Seat belt help

wmaske · Post by **wmaske** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 1:15 pm

I'm trying to fit seat belts in the back of my 66 Bug convertible. Can anyone provide pictures of the possible mounting points or drilling spots. Thanks!

fatalifeaten · Post by **fatalifeaten** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 10:24 pm

lap belts or 3 points? for Laps, pull the rear seat. There should be holes predrilled, one on each side of the rear of the tunnel, and one on each outer side of the seat. My '66 had threaded bolt holes, all I had to do was install the belts from wolfsburg west and tighten them up.

wmaske · Post by **wmaske** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 10:31 pm

I was able to find one set of bolt holes but the others aren't there. I think someone in the past did some work to the floor pans and removed the other set of holes.

Blue Baron · Post by **Blue Baron** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 3:26 pm

wmaske wrote:I'm trying to fit seat belts in the back of my 66 Bug convertible.

You mean the rear seat? There should be mounting points behind the seat. If you mean the front seats, yes, the original outside belt mountings were in the pan and you'll need to drill holes.

wmaske · Post by **wmaske** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 8:49 pm

I'm sorry for the confusion. It is the rear seats I'm working on. You are right, not the pan. I have what look like plastic screws setting next to each other in the middle and one bolt in the floor along the left wall. I think there maybe another bolt on the other side but that area is covered in some kind of gunk at the moment. I'll take some pictures in the morning since I know I am confusing.

Blue Baron · Post by **Blue Baron** » Fri Jul 22, 2011 2:40 pm

The two plugs next to each other bhind the seatback are the inside seatbelt mountings, and the outside mountings are alongside the bolts that hold the backrest in place.

Ben · Post by **Ben** » Fri Nov 30, 2012 11:15 pm

I am still looking for the outer bolts that are supposed to be next to the seat back bolts. I read in another post that the bolts that hold the back seat are the outer mounts for the belts as well on the 66. Is that right? I have peeled carpet back and checked under the side panel and can not find any bolts or threaded holes. I easily found the ones with the plastic phillups head in the middle.

OK, after more research I guess 'some' peeps say the seat back bolts are not strong enough to hold up in a accident. Man, that would have to be quite the impact to rip those bolts from the metal. Seems pretty strong to me, I will leave them for now.

Ben

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