Series seat belt issues

Stormintrooper · Sep 23, 2016

Long story short I got rid of my old seat belts as they were dirty stretched and the plastic had shattered. After calling craddock I received some nice new ones but I'm having trouble fitting them. The part that the belt clips into by your waist is what I'm having issues with.

On the old part with the hole to bolt it down with was bent at an angle to accommodate going over the lip of the seat box. The new one is completely flat and I have to twist the plastic part to make it face the right way.

I haven't been able to find one like my original one and I'm struggling to find a work around

Flossie · Sep 23, 2016

I've seen thick steel 90 deg brackets sold on some seatbelt site I looked at yrs ago. Brackets bolt to the seatbox, belt bolts to bracket. Would that sort your problems?
I think it was Exmoor trim maybe???

Stormintrooper · Sep 23, 2016

If I can find it yh as the only way it bolts down currently is running length ways along the seat box.

Doesn't make sense to sell seat belts for the series when it won't fit?

blue beasty · Sep 23, 2016

A piccy would help

Grem · Sep 24, 2016

If the lip is superfcial cut a portion out, or bend it down for the short section you need

Bobsticle · Sep 25, 2016

The series bolt holes are between the seat box and bulkhead in the long narrow tray that holds your starting handle clips. If the button section of the seat belt is not bent then sure enough this section will just lie flat in the tray. I take it it comprises of the receiver/button, a short piece of plastic covered steel braid and a bolt down, crimped on bracket. Thus;

This one has a bend in it. Probably engineered in a vice with a big hammer.

Stormintrooper · Sep 26, 2016

As above. The part with the button in the 1st picture is what I have. The button part in the 2nd picture is what I believe I should have only mine is part of a static belt set up

Currently this is what I'm dealing with

Again. Why have craddock told me this is the right one when clearly it isnt

gstuart · Sep 26, 2016

would this be any good, but suppose it depends how near the bracket will be to the other nut

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GENUINE-L...AT-BELT-BRACKET-PART-NO-RRC3339-/150856222986

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LAND-ROVE...345100-/141877137534?fits=Car+Make:Land+Rover

Bobsticle · Sep 26, 2016

Belt em over with a lump hammer. I know I would.

Stormintrooper · Oct 4, 2016

Even if I do that, the button part would still be 90° because it's not for a LH or RH fitting

gstuart said:
would this be any good, but suppose it depends how near the bracket will be to the other nut

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GENUINE-L...AT-BELT-BRACKET-PART-NO-RRC3339-/150856222986

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LAND-ROVER-DEFENDER-R-H-LOWER-SEAT-BELT-ANCHOR-BRACKET-345100-/141877137534?fits=Car+Make:Land+Rover

The 1st link I'm not even sure where that goes but the 2nd link is something I do need to be fair but nothinges to do with the initial problem. Thankyou though

Bobsticle · Oct 5, 2016

Take the one in your picture..........

As it sits at the moment (in the 8 o'clock position)you could bend it vertically at the eye..............................

then rotate it from its 8 O'clock position to a 3 O'clock position. That should get the button on the correct side, away from the passenger seat.

Obviously you would rotate the drivers side in the opposite direction.

Bobsticle · Oct 5, 2016

Or turn the naffing thing over, bolt it back down and just bend it up.

Stormintrooper · Oct 6, 2016

It's hard to bend the solid bit when the rest of it is flexible. So doing it bolted in the car doesn't sound feasible

But I'm open to the idea of bending it. Any ideas on how for someone without a vice to grip it with

Also how would the legality of that work? In the event of an accident, because it's bolted at a 90° angle would it not twist? I'm just thinking of its mot that's creeping up

gstuart · Oct 9, 2016

Stormintrooper said:
It's hard to bend the solid bit when the rest of it is flexible. So doing it bolted in the car doesn't sound feasible

But I'm open to the idea of bending it. Any ideas on how for someone without a vice to grip it with

Also how would the legality of that work? In the event of an accident, because it's bolted at a 90° angle would it not twist? I'm just thinking of its mot that's creeping up

would it be any easier going to a breakers and getting one that is already bent , maybe a van that has the ridged styled seat belt clip , taking the other end with u to ensure it fits ok

so it would take away ur concerns with the mot station them seeing an added bracket

Stormintrooper · Oct 9, 2016

Iv made a work around. Contacted a uk seat belt company and there sending me a little 90° bracket they sell for attaching van seat belt stalks to floor mounts.

Series seat belt issues

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