71 rear seat belt question.

tak419 · Mar 16, 2019

Does anyone know why some 71 RR's only had 2 rear seat belts and not 3 ?

dart4forte · Mar 16, 2019

Standard two sets of lap belts. Some people ordered 3.

WileERobby · Mar 16, 2019

tak419 said:
Does anyone know why some 71 RR's only had 2 rear seat belts and not 3 ?

Some people used the middle area for other reasons than sitting ?

dart4forte · Mar 16, 2019

All 71 B bodies got 3 seat belts in the rear unless ordered otherwise.

butterscotch71 · Mar 17, 2019

dart4forte said:
Standard two sets of lap belts. Some people ordered 3.

dart4forte said:
All 71 B bodies got 3 seat belts in the rear unless ordered otherwise.

Huh? Contradictory statements here.

3 rear belts were standard and the only option on the order form was to add rear shoulder belts. Removing the center belts was not an option on the order form or in any paperwork I’ve seen.
My guess would be if you’re seein this on an original car, either they were removed at some point or mistakenly omitted on the assembly line.

dart4forte · Mar 17, 2019

butterscotch71 said:
Huh? Contradictory statements here.

3 rear belts were standard and the only option on the order form was to add rear shoulder belts. Removing the center belts was not an option on the order form or in any paperwork I’ve seen.
My guess would be if you’re seein this on an original car, either they were removed at some point or mistakenly omitted on the assembly line.

Sorry, I should of added a statement to my original comment on the correction. This info came from Bill Edwards, Seatbelt restorer.

rrTor-Red · Mar 17, 2019

What about buckets with "Buddy seat"?

dart4forte · Mar 17, 2019

Three in the front with the Buddy Seat

tak419 · Mar 17, 2019

Here's the bolt hole on my drivers side. It's covered in the seam sealer. The reason I asked the question about 2 or 3 belts is my friends RR with identical interior has 3. Both mine are on the passenger side, It's quite a stretch for the belt to reach the drivers side clip. Seams with 2 belts they would've put one in each hole. Did they F mine up....

Nacho-RT74 · Mar 17, 2019

nuts on floor should be stay there since the side female buckle uses same point than center belt setup.

71 rear seat belt question.

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