3 point seat belts in an 88 IIa

[Tdi Guy]

WHere have you guys mounted the inertia style seat belt retractor in your series rigs. I have a set of inertia belts from a d-90 and would like to mount them in my truck but cant figure out a good place for the reels. Any pics or other setups out there.

[jp-]

I had a three point, inertia setup in the 109" out of an older BMW. It wasn't a bad setup (I took it out when I did the resto and took out the BMW seats). The retractor reel mounted just behind driver's seat. It might be a little bit tighter setup on an 88" as the rear bulkhead could interfere.

[Bostonian1976]

mine's mounted to my hardtop, which means no seatbelts when the top is off unfortunately

[CliftonRover]

you could mount the reel on the top of the bulkhead behind the seat. the steel there should be good enough, the only problem is if you are going to take your top off the extra belt length not used to go up to the roof and down might jam the reel.

[Tdi Guy]

Any pics guys

[Bostonian1976]

not the best but it gives you an idea. my seat belts are also out of an older BMW (strange!). They use the brackets which I believe you can buy from Rovers North that fit into the hardtop...

[zebrarover]

land rover seat belt kit

RN used to sell a kit that had all the mounting brackets and reels included. The reels mount on the back of the rear bulkhead using an L shaped bracket. There is also a guide that mounts on the top of the rear bulkhead to keep the belts from rubbing on the galvanized strip. It is a good kit and can be mounted in several hours. I've used it on two rovers now. Occ these kits will pop up on ebay. You might want to check the LR orphanage or LR series on ebay also.

Seth

[TSR53]

Genuine Land Rover 88" hardtop seatbelts.

All Land Rover Series seatbelt(s) parts can be found here on this page.





RNC113 BRACKET - LH UPPER SEATBELT



RNC112 BRACKET - RH UPPER SEATBELT



RNF371 SEATBELT - LH INERTIA 88"



SEATBELT - RH INERTIA 88"

[jp-]

Thompson,

I clicked on the link and it doesn't list any prices only $ (must be expensive).

How much for a kit?

[Bostonian1976]

and where is that lower bracket mounted in this pic? I don't get it...seems like an odd setup in this shot

[Leslie]

Thompson,

I have seat belts. I have the lowest bracket, I have the upper bracket. What I need is the bracket that the reel mounts to..... NLA...

http://www.roversnorth.com/store/p-4054-no-longer-available.aspx

Suggestions??

[jp-]

Leslie,

That looks like just a piece of thick sheet metal. Should be easy to fab up.

[Leslie]

Mostly... but....

It's got a jig of a little step in it, between where it bolts to the capping and then the rest of it sticking above the capping. It's just more of a jig than the sheet brake I have access to can bend on the thickness needed. Plus, there's a little bit to the bottom end where it bolts to the capping. The other option would be, to cut to pieces then weld them together, if I had a welder yet (still on the list awaiting future approval for purchase by SWMBO).

Then there's the finish. It wouldn't match the rest until I galvanized it, and there's a minimum charge @ the galvanizers, so it'd end up being expensive... if I was going to pay to galvanize it, I'd rather have it made right beforehand than half-done.

It'd be nice to have the right parts, already finished for installation, if they were available. I will probably end up fabbing something, but, it'd be worth it to me timewise to purchase, if such were available. So, I was wondering, what RN's recommendation was if I called and said I needed that part....

[Tdi Guy]

Good news. RDS has a bunch of them. Just ordered a few for myself.. No need to fab them up..

[jp-]

Leslie,

No need for a sheet brake or a welder. Just a right angle grinder, vice, hammer, and drill could make it. Paint with cold galvanizing spray, most of it will be hidden from view anyway.