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MKII Back Seat Seat Belt with Shoulder Strap



I mounted mine vertically after welding a bolt to the riser next to the 
seat.Its high enough to clear the seat but not to catch on the passenger as 
she sits in the back.
Works well and looks good.


>From: John Erickson <ranahan@charter.net>
>To: "T. Reed" <treed2@u.washington.edu>
>CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: MKII Back Seat Seat Belt with Shoulder Strap
>Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 15:25:30 -0700
>
>Without the bracket, you'd have to mount the retractor horizontally.  It 
>must be mounted vertically for it to function properly.  There is a little 
>ball bearing that rides on a spring loaded catch.  If its not mounted 
>correctly, the retractor will never release or lock when its supposed to.  
>The bracket is attached to the horizontal underside of the rear deck and 
>provides the vertical mount for the retractor.
>
>John
>
>
>At 03:19 PM 8/31/2002 -0700, T. Reed wrote:
>>John,
>>
>>Thanks for the writeup!
>>
>>Now, I haven't looked at any of this in detail - but I remember reading
>>that the factory euro rear belts were just front belts mounted to the rear
>>belt mounting points and the hidden hole behind the headliner. What did
>>you use the angle bracket for?
>>
>>I guess I'll wait for the pics..
>>
>>-Toby
>>
>>
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