78 911 rear seat belt upgrade
11-20-2005, 07:34 PM
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78 911 rear seat belt upgrade
Is anyone aware of a seat belt upgrade kit for the rear seats in a 911. I would like to be able to safely belt in my 4 y/o son. The original belts are too old and too difficult to use.
A shoulder belt (three point) would be prefered over the standard lap belt (two point) arrangement.
Thanks in advance!
marc
A shoulder belt (three point) would be prefered over the standard lap belt (two point) arrangement.
Thanks in advance!
marc
11-20-2005, 09:56 PM
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I don't believe there is an upgrade. You can likely get a much newer factory set off ebay, here or pelican - most are barely used, they don't even get much exposure back there, esp if the seatbacks are left down & they came out of a Coupe. A 3 point belt for the rear would be a non-factory, custom approach. I'd go to a race fabrication shop w/ Porsche experience for a consultation (& they may have some fresh take-offs laying around).
I would select a child seat that utilizes the factory's 2 point belt, being sure it is quite snug & pulls at the center of mass of the seat w/ your child in place. If space is a an issue, one might consider removing the seatback. Actually, if it were me, I would place my child in the frt pass. seat, slid back furthest from the dash.
best of luck - it is important that they enjoy Porsches from the start.
I would select a child seat that utilizes the factory's 2 point belt, being sure it is quite snug & pulls at the center of mass of the seat w/ your child in place. If space is a an issue, one might consider removing the seatback. Actually, if it were me, I would place my child in the frt pass. seat, slid back furthest from the dash.
best of luck - it is important that they enjoy Porsches from the start.
11-21-2005, 01:27 AM
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Marc, I think (hope!) mb911 is refering to pep (www.peparts.com) & not Pep Boys. Professionally Engineered Products knows Porsche seat belts...
12-12-2005, 07:09 PM
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Originally Posted by marc 1xx1
Is anyone aware of a seat belt upgrade kit for the rear seats in a 911. I would like to be able to safely belt in my 4 y/o son. The original belts are too old and too difficult to use.
A shoulder belt (three point) would be prefered over the standard lap belt (two point) arrangement.
Thanks in advance!
marc
A shoulder belt (three point) would be prefered over the standard lap belt (two point) arrangement.
Thanks in advance!
marc
You'll need to reinforce the top anchor by welding in some additional support. Do a search in the Pelican Parts archives -- this has been discussed extensively with very good pictoral documentation. 84+ newer cars already had the reinforced top anchor. Older cars like yours did not.
A very worthwhile upgrade -- I did it a couple of years ago on my '85.
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12-12-2005, 07:50 PM
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I put them in from Pep. They worked great. My kids now love driving in my car - well, they always did. Now I can just get all 3 of them in the car at once. Of course we have to leave mom at home.
I did not weld in any additional structure. I did however use a pretty large backing plate that actually connects between the two. But, I mounted mine in the center, not the sides.
Jay
I did not weld in any additional structure. I did however use a pretty large backing plate that actually connects between the two. But, I mounted mine in the center, not the sides.
Jay
