Retrofit Seat Belt With Shoulder Strap

[mental1896]

My kids ride in my Eagle nearly every day and we still use the stock lap belts. Whenever I have to do a hard stop, my kids will occasionally bump their little heads on the backs of the front seats. So I was shopping around for retrofit kits and found quite a few options. I was just wondering if anyone else has done this and if they might be able to point me in the right direction.

[jpgreen]

Realize this is an old post but im interested too. I think the biggest problem would be the C pillar isnt reinforced and designed to take the strain of the attached seatbelt.

[Nightpath]

I'm in the middle of modernizing my Eagle and I was going to look into something of this nature.

The pillar could be cut into and modified by welding a nut on the inside, drilling a hole to it and welding back in but it would still be relatively weak compared to reinforced metal. It would probably hold up though.

Another thought is to look for a seat belt that loops over the back of the seat and connects to the floor behind it. I have seen it in an SUV but I can't remember which one. It struck me as odd, but a good way to retrofit more of a modern belt to the Eagle.

[jpgreen]

It would be pretty dissapointing to hit the brakes and have the bolt for the shoulder belt just pop out. I think it would be a great idea to go from the floor. It would certainly be easier to cover up reinforcment work on the rear floor.

[Nightpath]

I'm going to start looking at seat belts for convertibles

[carnuck]

I did a nut in the C pillar that had a long plate attached. I put a hole in where I wanted the nut (after inspecting a hacked off one) I don't know where those photos went, but many seem to have "disappeared" from my online albums. Someone got my password for photobucket and screwed with those too.

[amchornet]

I believe  it is the Chevy trailblazer that has the belt over the back of the rear seat for the center passenger