Beetle Seat belts

[jacquesbotha]

So this is my thinking. The standard mounting points for seatbelts on a Beetle is one at top of pillar, one at bottom of pillar, and one for the stalk on the tunnel. Now i see people selling belts for Beetles with the adapter, with two mountings at the bottom, and one on top. Lets forget about the stalk on the tunnel for the moment. Would it then not be possible to mount the inertia unit at the bottom, the static point at the top, and remove the piece that would then normally be mounted at the top, the part where the belt slides through, all together? Or am I missing something here?

[retrovan]

This would give you a two point seat belt with out the lap Part to stop you sliding into the footwell.

Herman

[Haans]

Daa hetjy dit,.......yti pert se bek !
Haans

[jacquesbotha]

Well, you still have the clip, going into the stalk, giving you three-point harness and the desired triangle. Only problem I can see is the angle at which the belt comes out of the inertia unit, over your lap. Maybe I just answered my own question

[retrovan]

Trying to work out what you are saying, the normal way to mount the belt is with the reel at the bottom of the pillar,

the sliding point as marked by you on the top of the pillar, the fixed end next to the seat (door side), and the buckle stalk on the center tunnel.

Your inertia reel needs to be upright at all time to work correct so would need a bracket to hold it upright or as normal mounter on the bottom of the "B" pillar.,

but if you use two points it will be unsafe, if you use 3 points you may as well fit it the way its been designed.

If how ever your belts are too short then you can fit cable extenders to your non reel points to make it fit.

Have done this on my Kombi's and would have to do it to the Hahn as well as it has no pillar fix point.

Herman