My TR6 (CC79338U) doesn't have inertial belts. Since it's newer than
Dan's, I'd suspect his aren't original. I can't imagine anyone replacing
inertial belts with three-pointers.
Jim Ruwaldt
'72 TR6 CC79338U(being restored)
On Wed, 23 Apr 1997, Daniel Julien wrote:
> > Bruce Krobusek wrote:
> >
> > > For the past year or so I've been looking for new seatbelts for my '72
> TR6.
> > > The ones I currently have are original 3-point belts (in good shape,
> but 25
> > > years old). I've been reluctant to go to inertia-style belts as I
> really
> > > don't want to drill holes in the car to mount the reel. (I'm trying to
> > > keep holes from appearing; I'd rather not create any!)
>
> causing Ken Streeter to wonder:
>
> > Does anybody know when the cutover from the "adjust it yourself" to
> > the inertia-style seatbelts happened in the TR6? Even the TRF
> > catalog doesn't seem to have any information on this, and I've
> > wondered what the "correct" style belts are on various models
> > of TR6.
>
> My '72 TR6 (manufactured Dec. 1971) had inertial reel-type belts when I
> bought it; I have no reason to believe they were not original to the car.
> This implies that either
> a) The change to inertial reel happened in early '72. (Is Bruce's car
> earlier
> than mine?)
> b) One of us doesn't really have original belts.
> c) The change didn't take place at a single point in time/Commission No.
> As in many things Triumph, I suspect the last may be true here.
>
> Dan Julien
> '72 TR6 CC78709U (undergoing body transplant)
> Austin, Texas
> djulien@mail.utexas.edu
>
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