[TR] TR6 seat belt inertia reel anchorage point

Dave1massey at cs.com Dave1massey at cs.com
Fri May 30 11:15:04 MDT 2008


In a message dated 5/30/2008 9:41:13 AM Central Daylight Time, 
thebujas at comcast.net writes: 
> I bought a pair of inertial reel seat belts from TRF when they were on sale
> earlier this year to replace the frayed OE lap belts on my 72 TR6.  These
> belts have to be original since there's a vestige of a Triumph book logo on
> the buckle and "TRIUMPH" on the label sewn in to the belt ends.
> 
> Unfortunately, there don't appear to be any holes drilled in the wheel
> arches in my TR6 to accommodate the inertial reel mounting.  Does anyone
> have measurements of where the mounting hole is on their car so I can mount
> mine in the same place?  I'm looking for something like "My seatbelt anchor
> is 1-1/2 inches to the rear of the vertical rise from the floor pan to the
> package shelf above the diff and 3/4 inch above the package shelf where it
> meets the wheel arch".  These measurements are made up, of course, since I
> have no idea where it should be right now.
> 
That's where I mounted mine on the 71.  At the time I had my 74 so I took my 
cue from that.  It is directly below the existing holes.

Also note that the holes are reinforced with a tackwelded on plate to prevent 
the belt from tearing out of the wheel well.  My answer was a couple of large 
washers.  Don't count on a lock washer and nut to prevent tear out.

Dave Massey   


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