philip.rastrick Posted July 26, 2021 Report Share Posted July 26, 2021 Could anyone advise if fitting inertia reel seatbelts to a Vitesse convertible is a good option and any information required to fit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris A Posted July 26, 2021 Report Share Posted July 26, 2021 Front? Fitted them to my 13/60, they work fine. You must make sure you get the version that allows the reel to be mounted in any direction. P.S. How is Chesterfield these days? I was born there and grew up in Newbold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffds1360 Posted July 26, 2021 Report Share Posted July 26, 2021 I also fitted them in my 13/60. Bit of a fiddle and had to extend the bracket forward and down a touch to clear the hood when down. I still need to 'not push the hood down hard' and check for free movement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68vitesse Posted July 26, 2021 Report Share Posted July 26, 2021 Fitted inertia reel to my Vitesse convertible for front seats, Securon 514/30. Made a new hole in rear wheel arch with reinforcement plate underneath, to allow clearence for the hood. Regards. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris A Posted July 26, 2021 Report Share Posted July 26, 2021 Fitted mine to the original mounting points and with careful positioning, it took a while to get them in the correct position, they work fine and the hood fits without any problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philip.rastrick Posted July 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2021 Thank you for the advice I will buy the ones in the club shop. chesterfield is doing ok at the moment,we live near Holymoorside so the Peak District is 2 minutes away,going out for drive in the Vitesse tonight and call at a pub 👍👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris A Posted July 26, 2021 Report Share Posted July 26, 2021 1 hour ago, philip.rastrick said: Thank you for the advice I will buy the ones in the club shop. chesterfield is doing ok at the moment,we live near Holymoorside so the Peak District is 2 minutes away,going out for drive in the Vitesse tonight and call at a pub 👍👍 I went to the Grammar school there, initially to the old school in town and new one from 5th form Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Truman Posted July 26, 2021 Report Share Posted July 26, 2021 Chris please, if you can remember & if your prepared to, can you provide the locating dimensions of the rear wheel arch mounting hole ie from the inner/outer wheel arch seam and circumferential distance from the front floor pan to the hole. My convertible conversion uses a very early rear CKD body tub with no safety belt fixtures. Regards Peter T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris A Posted July 26, 2021 Report Share Posted July 26, 2021 I should have said the grammar school was at Brookside, if my memory still works - it was 50 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris A Posted July 26, 2021 Report Share Posted July 26, 2021 10 minutes ago, Peter Truman said: Chris please, if you can remember & if your prepared to, can you provide the locating dimensions of the rear wheel arch mounting hole ie from the inner/outer wheel arch seam and circumferential distance from the front floor pan to the hole. My convertible conversion uses a very early rear CKD body tub with no safety belt fixtures. Regards Peter T I am prepared to, just need to be able to get the time opportunity to take measurements Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Truman Posted July 26, 2021 Report Share Posted July 26, 2021 Thanks, no great hurry when you have time Thanks Peter T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68vitesse Posted July 27, 2021 Report Share Posted July 27, 2021 Have you looked at the Securon site?. http://www.securon.co.uk/seatbelts_layouts.htm Regards Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris A Posted July 27, 2021 Report Share Posted July 27, 2021 This is a photo I took some time ago as this same question has been raised, maybe for a Herald not Vitesse. Maybe worth doing a search on the forum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68vitesse Posted July 27, 2021 Report Share Posted July 27, 2021 Is this the thread?. Regards Paul Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris A Posted July 27, 2021 Report Share Posted July 27, 2021 I think so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffds1360 Posted July 27, 2021 Report Share Posted July 27, 2021 There is another thread that I replied to a while back called ' Vitesse 1600/6 Convertable - Seat Belts' I noticed the spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andycouchman_5147 Posted August 12, 2021 Report Share Posted August 12, 2021 Just converted mine back to static belts as got fed up with the inertia belts not pulling out every time (or at all on the passenger side). Probably caused by the mountings not being in the right plane. Tried the club's static belts but they were too short so ended up having a pair made up by Quickfit, with the old (airline seat style) buckles. Very pleased with them, but not everyone will like them and they are a bit fiddly. Look nice though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted August 12, 2021 Report Share Posted August 12, 2021 i always considered reverting to static as the pictch and chop ride was continually tightening the inertia reels up and giving shoulder problems whilstwith static you cant reach all the dash at least youre not continually hauling the belt to give some slack Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68vitesse Posted August 12, 2021 Report Share Posted August 12, 2021 Have inertia reel front seat belts in my 2L Vitesse for over twenty years, only problem the drivers one got a little frayed on one edge so replaced this year. Regards Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris A Posted August 12, 2021 Report Share Posted August 12, 2021 Got them on my 13/60, no problems at all. It took quite a bit of fiddling until the reels were at the correct angle when fitting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted August 12, 2021 Report Share Posted August 12, 2021 yes at best you need the reels with the adjustable pendlum to set the angle and gravity up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffds1360 Posted August 12, 2021 Report Share Posted August 12, 2021 Yes, as Peter says. I found I had to pre-set the pendulum before fitting as the adjuster was not accessible when fitted. That was a bit of a fiddle but oh so worth while. It is so much more convenient just to pull the belt over and clip in. So much free movement to reach anything, as long as you do it slowly. Statics are a nightmare and if you leave them so slack as to be able to reach controls, i believe they will cause injury if you impact anything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NonMember Posted August 12, 2021 Report Share Posted August 12, 2021 I've never found any problem with statics, properly adjusted, on a Herald, Vitesse Toledo or early Spitfire. They are a nuisance on a Mk3 GT6 (or equivalent Spitfire) because the ignition switch is in a really stupid place on them, but the inertia reels I have on the GT6 suffer the latch up and pull-in problems Pete describes, so they're actually worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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