That's why you pre-load the belt by squashing the infant carrier into the
seat foam - it served us in several vehicles when our kids were little.

On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 8:27 PM, Chris S <szpejankowski@gmail.com> wrote:

> Jeff,
>
> Double-check me, but I don't think using automatic seatbelts with a
> baby seat is recommended.  I specifically remember that Graco said
> only static manual belts were ok.  Automatic belts do not hold enough
> tension.
>
> On 4/21/09, Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@mts.net> wrote:
> > 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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>
> Chris S.
> Disclaimer: "Death and serious injury may occur"
>

--
Jake

1984 Vanagon GL
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