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northerngmc · 12-07-2005, 12:35 PM

I was talking with a friend this past weekend about installing new style seats into my old truck.

I told him I have found manual seats from a 2003 Chev truck and then I would not have to worry about running power to them. (I am the only one who drives my truck, so why would I want to adjust the seat!).

He then asks me if my seats have mercury switches on them for the shoulder belts? I say WHAT!

He then explains that on his new F()rd truck the shoulder belts do not have any kind of a gravity ratchet to stop the belt from coming out during an accident and that they have a mercury switch built in, that on impact locks the shoulder belts in place.

As anybody ran into this problem (pun not intended).

12-07-2005, 12:35 PM	#1
northerngmc Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Whitehorse YK Canada Posts: 2,651	seats/mercury switch I was talking with a friend this past weekend about installing new style seats into my old truck. I told him I have found manual seats from a 2003 Chev truck and then I would not have to worry about running power to them. (I am the only one who drives my truck, so why would I want to adjust the seat!). He then asks me if my seats have mercury switches on them for the shoulder belts? I say WHAT! He then explains that on his new F()rd truck the shoulder belts do not have any kind of a gravity ratchet to stop the belt from coming out during an accident and that they have a mercury switch built in, that on impact locks the shoulder belts in place. As anybody ran into this problem (pun not intended). __________________ Blaine 59 GMC 9314 a.k.a. Whoopee 68 C20 50th Anniversary a.k.a. The Rat http://www.flickr.com/photos/northerngmc/ http://www.members.tripod.com/P-wee/index_032.htm 1.61803 is one H of a lot better than 3.14159, no really it is!



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