Thanks to everyone for the suggestions. The too-short front belts are due to Cunegonde having Westy rotating seats and hence, missing buckle anchor extensions standard on less accessorized Vanagons. Does anyone know if I have to jump the brown wires emerging from the driver's buckle? I have no annoying buzzer when I don't fasten the buckle, so a PO must have disabled it. But will the van start/run? The battery is currently disconnected while I tend to the waterpump. I just cannibalized the rear lapbelt buckles/webbing/anchors to the front seats, and behold, the extra 8" fixes the too-short problem. Albeit with a half-twist because of the angle in the sheet-metal anchors. Now I need to find another set of rear-seat lapbelt buckle assemblies. My back seatbelts are only marginally useful with the short buckles inside the bench box!
-- Bretts 1983 1.9l WBX Ivory Westfalia "Cunegonde" |
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