[Guest]

where\'s the best place to find seatbelts

My 1979 CJ7 has only lap belts.

Where is a good place to get good three-points (or more) for a good price?

Thanks

 

[LEVE]

Re: where\'s the best place to find seatbelts

1. I plan on using Rear Caravan seat belts..
2. They'll fit just fine...
3. For tying to the Roll bar...
4. Look HERE

 

[Guest]

Re: where\'s the best place to find seatbelts

Thanks Creep. Those would be about a dime a dozen in a wrecking yard I imagine. ?

What is that bracket you have pictured?

 

[Guest]

Re: where\'s the best place to find seatbelts

Most wrecking yards won't resell seat belts. Liability issue. Try private parties parting out rigs

 

[RRich]

Re: where\'s the best place to find seatbelts

I wouldn't trust an old belt - especially one from a junk yard that somebody died in.

JC Whitney has the 3 points for about $30 - good quality.

 

[1616]

Re: where\'s the best place to find seatbelts

I have been extremely happy with my 5-points from Crow Enterprizes. These guys are really nice and give a good product and great customer service.

http://www.crowenterprizes.com/

 

[Jim_Lou]

Re: where\'s the best place to find seatbelts

Used belts are for holding up your pants.

I think I paid a little more than $30 at Whitney, but it just doesn't matter.

 

[Guest]

Re: where\'s the best place to find seatbelts

A new $20 JC Whitney lap belt is better than a slightly used 3, 4, 5 point set! ! ! I wheel with my kids. They strap into laps I bought off JC. I picked up 2 extra sets for the cost. I could never put a price on safety.

 

[Guest]

Re: where\'s the best place to find seatbelts

Thanks all. I may have been misunderstood. I'm not looking to get away cheap. I'm most interested in a new set with shoulder strap (I'm assuming they make aftermarket combo lap-shoulderstraps that bolt to the roll bar?)
I haven't found them on JCW's web-site. I must not be looking in the right place.

 

[Guest]

Re: where\'s the best place to find seatbelts

use the ones from the caravans like leve suggested. I did the same exact swap, using the furthest rear seat in a caravan. Easy acces to pull, real easy to take out. Looked brand new, no one ever sits in the rear back seat, and as leve points out on his website, these vans die at 100k due to a blown tranny, not an accident. Pick one with no damage, and good glass all the way around. By the logic that was previously stated, the seat belts in my 92 cherokee with 150 k on it, which were sat in for every one of those miles are unsafe? I think not.

 

[Guest]

Re: where\'s the best place to find seatbelts

I am ordering belts this weekend and saw the $30 ones from JCWhitney, non-retractable. The retractible ones are way more expensive. Is retractable any safer? I kinda think the non-retractable look would fit better in an old CJ. Any advice as on retractible vs non-retractable? Thanks

 

[Jim_Lou]

Re: where\'s the best place to find seatbelts

Retractables have several potential failure points that non-retractables don't, so in theory they might be safer. But in the real world, any difference is so slight as to be meaningless.

But retractables are more comfortable and easy to use. They're MUCH safer than a non-retractable that's unused because it's uncomfortable. They might also be safer than a non-retractable that's been in a clump on the floor with tools and parts and mud and grunge grinding into it.