Factory Seatbelt Differences

[leddzepp]

It was brought up in another thread how a center seat belt (from a bench seat) could be used as a shoulder belt. Here are some pics showing the differences in the lengths. The bottom belt is a lap belt (I used a pair of vise grips to keep it extended), the middle belt is a factory shoulder belt and the top belt is a center belt. The lap belt is exactly the length of the shoulder belt, while the center belt is a bit longer. The mounting bracket is the only thing separating you from using the others as a substitute. The bottom pic shows that the mounting bracket is flat on the shoulder belt, and the center belt bracket is angled. You could use a heavy duty vise to flatten the center belt bracket. Otherwise, it would look kinda funny sticking out of the pillar Or better yet, get new all new webbing and re-use the shoulder brackets....or if you don't have those, I am sure you could find some from another set of belts on a different vehicle.