Dear Friends,
I use the "stock" shoulder harnesses and route them over the top
(outer-edge) of each seat-back. I don't have a rollbar (yet!). The
harness stays in place, except when I lean over too far to the passenger
side. Then the shoulder harness slips down, off my (left) shoulder.
I suspect that routing the harnesses over the seatbacks is what was
intended by designing the headrests with an offset towards the center of
the car (i.e., the headrests are offset towards the center console) rather
than their being square in the middle of the seatbacks. That way, there is
space on top of the seatback for the shoulder harness to pass over.
Regards,
Teddy
69 2000
Pgh PA
At 11:07 AM 4/30/99 +0000, John F Sandhoff wrote:
>Kyle asks:
>> In the parcel area of my '69, I see a nice bit bolt on each side in the
>> wheel arch. Looks like a hookup for a shoulder harness.
>
>Yes, factory shoulder harnesses hooked in here.
>
>There was discussion long ago about whether this mounting scheme
>actually increased the likelihood of injury. The theory is that with the
>mounting point BELOW the shoulder, when you are thrown forward
>in a collision the belt will push DOWN on your body, compressing
>your spine. Ouch!
>
>One possible solution is if the car has a rollbar, to weld a loop on
>it and route the belt through it. In the back of my mind I wonder what
>the results would be if the car flipped and the rollbar twisted.. But
>I suppose odds are you'll ram a brick wall before you flip the car..
>
>-- John
> John F Sandhoff sandhoff@csus.edu Sacramento, CA
>
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