In what years did 348's have auto. seat belts?

My 1994 348 Spider had them. And, they worked fine for the two years I owned the car.

 

89 did not, but I think 90 and 91 did. Not sure about 92. 94s and 95s did not. I started a thread asking about the possibility of retrofitting regular belts in the DIY section, but no feedback as of yet.

thx
luke

 

My 92 does on the passenger side

 

I think my '92 has on both sides, but they don't work of course.

89s do not have them. I just sat in an 89 coupe and the belts come from the outside edges of the car behind the seats and strap in at the middle of the car.

 

I have a '94 Spider and it has them on both sides. They work fine, but you certainly don't have to use them if you don't want to. I never use mine - I just afix my shoulder buckle to the fixed backup attachment and unbuckle it to get out. The little automatic tab still moves up and back like it should, but I just ignore it.

I've also looked at the '92 and '93 and they are present. I think that all of the later years for the 348 have them.

 

Based on my prior Mustang ownership, 1989 was the last year of the tilt-wheel, non-airbag cars. So that suggests that the airbag/passive restraint requirements came in for the 1990 model year, which in turn suggests that the '89 348s ought to be the only year without the "mad mouse".

My so-new-to-me-it-is-still-in-Florida 1994 car has 'em.

Cheers
Kevin

 

Nice color, Kevin. Looks great on your new 348! Love the interior color, too!

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