On Sunday 26 October 2003 02:16 pm, Ralph Channell wrote: > I am trying to find out if there is any way to make the seat belts on a 90 > Westy fit more loosely. The belts are fine for a while, but then they start > tightening up like a boa constrictor. I bought one of those shoulder belt > pads from WallyWorld and it provides some relief but not enough. Any Ideas? An old trick is to use a spring-type clothespin at the point where the belt goes through the loop on the A-pillar, to stop it from retracting. Don't put too much slack in the belt this way or it won't do its job. If you can put your fist between the belt and your chest with room to spare, it's too loose. |
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