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.......

dont worrie about it, you will never be sitting in the back

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.

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1974 Moke - 998cc
76 Clubman B16a2 Vtec AWD Turbo 12.9@105mph
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9PW49e1hYs

twincammini has fitted rear retractable belts, dunno bout legality tho.

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lookin for another clubby

twincammini had to put them in to keep hes engineer happy for the conversion. my engineer didnt even look in the back

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1974 Moke - 998cc
76 Clubman B16a2 Vtec AWD Turbo 12.9@105mph
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9PW49e1hYs

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.

if by the centerbolts you mean the baby capsule mounts.. then dont remove these, licencing will make you put them back in

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

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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.

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How are they fitted in the pommie import mini's?

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.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

yea i reckon the clubby rear belt set up looks very daggy....

Do what I do. Make it out of bounds.. detracts from power to weight ratio to have rear passengers.
Gotta keep the weight down to outdrag the ricers..

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

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.

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David L


My greatest fear in life is that when I die my wife will sell my Mini and tools for the price I told her I paid for them!

u can just mount the reels on the rear shelf , thats what twincam has done.

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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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Brett Nicholson
Greendale (near Ballan) VIC.
1971 Morris Mini Moke
1966 Austin Mini
1965 Morris Mini Traveller
1973 LR Series 3 88
2007 LR Freelander 2