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trav rear bels
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 7:46 pm
by overider
Hi, I am looking for a set of inertia seat belts for the back seats of traveller can anyone suggest a donor car I can get them from. I can then go to the scrap yard and try pick some up.
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 7:51 pm
by ssnjimb
I would never personally use 2nd hand belts having had a car accident before i can say they saved my life.
Jamie
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 9:38 pm
by Peetee
I would never personally use 2nd hand belts having had a car accident before i can say they saved my life.
I can understand your sentiment but have you considered that all second hand cars are fitted with second hand belts? There is much wisdom in not fitting belts of unknown provenance but if you removed them yourself from a MOT failure car rather than a crashed one then there is really no difference to those fitted in a good used car.
Personally I think the idea of using even non-safety related parts from a crashed car is pretty creepy.
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 9:55 pm
by ssnjimb
Peetee
I agree with your reply. And yes i know that second hand cars have second hand seatbelts i think that is quite obvious even to me.
I do not understand what you mean "Personally I think the idea of using even non-safety related parts from a crashed car is pretty creepy."
Please can you explain.
Jamie
Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 7:42 am
by Peetee
There's some pretty gruesome wrecks in some yards. It's easy to focus on what your looking for and ignore the evidence of what else went on to put it there. If you were to press me I'd say its a bit of repulsion, a bit respect and maybe a bit of superstition thrown in too.
Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 9:16 am
by ssnjimb
I totally agree with you on that point.
Jamie
Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 9:51 am
by ASL642
I would never put in second hand selt belts. I know they're expensive - but what price do you put on your life. I know they are "used" in a second hand modern, but if the car's in a scrapyard following an accident it means the belts have been in the accident too and shouldn't be re-used.
I know of people who have bought second hand 1970's lap belts - ok it makes the car look original - but remember the post recently from Downsey in the USA. He had really bad facial injuries following an accident using only lap belts.
Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 9:55 am
by mike.perry
The trouble with retrieving rear seat belts from a lot of modern cars is that the mechanism is buried behind trim panels and can be difficult to get at. I suppose it is a case of whether the effort is worth reward or if it is easier to buy a set specifically for the traveller
Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 10:17 am
by ssnjimb
£25 for a seat belt from bull motif currently on specials page cant go wrong. The seatbelts in bluey are the originals.
Jamie
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 7:06 pm
by overider
just me then
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 12:14 pm
by Jonah681
The chances of finding rear belts in a scrapyard traveller would be slim. They were not standard, so would have probably been fitted by the owner at some stage.
From a cost perspective, £25 isn't much. it would probably cost you that in time/fuel going to the yard, removing everything and cleaning it up.
Safety wise, go for new. You wouldn't fit second hand tyres or brake pads. Why gamble with belts?