3 point Seatbelt Question

[gregthall]

Ready to update my seatbelts in my '71 2800 CS.... reading about the mount in the roof below the headliner, --but I just can't feel it. There are obviously the two threads for the rear "Oh ****" handle, but try as I might, I can't feel a mount just forward of said handle. I do feel the the rod that spans the liner, but no threaded hole. Are all e9's equipped with the thread, or was it an after thought in subsequent years. Thanks, as always. Greg.

 

[HB Chris]

The mount wasn't introduced until 72/73 models, in fact it may be 73 only.

 

[gregthall]

Do you think it could be feasible to use the front bolt of the handle as a mounting point?

 

[Ohmess]

I didn't find one in my 72. There is a mounting point on the parcel shelf, which I used to mount a set of these:

https://www.schrothracing.com/tuning/autocontrol/autocontrol-II

 

[rsporsche]

i'm pretty sure that some of the 72's had the connection. Stevehose has a 72 and his coupe has the seatbelts anchored there.

for the 2800cs, i am in the same predicament. i have been struggling with this and i am currently working on trying to place 635csi seatbelts into my coupe. similar to what Paul Cain did. i will mount the pivot point on the wood (thru the metal), or just below the wood.

 

[Stevehose]

Yes, mine is a June '72 build so maybe earlier ones did not?

i'm pretty sure that some of the 72's had the connection. Stevehose has a 72 and his coupe has the seatbelts anchored there.

for the 2800cs, i am in the same predicament. i have been struggling with this and i am currently working on trying to place 635csi seatbelts into my coupe. similar to what Paul Cain did. i will mount the pivot point on the wood (thru the metal), or just below the wood.

 

[HB Chris]

I would never use the grab handle mount, it's much smaller, not safe.

 

[Ohmess]

I will be interested to see what kind of reception my setup gets when I finally get my car back on the road. The harness is rather too prominent in the car, but it is well mounted and would provide good protection if I really needed it.

I also like the way it holds me in the seat.

Peter will probably be the first of the board members to see my setup (he seems to have eclectic tastes, so I'll start there).

 

[gregthall]

By the way (BTW) I just realized that I posted this in the E3 section. Don't drink and post!

 

[Ohmess]

By the way (BTW) I just realized that I posted this in the E3 section. Don't drink and post!

I'm pretty sure the don't drink and post rule is violated regularly on this forum!

 

[Stevehose]

Guilty, as well as DWeBay.

I'm pretty sure the don't drink and post rule is violated regularly on this forum!