Hudders1
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I have sorted some insurance out for this van if I get it but would it be possible to put lab belts in the side seats http://bit.ly/1gk3qFU please look at the pictures thanks
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Hi Mark yes it's possible, but you need to find something solid to fasten the lapbelts to :thumb: perhaps stright to the floor?
Terry
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yes you can. BUT they wont be legal or count as passenger safety belts as they will not have the correct safety accreditation.
as said above lap belts are normally for rear facing seats only.
they might even be worse than not having a belt in the wrong circumstances.
i am sure you could do the work more than adequately, regrettably that wont be enough on its own to make them legal. good luck with the work
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Hi Mark lets get one thing stright because theres a load of nonsense coming out about seat belts
You can do/fit what you want its yourvan
Never fit 3 point belts to side seats as 3 pointers can break peoples neck in accident
Lap belts are fine but can alsocause injury to hips etc this has to be weighed up against no belts
Do posters honestly belive converters go through crash tests etc,when they fit lap belts
Insurance null and void in accident because you fitted lap belts pure nonsense whos going to know who fitted them in the first place- you or original converter or possibility of several owners before you? Plus the same applies if you fit/convert your owns seats
WHO EXACTLY checked my own self build ? ME
All you can do is satisfy yourself everythings good and if that means fitting your own lap belts then so be it
It would be a doodle to fit lap belts to my van but I simply choose not to, gson is now 8 and wife is 60 so either sit in passenger seat or both lay down in the back Will either negate my insurance in event of a accident No :thumb:
Terry
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All the above are correct IF YOU HAVE SEATBELTS --IF YOUR VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE/REQUIRE THEM FITTED then it's not applicable -- the van in question does not/ did not require then at the time of manufacture --so in Marks case the 2 yrs old should be fastened in the front passenger seat in the child seat- after that there are no more belted seats so others are in the back :thumb:Be that in lap belts or not fitted by who everthe 2 year old legally must travel in a child seat and must not be fitted to side facing seat.
over 3 years the law is that a child over 25kgs must be in a forward facing booster seat.
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Just where does it state side seats cannot carry passengers= my insurance simply asks how many seatbelts? I told them it's a 3 berth van but with only driver and passenger seats belted -the 3rd passenger sits in/on a side seat which does not requie belts :thumb: No problem Mr terryAnother point is insurance. You should inform your insurance that you don't have enough belts for passengers - I bet you'll find they won't be too accommodating!
just had a thought, oh: on my van one of the side seats is split and half of it can be rotated and has a lap belt.:thumb: as we have 5 belted seats we have never used it so i forgot about it
its a simple set up which i am sure you could manufacture.
do you want me to post pictures of the set up before / after and stripped to see the "workings":thumb:
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just had a thought, oh: on my van one of the side seats is split and half of it can be rotated and has a lap belt.:thumb: as we have 5 belted seats we have never used it so i forgot about it
its a simple set up which i am sure you could manufacture.
do you want me to post pictures of the set up before / after and stripped to see the "workings":thumb:
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