4th gen seat question
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4th gen seat question
I'm redoing my interior over this summer and if I get 4th gen seats can I use 4th gen seat belts or 3rd gen belts does it matter either or thanks
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pretty sure that the front seatbelts from a 4th gen will swap into your 3rd gen, however, i never tried it. But that's what i've been told. NOt sure about the rear ones however, as i'm not to sure about the different mounting location of the seat belt brackets.
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I have replaced my seats with 4th gen and I have also replaced the passenger side seat belt with 4th gen.
The mounting style for the lower portion of the belt is different (single retractor as opposed to dual retractors.)
There are a few different ways to approach the modification to mounting it.
I took the lower sheeth off the 4th gen belt and also separated the plastic shroud to the lower 3rd gen retractor, fabed up a bracket and mounted the belt 4th gen belt through the 3rd gen shroud. Looks stock. I've yet to get to the driver's side.
-bill
The mounting style for the lower portion of the belt is different (single retractor as opposed to dual retractors.)
There are a few different ways to approach the modification to mounting it.
I took the lower sheeth off the 4th gen belt and also separated the plastic shroud to the lower 3rd gen retractor, fabed up a bracket and mounted the belt 4th gen belt through the 3rd gen shroud. Looks stock. I've yet to get to the driver's side.
-bill
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Originally posted by billsfirebird
I have replaced my seats with 4th gen and I have also replaced the passenger side seat belt with 4th gen.
The mounting style for the lower portion of the belt is different (single retractor as opposed to dual retractors.)
There are a few different ways to approach the modification to mounting it.
I took the lower sheeth off the 4th gen belt and also separated the plastic shroud to the lower 3rd gen retractor, fabed up a bracket and mounted the belt 4th gen belt through the 3rd gen shroud. Looks stock. I've yet to get to the driver's side.
-bill
I have replaced my seats with 4th gen and I have also replaced the passenger side seat belt with 4th gen.
The mounting style for the lower portion of the belt is different (single retractor as opposed to dual retractors.)
There are a few different ways to approach the modification to mounting it.
I took the lower sheeth off the 4th gen belt and also separated the plastic shroud to the lower 3rd gen retractor, fabed up a bracket and mounted the belt 4th gen belt through the 3rd gen shroud. Looks stock. I've yet to get to the driver's side.
-bill
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