Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 13:33:13 +1000
Reply-To: Stephen Overmyer <S.OVERMYER@UWS.EDU.AU>
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From: Stephen Overmyer <S.OVERMYER@UWS.EDU.AU>
Subject: Re: rear side jailbars/rear shoulderbelt tethers...anyone seen
these?
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Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 14:14:49 EDT
From: JordanVw@AOL.COM
Subject: rear side jailbars/rear shoulderbelt tethers...anyone seen
these?
remember the 80's volvo wagons that had the metal bar in the rear side
windows that would hold the rear shoulderbelts?
i was looking thru a few old pics of european spec vanagons...
i noticed in a few of the passenger models, that also had rear
"jailbars"
that some had these side jailbars too... they mount to the D pillar, go
horizontal over the rear side glass, and then bend down and mount to the
area under the rear side windows where the rear seatback is.. at the
bend, there is a shoulderbelt tether.. seems these have a dual
purpose..to protect the rear side glass behind the rear seat, and to
mount the shoulderbelt to.
i have seen these in a few different pictures.. has anyone seen them
before or know of a part number?
Chris
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Seen them? Sure have...I have a set in my van for the rear seat belts.
They weren't just European spec...All Aust.spec vans/Caravelles had them
too except for the panel vans.
They are there for the rear seat belts only...the fact that they afford
some protection to the side windows is just a bonus but they do work
very well for that purpose.
I have had amps and front-of-house speakers saved from potentially
breaking the side glass a number of times thanks to the bars.
They are also useful to attach straps or rope to in order to secure a
loose load in the back.
They would not be difficult to fabricate...the round bar is approx 25mm
dia (from memory), bent to shape and the ends flattened to affix the
bolts through into the sides of the van. An anchor point for the seat
belt is welded to the bar (and probably goes through it) at the bend as
Chris describes above.
Anyway, I will have the van with me tomorrow so if anybody is
interested, I can take some close-up pics and email them along with bar
size etc...I doubt they have a part no on them however I look closely
just in case...
I also know where I think I can get a set from an old 1.9L Caravelle if
anybody reeeeeeeally has to have some...
Cheers,
Steve O
NSW Australia
'92 Transporter WBX Kombi
'00 Transporter Double Cab
'03 Transporter Double Cab (work truck)
'78 Land Rover 109 Series 3 soft top ute (ex-Aust.Army)