Inertia seat belts

Post by **PAULJ** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 7:34 pm

I know this has been covered a number of times but, I have fitted my nice SAAB seats and inertia seat belts in the usual place anchored on the seal with the top mount on the wide part of the B post. Thing is my wife is very short and the belt wont go over her shoulder. I have been thinking of fitting the belt to the seat like mini bus ones. Any thoughts/advice would be helpful.
Thanks

linearaudio · Post by **linearaudio** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 11:31 am

Unless the seat was designed for the load, I think in an accident the seat back would follow you onto the dashboard, I'm imagining the general modifying effect of the seat back would TEND to avoid actually projecting you through the screen, but still not nice!!

The "normal" top mounting must be too high for comfort for most people.
Some have re-mounted lower down, but you will need to spread the load as far as possible up and down the B post to give it strength!I did this, and am sourcing some nice round interior lights to go over the original holes up high

Post by **PAULJ** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 8:50 pm

The SAAB seats I have, have the seat belt latch attached to the seat. There is also a mount on the other side so these are strong enough for the job. The inertia reel, I was planning to mount on the floor under the seat. As it is on the floor I figure that if the back of the seat was to come forward as you point out the seat belt would have to reel out. At speed the lock would stop this happening? That's the theory anyway. Got to work better than what Mr Morris and Mr Minor first came up with

Post by **mike.perry** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 12:50 am

Not worth worrying about - the steering column will pierce your chest.

Post by **PAULJ** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 8:59 pm

mike.perry wrote:Not worth worrying about - the steering column will pierce your chest.

Thanks for that, anyone who knows what they are talking about wish to coment? Stand fast Mike P

Post by **mike.perry** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 9:45 pm

Just my silly sense of humour. I do actually have belts in both of my Minors. I just hope they are strong enough to do the job if ever the situation arises.

linearaudio · Post by **linearaudio** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 8:34 pm

PAULJ wrote:The SAAB seats I have, have the seat belt latch attached to the seat. There is also a mount on the other side so these are strong enough for the job. The inertia reel, I was planning to mount on the floor under the seat. As it is on the floor I figure that if the back of the seat was to come forward as you point out the seat belt would have to reel out. At speed the lock would stop this happening? That's the theory anyway. Got to work better than what Mr Morris and Mr Minor first came up with

Sorry to appear thick, but I don't see your plan working, unless your floor mount part is way back where the rear seat ought to be. Otherwise I can only imagine the tendency for your torso, and the seat back, to pivot forward, taking the loop of belt wth you. Sorry if I'm not being too clear, would show a sketch of it but haven't got that clever with computers, then you would be able to shoot me down, as I've quite possibly got your idea wrong!

Post by **PAULJ** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 9:40 pm

Thanks for the constructive opinion linearaudio It does work as it does with an integral seat belt for say a mini bus. As long as the reel is fixed the inertia mechanism works. I fixed the reel and with the seat belt done up, if you pull the back of the seat forward the belt reels out. The only problem I can see is that passengers will put there feet on it. I have since found this item on ebay 150337754045 which will solve the problem and may be of some use to others so the belts can stay in the normal place

linearaudio · Post by **linearaudio** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 12:36 pm

That looks like a very useful device!! I'd go that way; as you say, passenger feet/scraping mud off on a yukky day/sticky sweets etc could all play havoc with the mechanism if it were more "prominent" than its usual position!

Post by **aupickup** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 1:29 pm

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