| Author | Message | ||
| James Glickenhaus (Napolis)
Member Username: Napolis Post Number: 900 Registered: 10-2002 |
Looks good! I used JC belts in my Deusenberg they're really quite nice and the old style buckles they have (Chromed old airplane look) fit right in. | ||
| Jeff Green (Carguy)
Junior Member Username: Carguy Post Number: 215 Registered: 10-2002 |
For all who are interested, I have basically finished converting over to manual seat belts, doing away with the motorized nightmare units. Even though my car is still in the rough stages, I'm attaching a couple of pics, so please excuse the mess. The pic of the upper loop isn't clear, sorry 'bout that one. The original interior pieces don't are not really designed for this set up, but work okay. It sure isn't perfect, but works pretty good. The retractor is in the door sill, and a bracket locates the top swivel loop to a point where the mouse used to be. I used belts from JC Whitney - no laughing please. The Ferrari belt retractor is very compact, and I had to grind down the aftermarket unit quite a bit for it to fit. And then it had to be tilted forward for the belt to exit the slot where the lap belt used to be. I left the mouse tracks in, and did not have to carve up anything. I removed all the motorized stuff, probably took 15 pounds off the car. New door weatherstrip is on the way - again from JC Whitney. My car had the "fuzzy" stuff, but as I peeled off the felt, to my amazement I found it to be just like the cheap stuff. And since the fuzzy stuff is no longer available but has been replaced by the simulated grainy type, why not buy something domestic for a change.   |