seat belts

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  1. Pete21136

    Pete21136 Member

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    I would like to add retractable seatbelts to my 1971 Comet GT with bucket seats. Is there a factory setup that would work with the existing headliner mounted shoulder harness?
     
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    smegnl Roger Saffle Supporting Member

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    Here is what I did. I also have the ones that were two short for my bench avaliable cheap, I think they are supposed to fit bucket seats?

     
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    I highly recommend buying a seat belt set that has some kind of arrangement to drop the height of the shoulder belt. If you simply attach the belt to the roof mounting point for the original shoulder strap, I found that position uncomfortable because the belt rides too high.

    Here is a link to what I found....
    https://mmb.maverick.to/threads/captains-comet.55560/page-3#post-702909
     
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    I used the same Econoline drop before I put roll cage in. worked out awesome
     
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    Here's the video on our channel of doing the 3 point belts. Links to the belts and other materials are in the notes.

     

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