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Subject:Re: Help! No Seat Belts!
From:Mike Collum
Date:Tue, 29 Nov 2005 10:25:39 -0500

Hi Blake,

I installed GoWesty's 3 point belt in the rear of my '85 westy as I
needed the shoulder type belt for my growing grandson.  It was an easy
installation and it works very well.

http://www.gowesty.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?

Mike

Blake Sartin wrote:
> Greetings to the list!  This is my first posting on the Vanagon list,
> although I have been on the Type2 list since 1996.  I joined that list right
> as it was splitting away from v@l, and a few of the names I see here are
> still familiar from back in those days!
>
> Anyhow:
>
> I just bought a 1984 Vanagon, it's blue and white with a brown interior.  It
> seats seven, but only has enough seat belts for four for some inexplicable
> reason.
>
> Seeing as I have three kids and a wife, I really need more seat belts!  I
> have noticed that it will be possible to add some three-point belts to the
> outward locations; does anyone have a recommendation as to cars to look in
> to get these belts for a retrofit?  And do any of you have any that you'd
> love to sell to me?  I would be very grateful.
>
> I know that the Volvo station wagon belts are good, but no junkyards around
> here seem to have any.  The ones I did find the guy wanted to charge me $150
> for used seat belts.  I was not amused.
>
> Thanks for all of your help, now and in the future.
>
> Blake Sartin
> Moderator, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bus-life
> All Fridays, All The Time. No Tech Talk!
> '69 Westfalia
> '84 Vanagon
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>