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Old 08-28-2009, 09:30 PM   #1
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how do I know if my seatbelts work?
Other than the obvious?! I have a 1985 camaro, and I can yank and yank on them and they don't cinch up. I'm wondering how I know they'll stop me in an accident. How much work/money am I into if I replace them?

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I believe the way they are designed, it's takes quite an abrupt force to lock them - more abrupt than one can generally get out of a "yank". However, you can swap in 4th gen belts if you are concerned without a ton of effort. Redo your headliner at the same time (since it has to come out anyway) and kill 2 birds with one stone.
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I believe the way they are designed, it's takes quite an abrupt force to lock them - more abrupt than one can generally get out of a "yank". However, you can swap in 4th gen belts if you are concerned without a ton of effort. Redo your headliner at the same time (since it has to come out anyway) and kill 2 birds with one stone.
The car has to be in motion for it to work properly.

The take up reel in the headliner has a weight that works with inertia and engages a brake. If you step on the brake and lean forward, that weight should stop the seat belt from moving - it doesn't take a whole lot of speed to check this out.
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slam into a pole at 10mph :P
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Alright, thanks guys. (not you, Chevy8588 ) I'll check it out.
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lol, sorry, couldnt resist
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Re: how do I know if my seatbelts work?
I believe there was a recall on seatbelts in '85... not sure what the reason for it was.
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Re: how do I know if my seatbelts work?
There's a couple of threads on it...

http://www.thirdgen.org/techboard/in...lt-recall.html (Seatbelt Recall)

http://www.thirdgen.org/techboard/te...l-84-90-a.html (CALLING ALL 84'-90' FIREBIRDS/CAMAROS (SAFETY RECALL STILL IN EFFECT))
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Re: how do I know if my seatbelts work?
Good thread, I was wondering the same.
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Oooh! Thanks for the heads-up.
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Re: how do I know if my seatbelts work?
the seat belts in my iroc tighten up on me when i take off quickly from a dead stop. i then have to try to lean back even farther and pull the belt to loosen it back up a little. is that normal??
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Re: how do I know if my seatbelts work?
Good post. I had the same question. I tried to yank on the lap belt but it did not latch. i will try it in motion today.
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