Rear Seat Belts

[pcosta]

Hi,
I'm looking for rear seat belts for a Elan 2+2S 130/5. The interiores are in oatmeal.
I read somewhere that they were an period optional, but it seems that they're not available anymore!! Does anyone had installed them? If so where do you get the seat belts?

Thanks
Paulo Costa

[tower of strength]

try PM ing Matt, he has them in his plus2

regards

Mark

[mikealdren]

Spyder do a rear seat belt kit as well

[peterako]

Sue Miller has them in her 'catalogue'.

+44 1728 603307.

I have an oatmeal +2 also and am getting around to
putting in rear belts.

Would be intered in hearing how you get on with getting them
in.

I also was considering putting in 3 point belts in teh rear, connecting
the top parts to the top of the rear chassis towers.

Best of luck,
Peter 1973 +2S 130/5

[tdafforn]

Have put in the spyder kit on my +2. Provides uper attachment points for full 4 point harnesses. Easy fitment
tim

[ppnelan]

I too have the Spyder kit. It makes it easy & safe to attach the rear belts. I am currently using only one of the two top mountings on a 3-point harness belt for my 4-year-old, as this seems to line up best with the seat.

Tim, where did you get your 4-point harnesses, and how much were they please

If you want something perfect & original (only lap belts though), see 250054163871 on eBay...

Matthew

[tdafforn]

I got my 4 points from Total Restaint Systems. They have the advantage of not having "sown in" top attachments so you can use the ones that Spyder provide that allows the top fixing to lay flat.
I think they cost about ?40 each
Kids love em, its "like being in a real racing car!"
Cheers
tim

[pcosta]

Thank you all for your replies!

Does anyone knows if when this cars were new if the seatbelts for the rear seats were an optional? Or are they a newer upgrade? If they were an period optional, does anyone have some photos of them.
can you send me some photos of the spyder kit installed?

In the end of this I think I will write a book about rear seat belts fos a +2.

Thanks
Paulo

[rgh0]

Paulo

The rear belts were optional at least in the later cars. My 73 plus 2 has had the mounting plates in place since new though no belts ever fitted.

I have looked at lots of Plus 2s over the years and never seen any cars fitted with what looked like orginal fitment rear belts so it looks like the option was not taken up to often.

regards
Rohan

[pcosta]

Hi Rohan,

Can you send me same pictures of the way how the mounting plates are grabbed to the chassis? It should be seen in the luggage compartement.

Many thanks

Paulo Costa

[rgh0]

Paulo

The seat belt plates were bolted to the fibreglass body. Inside the rear wheel well for the outside belt connection. The inside plates were on the inside of the chassis tunnel where the Y fork start at the rear and no connection through to the chassis.

Attached a photo of the rear. You can see the plate at the lower front corner of the wheel well.

There was no shoulder sash mount as only lap belts were intended I think.

regards
Rohan

[tdafforn]

I may be having a senior moment, but isn't your brake caliper on the wrong side? Mine are behind the axle line and yours appear to be infront
Cheers
Tim

[stuartgb100]

Tim,

Wouldn't that mean the same for the strut?

Regards,
Stuart.

[mikealdren]

It looks horribly like you have the struts on the wrong sides of the car!
Mike

[mikealdren]

Oops - my senior moment, we are looking from the rear aren't we?!?