bdennis
Well-known member
As I live in Australia and our design rules require lap sash belts to be installed in the rear seats from 1972 onwards, I needed to find a solution for the install.
My Mach 1 has the fold down rear seat option and I did not want to have belts laying around when the rear seat was folded down.
I came up with a solution with the assistance of a local seat belt manufacturer. They have a product that they use for MG sports cars where one end of the belt clips in via an eye bolt. This was the perfect solution for what I was trying to achieve.
I fortunately found a hole behind the sail panel that was perfect for installing the sash part of the belt anchor point / eye bolt. The seat belt set comes with a eye bolt and plate with a nut welded to the plate. The eye bolt is painted the same colour as the trim. It will probably chip over time if the belt is used often. But I dont plan on using it.
Here is a few pictures of the install.
My next task is to source another set of rear plastic trims and replace them as mine are fairly sad looking. Or repair them.
My Mach 1 has the fold down rear seat option and I did not want to have belts laying around when the rear seat was folded down.
I came up with a solution with the assistance of a local seat belt manufacturer. They have a product that they use for MG sports cars where one end of the belt clips in via an eye bolt. This was the perfect solution for what I was trying to achieve.
I fortunately found a hole behind the sail panel that was perfect for installing the sash part of the belt anchor point / eye bolt. The seat belt set comes with a eye bolt and plate with a nut welded to the plate. The eye bolt is painted the same colour as the trim. It will probably chip over time if the belt is used often. But I dont plan on using it.
Here is a few pictures of the install.
My next task is to source another set of rear plastic trims and replace them as mine are fairly sad looking. Or repair them.
