Shoulder belt mounts
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Melting Slicks
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From: Palatine, Peoples Republic of Illinois
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Shoulder belt mounts
I'm getting ready to put C5 seats in my '70 coupe and was wondering how everyone has routed the shoulder belts since there's no seat bracket to run the belt through. Any ideas? 
Racer
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From: Pampa Tx
I wanted shoulder belts in my 72 convertable. Some have used rear belts out of camaros and firebirds. I didn't like them, since the factory belt female receiver also had to be changed. Instead, I took my receiver to a local salvage yard and found that the rear belts from an Oldsmobile Aurora has a retractor that will mount on your rear fender well (if yours is equiped), and allows you to use your factory female receiver buckle next to the console. I am 6' 1" and the belt is just long enough to fit me comfortably. If you are much taller, you might have to extend the belt anchor with a piece of metal strap.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Palatine, Peoples Republic of Illinois
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Thanks for your help. What I'm trying to do is come up with some method of mounting a seat belt guide or bracket somewhere over my shoulder to do the job that the hole through the seat used to perform. I don't know if there is any way to do this.
Melting Slicks
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From: Lubbock Texas
I have '79 seats in my '73. I'm using a set of Camaro seat belt guides:
They also make a version that has a slot in them for the belt to slide into.
I cut the slot into the ones I bought. The '79 seats have a hard shell that these guides could be bolted to. Don't know if you could use them for the C5 seats or not.
DC
They also make a version that has a slot in them for the belt to slide into.
I cut the slot into the ones I bought. The '79 seats have a hard shell that these guides could be bolted to. Don't know if you could use them for the C5 seats or not.
DC
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What i did was to losen the backplate of the seat and the trimplate (front) and losen up the seatcover so the belts passage is visible.
Then just cut a hole in the right spot in the seatcover, cut a hole in the trimplate with a Dremel or small high speed air-grinder.
Apply the belt guide and the trim beezel in the holes prepaired by the factory.
Route the seatbelt through the seatback.
This is easily done thanks to that the belts fastener is made to be removed for this operation.
Sorry if the spelling may be a bit out (language)..
//Ricky.
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From: Stockholm Sweden
These are the items needed for the seatback.
My car is a 72 so check for posible differenses to your 70.
This is the kit i bought at Ecklers
Funny thing is that not everything shown on the picture was included..
My car is a 72 so check for posible differenses to your 70.
This is the kit i bought at Ecklers
Funny thing is that not everything shown on the picture was included..
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1979 Corvette
I replaced the OEM seats with Corbean seats and Corbean shoulder belts. I used a Harness Bar to attach shoulder belts, at shoulder height, did not want to attach to floor. Floor mounted shoulder belts will not keep you from going forward in a crash. The Harness Bar also gives the car some body support, and stability. All works well. Have not need them in a crash. The seats are more comfortable than the OEM.
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I have C5 seats in my '72, and I have been trying to come up with some sort of idea for shoulder belts as well. The '72 stock shoulder belts won't be long enough to attach to some kind of holder mounted on the pillar.
Here are some pics I have collected during my research. I have no idea who owns these cars. The first one I think is a stock set up from a later year, not sure what year though. I don't know yet if the quarter panel trim would fit in an earlier car like mine:
The next two pics I do not think are stock set ups:
The last few pics are someone's custom creation:
Here are some pics I have collected during my research. I have no idea who owns these cars. The first one I think is a stock set up from a later year, not sure what year though. I don't know yet if the quarter panel trim would fit in an earlier car like mine:
The next two pics I do not think are stock set ups:
The last few pics are someone's custom creation:
