Date:         Sun, 7 Aug 2005 14:17:15 -0400
Reply-To:     Christopher Gronski <gronski@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Christopher Gronski <gronski@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: rear seatbelts
Comments: To: Aaron Pearson <Aaron.Pearson@gxt.com>
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As far as I know there are two stock shoulder belt threaded holes. One
is below the rear side window and one is up on the rear most pillar.
If I recall correctly the passenger vans actually used the hole below
the rear side window, so likely the belts would not be long enough
from a passenger van to reach the rear pillar.

I bought the go westy kit, but I haven't installed it yet. From the
instructions you need to make three holes: one in each rear most
pillar to match up with the rear anchor points and one in the closet
wall to allow the belt to pass through.

Chris 

On 8/7/05, Aaron Pearson <Aaron.Pearson@gxt.com> wrote:
> my plan is to go to the junkyard and get a pair of rear shoulder belts
> to install in my '87 syncro gl 7-pass.  apparently, there is a factory
> threaded hole in the wall of my van ready to accept the belt wheel.  i
> pulled off the plastic piece in the back that runs from the floor to the
> ac housing, but i don't see a hole.  i can feel one through the vinyl, i
> think, but i'm hesitant to tear the vinyl unessecarily.  am i doing the
> right thing?  goesty has a picture of the installed belt, so i'm fairly
> sure i'm poking in the right place.  has anyone done this operation?
> 
> thanks y'all!
> 
> aaron
> '87 syncro gl
>