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Re: ?Jumpseat Seatbelts-Lap or Shoulder?
Historical mailing list - Ty Graham
Sun, 16 Jul 2000 20:03:13 -0700
...Do the factory installed seats use shoulder belts or simply lap belts? Rich
Re: Non-Family Hauler / rear lap belts are much more safe than no belt - long but read
Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
Tue, 15 Jun 2004 10:21:57 -0400
Ed Shotwell wrote: "But I don't feel that the lap belts that are in [the rear seat of] my 87 & 86 vans are...
Re: ?Jumpseat Seatbelts-Lap or Shoulder?
Historical mailing list - Howard Fleming
Sat, 15 Jul 2000 20:11:49 -0500
We have an 99 Eurovan with jump seats, they only have lap belts also. Howard hfleming@moosebird.com On 15 Jul 2000, at 16...
Re: ?Jumpseat Seatbelts-Lap or Shoulder?
Historical mailing list - Paolo Damiani
Sat, 15 Jul 2000 16:59:31 EDT
...Do the factory installed seats use shoulder belts or simply lap belts? Rich >> Mine is an 89 Carat and they are lap belts. I...
Re: ?Jumpseat Seatbelts-Lap or Shoulder?
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Sat, 15 Jul 2000 07:47:47 EDT
...Do the factory installed seats use shoulder belts or simply lap belts? Rich
Re: wire thingys on '87-'91 vanagon front seatbelts?? MYSTERYMETAL?
Historical mailing list - Jim Wheaton
Tue, 12 Feb 2002 13:24:20 -0800
...The booster seat really wants a "lap belt" going through the underneath part of the seat. If you take the seat belt strap coming...
RE: seatbelts + airbags
Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
Wed, 08 Nov 1995 15:31:00 -0800 (PST)
...My '71 bus had a lap and shoulder belt for the driver, and a lap belt only for the two other front-seat passengers...
Stuff I need... Lap belts, Pass side window (manual)
Historical mailing list - Kai Mei
Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:00:22 -0500
I'm getting a 87 Wolfsburg Camper and it's missing rear seat belts. Is there anything unusual about these lap belts and does...
Re: Adding a baby seat to my Westfalia
Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:40:26 -0700
For an infant seat I think a manual lap belt is better than an automatic belt. By pressing the seat base into the foam...
Re: 3 point seatbelts in Westfalias
Historical mailing list - Joe T.
Fri, 25 Mar 2011 10:12:55 -0600
...seat? I did the 3 point > conversion, and intended to put a middle lap belt in, but the spacing just > doesn't work -- seat...
Re: Non-Family Hauler
Historical mailing list - Chip Turpin
Mon, 14 Jun 2004 20:43:46 -0400
...not wear a lap belt in the back seat. I'm not telling anyone not to wear a rear lap belt, that's your...
Seat belt wanted
Historical mailing list - Sam P
Mon, 6 Sep 2004 08:37:41 -0700
I need a seat belt for a Vanagon, the lap belt type found on the middle seats or the jump seats. Please contact me...
Re: Non-Family Hauler / rear lap belts are much more safe than no belt - long but read
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 15 Jun 2004 10:28:29 -0500
Sam Walters wrote: > >Then this morning we have John Rodgers story which is supposed to support the statement, "Lap belts are a safety illusion...
Seat Belt Extension
Historical mailing list - KEITH PIKE
Tue, 26 Jun 2001 15:41:02 -0230
...seat belts came on the market (late 1960s), there was a short piece of belt with buckles that extended the size of a lap...
Re: shoulder belts
Historical mailing list - rpc
Sun, 2 Apr 2006 11:07:38 -0700
...My kids had just grown out of car seats and they seemed a little too free and loose with just the lap belts. Good...
Re: Toddler seat
Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
Thu, 4 Apr 2002 09:41:14 -0800
...This gives me an extra seat > behind > the driver's seat. This seat comes with a manual lap belt which > enables me > to firmly...
Re: Non-Family Hauler / rear lap belts are much more safe than no belt - long but read
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Tue, 15 Jun 2004 12:02:57 -0400
Seat belts are a real mess these days. My Jetta has a belt that attaches to the door. The piece on the door is...
Re: 3 point seatbelts in Westfalias
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 25 Mar 2011 13:07:56 -0400
...seat? I did the 3 point >conversion, and intended to put a middle lap belt in, but the >spacing just doesn't work -- seat...
Re: seatbelts + airbags
Historical mailing list
Wed, 8 Nov 1995 23:33:19 -0500
...any seat belts. > >Bradley My '63 Fury had all six from the factory. So did my '69 Impala. The '72 Westy has lap and...
Re: wire thingys on '87-'91 vanagon front seatbelts?? MYSTERYMETAL?
Historical mailing list - Erik Valeur
Tue, 12 Feb 2002 23:33:16 +0100
...The booster seat really wants a "lap belt" going through > the > underneath part of the seat. If you take the seat belt strap coming...
Seat Belt Extension
Historical mailing list - KEITH PIKE
Fri, 22 Jun 2001 07:05:34 -0230
...seat belts came on the market (late 1960s), there was a short piece of belt with buckles that extended the size of a lap...
Re: Baby seat installed in backseat of Vanagon.
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sun, 9 Oct 2011 10:01:14 -0500
...Of course, the camper has lap belts only in the back seat, and no top strap. And there are no underseat anchors like in...
Re: 3 point seatbelts in rear seat of a 89 Carat/Wolfsberg
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Sat, 27 Oct 2012 12:07:17 -0800
...There is nothing in > front of the rear bench seat for a passenger to hit if properly anchored > with a lap belt. And, the...
Re: Infant seats and Vanagons...
Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
Thu, 19 Aug 1999 08:20:43 -0400
...The lap belt receivers on the rear will not allow >the seat to be hunkered down with any degree of confidence. That's why...
Re: Toddler seat
Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
Thu, 4 Apr 2002 10:03:12 -0600
>But how do you secure the seat with the lap belt? Its impossible... at least in my '87 >Wolfsburg. There is no way to...
Installing 3rd seatbelt/lapbelt in Westy
Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
Mon, 17 Jul 2006 12:42:04 -0600
...Has anyone installed a third lapbelt in their vanagon? A guy in town offered me the front seatbelts from his '71 parts Westy. Would...
Re: Non-Family Hauler / rear lap belts are much more safe than no belt
Historical mailing list - Anonymous Digest
Tue, 15 Jun 2004 23:46:13 -0600
...I am glad I misread that part and that she was not seriously injured. >She still had the lap portion of the belt across...
Re: More pictures of overhead AC & Leather Interior unique to T3's (Vanagons) in Thailand
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Fri, 15 Feb 2008 19:53:13 -0800
...Nope, no belts for middle. The rear belts were tucked under the seat. Lap belts only. BenT
Re: 3 point seatbelts in rear seat of a 89 Carat/Wolfsberg
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sat, 27 Oct 2012 18:32:53 -0500
...There is nothing in > > front of the rear bench seat for a passenger to hit if properly anchored > > with a lap belt. And, the...
Westy Rear Shoulder Belts?
Historical mailing list - Kirk van Druten
Mon, 26 Jan 2004 21:13:52 -0800
...These types of seats need shoulder belts rather than the lap belts currently installed. Anyone? Kirk out Kirk van Druten ------------> kirk@lansharks.net LANsharks...
Re: Non-Family Hauler
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Tue, 15 Jun 2004 09:11:46 -0800
...not wear a lap belt in > the back seat. I'm not telling anyone not to wear a rear lap belt, > that's your...
lap belts
Historical mailing list - Hydesmith
Sun, 26 Nov 2000 10:04:46 -0600
...in a car seat. I know it will be a tight squeeze, but perhaps someone has a pair of lap belts they can send...
Re: vanagon Digest - 25 Feb 2004 to 26 Feb 2004 - Special issue (#2004-159)
Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
Thu, 26 Feb 2004 14:10:50 -0500
...having lap belts only can do more harm then not wearing a seatbelt, even for rear seat passengers. If the lap belt does not...
Re: Child seats in VW vans?
Historical mailing list - Don McCallum
Sun, 12 Jul 1998 11:08:27 +0100
David, we have had no problems fitting forward facing child's seats to the bench seat of our camper with lap belts. We have...
Need Seat Belt Extenders ...
Historical mailing list - Bob Elliott
Thu, 8 Jun 2006 17:41:22 -0700
...and so we turn to the list to help us locate extenders for my '80 rear seat lap belts ... all suggestions welcome except for...
Re: Shoulder Belts, Booster Seats, Infant Car Seats... Help!
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Thu, 19 Aug 2004 13:28:48 -0800
...I used "H" clips on the lap belts to ensure that the tension on the belts could be maintained. Those seats were *solid* in...
Sourcing seatbelts
Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
Mon, 21 May 2012 17:13:02 -0400
I'm looking for two lap seat belts for the rear bench seat on my 90 Westy (Northern Virginia, if it matters). Really only...
rear seatbealt and children ????
Historical mailing list - HERMANN DE BOER
Thu, 29 Mar 2001 13:05:47 -0600
...We need to find better seat belt protection for my six year old (45lbs). The lap belt IMHO is not sufficient (no headrest in...
Re: weak seat belt retractor
Historical mailing list - ed
Thu, 17 Aug 2000 16:07:33 -0400
...time? I did the rear shoulder belt conversion and added belts for the PO-installed rear-facing seats. Now I just need to take...
Subject: Update: Installing 3rd se Update: Installing 3rd seatbelt/lapbelt in Westy
Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
Fri, 21 Jul 2006 15:48:59 -0600
...I installed a third lap/waist belt in the '82 Westy. Couldn't find any place to buy one locally in Edmonton, so I...
Re: Shoulder Belts, Booster Seats, Infant Car Seats... Help!
Historical mailing list - Mike Pedersen
Thu, 19 Aug 2004 09:21:49 -0700
Jim, If you are just using car seats, then you can use just lap belts with the tether. I had a retractor on the...
Re: Adding a baby seat to my Westfalia
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Tue, 21 Apr 2009 06:28:55 -0400
My Graco baby seat is approved with for use with static manual lap belts, such as the ones in the rear of the Westy...
Re: Non-Family Hauler
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Tue, 15 Jun 2004 13:57:20 -0800
...I am pro-belt use to the point of having sold a previous vehicle do to the lack of rear-seat shoulder belts, and...
Re: Middle Seat Shoulder Belts VW PAYS
Historical mailing list - John Branstrom
Wed, 20 Jun 2001 19:37:22 EDT
...full shoulder lap system over the lap only. Isn't the main idea of the shoulder belt to keep the front seat occupants from...
Re: Toddler seat
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Thu, 4 Apr 2002 11:12:04 -0500
...This gives me an extra seat behind the driver's seat. This seat comes with a manual lap belt which enables me to firmly...
Re: Shoulder belts for back seat
Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
Fri, 25 Sep 1998 14:02:49 EDT
...Shoulder belts for back seat > Date: 98-09-25 05:15:18 EDT > From: lahorgue@IX.NETCOM.COM (Frank LaHorgue) > > I am facing controversy...
Re: vanagon camper seating capacity
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Thu, 13 May 2010 12:16:13 -0700
My '88 and '82 Westies, both CDN models, came with only two rear lap belts. I've added a 3rd middle belt using the...
Re: Shoulder Belts, Booster Seats, Infant Car Seats... Help!
Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
Thu, 19 Aug 2004 10:42:13 -0700
...I used "H" clips on the lap belts to ensure that the tension on the belts could be maintained. Those seats were *solid* in...
Re: Adding another seat to a westy thread
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:32:26 -0800
Hi, I've added a middle belt by using a Vanagon lap belt mounted between the left inner and right inner mounting points. Only...
Re: Infant seats and Vanagons...
Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
Wed, 18 Aug 1999 17:43:00 -0400
...The lap belt in the center of the bench seat has a small plastic slider that can be pushed up behind the buckle that...
Re: 3 point seatbelts in rear seat of a 89 Carat/Wolfsberg
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Thu, 25 Oct 2012 11:01:14 -0500
...There is nothing in front of the rear bench seat for a passenger to hit if properly anchored with a lap belt. And, the...
Re: Non-Family Hauler / rear lap belts are much more safe than no belt
Historical mailing list - Anonymous Digest
Tue, 15 Jun 2004 14:43:11 -0600
...She was wearing the three point restraint as a lap belt, instead of >wearing it correctly.. The other girl was strapped into the vehicle...
Re: Adding a baby seat to my Westfalia
Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:58:20 -0700
If your baby is still in an infant seat then assuming you have the usual (non-roller) lap belts in your Vanagon Westy you...
Re: Thoughts on Travelling w/ 4 year old
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:41:38 -0800
...booster seat can be used properly without a shoulder harness, and I don't know whether the Vanagon's rear lap belts can properly...
Re: retro-fitting retractable rear seatbelts, '86 Westy
Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
Sat, 9 Oct 2004 22:16:44 -0700
...Has anyone installed retractable (lap) > seat belts? If so, what did > you use, and what problems, if any (there's always > something), did you...
Re: Child safety seats in the back
Historical mailing list - Chris Geiser
Thu, 13 Oct 2005 21:10:10 -0500
...So I've installed the shoulder belts in the back two side seats and left lap belts in the rest so far... Two kids...
Re: Non-Family Hauler / rear lap belts are much more safe than no belt
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 15 Jun 2004 17:12:00 -0500
...She still had the lap portion of the belt across har lap, but by sliding the shoulder harness down, she defeated the purpose of...
Re: 3 point seatbelts in Westfalias
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 25 Mar 2011 10:59:56 -0500
How do you fit three people on the bench seat? I did the 3 point conversion, and intended to put a middle lap belt...
Re: Installing 3rd seatbelt/lapbelt in Westy
Historical mailing list - David Prendergast
Mon, 17 Jul 2006 18:47:17 -0400
...If the bay belt will work on the > rear left side I can move the current rear left lapbelt > to the middle. > > Curiously it...
Re: Adding a baby seat to my Westfalia
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:58:51 -0400
...I considered mounting a stock front-seat 3-point belt backweads with the upper part mounted below the front seatbelt mount, but was unsure...