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Technical Fitting Inertia Reel Seat Belts

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Technical Fitting Inertia Reel Seat Belts

Pete,

Glad to hear you found my write-up useful. I probably didn't experience some of the issues you had, as I never move my seats. As I'm 6'3", I pity anybody who wants to sit behind me in the car! Normally it's just me in there, or one other passenger.

I had the same issue as you with the B-pillar. I too used the longer bolts with the spacer. I don't think there are any issues with doing this, as the car has been through 2 MOTs since then. I also had to brake very hard the other day when a car pulled out of a juntion without looking, so I can confirm the seatbelts certainly do their job!

Matt
 
That's good to hear. I think I'll be riding solo most of the time, occasionally with one other, so I'm not concerned at all about climbing past them to get into the back.

Thanks again for a great write up, very helpful.
 
MattGibson said:
As I'm in the process of having the interior of my Bambino re-upholstered, I thought I'd use the opportunity to replace the static seat belts. There was nothing wrong with the static belts, I just prefer the convenience of an inertia reel belt. I'm not sure if my Bambino is similar to anyone else's, but the static belts were anchored in three places: the floorpan, the B-pillar, and a stalk by the transmission tunnel:

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The belts I've chosen are Securon 500/30: http://www.securon.co.uk/seatbelts_layouts.htm
As I live very close to a branch of Moss Europe, I purchased the belts there as I could easily return them if the belts weren't right. Moss stock them for Minis, so I figured the size and installation of the belts would be similar for a 500. In total both belts cost £82.

Installation was pretty straightforward, but as with working on any classic car project, nothing is quite as simple as you think it will be! After fitting the belts I re-fit the front seats, only to find that the reels prevented the seat from going fully back on the rail. As I'm 6'3", I need the seats to go as far back as possible. After a brew and a bit of head-scratching I managed to re-position the belts so they cleared the seats. As an added bonus, the belt also ran smoother.

The reels bolt to the floorpan using an L-shaped bracket. A bolt passes through the bracket, through the floorpan, and through a bracing plate (presumably fitted by the previous owner) into a nut. To fit the reel to the bracket, a bolt passes through: the reel, a spacer, the anchor at the end of the belt, the floor bracket, and then into a nut:
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The anchor on the B-pillar again uses a nut and a spacer, and bolts into a captive nut in the B-pillar:
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I've only driven the car a couple of times with the belts fitted, but they seem to be working well so far.

Matt
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Hi Matt I am fitting enertia seatbelts to my 500 unfortunately I cannot see your photos could you possibly send me them by pm or whatsapp 0034618050486 thanks Marc
 
I'm happy with the absence of seatbelts as a constant reminder that

CRASHING IS NOT AN OPTION :dead:

Nethertheless I inquired at my TC center (MOT), and the inspector laughingly told me it might be advantageous tax-wise, as it would disqualify it as a vehicle and make it a backpack. :mad:

I guess a couple of airbags might make it a sea-worthy flotation device. :idea:
 
Hi hobbler, I have just bought a set of inertia belts from Van der Laan to replace my lap belts which are only a few months old and a pain in the arse.these new belts didn't have fitting instructions. After a quick investigation on Saturday, I've have decided that the best place is where you have yours mounted, a quick tap confirmed the metal is quite thick.
 
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El cargador said:
Hi hobbler, I have just bought a set of inertia belts from Van der Laan to replace my lap belts which are only a few months old and a pain in the arse.these new belts didn't have fitting instructions. After a quick investigation on Saturday, I've have decided that the best place is where you have yours mounted, a quick tap confirmed the metal is quite thick.
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Funny you say that. I did exactly the same on saturday. I got a red set from Van der Lann and like you said it needed a bit of improvisation. What bracket did you use to attache the roller thing with? it needs some kind of 90 degree angle. The one Ihave is vers ugly.

Jocke.
 
vij said:
Funny you say that. I did exactly the same on saturday. I got a red set from Van der Lann and like you said it needed a bit of improvisation. What bracket did you use to attache the roller thing with? it needs some kind of 90 degree angle. The one Ihave is vers ugly.

Jocke.
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It has to be mounted at the correct angle otherwise it won't retract or lock properly, i found mounting it as per my photo is ok. The small pon is supposed to locate in a hole drilled on the bodywork but I put a small aluminium block ovee the pin and used only the large bolt in the bracket that holds the inertia reel.IMG_20180305_130041.jpeg
 
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