I can imagine that the passenger side would work out, but I don't see how it is on the driver side having all the cabinets in the way and so far from the wall.  It may work on the Westy weekender for the guy that sits close to the wall.  Enlighten me.
Zoltan
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: JordanVw@AOL.COM 
  To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM 
  Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2001 9:21 AM
  Subject: Re: Rear shoulder belts for 88 Westy?

  In a message dated 7/8/01 12:06:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
  swright@SLS.BC.CA writes: 

    I'm sure this topic must have come up before, but I've had no luck 
    searching the archives. My daughter (4 yo) has outgrown her car seat, 
    and now requires a booster to be used with a shoulder&lap belt combo. 
    I'd like to retrofit one into our '88 Westy rear bench, on the 
    passenger side (and driver side if possible). 

    One local auto wrecker says I can buy the belt from a Vanagon for $45 
    & put it in the right side, another wrecker says it is too much 
    trouble to install the retractor in the rear wall cavity, and I 
    should have a local auto upholstery shop add a shoulder strap to the 
    existing belt. Has any one done this? Any tips? 

  theres plenty on this in the recent archives.  get a rear shoulderbelt from a 
  '90-'91 passenger vanagon - the only 2 years they came with rear 
  shoulderbelts.  the mounting holes are already there, on all westys.. even 
  '80 westys have the mounting holes for the 90-'91 rear shoulderbelts.   and 
  sorry, i sold the last 2 i had. 
  chris 

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