Belt Mountings
Hi Claude,
Thank you for this very detailed posting. The forces involved are quite incredible.
My 412 has the front seat belt upper anchor fitted to the chassis member roughly where the rear passengers elbow rests in the back seat. You have to rummage around behind the front seat for the belt which is good for mobility I suppose.
The rear upper anchors are routed through a roller on the rear parcel shelf with the anchors bolted directly to a newly inserted chassis extension. I was mildly surprised at the cost of installing them as I thought it was just a case of bolting them in. It was markedly cheaper for me as the whole car was being disassembled anyway. Lap belts were a pretty cheap option but I think they look a bit messy and they do cause injuries which is why they are banned in new cars now. I was specifically warned about the problems of bolting them to the parcel shelf and the consequences.
Unfortunately I can't take any pictures as my car is in for some tuning tweaks at the moment.
Paul
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