seatbelt mounts

Aug 05, 2007 1 Replies

I am thinking of fitting some inertia reel belts in the front of the



101.

I am fitting high backed 90 seats too.



the 101 currently doesnt have a shoulder height seatbelt mount - so i was considering adding one to make the belt more confortable.



are there any mot regulations about how i add it (would it just need to hold up to the 'yank test' which they seem to do).



My options for adding a high level mount seem to be:



dril a hole right through the body and add spreader plates on both sides (maybe not the prettiest so im not sure).



make up a right angled bracket that would bolt along the top of the bulkhead behind the seat (where the current belt bolts) and extend up the inside of the cab wall by a few inches. could have some diagonal bracing to make it stronger.



any ideas?



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On or around Sun, 05 Aug 2007 15:21:14 +0100, Tom Woods enlightened us thusly:

Have a look at Exmoor trim's site, they do a mount for the 110 CSW rear body. I assume, since they're selling it, that it meets the requirements.

technically, the seat belt has to withstand a defined load, and obviously the mount has to do likewise. If you add belts to something, as for example when making a van into a minibus, then it has to have a seat belt installation test (at a PSV/HGV testing station, ISTR) before you can get an MOT on it.

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