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1stpop
Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 109
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Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 9:45 pm Post subject: Fitting seat belts |
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Does anyone have any advice about fitting seat belts? I have a Morris 8 series E and want to fit some sort of seat belts/harness for my kids in the rear seats. |
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First Bedford
Joined: 11 Dec 2009 Posts: 107 Location: Darlington, Durham
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Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 9:40 am Post subject: |
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A good important topic. |
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Jim.Walker
Joined: 27 Dec 2008 Posts: 1229 Location: Chesterfield
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Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 4:55 pm Post subject: |
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First Bedford wrote: | A good important topic. |
I totally agree, but I would never offer "how to do it" advice on this subject for an older car.
Firstly, no "hard points" were built into those cars and it will be difficult to find attachment points offering adequate resistance in the direction required.
Secondly, older cars have no "crumple zones" and therefore in a "head on" they will need to be even stronger than modern setups to be effective.
Thirdly, however carefully the car has been cared for or restored it will never be as strong as in its heyday. There must always be hidden corrosion which cannot be seen or cured. A visit to any scrap yard with crashed cars makes this very obvious.
Admittedly anything is better than nothing from a safety aspect, but it is best not to gain a false sense of security from such a modification. My Gentry has seat belts and I use them, though I am fully aware that they are not "crash tested", so I temper my driving accordingly.
Jim Walker. _________________ Quote from my late Dad:- You only need a woman and a car and you have all the problems you
are ever likely to want". Computers had not been invented then! |
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