What are these ???
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From: College Station TX
What are these ???
My '72 has a single, 3-point strap, not 2 individual straps ... which is correct ?
What are these for ???
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What are these for ???
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=1815386273
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From: San Antonio TX
Re: What are these ??? (sray454)
My '72 coupe's seat belt configuration consists of a male retractable lap belt, a fixed female receiver buckle, and a male shoulder belt that attaches to a pin receiver on the male buckle end of the lap belt. With this setup, you can use just the lap belt or the three-point harness.
Melting Slicks
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From: Exiled Tampa Bay Misfit
Re: What are these ??? (gerry72)
Gerry these are for the t-top holddowns, not seat belts.
The ones I have seen are two individual 2 point straps. Maybe these are aftermarket??
[Modified by Monkeywrench, 11:12 AM 3/27/2002]
The ones I have seen are two individual 2 point straps. Maybe these are aftermarket??
[Modified by Monkeywrench, 11:12 AM 3/27/2002]
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Re: What are these ??? (Monkeywrench)
Ahh, yes, I see now. I was hard to tell with the soft image. In that case, my top retainer belt has two securing points in the back of the compartment and the single attachment between the seats.
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Re: What are these ???
So I guess these are to secure the t-tops to the external luggage rack and not the internal rear shelf ...
The installation for your 1972 is exactly as Gerry described; earlier cars used two seperate straps to secure the roof panels.
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Re: What are these ??? (Rowdy Rat)
[QUOTE
The strap(s) secure the t-tops in the rear storage compartment, not the luggage rack. The external luggage racks were dealer installed in 1972 - GM never delivered a car to the dealer with one installed.
The installation for your 1972 is exactly as Gerry described; earlier cars used two seperate straps to secure the roof panels.
Regards,[/QUOTE]
Rowdy Rat is correct!!! If you look closely at the picture there are two clips that connect to the rungs screwed down in the rear storage compartment. The other thing you see is a buckle for adjusting the length of the strap to tighten down the T-Tops. :D
The strap(s) secure the t-tops in the rear storage compartment, not the luggage rack. The external luggage racks were dealer installed in 1972 - GM never delivered a car to the dealer with one installed.
The installation for your 1972 is exactly as Gerry described; earlier cars used two seperate straps to secure the roof panels.
Regards,[/QUOTE]
Rowdy Rat is correct!!! If you look closely at the picture there are two clips that connect to the rungs screwed down in the rear storage compartment. The other thing you see is a buckle for adjusting the length of the strap to tighten down the T-Tops. :D