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posted on June 7th, 2004 at 10:18 PM
Tip when replacing seatbelts
A tip for anyone replacing front seatbelts, in bugs anyway.
I replaced the front belts in my 69 bug today, did away with the old frayed belts and the 'combo' central belt latch in the bug, and put in 2 new
lap / sash belts with 'stalk' latches.
The new seatbelts come with nice shiny hardware, that is, bolts, washers, etc.
Put it all together, bolted it all in, tried the belts out....sweeeet. Went for a drive later.....grinding on gearchange, noises from the
back....what the hell has happened to the car? It was a shocker.
Sat down to work it out......the only thing I had done to the car was the belts.....so compared the old bolts to the new ones and...presto, the newer
bolts are slightly longer than the old ones. Now I don't know exactly what is in the tunnel between the seats but I know there would be a gear
changey thing, etc...and obviously the longer bolts made contact with said gear changey thing and made hassles. I changed he bolts back to the older
short ones and all was fine.....seatbelts good, car drove like it should have.
In short.....if you are changing your seatbelts for new ones, check the bolt lengths, you may have to resort to the older ones over the new shiny
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posted on June 7th, 2004 at 11:42 PM
thanks thats a good tip, especially since i plan to put in new belts pretty soon.
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posted on June 8th, 2004 at 12:59 AM
where did u go to get new belts?
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posted on June 8th, 2004 at 11:49 PM
Got a nice set of new belts from Beetle Exchange in Canberra, however you can get belts from a lot of auto stores, etc. Many different sizes and
specs so make sure you know what you are getting!
posted on June 7th, 2004 at 10:18 PM
