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Subject:Re: Problem installing a baby seat
From:Bob Stevens
Date:Sun, 14 Feb 2010 12:17:18 -0700

Markus,
What do you think of just getting a piece of flat 1/8" steel and re-mounting
the female belt against
the firewall under the bench? Use the steel piece on top of the belt, put
the "new bolt" through both
so the steel piece disperses the pressure from the bolt across the width of
the belt.
Easy way to "shorten" that belt.

bob

On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 12:09 PM, Markus Benne <mbenne@m-bass.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Sorry, the issue is kind of hard to describe.
>
> Yeah, the male part can be tightened no problem, but that does not change
> the location of the buckle and that is what interferes with a corner on the
> car seat.  The buckle is in exactly the wrong spot.  A shorter strap on the
> female side would help.  Most modern cars have the buckle right near the
> base of the seat where the seat base meats the backrest.  The bus has the
> buckle about 4" past the seat base/backrest location.
>
>