[TR] Seat belts in TR4A

[Roger Elliott]

Hi,

I saw a TR4 or TR6 that had installed the retractors down in front of the wheel wells, clear down on the vertical panel right behind the seats.  The owner was pretty happy with the way it works.  It has the advantage of not taking up space on the shelf behind the seat.  Not sure if it interferes with seat travel.

The loop was at the top of the wheel well.

Roger

-----Original Message-----
>From: Dave1massey at cs.com
>Sent: Oct 30, 2013 6:56 AM
>To: triumphs at autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: [TR] Seat belts in TR4A
>
>As was suggested, follow the example of the TR6.  Specifically, a late 
>model TR6 which was fitted with seat belt retractors and a guide loop mounted 
>high on the rear wheel well with the retractor that mounds directly below 
>that.  I retrofitted a set of late belts in my early TR6 by mounting the 
>retractor using a stack of increasing diameter washers ending with a fender washer 
>that is some three inches in diameter.  I figure the amount of tension 
>needed to pull that through the sheetmetal would probably take my shoulder off 
>first.  On a TR4 I would mount the guide loop in a similar fashion.
>
>Moss has a set of aftermarket belts with retractors that work well.  My 
>only complaint is that they are "rate sensitive" and will lock up if you pull 
>them out too fast with buckling up.  And they don't fit the plastic 
>receivers.  :-(
>
>Dave
>
>In a message dated 10/29/2013 8:46:36 PM Central Daylight Time, 
>dconnitt at fuse.net writes: 
>> Anybody have any suggestions/experience installing 3-point seat belts in 
>> a
>> TR4A? I am at that point and there seems to be several choices. I am 
>> wondering
>> where I would mount the upper portion?