1800ES rear seatbelts

bells · Nov 4th, 2020, 23:02

Hi there, what a great forum, hoping you lot can help me out. I’m looking to fit rear seatbelts in my 1800es. Would prefer to have three point inertia reel ones. On the following site they say that these ones will fit (https://classic-volvo.com/rolgordel-...alle-type.html)

Has anyone on here tried to fit three point belts in the back of an 1800es and if so what did you use as the anchor points for the top bracket? The wheel arch? And did it work?

Any help much appreciated as would rather the little fellas were strapped in!

Army · Nov 5th, 2020, 04:14

I've not used that product but if their picture shows all you get in the kit and there are no existing reinforcements in the chassis then I would say that looks to me like an incomplete kit or a kit that will need a fair amount of additional work to make it safe.

On my PV the rear lap belts have reinforcing brackets on the underside of the floor pan at each mounting point.

bells · Nov 5th, 2020, 19:15

Good comments, I actually got a response from the seller saying that in fact that product was NOT suitable for a 1800es so back to square one.

Fixings at lap level are no problem as the drive shaft tunnel and rear wheel arch are close by and that is what was used on the original US cars for the lap belts. Just got no idea whether it’s possible to fit a three point belt in any configuration. Anyone who has tried or seen one I’d appreciate any feedback.

cassell · Nov 5th, 2020, 19:38

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Originally Posted by bells

Good comments, I actually got a response from the seller saying that in fact that product was NOT suitable for a 1800es so back to square one.

Fixings at lap level are no problem as the drive shaft tunnel and rear wheel arch are close by and that is what was used on the original US cars for the lap belts. Just got no idea whether it’s possible to fit a three point belt in any configuration. Anyone who has tried or seen one I’d appreciate any feedback.

I researched this way back in 1988 when my son was small, the simple answer then and presumably still the same now, was no, not possible to mount a top anchor anywhere. I ended up fitting Britax static lap belts with anchorages on the wheelarches and transmission tunnel into my 1972 ES which worked very well.

Ten years later I transferred them to a second ES, a 1973 model which I still have to this day and the same belts now get used for my grandchildren!

Rear retractable belts were an accessory option on the ES, you may be able to find some second hand from a scrap car, otherwise just fit a pair of static belts like I did.

bells · Nov 5th, 2020, 22:11

Thanks Cassell, unfortunately that was what I was expecting. I'll look into lapbelts though I had read that if you retro-fit seatbelts that they must come up to present standards (which would be 3pt).

If true that then leaves the absurd situation that the only option is to leave it with nothing at all.

Nov 4th, 2020, 23:02	#1
bells New Member Last Online: Apr 22nd, 2023 23:43 Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: Caversham, Reading	1800ES rear seatbelts Hi there, what a great forum, hoping you lot can help me out. I’m looking to fit rear seatbelts in my 1800es. Would prefer to have three point inertia reel ones. On the following site they say that these ones will fit (https://classic-volvo.com/rolgordel-...alle-type.html) Has anyone on here tried to fit three point belts in the back of an 1800es and if so what did you use as the anchor points for the top bracket? The wheel arch? And did it work? Any help much appreciated as would rather the little fellas were strapped in!

Nov 5th, 2020, 04:14	#2
Army marches on his stomach Last Online: Feb 11th, 2022 03:15 Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Somewhere in the Netherlands	I've not used that product but if their picture shows all you get in the kit and there are no existing reinforcements in the chassis then I would say that looks to me like an incomplete kit or a kit that will need a fair amount of additional work to make it safe. On my PV the rear lap belts have reinforcing brackets on the underside of the floor pan at each mounting point. __________________ 1961 Volvo PV544 the quick and easy in between project(!) 1981 Mercedes 300D <=> 230 diesel to petrol conversion project 1965 Series 2a Station Wagon mega build 1992 Mercedes 190E The car that works!

Nov 5th, 2020, 19:15	#3
bells New Member Last Online: Apr 22nd, 2023 23:43 Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: Caversham, Reading	Good comments, I actually got a response from the seller saying that in fact that product was NOT suitable for a 1800es so back to square one. Fixings at lap level are no problem as the drive shaft tunnel and rear wheel arch are close by and that is what was used on the original US cars for the lap belts. Just got no idea whether it’s possible to fit a three point belt in any configuration. Anyone who has tried or seen one I’d appreciate any feedback.

Nov 5th, 2020, 22:11	#5
bells New Member Last Online: Apr 22nd, 2023 23:43 Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: Caversham, Reading	Thanks Cassell, unfortunately that was what I was expecting. I'll look into lapbelts though I had read that if you retro-fit seatbelts that they must come up to present standards (which would be 3pt). If true that then leaves the absurd situation that the only option is to leave it with nothing at all.

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