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Author:  J_A_M [ Tue Oct 19, 2004 11:31 am ]
Post subject:  Rear retractable seat belts
Anyone legally fitted these? What's involved and how did you do it?

I had an idea of cutting out the mounts from the centre of the clubby parcel shelf, and welding them in on the side. Then bolting retractables to this mount....... :?
Author:  13secmini [ Tue Oct 19, 2004 11:39 am ]
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dont worrie about it, you will never be sitting in the back :D

I think if you do it you will need to get it passed by an engineer to be legal. I thought i may have to put them in mine but engineer said just the fronts would be fine.
Author:  ausminis4u [ Tue Oct 19, 2004 12:17 pm ]
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twincammini has fitted rear retractable belts, dunno bout legality tho.
Author:  13secmini [ Tue Oct 19, 2004 5:48 pm ]
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twincammini had to put them in to keep hes engineer happy for the conversion. my engineer didnt even look in the back :D
Author:  czerial [ Tue Oct 19, 2004 6:13 pm ]
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i think it would be a difficult job Anton, and
after the effort youve put into JAM, i think
maybe putting retractable seat belts in the
back may take the interior look down a bit. :(
it may look a bit dodgy....(then again, you wouldn't
do anything that looks dodgy, so if you pull
it off well it may look cool, but how far do you
want to stray from originality, i know you have
kids so that is a good reason to put them in, but i
think it may look weired...)

of course thats just my opinion. :wink:
Author:  miniVan [ Tue Oct 19, 2004 6:18 pm ]
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if by the centerbolts you mean the baby capsule mounts.. then dont remove these, licencing will make you put them back in
Author:  68matic [ Tue Oct 19, 2004 8:13 pm ]
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beaut retractable seat belts could have the reel mounted on the rear wall in the boot
you'd have to cut out a slit on the parcel shelf to feed the belt through
Author:  drmini in aust [ Tue Oct 19, 2004 8:16 pm ]
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I've seen Toyota? rear belts with the reels mounted on top of the rear tray. If you have rear static belts now (Clubbie) they would probably bolt right in there.
Author:  J_A_M [ Tue Oct 19, 2004 10:32 pm ]
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How are they fitted in the pommie import mini's?
Author:  drmini in aust [ Tue Oct 19, 2004 10:38 pm ]
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Pommie later cars have the top attachments in the C pillar. It's got bracing in there, unlike all of the Oz ones.
That's why Oz Clubbies have that weird belt setup with the top anchor in middle part of (reinforced) rear shelf. :wink:
Author:  J_A_M [ Tue Oct 19, 2004 10:43 pm ]
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yea i reckon the clubby rear belt set up looks very daggy.... :cry:
Author:  drmini in aust [ Tue Oct 19, 2004 10:50 pm ]
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J_A_M wrote:
yea i reckon the clubby rear belt set up looks very daggy.... :cry:


Do what I do. Make it out of bounds.. detracts from power to weight ratio to have rear passengers. :lol:
Gotta keep the weight down to outdrag the ricers.. :wink:
Author:  Wombat [ Wed Oct 20, 2004 8:40 am ]
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Pommie imports are as Kev said with the retractor mechanism in the rear side pocket. This is not allowed here and the shoulder strap has go to the centre of the back seat with slits in the parcel shelf and retractors in the boot.
Author:  ausminis4u [ Wed Oct 20, 2004 9:55 am ]
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Wombat wrote:
Pommie imports are as Kev said with the retractor mechanism in the rear side pocket. This is not allowed here and the shoulder strap has go to the centre of the back seat with slits in the parcel shelf and retractors in the boot.
u can just mount the reels on the rear shelf , thats what twincam has done.
Author:  bnicho [ Wed Oct 20, 2004 10:37 am ]
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84 Telstars and 84 Geminis both had the retractor reels bolted onto the top of the back shelf. They will probably bolt into a Clubby if you swap them to the opposite sides.

There is no problem with fitting retractable seat belts (front or rear) if they bolt in and are of the same ADR standard or greater than the original belts. (they should have an ADR compliance tag on them after 73 or 74). You only need an engineer's certificate if you start modifying the body to fit them or adding extra mounting points. You can get retractables for the front now (new) that bolt straight into round nose Minis.
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