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Aftermarket seat belt installation???
Going to install some aftermarket Seat Belts next week in my 72 GMC.
![]() Some questions I had was: If the aftermarket Belts bolt directly into the OEM Hole/Thread, then why is there a need for a "Reinforcement Plate"? ![]() Do the OEM Belt Mounting locations already come with a, "Reinforcement Plate" from the Factory? ![]() I only ask these questions, because my Truck is so low, it's going to be difficult to get UNDER the Truck to install them. ![]() On top of that, I only have an old Floor Jack (and no Jack Stands). So I was just wondering if the OEM Belts came without that plate, and the new aftermarkets install directly, is there really a need for that Reinforcement Plate I bought?
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Re: Aftermarket seat belt installation???
If you use the oem hole and bolt I do not think you need additional reinforcing. On my 71 there is a nut that would have to be removed to even use a plate.
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Re: Aftermarket seat belt installation???
We'll have to see.
I bought 2 extra Plates and (2) "L" Brackets. Not sure if I'll need em' but wanted to be prepared. ![]()
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Re: Aftermarket seat belt installation???
If you're getting aftermarket belts with a retractor, then there may not be enough room for the retractor if you still have the stock, behind-the-seat, gas tank. If you've moved your tank, then it's not a problem. If you're just using a belt with no retractor, then the stock location if fine as is, no extra reinforcement needed.
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Re: Aftermarket seat belt installation???
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Re: Aftermarket seat belt installation???
On my 3 point belts I had to take a dremel to the mounts to open them up a bit to use the factory bolts.
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Re: Aftermarket seat belt installation???
See Above. Should be able to get a Grade 8 bolt without the shoulder at a hardware store.
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Re: Aftermarket seat belt installation???
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I have a Garage, a Truck, and a Socket Set. Thats the extent of my tools. Now just to be sure, how many "Hash Marks" should be on the Grade 8 Bolt? I ask because I forgot how to tell and I know the guys at my Local Hardware Store, sure as Hell wont know! ![]()
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Re: Aftermarket seat belt installation???
Mine are retractable with the tank behind the seat, you might be alright.
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Re: Aftermarket seat belt installation???
I have used those belts before with the gas tank in place, you will need to use the L brackets to mount them in your truck.
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Re: Aftermarket seat belt installation???
Here are some pictures of the seat belts with the L bracket attached. You can swivel the bracket to mount the retracter at any angle that you want.
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Re: Aftermarket seat belt installation???
Thanks Extd56!!!
So after this Company Debiting my account the VERY NEXT DAY, then telling me that the Seat Belts will ship approx 10 Days AFTER that...I WAS PISSED. FINALLY ..got the Belts today! SO WHATS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE!!!!!????? ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Re: Aftermarket seat belt installation???
And the Retracting half gets mounted on the "Door Side" correct?
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Re: Aftermarket seat belt installation???
OK I FINALLY am getting to installing the Seat Belts today.
It looks as though I will need (4) "L" Brackets (only ordered 2) for this installation. Attached is a pic of the Drivers side (right side of the seat) Buckle. The way the OEM Mounting hole is placed, there is NO WAY for this Belt to mount , WITHOUT using an "L" Bracket! I'm looking for some confirmation on this. My 2nd problen (another pic attached) is how the He** do you get the Plastic sheath off of the retracting side, to get to the Nut!!?? I see no plug whatsoever, and it is not bolted in from the bottom end underneath the floorboard!! UHG! Why cant anything be simple!!!? ![]()
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Re: Aftermarket seat belt installation???
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Enclosed is a picture of the Bolt, (I call it a "Shoulder Bolt"), that I took out for the "Lap" postion of my seat Belt. The existing hole in the new seat belts is too small for the shoulder portion to fit through. I do not have a vice or a Drill bit, big enough to drill out that Hole. Is it possible to buy an Aircraft Quality Bolt (Grade 6 or above), that is the same Thread size, (without a shoulder) to replace this Bolt with? I've decided also to not go with the reinforcement plates at this time also. LMK.... and THANKS!
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Re: Aftermarket seat belt installation???
We sell a set (L/R) that comes with all of the necessary brackets for instalation. WES
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Re: Aftermarket seat belt installation???
Those seat belts are for a bucket seat setup, Will be short for a bench seat.
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Re: Aftermarket seat belt installation???
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I ordered them in October while my Truck was in the Body Shop. When I FINALLY got the Truck back and pulled out the old Bench seat, I noticed some Surface Rust. So I POR-15 the Floorboard and then ordered the Seat Belts so I could put them in BEFORE the new seats. Well it too them like 12 days to get them to me, (finally arriving TODAY) and one of the Belts is BLACK in color (not gray). I sent off an e-mail asking them to "Overnight" a replacement and issue an RMA, because I sure as Hell wasn't going to pay return postage for their piss-poor quality control. So now the wait is on....AGAIN! ![]()
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Re: Aftermarket seat belt installation???
Yes
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Re: Aftermarket seat belt installation???
Google says 6 Hashmarks for Grade 8.
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Re: Aftermarket seat belt installation???
Thats what I thought.
I knew it had something to do with the Grade being 2 ABOVE the number of Hash Marks on the Bolt Head. Just been a long time since Junior College. ![]()
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