Shoulder Belts

[Yerboogieman]

So my friend loves the Suburban, she says it rides smooth and loves when I do donuts and go off road.

But the passenger side lap belt is broken (for some reason, the car has 4 different seat belts, and this one is from a Ford)

So I was wondering if I could fit in some Shoulder/Lap belts. I know there are some threaded holes on the side near the tops of the seats, so I don't see how it couldn't work. I've seen they have a factory option, but I'm not going to try hunting those down. I've only seen one other Suburban in Western Washington and none in the junkyards.

I suppose it would be best to look for some from another truck. What do you guys think?

[OneOffStroker]

I took some out of a PT Cruiser when I took the leather heated seats from it. I used the threaded holes in the B pillar for the upper mount, and made a bracket to mount the retracting part to the floor with the stock mounting bolt and hole down there as well. I love the fit and function of these belts, and they mate up perfect to the buckles on the seats, since they were made to be together anyway. They are also height-adjustable.

[Yerboogieman]

Originally Posted by OneOffStroker

I took some out of a PT Cruiser when I took the leather heated seats from it. I used the threaded holes in the B pillar for the upper mount, and made a bracket to mount the retracting part to the floor with the stock mounting bolt and hole down there as well. I love the fit and function of these belts, and they mate up perfect to the buckles on the seats, since they were made to be together anyway. They are also height-adjustable.

That sounds really cool (and all my friends are short so the adjustable thing should work great, lol). Do you have any pictures by chance? Also, how do the seats fit?

[OneOffStroker]

I will take and post some pics tomorrow. The seats fit great, but I had to modify the brackets a little, but that is to be expected. The seats are perforated leather and have the heater switches mounted to the sides if the seat. They also have a fold down armrest. Best thing of all was that I got the 2 front seats, the back seat, and seat belts for under $100 from Pick-n-Pull
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[Yerboogieman]

Thanks, I'll be looking forward to it. I'm excited about getting the suburban running, but also trying to make it act and feel like a daily driver as much as possible.

[LSUMurse]

I bought a pair of shoulder belts from JC Whitney (I won't make that mistake again). The one problem I had is that the retractor would not release unless it was positioned straight up. I had to create a bracket using some angle iron to get them to work. I would have sent them back, but I needed the shoulder belts installed quickly (ex-wife and child seat issues). So, should you go to buy some or harvest some, pay attention to the position the retractor needs to be in for them the belt to release and thereby allow you to pull the belt out.

[Yerboogieman]

Originally Posted by LSUMurse

I bought a pair of shoulder belts from JC Whitney (I won't make that mistake again). The one problem I had is that the retractor would not release unless it was positioned straight up. I had to create a bracket using some angle iron to get them to work. I would have sent them back, but I needed the shoulder belts installed quickly (ex-wife and child seat issues). So, should you go to buy some or harvest some, pay attention to the position the retractor needs to be in for them the belt to release and thereby allow you to pull the belt out.

I salvaged a couple from a 2003 F-150 at the junkyard. They needed to be mostly straight up, but it turned out not to be a problem. Except I had to mount the retractor in the middle of the pillar. Fit pretty good. I think my friend will be happy that she's not being thrown around while four-wheeling.