| 424 Changing seatbelts in an RV8 Nic Houslip found the seatbelt fitment in his RV8 is now mostly NLA. It appears that the manufacturer (Bendix Restraint systems) no longer makes them. Having fitted a pair of Securon inertia reel seat belts in his MGBGT a few years ago he contacted Securon directly to see if it would be possible to source a replacement. Sadly, a direct replacement is not available but with help from the people at Securon they have defined a seat belt assembly that will fit in the car, although some minor changes (not to the belt) will have to be made. Securon have an advantage that the inertia locking system is fully adjustable so the reels can be fitted at any angle. In a three page article Nic describes the task of fitting the belts. Securon As Securon is a trade only company, they do not sell | to
the public; their agent is KCP Car and Commercial Ltd,
Bury St Edmunds. You will need to order a pair of Securon 514-15, being
sure to state colour required as well. Link Call them on 01284 750777, they are helpful and efficient. The belts I ordered late morning arrived the following morning before coffee. Alternative - seat belt refurbishment Worn or faulty original seatbelts can be refurbished, repaired or replaced by a specialist called Quickfit Seat Belt Service in Stanmore in Middlesex (northwest London). On their website they say "all seat belts are manufactured under European standard R16 and under ISO9002 quality control procedures and are either tested to, European standard R16 for Modern seat belts, or British standard BS3254 for period style seat belts for vehicles up to 1973. We are able to fully refurbish, repair and re-web almost any style of seat belt |  completely in line with all relevant UK and EU guidelines. For security reasons not all seat belt parts can be repaired or even refurbished, this is due to them being single use items". See the Quickfitsbs website for details and contacts. This specialist was mentioned by Jonathan Buckley in RV8NOTE391. See a full illustrated copy of this note. More |
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