[DeTomaso] Seat Belts 2

[michael@michaelshortt.com]

I use the key switch to turn it on and off, but use a console mounted push
button to start it. When belted in tight, I can't reach the key.

Michael Shortt
On Sep 17, 2013 10:51 PM, <SOBill at aol.com> wrote:

>
>
> Many questions re set belts.
>
> The set you should buy is shown at:
> http://coolfj40.stores.yahoo.net/seatbelfj19t.html   and is, I believe,
> Part Number S013021. Scroll down at that address and you will  find the
> part
> number. The cost is ~ $190 plus shipping.
>
> This is the set for the front seat only.
>
> I actually bought the set for front and back seats and threw the  back seat
> parts in the trash. DUH!
>
> My car is #6338, 1974.
>
> The retractor reel bolts in place of the OEM retractor. The  retractor
> bolted in place with no modifications using the OEM mounting bolt. The
>  "turn
> around" for the shoulder belt bolts in place of the same part for the OEM
> harness. The "turn around" bolted in place with the OEM bolts. The seat
> belt
> anchor in the rocker panel bolts in place of the OEM part and uses the OEM
> bolt. You may need two screw drivers to pry the piece of plastic trim at
> the
> rocker apart to ease the seat belt anchor thru. This was easily done on my
> '74.  The rocker panel anchor uses the OEM bolt.
>
> The female receptacle mounts to the right angle bracket in the  picture.
> The brackets mount so that the female receptacle is very close to the
>  center
> console. The female receptacle can be positioned as required from an  angle
> stand point.
>
> Worked perfectly in my car. No modifications required. My OEM belts  and
> the after market belts I first tried pissed me off every time I drove the
> car. These are as close to modern car seat belts as you can get,  IMHO.
>
> The ignition switch is next.
>
>
> The main  thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.
>
> Do the best you can with  what you have where you are.
>
> Have fun  today,
>
> sobill at aol.com
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