View Poll Results: How should I mount my seatbelt?
The U-bolt will be fine, as long as its on metal as strong as the factory mount.
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33.33%
Nope. If you use a U-bolt, it will fail, and you will die. Buy the replacement part.
1
33.33%
Personally, I'd use a normal bracket, but the U-bolt doesn't scare me too much.
0
0%
You need to weld in a hole new plate, and then use the heavist part similar to OEM you can find.
1
33.33%
I don't need no steenking seatbelt!
0
0%
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The Seatbelt Debate
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The Seatbelt Debate
This afternoon, my bottom seatbelt bracket broke off as I got into my truck to go to work. It simply rusted away and crumbled into nothing. I was left holding the shoulder belt, male buckle, and the now empty loop on the end of the belt where it attached to the floor near the seat. Not having time to mess around with that, or to get a seatbelt ticket/die, I drove my dad's 1997 1500 QC to work.
Here is the debate: I say that I can take out the remaining bolt, drill two smaller holes into the reinforced spot on the body, thread a u-bolt through the loop in the belt, slap on some appropriately sized plates, bolt it all down, and call it a day.
My friend, whom we shall call George, insists that this will render my seatbelt useless. he claims that a 3/4 inch u-bolt doesn't have to meet the same standards as the tiny plate the belt is originally wrapped around. He insists that the bolt will break under stress, and possibly pull through the body.
In my opinion, I am better off not using a factory replacement because:
1: I would have two holes close to the size of the one original one, and still would have both drilled on the plate for the original hole/bolt.
2: The original bolt may not come out, and if it does, may take the rest of the hole with it.
3. I'd be drilling into virgin metal, not using a hole that has been exposed fot the past 21 years.
Here is the debate: I say that I can take out the remaining bolt, drill two smaller holes into the reinforced spot on the body, thread a u-bolt through the loop in the belt, slap on some appropriately sized plates, bolt it all down, and call it a day.
My friend, whom we shall call George, insists that this will render my seatbelt useless. he claims that a 3/4 inch u-bolt doesn't have to meet the same standards as the tiny plate the belt is originally wrapped around. He insists that the bolt will break under stress, and possibly pull through the body.
In my opinion, I am better off not using a factory replacement because:
1: I would have two holes close to the size of the one original one, and still would have both drilled on the plate for the original hole/bolt.
2: The original bolt may not come out, and if it does, may take the rest of the hole with it.
3. I'd be drilling into virgin metal, not using a hole that has been exposed fot the past 21 years.
