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Ok.... I NEED to get my car inspected soon and I don't have the funds for the racing seats and harnesses I want. Do they make manual seat belts instead of the automatic ones? If so where can I get them?
thank yaaaaaaw
1994 lx turbo in the works
1991 lx gtx swap---> sold
1992 lx turbo ---> deceased/rebuilt/deceased
1992 Ford escort gt ----> sold
You need to bug a Canadian who will pull them from the wreckers. Usually costs around $100-115 for the belts/plastics/shipping...prices may have gone up since I use to sell the kits back in the day.
I don't live in Canada eeyyy. But I though u meant escorts have manual seatbelts that swap over.
Thanks Iantboyd but I don't have a few weeks. I eather have to find some within a week or throw some harnesses in. Cause its illegal to drive without belts, and unsafe dun dun dunnnn.
1994 lx turbo in the works
1991 lx gtx swap---> sold
1992 lx turbo ---> deceased/rebuilt/deceased
1992 Ford escort gt ----> sold
Early 1g like 89 may work, but after that the US 1g's were auto. Mine were 2g stuff.
You need the notch, or cut above that... The metal spacer (in the track on the ground photo) is trying to occupy the space of the notch. Without the cut, you'll not be able to tighten the belts to the pillars, which isn't safe. Also the assembled photo of the bolt hole, track with notch, and hole'd plastic, is at an angle, and very deceptive. The notch is needed.
Current:
68 Torino GT Fastback
86 MR2
91 F150
94 Escort Wagon BP swap
99 Escort Wagon BP swap
00 Miata LS
08 Arrow AX8
14 Mazda5
if its a manual belt why do you need the track, why not get ride of it? I though the track was for automatic. Sorry if this is going over my head but im confused.
1994 lx turbo in the works
1991 lx gtx swap---> sold
1992 lx turbo ---> deceased/rebuilt/deceased
1992 Ford escort gt ----> sold
The track is what attaches the plastic to the car.
The a-b pillar cover (plastic) has several (5 on a four door car, probably more on a two door) attachment points that go into the clips on the power belt track. Without the tracks, the plastic jiggles and sways, and there is also a tremendous gap where the slider used to reside (this is precisely why I notch rather than cut the track, to fill that gap completely. I'll take pics tomorrow...)
So, in short, it'll look terrible, and be even more annoying while driving, without the tracks.
Sorry, I was under the assumption you knew the plastic attached to the track directly... I SHOULD have mentioned that, but just so everyone reading is clear, the tracks are necessary for two purposes, looks, and mechanical attachment.
Also, for clarification as this is an international forum:
This is only for USDM Cars, which came equipped with power belts... Canadian, EDM and JDM cars will never need to utilize this info, unless using a USDM headliner and trim pieces.
No. But it should be pretty simple to find something that would work. Having looked at both of my NB miata's seatbelts today, they might even work if they are long enough... just find something at the JY, and mock it up in an escort or protege... It should be easy to tell if it will be able to be done. They are all similar to an extent, and you might find something even easier than the probe or mx3. Both of those were just random attempts of mine, many many BG's ago... before I even knew of the Canadian stuff.
Current:
68 Torino GT Fastback
86 MR2
91 F150
94 Escort Wagon BP swap
99 Escort Wagon BP swap
00 Miata LS
08 Arrow AX8
14 Mazda5
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