Seatbelts ('72 Demon): Can someone educate an idiot?

Super Sloth · Post by **Super Sloth** » Wed Dec 16, 15 6:01 pm

I give up. I've been thinking on this for 48 hours and I can't work it out. So here's the first silly question from me... Can someone please explain to me how these seatbelts work?
The male buckle with the retracting mechanism attached to either side of the benchseat base (a) will connect and release quite happily with the female recievers in the middle of the bench (b) but I can't work out what to do with the shoulder belt that clips into the roof brackets(c)?

Thanks in advance,

Jon.

A:

B:

C:

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Wed Dec 16, 15 6:47 pm

From what I can remember, the lap belt normally has a metal button that the shoulder belt hooks onto.

Dart Vader · Post by **Dart Vader** » Wed Dec 16, 15 7:03 pm

check under the bench seat for another couple of female buckles

if you have the mounting point bug no buckles then they've been lost

on my dart I have two female for the driver and two for the passenger

Super Sloth · Post by **Super Sloth** » Wed Dec 16, 15 7:12 pm

Hi Blue / Dart,

Thank you for replying.
I can't find anything that would resemble either an extra hook or a button on either end of the lap belt on either side of the car?
There are no additional fittings on the seat either?

Dave81 · Post by **Dave81** » Wed Dec 16, 15 7:27 pm

Blue wrote:From what I can remember, the lap belt normally has a metal button that the shoulder belt hooks onto.

Yep has it on my 72.

Lap belt realistically with a hook on diagonal..............guess what I leave hooked to the roof........

In all honesty, not sure it would help much in a big emergency........

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Wed Dec 16, 15 7:46 pm

Super Sloth wrote:Hi Blue / Dart,

Thank you for replying.
I can't find anything that would resemble either an extra hook or a button on either end of the lap belt on either side of the car?
There are no additional fittings on the seat either?

Taking a closer look a at those lap belts, they don't look like original Mopar parts to me, I think someone has replaced the originals for some reason.

Super Sloth · Post by **Super Sloth** » Wed Dec 16, 15 8:17 pm

Blue wrote: Taking a closer look a at those lap belts, they don't look like original Mopar parts to me, I think someone has replaced the originals for some reason.

I think you've cracked it, Blue.
I've just been having a nose on ebay US (I guess that's going to be my night time entertainment from now on!) and I've found a set of belts advertised for a '72 duster with totally different lap belts.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/mopar-a-body-72 ... 2164701730

These clearly show a little mushroom on the male half of the clasp as you described which would match up with what I have bolted into the roof of the car.
Additionally, the female front clasps in our car are a different style to those fitted in the rear. However, the female clasps in the advert above match the style of the units fitted to the rear of our demon exactly?

So, as you say, I guess the belts in the roof are right and the lap belts need to be swapped out.
At least I know it's not me being stupid now!

GJUK · Post by **GJUK** » Thu Dec 17, 15 8:54 pm

... Time for a roll cage and some harnesses then...

Super Sloth · Post by **Super Sloth** » Thu Dec 17, 15 9:14 pm

If I rock up to the mopar nats with a roll cage and a bone stock 318 no one will be able to catch their breath long enough to talk to me for laughing.

GJUK · Post by **GJUK** » Thu Dec 17, 15 11:34 pm

Got to start somewhere, I will shake your hand.
Every car needs a roll cage.

MilesnMiles · Post by **MilesnMiles** » Fri Dec 18, 15 5:54 am

Put a roll cage in that beautiful car and you might get lynched

I was given a set of belts for my car from a Cuda: took me ages to work the, out. I felt pretty stupid but sorted it eventually.

skippy · Post by **skippy** » Fri Jan 01, 16 7:23 pm

On my Duster with bench seat I have three per side and they all fix to the same point and go through the seat base.