pra4sun

For those of you who asked:

Okay, here are some pics of the install. Sorry, there are no "before" pictures.

Here are the retractors installed in the fenderwells. Wasn't it nice of GM to label them Left and Right? :D They mount low, and you will notice that they mount very close to the seatback. Carpeting was removed because it will be replaced someday.
The pictures show the mounting hardware I had to purchase (grand total: $2.02). The holes that were there were so large that the bolt needed a washer.




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Here is another retractor picture with the convertible top folded down. Notice that there is plenty of room there.



Here is the buckle. Like I said, these have a rectangular button, not a square one, but actually is better-placed, IMO. Since I was able to use the original Torx Bolts that had a rubber grommet, the buckles rotate freely, making them easy to get at, and easy to hide, if desired.



This is the outer fastener, near the door opening. You can see the F-Body Torx bolts can in really handy. :cool:



Here is what it looks like fastened. Not too pretty, but I would probably never do this anyway.



Finally, here it what the belt looks like when not in use. It hides away really nicely, so I would never want to add a holder.




I took a quick drive today with the seatbelts on, and I feel a lot safer wearing them. This was a relatively easy install, well worth the 3 hours.

terryrudy

nice :)
If you ever feel like throwing this all together into a word doc we can save it to corvettefaq.com for future posterity. :)
-terry

Robert N

My belts are on the way!! Feel safer already. Nice installation. Looks good too.

pra4sun

terryrudy, I would be happy to do that. Should I just post a link to the Word doc for somebody to download, then they can post it to the faq?