the car has never had seatbelts fitted from factory, its pre67, its been registered up until last year without belts.
Will i need to fit belts for my blue slip or not?
if i do, and i will want to fit belts at some stage, where do i go to get them fitted and checked etc etc.
thankyou for your time
sam
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One man's junk...
Craig Torrens6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion
You don't need belts..........................................but I was driving my country buggy today without belts and I suddenly felt very vulnerable!
yeah if anyone gos under a 18 wheeler they definatly want to have their seatbelts on or if their on a pushie have their stack hat fitted and adjusted properly:duh
lately ive been driving with no undies and felt very vunerable but hey sometimes you gotta push your limits
i have an rx3 that will do ova 300k/hr and transport made me remove 6 point harnesses and fit og lap n sash belts🤘
would be best to check with the people doing the roadworthy as it may differ from state to state.
We registered our 57 a coupla months ago in Vic (after letting rego run out from Tas) and i spoke with the roadworthy guy about seatbelts - ours has some fitted - and his reply was that if the car didn't have them at factory then it doesn't need them to pass the roadworthy - but if they are fitted then they have to be in good condition etc with no rips, holes, fraying edges etc. my concern was about the seatbelts not having any sort of tagging to say they were to Australian standard and he said it doesn't matter.
see.... air and water do mix 😉
1974 1300
1997 MK3 Golf GL
2003 NB Cabrio
2012 Golf VI GTI
2014 Audi A4 Quattro
...I didn't need to put them into Bel my '58 but I did
But I did import Wolsburg sash belts from the states with the flip buckle and manually adjusted...you can't buy them in the shops here as they don't met the Australian safety standards
I was going to go beltless but most people thought I should put them in for safety so I did
It is the definitive question 😂
"All you need is trust and a little bit of pixie dust!"
you dont need to have belts if there are no mounting holes for them, ie pre 1964 - my car had the threaded mounting holes for the front belts built in in 1991, so I am stuck with them
Please, I need drivers side window regulator (winder mechanism) for my '54
ByronBugHigh Priestess of Unequaled Coolness & Flower Child
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Ive never had seatbelts...& every year it pases.
Its not until you derego it then go to rerego it, then it has to have them.
At least thats what I was told by rta
Judy
I think if Your car is out of Rego,
and has the holes for them.....
but no belts....
You would have to fit them.....
and as someone else said, If You do fit them to an early car, You really need a Engineers certificate...
It depends mainly on the fellow who does the blue slip...
but as someone noted....
if they are frayed just a little, they make You replace them
which is stupid as, seat belts do fray, very easily...
but it doesn't mean they are going to break in half in an accident...
If its an Early model, I'd leave them out, and put them in later.... saves on the Engineers fees...
Best of Luck Sam...
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---
