I tried that as well.

The Jetta belts don't want to retract from the angle they're mounted at in
the Vanagon (GoWesty style, with the reel sticking out along the upper wall
mount.)

If you want to mount them in the OEM position, down low, then you still have
to have the 3-bolt bracket that came with the factory set-up.  I just
couldn't get it to work and finally gave up and bought the OEM Vanagon
ones.

If you read his description, he says that he should have used the Jetta
ones, but that he actually used GoWesty.  They all look similar, but they're
not the same.

One excellent idea I did get from his website was using the Jetta buckle
ends:

http://kayakwesty.smugmug.com/photos/175810667-M.jpg

They're attached by cable instead of fabric and are much shorter than the
original Vanagon ones.  This is a major help when tightening down car seats.

Joe T.

On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 9:16 AM, cesar quiros <cesarquiros@hotmail.com>wrote:

>  Go to a junkyard and do like this guy did.
>
> On my to do list.
>
> http://www.kayakwesty.com/seatbelt.html
>
> or
>
> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=244354
>
>
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> > Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2011 08:54:03 -0600
> > From: vanagon85@GMAIL.COM
> > Subject: Re: 3 point seatbelts in Westfalias
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>
> >
> > Hi Jeff,
> >
> > If you can find somebody parting out a '90 or '91 GL or Carat, most of
> those
> > came with rear 3-point belts. I was able to get a set from a '91.
> >
> > Why are you going to a three-point with the kids still in the full car
> > seats? The lap belts worked for us with the full car seats. I went to
> > 3-point when we moved up to booster seats.
> > --
> > Joe T.
> > '85 Wolfsburg Westy Subie 2.2
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 7:56 AM, Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@mymts.net> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi everyone,
> > > I was planning on buying three point seatbelts this spring to add to my
> 85
> > > Westfalia so that i can hook up the carseats for my two kids, who will
> be
> > > one year and 2.5 years old this summer. Seems like both Bus Depot and
> Go
> > > Westy are out of stock and they may be discontinued for good. Does
> anyone
> > > have any suggestions - used parts or alternatives to three point
> seatbelts?
> > > By the summer both car seats will be facing front.
> > > ThanksJeff
> > >
>

--
Joe T.
'85 Wolfsburg Westy Subie 2.2