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

Originally Posted by harry

This is the same as my s2a shorty station wagon 1971 ,

But the bracket looks different.

Originally Posted by 86mud

HI Colin

Looking at your picture and at my original set up (as per picture attached I can not really see any bracket behind the inertia reel.

Looks like the original top bolt has just been removed and the inertia reel bolted in.

I remember the nut was welded to a strip of steel to stop it rotating when the bolt was tightened. Also the bolt is bigger diameter so the holes must have been drilled out. I can't remember but the bolt was also probably shortened to stop it damaging the hardtop.


The belts I used are from Paddocks and are AU/NZ approved.
SEC50030 | Intertia Lap and Diagonal Belt for outer front seats of Series hardtop vehicles. - Paddock Spares




Colin

Originally Posted by schuy1

The pic of the standards that the anchorages meet are for a standard lap/sash type belt, not an inertia type. Those inertia belts,along with the tub mounting are a later fitment. I have never seen a factory inertia belt fitted to any series that I have seen, all have been a lap sash type( I could be wrong, often am ) The first inertia factory fitments were in the Countys in Australia as far as I know. This would account for the varied types of mounts displayed here.

Hello from Brisbane.

My 1975 88" came new with retractable belts. I bought a new Falcon ute in that same year and it also has retractable belts. I had always assumed that they became mandatory around that time.

Cheers,

Neil

Originally Posted by gromit

In VIC inertia belts became compulsory from 1/7/88 in an 'off road passenger vehicle'. Check VSI21 (you'll find it on the VicRoads site). So unless the factory fitted them before they became compulsory they were not needed until after the Series III finished.

Interesting that lap/sash only became compulsory from 1/1/71

I guess the dates vary from State to State.



Colin

I got a 1981 Series 3 (now mostly incorporated into my 2a or sold!) that had factory inertia reel seat belts. And they were definitely factory fitted - the vehicle had never been registered - came complete with all documentation including a permit to drive from the dealer to the farm, and had never been off the property. And the seat belts had never been used.

Interestingly, my first Landrover, a 1955 Series 1, came fitted with seat belts when I bought it in 1963. But these were not factory, they were fitted by SMHEA. All the cars I have ever owned, starting in 1962, have had seat belts, fitted by me if not already installed.

John

Oki, Very good, I have seen a few 77- 78 model series and only with lap/sash. Where were they mounted? in the places indicated so far?
Inertia reels were first fitted to the XA falcons as an option and the HQ holdens, becoming standard with the XB and HJ s. I fitted XB inertia reels to my XY, As the floor pans were the same it was a bolt in fit

Mounting on my Series 3 was as indicated in earlier posts - reel on the reinforced bit of the transom (it was a trayback ute - and I still have that assembly, the rear lower cab).

John

This sticker is fitted to my 1975 series 3 SWB hardtop, with Inertia reels, and top corner bracket.
It is on the outer L/H seat box side.

whitehillbilly

Yep. Same as mine.

Cheers Rod

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Hello 86Mud,

So after 4 pages of replies to your original message - are you fully confident about where you are going to fit your inertia reel seatbelts?


Kind Regards
Lionel