[alfa] GTV Rear Seatbelts, Sources and Advice Sought

[Mark Battley <M.Battley@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I'd also suggest buying new belts, and the Securon are a good source
(http://www.securon.co.uk/). I recently fitted some of their adjustable
angle retractors to the front of my GTV, with the reels up at the shoulder
mounting point. A much better solution than having the reel down on the sill
where the angles are wrong.

Anyhow, rear mounting points: (I have statics there for my kids)
  1. Upper: Outer region of the "parcel shelf" behind the rear seat: the
reinforced mounting plates can be seen/felt from inside the boot/trunk.

   2. Base of the seat back on each side of the tunnel, probably under sound
deadening, but can be seen from underneath by the trans tunnel. Push
something thin through from below to tell you where to start digging in the
sound deadening. 

3. The hardest to find, normally buried under sound deadening and trim: just
under the foam/vinyl padding on the inner wheel arch.  It's a sheet metal
bracket spot welded to the inner arch, so a short bolt is required 
(there is no hole through the arch). They are on the inner wheelarch itself
near to where it joins the inner side panel. You will probably need to lift
a few inches of vinyl trim (the bit glued to the wheel arch, not the actual
screwed on side panel) to find them and dig in the sound deadening with a
screwdriver. They are slightly above the level of the seat base, so the bolt
ends up just above the seat cushion.

Mark Battley
Auckland, New Zealand

1973 Alfa Romeo 2000 GT Veloce
1998 Alfa Romeo 156 TS
1999 Fiat Marea Wagon, 2.0 20V
1989 Fiat Uno Turbo


At 6:19 AM +0000 11/13/04, alfa-digest wrote:
>Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 22:10:55 -0800
>From: "J. Hutson Hart" <hutsonhart@domain.elided>
>Subject: [alfa] WTB: GTV Rear Seatbelts, Sources and Advice Sought
>
>Gotta get the new GTV set-up to accommodate my daughter in the back
>seat.  Who can give me some info on a source for seatbelts that are
>actually Alfa standard or similar to what Alfa supplied?  [Cross and
>serpent emblems on the buckles would be very cool, if such a thing
>exists.]  I'd like to keep as original as possible while still solving
>the problem relatively quickly.  Also, advice on anchor points and
>mounting strategies is very welcome.

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