i was on ebay and ran across these door sills, they dont have the huge hole in them where the retractor goes, just a hole w a slot to put the seatbelt through. would be great for cars like mine w 4th gen seat belts. i want a pair! what cars did they come in?

http://i4.ebayimg.com/03/i/000/ac/63/b765_1.JPG

 

Early style 3rd gens without the lower retractors

82-84 I think

 

Those came on '82 ONLY Firebirds and Camaros

 

ok thanks alot, appreciate the info

 

I thought they were 82 & 83?

 

Those are 82 only, in 83 GM switched to the dual seat belt retractors. 82 was the only year for the single retractor.

 

Your right, thanks for correcting me.

 

in my yearone catalog they sell door sills, it says for 85-92. what was the difference from that and 83-84, or is it possibly just a goof?

 

but then on hawks third gen they say 83-92 and note that 82 is different, so i guess yearone just goofed up... now i have to search the scrap yards for an 82 w black interior

 

I found this doing a search, courtesy of Drew.
"All 82 fbodies lack the seat belt retractors on the door sill. The seat belts, and door sills are unique to 82. 83-up have the retractors and use different door sills. The 82 door sills have an oval slot that the belt goes thru then bolts to the floor, the 83-up door sills have a large notch cut to clear the retractors."

 

yeah i have 4th gen seat belts now, and soon will be going w/ a roll bar and simpson harness it would be great to loose the giant retractor box. itd be much cleaner looking, i love stupid details like that, that most 3rd gen owners dont even know sills existed like that.

 

I just found a pair of these in tan pulled from a 1982 firebird

 

not looking to sell them are you?

 

Yeah I would consider selling them.Feel free to make an offer