Date:         Sun, 8 Jul 2001 15:56:56 -0400
Reply-To:     Timothy Hannink <tjhannink@EARTHLINK.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Timothy Hannink <tjhannink@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: Rear shoulder belts for 88 Westy?
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Bentley pages 68-5 through 68-12 address retrofitting 3 point seatbelts for
the rear and middle seats.
It lists P/N 253 857 815D for the left side and P/N 253 857 816D for the
right side of the rear seat.
I stopped at my local VW dealer and gave him the part numbers and both were
still available for around $85.00 each.

Tim Hannink
Winter Park, Florida
Goldibox - 1987 Wolfsburg Edition Westfalia Camper
http://home.earthlink.net/~tjhannink/


----- Original Message -----
From: "Shawn Wright" <swright@SLS.BC.CA>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2001 11:45 AM
Subject: Rear shoulder belts for 88 Westy?


> Hello all,
>
> I'm sure this topic must have come up before, but I've had no luck
> searching the archives. My daughter (4 yo) has outgrown her car seat,
> and now requires a booster to be used with a shoulder&lap belt combo.
> I'd like to retrofit one into our '88 Westy rear bench, on the
> passenger side (and driver side if possible).
>
> One local auto wrecker says I can buy the belt from a Vanagon for $45
> & put it in the right side, another wrecker says it is too much
> trouble to install the retractor in the rear wall cavity, and I
> should have a local auto upholstery shop add a shoulder strap to the
> existing belt. Has any one done this? Any tips?
>
> ps: My son is now 2.5 yo, so I'd like to do both sides if possible.
>
> Please cc: offlist, thanks.
>
>
> Shawn Wright, I.T. Manager
> Shawnigan Lake School
> swright@SLS.bc.ca
> http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright
> http://www.sls.bc.ca