On Mon, 28 Oct 2002, Blaine & Maggie Dumkee wrote:
> Has anyone installed a new style seat with shoulder belts as part of the
> seat?
>
> If so do you need to re-enforce the floor? I was thinking that in the event
> of an accident there would be a lot of force placed on the seat where it
> mounts to the floor, and therefore would require re-enforcement.
The Juliano's seatbelts come with backing plates that can either be bolted
or welded under the floor. The seat belts bolt to the plates, and in the
event of a collision, the backing plates distribute the force from the
seat belts over a couple of square inches of reinforced steel.
Tim Lloyd, lloyd@lasp.colorado.edu
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