I am looking to replace what I believe is the 52 year old webbing in my 72 Bavaria front seat belts. I remember there was a guy who did that but it was a while ago.
Anyone have any leads?
Steve
Anyone have any leads?
Steve
I removed my old seat belts and installed a set of Schrott rally harnesses. I got this idea from Mario Langston at VSR - there was a car in his shop that Mario had put these in for a customer that he showed me when giving me a tour.Thanks, guys. @Ohmess, did you reweb?
+1 on the @bluedevils belts. Top quality and prefect fit.I replaced the front belts with a new set with integrated shoulder straps from @bluedevils
Very happy with them.
Your interior looks terrific, Chris!I removed my old seat belts and installed a set of Schrott rally harnesses. I got this idea from Mario Langston at VSR - there was a car in his shop that Mario had put these in for a customer that he showed me when giving me a tour.
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The downside (safety-wise) to Andrew's installation is the lack of structural support for the shoulder belts where they pass over the seatbacks. In a significant frontal crash, this installation will compress the spine (esp for taller occupants). The shoulder belt tail is nearly horizontal to the rear deck, which is much safer than some of the installations I've seen where that tail goes to the rear seat bight, or worse, the base of the B pillar. Note that most "racing" seats have dedicated (reinforced) slots for 4-point shoulder belts.Yes, thanks to Andrew for the tip about the removal of the bright yellow logo. It was ugly.
Note that in Andrew's pictures you can see the inertial reel mounted on the rear parcel shelf, which locks up with abrupt movement and in the event of an accident pulls you into the seat. The retracting component of the inertial reels is activated by either of two hidden yaw sensors (that have to be installed properly in order for the system to work). Otherwise, the inertial reels are more relaxed than those found in modern BMWs; they almost never lock up when moving normally.
I think this is the safest setup you can put into a coupe.