

| Subject: | Re: Adding a baby seat to my Westfalia |
| From: | Jeff Palmer |
| Date: | Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:55:18 -0500 |
Thanks Ron. I think you have the same part number twice. The 3 point belt for the drivers side should be http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=253857815D So at best I can only have a 3 seater Westfalia with 3 point belts? How did the factory do it? I don't suppose any single or double 'middle' seats can be adapted with 3 point belts in a Westfalia? Thanks Jeff On 21-Apr-09, at 8:04 AM, The Bus Depot wrote: >> My 85 Westfalia only has lap belts, not 3 point belts >> although i would like to add those at some point. > > VW offered 3-point rear seatbelts for the Vanagon, and made the > passenger > side available as a retrofit for the VW Camper. (You can do the > driver side > too if you want to put a hole in your wardrobe cabinet.) Years ago I > installed a passenger side one for my daughter's front-facing car > seat. Now > she's 10 and I still feel much better having a 3-point belt for her > instead > of just a lap belt. > > The VW kit uses the stock mounting points that are already welded to > your > van under the panel. Because it is factory engineered for this > specific > mounting point in this specific vehicle, , I feel safer with it than > with an > aftermarket kit that has not actually been crash tested. Factory > instructions are included, and the installation is easy since the > factory > mounts for it are already there. If you plan to add 3 point belts in > the > future my advice would be to do it soon. VW is discontinuing Vanagon > parts > at a fast clip, and all it would take would be for a single piece in > the > mounting kit to go obsolete and then you could no longer do the > factory > retrofit. Here is what you will need: > > http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=253857816D (3 point belt > only - > passenger side) > > http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=253857816D (3 point belt > only - > drivers side) > > http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=253857749D (buckle > section - only > needed if installing in 1980-84) > > http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=253857816KIT (parts kit & > instructions, does 1 side) > > - Ron Salmon > The Bus Depot, Inc. > www.busdepot.com > (215) 234-VWVW > > _____________________________________________ > Toll-Free for Orders by PART # : 1-866-BUS-DEPOT
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