this is the setup that ive had in all my dubs. it consists of a universal inertia belt kit and some plate. note this setup requires an engineers. the reel is bolted to a 90 degree bracket and mounted on the floor.

its bolted with high tensile bolts and has a steel plate under the car.

you still use the top point. if any one doubt this setup look at the photos in this thread.
http://www.aussieveedubbers.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=21712 
id like to hear what you all think and remember this is only a guide.

Yup
I want some of them thar seat belts
I don't feel secure in the ones i have

I have printed the pics and will show them to the fitters at work and see if they do the magic on Vern

good luck with them its not complicated to do

allmost exactly what i have works well mine is all on 3-4mm plate both sides of the floor

i had the same in the other bug but it was one plate on the bottom

Does the inertia reel assembly get in the road of people trying to get into the back seat???

Where do You get Universal seat belts from.....??

[I know-- a universal seat belt dealer??]

Lee --

no they dont get in the road, you get them from any auto-parts suppler.

I didn't know that You could buy universal inertia seat belts..

I have seen people fitting belts from other cars and having great difficulty.... getting to work correctly...

Lee

having done this to 4 different bugs now this is the easiest out there

although it is hard to see in this pic, I have mine mounted so they are turned 90 degrees to yours. They use the L-bug mounting bracket, so is bolt in using factory parts and requires no approval. I think it is a neater install.

What seats are they from Wes? they look comfy! Were they hard to fit?

Anyone put inertias in a Ghia?

Thanks

Steve

I think they are from a late honda prelude. They are very comfy, lumbar? and side width adjustment. $150 from mark gibbs panel house on brisbanes south side. Required a bit of welding to the original seat bases, which was all approved.

nice seats wes

those seats look like they are VERY comfy Wes......
I wouldn't mind a pair of those......

Were Your seats belts the universal type too Wes??
or from another car....
I have seen some of the enertia reel belts and they make it nearly impossible to get into the rear seat area....
Yours look good.....

Lee



[Edited on 20-5-2005 by 68AutoBug]

Wes is it possible to get aclose up pic of the seat belt mount setup?
Cheers
SAS

are you talking to me mate or wes? cause if its me you can have a look at it yourself at the end of the month as i have a week off

How much does it cost to get an engineers cert??
And what are the legalities if you dont?

not sure how much cause i got the engine and a few other things done at the same time but it ended up being about $600. the legalities are if you are injured in a crash your insurance company could refuse to pay on the fact that you have an illegal fitting in your car

Thanks barls, anyone know what length innertia belts you need to buy to fit in a bug.
Cheers

the ones i use are the standard universals with the 300mm stalk i think but not sure im buying some more in a couple of weeks so ill let you know

yeah. i have intertia belts in mine..i think..

Anthony

Talking to Wes mate just wanted to see his set up closer.
Cheers
SAS

thats cool mate

I put inertia reels in from Repco. They screwed straight in to the factory seatbelt mounts so they don't need a certificate. I did however buy a 90 degree bracket from CIP1 to turn them out of the way a bit. Works well.

Yogie

looks good mate might have to look in to it

yogie, can u put details up, so i know what im asking for when i go into the shops...otherwise i get strange looks when i say...i want sum fingies to go into that fingy....

Ur set up looks good, and I'd rather be putting in something that doesnt require drilling/welding/ fixing or altering of the body of the car. If u've seen me weld/drill/fix...u'd know why