oldturtle22 Officially Full-On Dubber
267 posts · joined Nov 2011 ·
Im looking at fitting seat belts to my Beetle. If anyones got pics of where and how your are fitted please post pics up. Thanks in advance
Seat belts in Beetles.
Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang
9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 ·
What year Beetle?
62 and later has stock mounting points, although the upper sash mounts of 67 and earlier are way too low.
62 and later has stock mounting points, although the upper sash mounts of 67 and earlier are way too low.
oldturtle22 Officially Full-On Dubber
267 posts · joined Nov 2011 ·
Sorry it's a 59
pfillery Insano Dub Head
734 posts · joined Dec 2011 ·
I don't think 59 had them so whatever you fit has to be engineered into there. I had a 66 that was set up for sash only belts so had the stalk mounting in the central tunnel and the one above the shoulder, none for the bottom.
Mine had been retrofitted by plating under the floor, directly below the pillar. Only easy place I think unless you plan to weld points into the body on the heater channel, still have to be engineered whichever way. I think that's why seatbelts are often still left off these things, any seatbelt has to be better than none but the cost and red tape to engineer is too much.
Also seen plenty bolted through the pillar to put in the shoulder mount.
Mine had been retrofitted by plating under the floor, directly below the pillar. Only easy place I think unless you plan to weld points into the body on the heater channel, still have to be engineered whichever way. I think that's why seatbelts are often still left off these things, any seatbelt has to be better than none but the cost and red tape to engineer is too much.
Also seen plenty bolted through the pillar to put in the shoulder mount.
Camo Custom Title Time!
1,936 posts · joined Oct 2007 ·
Hi there,
this should help you as id did me with my 61 model.
http://www.thebugshop.org/bsp57_10.htm
And then click 'Resto Index' at the bottom centre of page for a lot more resto information.
Kev
this should help you as id did me with my 61 model.
http://www.thebugshop.org/bsp57_10.htm
And then click 'Resto Index' at the bottom centre of page for a lot more resto information.
Kev
I thought rebuilding a VW would be cheap - Shit I was wrong, just don't let the wife know !!!!
Click here for my (slowy) modded 1961 Beetle build.
Click here for my (slowy) modded 1961 Beetle build.
oldturtle22 Officially Full-On Dubber
267 posts · joined Nov 2011 ·
Thanx for that link Kev. Quite helpful
Performance Upholstery Officially Full-On Dubber
229 posts · joined Nov 2013 ·
Might be best to get that done before the interior goes in Chris! Don't really want to be peeling headliners and carpets back to weld around them... If you need a little bit more time just let me know.
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0439002870
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Mt Gravatt east Qld.
psimitar Son of Jim - Creator of Good
2,506 posts · joined Jan 2009 ·
If you go 3 point inertia belts then the tricky part is the upper B pillar strengthener but for both upper and lower plates you need to cut a letterbox opening in the side of the pillar to allow you to slip the strnegtheners in. I made some clamping plates of 8mm steel with 4 threaded holes in the corners so I could flatten the curve of the pillar to allow the strengthener to sit properly and used the 4 holes to plug weld the strengtheners in.
Tunnel can be done by welding thick wire to the strengther and then feeding it from the gear linkage cover down to the stalks mounting hole in the tunnel and then plug welded in place.
All the strengthener plates must have radiused edges and need the 7/16 nut welded to the back of them for the seat belt bolts. 7/16 is the world wide used standard for seat belts but so long as using high tensile bolts then M12 should work but you need fine thread M12 🙂
Tunnel can be done by welding thick wire to the strengther and then feeding it from the gear linkage cover down to the stalks mounting hole in the tunnel and then plug welded in place.
All the strengthener plates must have radiused edges and need the 7/16 nut welded to the back of them for the seat belt bolts. 7/16 is the world wide used standard for seat belts but so long as using high tensile bolts then M12 should work but you need fine thread M12 🙂
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