all 70 and 71 camaro owners look here please
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i just bought some early 2nd gen seat belts, a whole set for my 73 which is a diffrent style then the ones that came in my car stock,they are all in very good shape but im not sure which goes were, and if you can wear the shoulder belt with lap belt.
so if any boudy has pictures of them in there car it would help alot if i could see them.
thanks Tony.
so if any boudy has pictures of them in there car it would help alot if i could see them.
thanks Tony.
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The early Camaros with shoulder and lap belts should have a total of 4 sets for the front seat. Each can be worn individually, or together, as the shoulder belts had a separate buckle and catch.
The two sets of buckles both mount to the hump in the floor beside the seats, while the catches mount one to the door side of the seat, and one to the roof mount behind the seat. There is also a small plastic hook that allows the shoulder harness to be stored above the windows. Some later cars had a spring wire clip to do the same.
I don't have factory belts in mine any more, or I give you a picture. I converted mine to 5 point shoulder harnesses years ago.
Hope this helps.
The two sets of buckles both mount to the hump in the floor beside the seats, while the catches mount one to the door side of the seat, and one to the roof mount behind the seat. There is also a small plastic hook that allows the shoulder harness to be stored above the windows. Some later cars had a spring wire clip to do the same.
I don't have factory belts in mine any more, or I give you a picture. I converted mine to 5 point shoulder harnesses years ago.
Hope this helps.
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ya that helps thanks,to bad its not like my origanal belts were the lap and shoulder lock togther but oh well, these ones are a lot nicer and they have the metal heads instead of the plastic ones so i wont ever have o replace them again.
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If you're saying the 73 belts are still two parts like the earlier ones (separate lap and shoulder belts), then that's the same stock setup my 69 has. You DO NOT want to wear just the shoulder belt without the lap belt. In a front collision, you'll slide right under the shoulder belt and jam your body under the dash. That's good for a broken leg, at the least.
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Those buckles on the early metal style could be a lethal weapon!
They're made to last longer than the whole car, and heavy enough that if the shoulder belt falls from it's clip it will knock you out!
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or at the least , put a knot on your head, don't ask me how I know....
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No with my stock setup in my 73 you have to use the lap belt with the shoulder belt,
it interlocks it's a nice setup but the heads of the belts are made of plastic instead of meatal like my new ones, but you can use just the lap belt wich is what i used to do not a fan of the shoulder belt really anoying,but i do use it when i go out and hit up some of the curvey roads around here,keeps my fat *** in the seat lol.
ya i have had the shoulder belts come flying out of the holder and nail my budy or me in the head lol,but now they know better than not to wear there seat belts when we take out the 73, it might not be fast but its still one of the better handleing cars i have ever drove and it will stick to the road like its on rails. lol
it interlocks it's a nice setup but the heads of the belts are made of plastic instead of meatal like my new ones, but you can use just the lap belt wich is what i used to do not a fan of the shoulder belt really anoying,but i do use it when i go out and hit up some of the curvey roads around here,keeps my fat *** in the seat lol.
ya i have had the shoulder belts come flying out of the holder and nail my budy or me in the head lol,but now they know better than not to wear there seat belts when we take out the 73, it might not be fast but its still one of the better handleing cars i have ever drove and it will stick to the road like its on rails. lol
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