Date:         Thu, 22 Jun 2006 10:04:16 -0700
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From:         Curt Newsome <tele2222@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Installing rear shoulder belt kit
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I went to install a rear shoulder belt kit on the
passenger side of my '85 Westy last night.  A very
straigtforward job, even for me. I easily found the
attachment point installed at the factory behind the
rear panel, cut an appropriate sized hole for it,
removed the old male connector from beside the seat
and then went to install the new reel in the
aforementioned factory anchor point,  Unfortunately,
the bolt absolutely will not get started in the
threads.  I looked at them pretty closely and they are
not severely mangled or anything - I'm sure they have
never been used.  I tried to clean the starting area a
bit but I really couldn't see much to clean out.  I
tried both bolts (the one that came with the kit plus
the one I took out of the side mount - they appear
identical) with no luck.  Anyone else ever have this
problem?  Do I need to re-tap the hole, and if I do is
there any worry of weakening this critical link?

While I'm on the topic, has anyone tried to add a
headrest to the rear seat?  The shoulder belt will be
a nice safety addition but I would think the potential
for whiplash would be pretty high without something to
stop your head from snapping back.


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