Wanting to put in my inertia reel retractable front seatbelts but being a 1972 S bug it dosent have the Mounting metal peice so the reel clears the body of the car. Does anyone have any old brackets or a template for me to make my own?
From Dylan
beetleboyjeff ·
I can take one of mine out for you to copy if that helps. Been done before.
1303Steve ·
Hi
CIP sell them.
vw54 ·
inertia reels in a bug are crap you can have mine if yo uwant
much prefer lap sash they dont tighten on you as the car is bounching
DylanTheDubber ·
I Might have yours then mate, Jeff gave me some but 1 of the buckels is fiddly and pops out at times and the other side don't reel back in after un cliping them. I Was going to put in my original beetle ones i had a very good set but i could only find the back seat ones I was spewin. I much prefer the original style but just with having different passengers in the car it would be easyer on them if there was retractables.
From Dylan
Matt Ryan ·
Dylan,
I have a pair of brackets you can have.
Regards,
Matt.
1303Steve ·
vw54 wrote:inertia reels in a bug are crap you can have mine if yo uwant
much prefer lap sash they dont tighten on you as the car is bounching
Thats because you bounce up & down in your seat and it makes them tighten up, must be a beam thing
DylanTheDubber ·
Yeah I Have had no problems with Inetia reels in a superbug. to be honest i've never owned anything else. Between me and dad we have owned 5 Superbugs 3 S bug's and 2 L Bugs. But for performance and racing i prefer the original restraints as i feel more safer in them.
From Dylan
vw54 ·
Thats because you bounce up & down in your seat and it makes them tighten up, must be a beam thing
No its the springs in the seat boof head
DylanTheDubber ·
vw54 wrote:
Thats because you bounce up & down in your seat and it makes them tighten up, must be a beam thing
No its the springs in the seat boof head
Haha thats what it would be. I Think Steve might be stiring cause he loves his strut stuff haha. I Have SAAS Aftermarket seats so they should be fine in mine.
From Dylan
Lachlan VL ·
i just tryed to fit retractables in my dub and the stress levels where of the scale im taking mine back not worth the hassles trust me !!
DylanTheDubber ·
Why Lachlan?
Whats going wrong with them?
From Dylan
68AutoBug ·
the only time I can remember being in a beetle with inertia seat belts, You had a job to pull them out unless they were at the perfect angle which was hard??
I have some in My shed.. not sure what they are out of...
but My lap/sash are OK...
better than lap only.. in the front.. lol
maybe Lachlan has the difficult to pull out problem??
Lee
Yogie ·
I have fitted them to both of our beetles and they work fine. You just need to buy the 90 degree angle bracket to have them sit properly.
Yogie
Lachlan VL ·
yep exactly right the angle is a pain in the ass to get perfect. when u think its all good and done go to pull them out and lock they dont move. i recon i wasted an hour and a half trying to get one belt right. there just not worth it stick to ur originals.
barls ·
they work fine in my car no locking up or sticking. had them for about 6 years now
beetleboyjeff ·
I am on my 3rd set now (since the car was new in 1975) - I have found them fine untill they start to wear out - as most things do.
donn ·
barls wrote:they work fine in my car no locking up or sticking. had them for about 6 years now
And as for Jeff, but mine are in a buggy, no probs 👍
Lucky Phil ·
The inertia reels I fitted in my Lbug work great. Reel great!🙄