[DeTomaso] 3pt seat belt setups

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/23/07 8 58 49, matt.bradley at tx.rr.com writes:

> 
> I haven't looked inside the stock retractor well yet to see what it looks 
> like in there.  I'm wondering how a replacement retractor would feed through 
> the stock plate.  I'd think you'd have to be able to remove the belt from the 
> new retractor, feed it through the stock plate hole, and then back into the 
> retractor.  Am I thinking of that right?
> 
>>>Doing so would compromise its strength.   What you have to do is feed the 
lap belt and buckle through the plate from the inside.   That would be a 
challenge with a setup like the one your thinking of, because there's probably no 
way to remove the male buckle, and it won't fit through the opening in the 
plate.
> 
> >I was thinking about checking out this system (I have tan interior):
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/2x8cgu 
> 

>>>That link kept crashing on my other computer.   Yes, several Mustang 
vendors are selling this kit (or ones like it).   I recently received a catalog 
from Kanter Auto products (www.kanter.com); in their print catalog they list 
three-point belts for $139 each (shown in tan) but it's not yet on their website.  
   I suspect the scheme is to actually bolt the inertial reel to the bottom 
of the B-post (or the base of the firewall on a Pantera), route the belt up 
through the shoulder loop and have the other end of it bolt to the rocker panel 
(where the stock inertia reel goes).   That would probably be fairly easy to 
implement, and would look good too, plus the inertia reel would be down and out 
of the way, behind the seat, so you wouldn't be tripping over it every time 
you got into the car.

I suggest you drive down to Dallas Mustang and actually look at these belts, 
and see if there is a way to get them into your car.   

Mike


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