After living with lap belts only for the last 4 years, I bought three point retractables from Al Erkanli ([email protected]) who has posted here but frequents the BMW2002FAQ as Bluedevils. My `73 had the old fixed belts originally and I added a retractor for the lap belt after buying the car but when it was painted, I installed a used headliner from Belgium that had no shoulder mount hole. And, when the car was reassembled, they left out the little shelf that US coupes had for the shoulder belt when not in use. I always hated the fixed shoulder belt anyway.
This summer I admired Kurt Delimon's beautiful coupe at the Summer Concours that had been updated with three point belts. I bought refurbished Autoflug retractors with new webbing and new hardware from Al which matched the female receptors in the coupe. I had previously bought Repa belts from Al for my `69 2002 that had fixed spaghetti belts that kept falling off my shoulder so I knew he did excellent work. I used the existing mounting points.
My friends know that I value originality and these belts fit the bill with a compromise for comfort and safety. My wife was very uncomfortable not having shoulder belts as well. Here are five shots of the installation, more to follow.
This summer I admired Kurt Delimon's beautiful coupe at the Summer Concours that had been updated with three point belts. I bought refurbished Autoflug retractors with new webbing and new hardware from Al which matched the female receptors in the coupe. I had previously bought Repa belts from Al for my `69 2002 that had fixed spaghetti belts that kept falling off my shoulder so I knew he did excellent work. I used the existing mounting points.
My friends know that I value originality and these belts fit the bill with a compromise for comfort and safety. My wife was very uncomfortable not having shoulder belts as well. Here are five shots of the installation, more to follow.
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