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$5 Helmet for $5 Head
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len47merc |
07-05-2016 @ 9:01 AM
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Btw - After calling both this morning, it was found that Juliano's provides gratis color swatches of their seat belt material to match to your interior. Lebarron Bonney does not. And for those of you who have both seat belts and rear seat foot rests and the bottom rear of the front seat overhangs the top front of the foot rest, how and where did you install the anchors? Under the foot rest so that effectively the belts would serpentine around the front of the footrest then back toward the rear around the bottom of the front seat and then forward again? Or did you simply have the belts anchored behind the foot rest in the rear floorboard and the belts simply were visible above the foot rests? Steve
This message was edited by len47merc on 7-5-16 @ 9:10 AM
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ford38v8 |
07-05-2016 @ 9:57 AM
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Steve, If you try to hide them with the roundabout route, they may not hold tight enough. The seat belt alone without shoulder harness prevents knee injury in a crash. Ask me how I know. Shoulder strap benefit is not as good as you might think. Single strap injuries include broken shoulder bones. I have yet to see a harness on the street like on the track.
Alan
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len47merc |
07-05-2016 @ 10:46 AM
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Thanks Alan - very good feedback. At this point (and with a bit of apology to my kindred spirit here) I am moving toward lap belts only and have requested sample swatches of 4 colors from Julianos. I opened the doors and studied the configuration of the front seat with the attached foot rests (yes I'll fall on the sword here - ignorant me previously thought they were fixed to the floor) as I had the same concerns with the roundabout installation. Going to look at it some more to determine if mounting the anchors as far to the rear as necessary under the foot rests, to accommodate a full-slid-back position of the front seat as I drive the car, will allow the belts to be fed between the seat and the footrest and still be safely, adequately and securely tight against the top and rear of the bottom seat frame. I do not see how I can install a retractable shoulder/lap belt combo with any guarantees the original headliner and b pillar upholstery will survive the exercise. This plus your '...ask me how I know...' comment plus all the other excellent feedback and pm's has me leaning strongly in the lap belt only direction, and only for the front seat.
Steve
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Kens 36 |
07-05-2016 @ 1:08 PM
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Steve, I couldn't agree more with Tom on the 3rd brake light. I've been very happy with the Brakelighter from J&L Enterprises - http://www.jandlenterprise.com/products/brakelighter.htm. Ken
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len47merc |
07-05-2016 @ 1:13 PM
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Hey - thanks Ken! I'll check it out now.
Steve
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07-06-2016 @ 3:27 AM
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I bought mine from a company called "Top Serve". Their website is www.brakeflasher.com . It is made in Holland, Michigan. Their unit doesn't care if your using 6 or 12 volt, pos or neg ground. It is a quality unit. Check it out. Ken
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len47merc |
07-06-2016 @ 5:37 AM
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Thanks Ken also - will check it out today!
Steve
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