Vitesse convertible seat belts

[Gengis]

Hi I'm fitting 3 point inertia belts in the front and was wondering where the best place is to mount the inertia part of the belt. Also plan to have 3 point seat belts put in the back by a company called quick fit safety belts. Has anyone got any pictures of there work, I don't want to mount it in the way of the frame work they fit. Thanks 

[Pete Lewis]

Without a substantial frame there is no way to safely fit 3 points in the rear of a convertible 

And mounting the reel for fronts is in need of a modification to off set the assy if its mounted on the rear wheel arch

You cant use The base of the B post as like a saloon as the hood partion is in the way

Its not easy 

Pete

[Chris A]

I've fitted inertia belts to the front of my 13/60 convertible, a little tricky but they do work.

I can't remember the model number but there were Securion (I think)  the reel is designed to work in any position, there is a sort of 'dial' to set so the system knows which way is up, fitting on the wheel arch wasn't a problem. The fitting kit came with a variety of brackets and bolts to cover most options.

I have had no problems with them fouling the hood down.

[68vitesse]

Look like I used the same sets in my Vitesse Convertible as Chris with reels on rear wheel arch, had to drill a new fixing hole.

Look at http://www.securon.co.uk/seatbelts_layouts.htm for available options.

Regards

Paul

[Pete Lewis]

ones ive seen need a plate to offset the reel from fouling , thats if you use the orig sat belt anchor plate

if you drill a new one then it has to be able to take the crash stress with suitable reinforcing 

for rear belts there is no easy solution if you expect to be safe , it needs some additional design work .

Pete

[68vitesse]

I used a plate sold for seat belt mounting not just a nut and washer, different types available and not pricey.

It's your life and your passengers so make sure it's safe.

Regards Paul

[dougbgt6]

If memory serves the Securon kits come with a backing plates to be used if required, plus other stuff you might need. A bit like carb repair kits, a worrying number of parts left over at the end. 

Doug