I went this route for the rear bench belts in my pax van and while they work
just fine they're not very long. I've always wondered what the difference in
length is from the stock belts. They're fine for the kids (in boosters) but
not so much for adults. I got some belt extenders but I haven't installed
them yet.

Cya,
Robert
On Jun 21, 2011 10:12 AM, "cesar quiros" <cesarquiros@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I got some belts from a junkyard have not installed them yet... but go
here on a how to.
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>> Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 08:11:59 -0500
>> From: mcneely4@COX.NET
>> Subject: Re: rear seat belt options?
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
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>> ---- pickle vanagon <greenvanagon@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>> > I'm planning on installing shoulder belts for the rear bench of our 83
>> > westy. One right away, so that my wife can sometimes sit next to our
>> > soon-to-arrive little-one when he rides in the car seat, and later, a
second
>> > one that the little guy himself can use.
>> >
>> > It seems the oem seatbelt for the passenger side (253857816D) is no
longer
>> > available, and this is the one I wanted to install first... so I have a
>> > couple questions...
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>> > has anybody compared the oem seatbelt and the gowesty aftermarket
>> > alternative side-by-side and have any opinions on the comparative
quality?
>> > (Assuming I can't get 253857816D new, I guess the alternative would be
to
>> > try to get it used.)
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>> I have not made the direct comparison you want. However, I wish I had
been patient enough to search for and get used oem belts. The GoWesty belts
I got seem to be perfectly all right in terms of strength (how would I know,
right?). However, the retractor covers are cheaply made and do not fit
nicely over the retractors. Is this seemingly poor quality isolated to the
covers, or does it indicate less than excellent quality in the mechanism
itself?
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>> Regardless, you need to take care when you install that you check and
double check that the curtain is not interfering with the mechanism
(passenger side). Further, when you install the belt on the driver's side,
it will pass through the "closet." That impacts the amount of stuff that can
be carried there, as things above about 2/3 up interfere with the belt. And,
torquing the bolt in the close space inside the closet is not easy.
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>> > The gowesty seatbelt apparently works on both sides. The left-side rear
>> > seatbelt 253857815D is still available... can this be used on the
passenger
>> > side?
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>> > Any other suggestions would be appreciated!
>> >
>> > -Wes
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>> David McNeely
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