Thanks Jeremy, I had a feeling this would likely be a bit of a common problem so someone must have a answer. The seats I have (I think they are Prelude) are really big and wide too.
> Hi Zac, > > I currently have Recaros and Klippan Retractable seat belts (w/ drop > link) and have no clearance issues mounted at all factory points. > > I owned a Datto 1600 with Bluebird seats, that had retractables that > fouled badly when the seat was moved back (to suit my 6�3� height). > I > sold the car before I personally fixed it. The seats were really too > wide for the car if retractables were used, and reaching the back > adjuster knob was a pain cause of tight clearances too. > > Regards, > > Jeremy > > Ps. The Recaros fit beautifully, I bought them second hand, 6 years > ago, and have had them in three cars since, don�t think I could go > back > to anything else :-) > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Zac Campbell > Sent: Tuesday, 12 February 2002 4:20 PM > To: Ozdat > Subject: retractable belts in 1600 > > I know a few of you have done this - but how did you install the > retractable bit at the base of the b-pillar with enough room to move the > seat back a bit? especially if you have non-factory seats like I do. > I had a look under the carpet with the idea of adding a new mount but > the metal is kind of thin - could one weld a thick plate, thread it and > would it be strong enough? > > cheers, > zac > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- > OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- > Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > No unauthorised redistribution of this email > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
