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Thanks for the pics there Scott. Really gives me a good idea of where to go from here. Are there bolts holes already there in the roof or did you have to drill some? Certainly wouldn't doubt the integrity of that bracket, it looks very strong.
Cheers.
There were no bolt holes in the body. I made & mounted 3 brackets while I was doing the job & just spaced them evenly. There are a couple of access holes in the roof panel & the brackets fitted neatly between them.
Sorry to dig up an old thread but this is something that has been annoying me for awhile and as mentioned by Scouse, I wanted to show everyone the flimsy and quit frankly ridiculous factory mount that is fitted to the roof of the classic range rover.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scouse
All three mounts along the roof are identical...
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/
Bugger me .... I was considering sticking a kids seat into the back of the classic here................ There's not a hope in hell I'd use that. You might as well just drill a hole in the boot floor, and drop the mounting in from there. You would just put a plate (basically HUGE washer) on from underneath when you put the nut so the bolt can't pull through.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grimace
seeya,
Shane L.
Just remember guys. The top tether isn't the only anchor for a kids seat. Factory sheet metal may be very easy to bend, but it's very difficult to do apart. The deformation helps reduce impact forces.
Bit surprised ........... my 74 2 door body had a pair of upper rear seat belt mounting points roughly where the philips head screw is in the far right of this photo. The 81 2 door body I have used for yonks has the same.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scouse
The lower mounts are in the wheel arches behind the rear seat.
Buckle mounts are in the floor. All stock. Mounts for the centre rear lap belt are in the floor, again stock.
Have seen posts on this subject in the past and was under the impression these threaded positions were carried over into the 4 door era.
cheers, DL
I think I could rip one of these mounts out with my bare hands. That's not good enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dougal
As a minimum I would like to replace the two securing screws with some nuts and bolts.
Please do and post pics.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grimace
Even mild steel M6 screws take about 400kg each before they yield. That's 800kg for a pair. Going bigger is pointless.
Dunno what the problem is, those stock mounts will hold a child seat down just fine. Just don't put a child in it, and whatever you do don't have an accident.
If that is correct, then based on a standard weight-for-age (which are generally under-estimations given the increasing size of the population) for a 5 year-old child being 18kg, an anchor capable of supporting 800kg would fail under a crash deceleration of somewhere around 45g. Given that the flimsy-looking bracket will slow the deceleration somewhat by deforming, it would take a massive frontal impact to produce 45g at the bolts. But I still don't like the look of them!Quote:
Originally Posted by Dougal
(nb this is based on the rear anchor point taking the whole of the deceleration load, which it will not do as there is also a seat-belt anchoring the lower part of the child restraint).