Seat belts

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 2:44 pm

Is this the only replacement option for reel seatbelts in a Beetle? Pricey, $300+ to do the fronts. Those stock 3-point non-retractables just seem a bit dangerous...

http://westcoastmetric.com/bug.php?Sect ... bug_45.jpg

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 2:47 pm

Weird, no "edit" button...

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 3:04 pm

Found these for a bit cheaper:
http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/perfo ... r=US-SBELT

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 3:14 pm

And:
http://www.jbugs.com/store/merchant.mvc ... y_Code=860

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 3:18 pm

Not to mention:

http://www.wolfsburgwest.com/cart/Detai ... D=ZVW20BBK

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 10:03 am

I ordered these: http://www.jbugs.com/store/merchant.mvc ... y_Code=860
I'll let u know how they work out.

spiffy · Post by **spiffy** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 10:50 am

Um, they look good!!

I guess if your nose is not flattened we will know that they work well

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 11:02 am

I woulda just combined all dis' in 1 post but no edit button strangely...
You gonna be able to break away from home repairs for a few moments next weekend?!?!! Jeez yer house looked beautiful to me as it was.

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Wed May 02, 2007 9:49 am

Installed the belts. Bolt right in my ass...I called the vendor telling them "HAY MAN THE BRACKKKET DON'T FIT MAHHN"
"OH!" he says happily, "if you want to bolt them in you have beat the L bracket flat!"
Great, that's not what was advertised...I grumbled and hung up.
So I took a sledge and hammered em' flat on a stump and they bolted in without much trouble. I had to use some of the old bolts because the generic bolt kit didn't have what I needed.
The belts are made in OK City, Oklahoma. They seem sturdy but lack the German craft. I'm not sure I'd recommend these but they do work OK and I'm sure they're safe.
False advertising pisses me off. Not sure if I'd order from JBUGS again because of that.

spiffy · Post by **spiffy** » Wed May 02, 2007 1:48 pm

Those Barstards!!

I love 'bolt on' products as well......HAWKTOOEY!!!!

Yep, the house is coming along but we had to take care of some urgent maintenance and upkeep sort of things and I wanted them done before the nice weather hits.

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Seat belts

Seat belts