Re: Seat Belts in a '50 Eight Sedan
Posted by HH56 On 2018/7/27 10:35:12
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That is the concern Mike and I and a few others had with the wrap around type seat frames Packard used in some models. The seat cushion sits in a tray like retainer and the metal frame completely surrounds the rear and bottom edges of the seat cushion. In order to get a belt thru it would need to bend around some corners as well as rub against some fairly sharp metal. That is why we cut slots and protected the cut edges of the slots with grommeting material so the belts would have a direct and straight feed thru to the passengers and not rub any sharp edges or have excess length.
Here are a few photos collected from various sources illustrating the type seats of concern and what was done for the belts. If your seat uses the same type frame with no direct access to the rear of the cushion then I would be hesitant to route belts where they had to make any turns. Mikes car is the final photo which shows the belt anchors mounted far enough back so the seat doesn't go over them when at its far rear position.
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Just bolting down behind the seat seems the easiest approach, but I wonder if the force of a collision would pull the back of the seat up thereby extending the length of the belt before it actually held one from crashing into the steering column or dash.
That is the concern Mike and I and a few others had with the wrap around type seat frames Packard used in some models. The seat cushion sits in a tray like retainer and the metal frame completely surrounds the rear and bottom edges of the seat cushion. In order to get a belt thru it would need to bend around some corners as well as rub against some fairly sharp metal. That is why we cut slots and protected the cut edges of the slots with grommeting material so the belts would have a direct and straight feed thru to the passengers and not rub any sharp edges or have excess length.
Here are a few photos collected from various sources illustrating the type seats of concern and what was done for the belts. If your seat uses the same type frame with no direct access to the rear of the cushion then I would be hesitant to route belts where they had to make any turns. Mikes car is the final photo which shows the belt anchors mounted far enough back so the seat doesn't go over them when at its far rear position.
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