seat belt retractors?
 

Has anyone purchased aftermarket seat belt retractors, my 1971 convert. did not come with any and the belts just lay on the floor when not in use?

http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...ept%5Fid=1709#

or

http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...dept%5Fid=1707

jshug;

Are you planing on converting your lap belts to a shoulder belt setup?
That's what I would like to do to my convertible also. One question is how to have them go thru the seats like a coupe. If you do it please let me know what it takes.

1974. Beginning of interior clean-up.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1.../seats-010.jpg

Retractors cleaned up and lubed. All new securing bolts mounted with anti-seize and covers painted.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1.../seats-025.jpg

Shoulder belts added.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...rbelts-019.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...ats08B-004.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...stgate-019.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...elts08-005.jpg

I have since added four new plastic belt stops in oxblood to finish the job.

paul67
Very nice job...

But the retractors I mean go on the lap belt itself, there is a coil spring inside which pulls both halfs of the belt to the center.

Here's how to make it go through the seat back. :thumbs:

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...maro+seatbelts

Sorry, I am not sure what you mean. That does not sound GM stock. You must be looking at aftermarket systems.

In fact I should have looked at those Eckler's links you posted before I replied. But I did not. Sorry if I wasted your time.

Duke94;

Thanks man that's exactly what I was looking for. :cheers:

:iagree:

I followed these directions and it worked great! :cheers:

I edited the orignal post to the ECKLERS Web site to the retractors I was asking about.........sorry about the confusion.

I had the second one in my first car in 1963. They have been around a LONG time. :cheers: