3 Point Seat Belts in '72 Maverick

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  1. rudyska

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    Hey all, wondering if you could help me out here... my maverick is my first car. My parents are concerned about the lap belts and would like me to have the 3 point seat belt for safety reasons. My question is, where did you all purchase your seat belts at? I've heard of Juliano's Hot Rod seat belts but don't know what is best. Anyways, thanks for your help I appreciate it!! (y)
     
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    Your '72 Maverick would have had a 3-point system from the factory.....is some of yours gone??
     
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    Yup ... just yank that strap off thats hanging over your door and connect it to the buckle on the lap belt and you now have a 3-point belt .... Oh .. and tell your parents to chill out - they probably didn't even wear seat belts when they were your age! :)
     
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    IF yours are missing, there is probably a torx head bolt or a place for
    one above the quarter window post to mount a belt from another
    car.

    There are conversion kits for modernized shoulder belts. Do a google
    on seatbelts for Mustangs. I have seen them in Mustang & Fords magazine.

    Seth
     
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    I have them, but the owner before me actually replaced the 2 point lap belts, making the "3-point" factory ones incompatible. So I do have them, but they don't work.
     
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    craig sell him a set! make sure i get commision for the pitch!
     
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    I'd buy a set if I could find a pair that'd fit and look good. Any sellers??? :p
     
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    Look at this and tell me what your buckles look like:



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    Take a look at these. I dont know maybe there is a way... oh and I couldn't really find a seatbelt buckle that looked like mine in the picture you posted. Let me know what you think I could do with these--if its possible to get em to work, or if I just need to install new ones.
     

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    Look at your backseat buckels. Assuming the back are original, one of them should match one in Craig's pic, and then you know the ones you need for the front.
    -Corbin
     
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    Backseat ones look like the 3rd one on the picture that has the circular button
     
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    Your front buckles are aftermarket it would appear.

    I do not have enough of the buckles and belts to match what you have in the back seat.

    What I can do is sell you a complete set of belts out of a Maverick....and you can either use it all...or just use parts of it. Email me directly if interested:

    Craig(a)MaverickCorral.com
     
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    Okay, I'll keep that in mind. Thanks for your help!
     

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