ebay not longago thay were in a big box of stuff i had.If you want ill see if i can find the person that got them and see if he want to sell a set

Cheers mate, I'd appreciate that.
I guess I should talk to my local engineer too, to see if he will mod plate it..
Jas.

Posted: **Wed Jul 30, 2008 7:12 pm**

In the Moke Club we used pegs, a very hi tech solution

Posted: **Wed Jul 30, 2008 8:36 pm**

Hey Jas why not try new ones from someone like this:
http://www.hemco.com.au/seatbelts.html
or
http://www.autolivaftermarket.com/
I'm thinkin' 'bout doin' the same as mine are a bit freyed and just getting
too old!

Posted: **Wed Jul 30, 2008 10:05 pm**

Thanks Bog,
I've sent an enquiry to the first mob (Hemco).
The second link you posted is an american company so belts won't be ADR compliant.

Jas.

Posted: **Wed Jul 30, 2008 10:29 pm**

No problems Jas Happy to help!

Posted: **Wed Jul 30, 2008 11:45 pm**

I got my non retractable seatbelts from Burson's in Melbourne, and I think that they cost me about $75 each...

Posted: **Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:17 am**

im sure someone will want to swap there non retractables for your retracies.

are yours the kind that bolts into a space inside the bottom of the B pillar. I have a set that bolts to the floor (non retract) that im sure i could through in a box and send up to the sunny end of aus.

Posted: **Thu Jul 31, 2008 11:02 am**

my 85 drova has non retractable belts and i am after a set of retractable belts. giv us a yell if ur interested
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chris

Posted: **Thu Jul 31, 2008 1:54 pm**

waandy wrote:my 85 drova has non retractable belts and i am after a set of retractable belts. giv us a yell if ur interested
0415591905
chris

Cool.Will call tonight.

Posted: **Thu Jul 31, 2008 5:05 pm**

i used to use a safety pin and yeh it gets annoying when u get out of your car on a stupid angle or big hill then jump back in and have to continue with no seat belt on, or if u are on a bumpy road u have to stop to put it on

Posted: **Sun Aug 03, 2008 10:13 am**

hey mate
howd ya go with the engineering side of the swap?
as easy as you thiught it would be? if your still interestd il get some pics and post em up for ya.
waandy

Posted: **Sun Aug 03, 2008 3:10 pm**

I was too busy on friday to get to see him but I'll try again tomorrow.
Don't worry about pics just yet.
Jas.

Posted: **Tue Sep 02, 2008 8:07 pm**

Well it took a bit longer than I thought it would but I got to ask the local engineer about seatbelts (Via Wellsey.. thanks mate).
Mr Yates said that as long as there are no mods to belts or the vehicle (IE: they bolt straight in) & they meet ADR's then non retactable belts are fine and no mod plate needed.

That was great news until I realised I need to modify the vehicle to fit the non retract belts.
A 3 or 4mm plate with a captive nut welded behind it and bolted to the bottom of the pillar where the reel goes should do it.

Jas.

Posted: **Sat Sep 06, 2008 9:23 am**

want33s wrote:Thanks Bog,
I've sent an enquiry to the first mob (Hemco).
The second link you posted is an american company so belts won't be ADR compliant.
Jas.

How did you go with Hemco? My non-retracs are freyed to shit, so i need another set. I bought some retracs out of a Swift, but they dont fit as theyres no recessed space in the B-pillar down the bottom for the reel to fit; the seat hits it.

Posted: **Sat Sep 06, 2008 1:08 pm**

PJ.zook wrote:
want33s wrote:Thanks Bog,
I've sent an enquiry to the first mob (Hemco).
The second link you posted is an american company so belts won't be ADR compliant.
Jas.
How did you go with Hemco? My non-retracs are freyed to shit, so i need another set. I bought some retracs out of a Swift, but they dont fit as theyres no recessed space in the B-pillar down the bottom for the reel to fit; the seat hits it.

Hemco still haven't responded.

I've been busy with other stuff so haven't chased it up.. They are still on the list so I will sort something, sometime.

Jas.

Posted: **Sat Sep 06, 2008 3:27 pm**

wouldn't an easy solution be to just make some kind of clip that you can put on the belt for when your offroad so that it wont reel back in?

Posted: **Sat Sep 06, 2008 6:34 pm**

muppet_man67 wrote:wouldn't an easy solution be to just make some kind of clip that you can put on the belt for when your offroad so that it wont reel back in?

yes. you can buy clips that are used i think as an accessory for 'baby seats' etc. Not sure if baby supply shops would sell em or not, apparently autobarn do..

Posted: **Sun Sep 07, 2008 1:13 am**

Im pretty sure that range of auto accessories crap called 'S Type' has some of them clips.

Posted: **Sun Sep 07, 2008 11:37 am**

Mate i got a set out of my drover i'm partin out if you get stuck!

Let me know!

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