Seat Belts For a SII

[MickS]

The front (driver and passenger) seat belts of Basil have snapped. I've been ringing around all the Landy spare parts places, but to no avail. Does anyone know where you can still get the old lap sash style belts? The stalks are fine. Thanks.

[Lotz-A-Landies]

Mick

I got a number of generic seat belts from my local AutoPro. Some models they had in stock others were an order only thingo. Unfortunately I don't know if they would have the non-inertia reel lap sash. Get the whole thing with new stalks, that way they are new mechanisms without compatibility issues.

What I would suggest is that you actually fit the inertia reel type, they are far superior in terms of safety. The inertia reel gets fitted on the transom behind the drivers and passengers seat right next to where the fuel filler hose comes through. You will need to fit a reinforcing plate behind the alloy panel, the plate may actually be in the kit.

[wozapinin]

if you want to use the original buckles you can buy just the webbing .Take them to a trimmers and get stiched together properly. Bought mine off flee bay and look the part.

[Sleepy]

I believe Four Wheel Drives - Land Rovers New and Used Spare Parts have them.

[Haddo2a]

that what i need for my 2a.


haddon

[MickS]

Thanks for the replies guys. Diana, would the inertia reel setup work with the ute cab on, as opposed to a hardtop?

[MickS]

if you want to use the original buckles you can buy just the webbing .Take them to a trimmers and get stiched together properly. Bought mine off flee bay and look the part.

The buckles broke

[MickS]

Thanks for the replies guys. Diana, would the inertia reel setup work with the ute cab on, as opposed to a hardtop?

Diana. Just had a closer look at the pic, that would work really well.

[Lotz-A-Landies]

Diana. Just had a closer look at the pic, that would work really well.

That one in the pic was a Stage 1 ute cab!

While not ideal the SIIa ute cabs had the top mount attached to a bracket on the gal capping that went through the little ledge below the corner windows the ones with the % in the following optional parts catalogue.



Even though the 3rd point mount is below your shoulder with the capping mount they are better than a lap only belt.

Diana

[JDNSW]

What needs to be realised is that all Series 1, 2 and 2a Landrovers predate compulsory seat belts, and while seat belts were optional from 2a onwards, seat belts fitted to all of these (and early S3) will have in almost all cases have been installed as aftermarket additions by dealers or owners, and will vary widely both in the belts and the installation, so it is very probable that the ones you have are in no way "original".

The belts specified in the parts book in general do not meet (or have not been shown to meet) Australian standards, and their fitting will be illegal. As far as I can see the legal situation of pre-ADR belt installations is murky, particularly if you replace existing belts, although these replacements would presumably have to meet Australian Standards (which will be the case with any bought new in Australia)

My 2a has the inertia reel type as Diana has indicated with the S3 upper mounts and belts. While I do not agree with the comment that inertia reel belts are a "lot" safer (as far as I can see the only improvement in safety is that they are automatically adjusted - a fixed belt correctly adjusted is, as far as I can see just as safe), particularly for suffix 'C' and earlier 2as with the straight handbrake, the inertia reel is better, particularly since these have single circuit brakes with a higher probability of having to use the handbrake as an emergency brake.

John