jshug

Has anyone purchased aftermarket seat belt retractors, my 1971 convert. did not come with any and the belts just lay on the floor when not in use?

http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...ept%5Fid=1709#

or

http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...dept%5Fid=1707

Mad Vette

jshug;

Are you planing on converting your lap belts to a shoulder belt setup?
That's what I would like to do to my convertible also. One question is how to have them go thru the seats like a coupe. If you do it please let me know what it takes.

Paul L

1974. Beginning of interior clean-up.



Retractors cleaned up and lubed. All new securing bolts mounted with anti-seize and covers painted.



Shoulder belts added.









I have since added four new plastic belt stops in oxblood to finish the job.

jshug

paul67
Very nice job...

But the retractors I mean go on the lap belt itself, there is a coil spring inside which pulls both halfs of the belt to the center.

Duke94

Here's how to make it go through the seat back.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...maro+seatbelts

Paul L

Sorry, I am not sure what you mean. That does not sound GM stock. You must be looking at aftermarket systems.

In fact I should have looked at those Eckler's links you posted before I replied. But I did not. Sorry if I wasted your time.

Mad Vette

Duke94;

Thanks man that's exactly what I was looking for.

CA-Legal-Vette

I followed these directions and it worked great!

jshug

I edited the orignal post to the ECKLERS Web site to the retractors I was asking about.........sorry about the confusion.

Duke94

I had the second one in my first car in 1963. They have been around a LONG time.