anyone ever update their seat belts?

I found a post on abodiesonly a long time ago about using conversion van seat belts:

http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=48125&highlight=Seat+Belt+Install

Here is the company:

http://wescoperformance.stores.yahoo.net/conversion-van-seat-belt.html

Fit great, and they are very comfortable.

71 T/A sent me a link several years ago, to a company that sells 3 point stuff. It was reasonably priced, and it works well. The belts I bought have a dogbone that drops the shoulder belt down to where it isn't rubbing your neck. Maybe Jim will see this thread and post the link again. I lost it when my old computer took a dump.

I used a 3-point set from Andover Restraints on my 63, had them 10 years,very nice.

http://www.andoauto.com/

I have the XV belts installed in a 72 Cuda. Much better than the stock shoulder belts but even with the drop they feel like they would crush my aorta in a collision (6 foot). And the retractors lock by movement on the belt, so they have to be coaxed out to buckle.

More drop would work. The car just went back to the body shop so I can't measure the drop length, will compare to the van conversion belts when it comes home.

Here's another photo.

I tried the XV 3-points in my 1970 e-body. I didn't like them. The retractor is in the way of moving the seat all the way rearward, and if you get close to that position with the seat, the retractor gets at such an angle that it binds up the retraction action of the belt.

I went back to the stock lap belt & separate shoulder belt. Still have the XV's if anyone wants them. Just pay to box & ship.

I'm interested, PM sent

I used the XV setup also. It works for me. I do wish it had the aircraft style buckle, though.

I did a setup that I adapted from a '92 Dodge van. Posted a raft of pics a couple of years ago. Might still be here somewhere.

Anyhoo, retractor and frame rail end of lap belt portion both bolt to frame rail anchor point. It has a dogbone, like an earlier poster mentioned, that attaches to the roof rail anchor point, which drops and moves forward the shoulder portion of the belt so that it lays across the shoulder/chest properly. The dogbone also allows the belt to hinge out of the way nicely for entry to the rear seat. Webbing and buckles are black, like originals. Car is a '72 RR.

This shot is early in the adaptation. Trimmed the plate down more and redrilled it to hide it under the retractor cover better.

Heres another option if originality is not an issue. These are from a 2006 Toyota tundra. It has the dogbone that rotates, that you need for proper placement across chest. This dogbone is also adjustable for easy transitions between taller and shorter passengers. Here are some pics of the dogbone fully extended and shortened, and there are other stopping points in between. Theres also a pic of the retractor. Its an option that Im seriously considering because I want 3 point seat belts, and Im also trying to put the front buckets and rear bench from a new charger into my Satellite.