Re: Re: Seatbelt question for any one who has bucket seats

From: Mark Pryer (mark_pryer@hotmail.com)
Date: Thu Apr 06 2000 - 01:44:52 EDT


Alright that's what I was wondering. I guess I can live with it, just kind
of annoying having to reach around for them. I am used to just buckling it
w/o looking.
Mark
91 cc 5spd 6er Dynomax catback 14x3 K&N Ported TB
Bucket seats Accel Super Stock coil

----- Original Message -----
From: Kyle Kozubal <grndak4x4@home.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2000 11:46 AM
Subject: DML: Re: Seatbelt question for any one who has bucket seats

> > Hey after you put your buckets in What did you do with your seatbelts?
> Did
> > you get them to stand upright? I was wondering because mine just flop
over
> > when not being used. And also did you cut the second latch off on the
> > passenger side or leave it?
>
> Mark, here is what I did:
> I completely removed the bench seatbelts, all of them. By all of them I
mean
> the floor mounted ones, not the shoulder belts. After I mounted and bolted
> up my buckets, I sat in them to determine what setup would be the best, as
> far as the floor mounted betls are concerned. As you may know, the floor
> mounted seat belts have 'plastic sheaths' or 'plastic covers' over them,
> probably to help the interior dress up a bit. Well I cut the plastic
covers
> off of them, both sides, and just let them 'flop' down when not in
> use....simila to what you describe. Basically they a just laying down
> whenever I am not driving, cause I always wear them while I am in my Dak.
> Now the passenger's side floor mounted seeat belt acutally is two seat
> belts, once again what you describe. The belts are actually sewn in to the
> plastic covers, and you can just take a knife and cut off the sewing, and
> pull the seat belts out. The passenger's side of course had two form the
> factory bench seat, if you ever used the 'middle' area for a seat/middle
> passenger. Back the the seat belt flop thing.....when I get my Tuffy
Series
> II Center Console in, it back built in seat belt straps, which will hold
the
> belts to the console, so they wont fall down between the bucket seat(s)
and
> the console. Hope this helped you out somewhat.
> Kyle
> 93 Dakota 4x4 V6
>
>



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