seat belts on a 58
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marius 58 bug
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seat belts on a 58
My 58 beetle never came out with seat belts do I need to fit them for a roadworthy certificate.
If it's to low you to old
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splitfan
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Re: seat belts on a 58
I fitted a pair of lap belts to my 58" the doors fly open when you do a dougnut and i almost fell out...... twice 
but i dont think you would need em for roadworthy but it a good idea even if you dont do dougnuts !
but i dont think you would need em for roadworthy but it a good idea even if you dont do dougnuts !My biggest fear is that my wife sells my cars for what i told her they cost !!
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fig
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Re: seat belts on a 58
Not needed for RWC, but not optional for driving.
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Re: seat belts on a 58
Which make and model car seat belts work as bolt on's for the old Beetles????????
As the inertia reel has to hang at the right angle......
Do not want to go the lap type, as I broke my face with a lap type in my old Fasty.
That's my excuse for my ugliness, and I AM sticking to that story......
As the inertia reel has to hang at the right angle......
Do not want to go the lap type, as I broke my face with a lap type in my old Fasty.
That's my excuse for my ugliness, and I AM sticking to that story......
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1972 FT Hahn SP 1776 cc
1968 Fastback 2Lt.type4
1972 Low Light Bay Panel Van 2Lt type 4
1975 Fleetline Panel Van 1914cc
2020 MeFusco Beetle Truck 2Lt type 4
1972 FT Hahn SP 1776 cc
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Re: seat belts on a 58
I've fitted inertia reels to a 63 Beetle before. I don't remember any particular difficulty. I just bolted the inertia reel to the edge of the floorpan at the base of the A-pillar.
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marius 58 bug
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Re: seat belts on a 58
Spoke to a guy at a road worthy center he tooled me if a car went throw road test and pasted like that in 1958 then its will go throw today
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Re: seat belts on a 58
I am with Fig on this one:
My 58 passed roadworthy without seatbelts on the 31st of Dec 2010 (Randburg).
Soon, Promise!
My 58 passed roadworthy without seatbelts on the 31st of Dec 2010 (Randburg).
Although my own 58 does not yet have it's seatbelts fittedNot needed for RWC, but not optional for driving.
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Re: seat belts on a 58
You will break more than your face should you choose not to have them at allretrovan wrote: Do not want to go the lap type, as I broke my face with a lap type in my old Fasty.
No sense being pessimistic. It wouldn't work anyway.
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1958 1600 TP Karmann Ghia
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Re: seat belts on a 58
I have fitted inertia reel type to my '78 Bay Window and the Buggy with no problem.
Had to fit an angle bracket to the floor at the seat on the bus to mount the reel and the "stop" strap
All work just fine and I now feel a liitle safer ....................
Now what do I do about the taxis ???
Had to fit an angle bracket to the floor at the seat on the bus to mount the reel and the "stop" strap
All work just fine and I now feel a liitle safer ....................
Now what do I do about the taxis ???
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