Strange seatbelt strap connections, anyone can tell me why?
#1
Drifting
Thread Starter
Strange seatbelt strap connections, anyone can tell me why?
So I was fixing some things on my bucket seats, and I had to pull belt out and I found this.
It looks factory, but I find it strange that it was sewn, it also looks like if the main stitch fails it has a backup.
Bad pictures, but do all seatbelts on 93 968s have this? This is the bottom of the belt, connecting to the floor door sill. It has maybe 6 inches then it is sewn. It is all tucked away in the plastic sleeve that normally covers it all up.
It looks factory, but I find it strange that it was sewn, it also looks like if the main stitch fails it has a backup.
Bad pictures, but do all seatbelts on 93 968s have this? This is the bottom of the belt, connecting to the floor door sill. It has maybe 6 inches then it is sewn. It is all tucked away in the plastic sleeve that normally covers it all up.
#4
Burning Brakes
If it is on the driver's left side, where it attaches to the floor (driver's left) then that "loop" is a tear seam that indicates overloading, requiring replacement of the seat belt (per Porsche Technik).
Upon impact, it also rips to allow the seat belt to gradually extend a small amount to reduce the loading on the body.
Upon impact, it also rips to allow the seat belt to gradually extend a small amount to reduce the loading on the body.
#5
Drifting
Thread Starter
Interesting, thanks for the post! That is what I was gathering it was, just seemed strange.
All the new belts from Porsche don't seem to have this, wonder if it was a fad at some point.
All the new belts from Porsche don't seem to have this, wonder if it was a fad at some point.