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    3 pt. seat belts from Vintage for a SWB?

    Does anyone have these 3 pt. belts Vintage Seat Belts from Rich Design installed in your car?

    Can you please comment on how you like their operation since you tighten them by pulling only on the shoulder strap.
    Specifically how does this affect the way lap belts tighten? - it seems that it would pull the buckle up onto your stomach rather than down across your lap.

    https://vintageseatbelts.com/product...int-seat-belts

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    I have belts like this in my SWB. The problem is not how the shoulder belt tightens. The problem is the position of the lap belt caused by where ends connect (the belt is across your midsection). There are a number of posts about this, and about how to fix it, if you can weld. I've been living with it, but it's certainly far from ideal.
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    Are you referring to moving the lap belt connectors to the floor rather than the factory points on the base of the rear seats?
    I would like to do this but haven't found any specific posts on how to accomplish it, just that it should be done for comfort and safety.
    Thanks

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    Hi.
    Have you looked at Seatbeltplanet.com?
    It's a different buckle / adjustment configuration than the ones shown above.
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    Quote Originally Posted by LeftFootBraker View Post
    Are you referring to moving the lap belt connectors to the floor rather than the factory points on the base of the rear seats?
    I would like to do this but haven't found any specific posts on how to accomplish it, just that it should be done for comfort and safety.
    Thanks
    Yes, moving the lap belt connectors so the belt goes over your hips instead of your spleen.

    Here are a couple of posts on this. I haven't done this myself, so I'm no expert. I'm sure someone here can better explain.

    http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsc...inning-21.html

    http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsc...-swb-cars.html
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