Zac, No worries, this may also help....
When I first mounted my Recaros in the Datto I was a little too keep and didn't spend the time to trial fit, measure re-trial fit, re-measure etc... The result was that the seats weren't in the absolute best position they could have been. Since then I re-mounted them closer to the tunnel. In fact the driver's seat is more centred in relation to the steering wheel than before. You may find that you can get another 2cm or whatever you need by re-mounting the seats, i.e. Re-drilling the mounting holes on your base adapter.... Regards, Jeremy -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 12 February 2002 7:07 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: retractable belts in 1600 Thanks Jeremy, I had a feeling this would likely be a bit of a common problem so someone must have a answer. The seats I have (I think they are Prelude) are really big and wide too. > Hi Zac, > > I currently have Recaros and Klippan Retractable seat belts (w/ drop > link) and have no clearance issues mounted at all factory points. > > I owned a Datto 1600 with Bluebird seats, that had retractables that > fouled badly when the seat was moved back (to suit my 6�3� height). > I > sold the car before I personally fixed it. The seats were really too > wide for the car if retractables were used, and reaching the back > adjuster knob was a pain cause of tight clearances too. > > Regards, > > Jeremy > > Ps. The Recaros fit beautifully, I bought them second hand, 6 years > ago, and have had them in three cars since, don�t think I could go > back > to anything else :-) > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Zac Campbell > Sent: Tuesday, 12 February 2002 4:20 PM > To: Ozdat > Subject: retractable belts in 1600 > > I know a few of you have done this - but how did you install the > retractable bit at the base of the b-pillar with enough room to move the > seat back a bit? especially if you have non-factory seats like I do. > I had a look under the carpet with the idea of adding a new mount but > the metal is kind of thin - could one weld a thick plate, thread it and > would it be strong enough? > > cheers, > zac > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- > OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- > Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > No unauthorised redistribution of this email > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > --------------------------------------------------------------------- --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
