Thread: Inertia reel seat belts - where do I mount the inertia reel?

Hello All,

Since Dark and Colin both mentioned the link with the comment that it might have been "lost forever" I went on a hunt for it.

The infamous link - well for me anyway as I quoted the wrong part number and hence introduced the wrong part into the mix was ....

Accessed April 27th 2016 from, Fitting New Seatbelts to a s3 109 Truck Cab

If you click on Moocar's link from Perth it has an exploded view diagram of how the TRUCK CABIN style main bracket components all fit together - with part numbers that are most likely superseded by now. Accessed April 27th 2016 from, Fitting New Seatbelts to a s3 109 Truck Cab



Kind Regards
Lionel

Lionel,

Hello from Brisbane.

Although the vehicle in point here is not a truck cab, I believe the topic of truck cab seat belts can be even a little more vexed if the question of the wheelbase length is thrown into the mix.

I believe the rear cabin bulkheads for 88" and 109" models are different as are the mounting arrangements for the retractor unit. That is why the 88" models don't generally have an adjustable driver's seat and are more suited to someone as tall as a rhesus monkey.

Cheers,

Neil

Originally Posted by S3ute

Lionel,

Hello from Brisbane.

Although the vehicle in point here is not a truck cab, I believe the topic of truck cab seat belts can be even a little more vexed if the question of the wheelbase length is thrown into the mix.

I believe the rear cabin bulkheads for 88" and 109" models are different as are the mounting arrangements for the retractor unit. That is why the 88" models don't generally have an adjustable driver's seat and are more suited to someone as tall as a recess monkey. <is that someone who plays ape at play-lunch? >

Cheers,

Neil

Absolutely correct, in the 88" the wall of the transom starts immediately behind the seat box where the 109" have a little shelf arrangement about 4" wide, which is where the inertia reel can be mounted.

In an 88" the only place to easily mount the inertia reel would be on the rear side of the transom and even that would not be possible with a truck cab roof.


(* its Rhesus monkey)

Apologies - I missed the hard top bit.
cheers,
D

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

(* its Rhesus monkey)

Correct - the pitfalls of typing quickly and intuitive text on a phone.........

Cheers,

Neil

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

In an 88" the only place to easily mount the inertia reel would be on the rear side of the transom and even that would not be possible with a truck cab roof.

Possibly so for a Series 2 - but the Series 3 88" truck cabs have the reel unit located on the bulkhead beside the seats inside the cab - but not on the floor where the other mount is located. The issue is that the RHS reel attaching point has a different bolt arrangement to the LHS reel attaching point (i.e. the nut is inside the cabin facing forward vs outside and accessed from under the rear mudguard). It can also be a pig to access and remove when rusty because you cant access the bolt head............

Cheers,

Neil

Originally Posted by 86mud

I found part # MTC4090 for the mount for the inertia reel. There is also part # MRC8524 which attaches to MTC4090, but this might be used on later models like the County.

Thanks!

I found those parts but they don't look like the parts in the picture of mine.
Maybe it changed over the years, maybe AUS vehicles used a different mount ??


Colin

Originally Posted by S3ute

Lionel,

Hello from Brisbane.

Although the vehicle in point here is not a truck cab, I believe the topic of truck cab seat belts can be even a little more vexed if the question of the wheelbase length is thrown into the mix.

I believe the rear cabin bulkheads for 88" and 109" models are different as are the mounting arrangements for the retractor unit. That is why the 88" models don't generally have an adjustable driver's seat and are more suited to someone as tall as a recess monkey.

Cheers,

Neil

Hello Neil,

A brief response to your message from the viewpoint of my 109 formulated knowledge base about the foibles of the 88 inch SWB =

Bugger!

Sometimes nothing is straight forward in Series Land Rover - Land See I can write a shortish response

Kind Regards
Lionel