General Rear Seatbelt Mounting Points?

[Steven]

After an investigation with a screwdriver to discover the full extent of my Panda's rust problem the drivers side rear seatbelt has now detached itself from the rest of the car. The other side is close to it.

Does anyone know if new mounting points are available from Fiat? A price/parts number would be great if anyone has an ePer disc. My ePer disc refuses to work for some reason.

 

[custard]

tried the online eper?

 

[Steven]

I forgot about that! I can't access though as I'm in work ATM.

 

[Giacosa]

Which Panda have you got now Steve. Did you buy back the red one?

 

[Steven]

No, I bought Bigjawa's 750 Formula. Basically it's a good car but it's starting to go and has been off the road for a while. I'm bringing it back to life. I hope to have it MOT'ed and ready for the road this spring.

 

[custard]

had a look on eper.is it the top mount bit?
dont really see any 'mounts'

 

[Pandarus]

What is eper?

 

[christopher watson]

What is eper?

have a look at this thread...

https://www.fiatforum.com/showthread.php?t=48204

 

[Steven]

Yes, it's the section which the seatbelt attaches to on the inside of the rear wing.

 

[Steven]

Here's a photo. You can see the inner wing, the back seat and the hole where the seat belt used to be...

 

[custard]

ouch,cant really see that part on eper im afraid.unless im missing it

 

[Steven]

Thanks for looking. Anyone else have any ideas?

 

[Tony M]

Thanks for looking. Anyone else have any ideas?

I thought that bit wasdirectly welded to the bodywork?... I noticed that the seatbelt mounting bolt go all the way through to the wheel arch anyway. should be easy enough to get a lump of metal machined to those dimensions.

 

[christopher watson]

all i can see is this...

http://eper.fiatforum.com:7080/navi...3&WINDOW_ID=1&SGRP_COD=27&SGS_COD=0&DRW_NUM=3

or this...

http://eper.fiatforum.com:7080/navi...3&WINDOW_ID=1&SGRP_COD=27&SGS_COD=0&DRW_NUM=2

 

[petel]

These points are supplied as part of the original " Worked body " and although a new inner panel may still be available, you would have to unstitch most of the rear of the car to replace it. As stated, a welder/fabricator should be able to effect a worthwhile local repair, though I think you will find that the area below the mounting point ( floor panel and chassis box section ) will be affected as well.
Rgds.

 

[christopher watson]

your right petel, and according to the eper guide, the price is over £400 for that part

edit - what i would do is clean the surrounding area, get rid of the rusty metal, and weld in a patch. shame Steve is soo far away, as i could have done it for the price of the wire (if your going to do it, remember to put underseal on after the weld is cooled )

 

[Steven]

Thanks everyone, that clears that up, thankyou.

Bugger it anyway... I thought the rectagular section with the thread in the middle for securing the belt might have been available. A lot of Pandas rust in that spot.

 

[christopher watson]

A lot of Pandas rust in that spot.

can you whisper that please, as i dont want my selecta to hear

 

[Steven]

Check it out carefully Chris and get some seal in the rear arches. The only Panda I've had that hasn't been rusting there to some extent was the 1993 CLX.

 

[christopher watson]

its ok Steve, i check the seatbelt mounts every year, and they are still rust free (the panda hasnt realised it should rust there )