Vb seat belt upgrade

[VBRED]

My old pov VB does not have retractable seat belts. Where retractable seat belts available in the SLE or other models? Will VL seat belts bolt in? Pete

 

[Darren_L]

yeah SL/E had them, but most of them are fairly sad these days. Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be any aftermarket replacement for rear retractables in VB-VL
I grabbed mine out of a VK Calais.
btw, you've got to modify the parcel shelf to make retractable seat belts fit & work properly

 

[old mate]

i thought all vb's had retractable seat belts except for the rear centre seat??

 

[Darren_L]

i thought all vb's had retractable seat belts except for the rear centre seat??

unfortunately no. Even my SS didn't come with them
I think VK were the first to come standard with retractable rears.

 

[old mate]

hmm, my vb must have had them retro-fitted. wait, i actually cant remember what the belts are, havent been in it for that long.

is there a way to check it out if its retrofitted?

 

[VBRED]

Okay sounds like a plan. Not sure where they bolt to but I will have a look on a VL.

 

[bogan_vk]

they bolt inside the boot between the 1/4 panels and the inner vertical panels at each side im pretty sure the bolt directly to the inner vertical panel with the same size bolt as the rest of the seatbelt bolts my vk sl has them so it would be worth checking vks too.

 

[Darren_L]

hmm, my vb must have had them retro-fitted. wait, i actually cant remember what the belts are, havent been in it for that long.

is there a way to check it out if its retrofitted?

no not really, apart from maybe a backyarder hacked up parcel shelf
as far as I know, all models have the bolt holes there for the retractor as well as the slots in the panel under the parcel shelf.
So yeah modified parcel shelf would be the only giveaway, unless of course someone fit the right parcel shelf as well

you'll probably find they were also an option on all models as well....

 

[ari666]

klippan make them. cant remember the part numbers but if you ring autoliv, they will tell you the numbers of the retractors that fit then just get them from burson. something like 115 per retractor/buckle

 

[glenn l]

im pretty sure the vk-vl rear retractables are different to the vb-vh, they sit in a different possition/angle and the locks dont work properly.
as ari666 said klippan make them, i put new ones in my vh sl/e.