Bert, IIRC, it forms an adjustable length loop, attached to the seat back (threaded through the back-slot?) Then, a flat hook on the other end to engages with the lower seat rail. Finally, tighten it up, while putting pressure down on the seat back that you've folded forward.
Mike B. -------------------------------------------------- From: "Bert Knupp" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2010 1:09 PM To: "'Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List'" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Hold-down strap > Volks, > > Sometimes I'm just not very smart. > > Thanks to Bill May's incredible parts archive, I acquired the back-seat > hold-down strap needed for my stock 1970 model beetle. (Thanks, Bill!) > It'll look like new with a little cosmetic work, but it's beautiful in > itself. (The '70 was the last model without the swing-up parcel shelf.) > > Sadly, I can't figure out how it's used! Does anybody have a photo or a > diagram of a 1970 fold-down rear seatback showing where and how the center > retaining strap is attached and threaded? I note that the metal clamping > strip across the top of the seatback has a small slot in it; and the gray > pebbled-vinyl rear of the seatback has a metal-grommeted slot near the > bottom (that is, rear, when it's folded over), but for the life of me I > can't figure how the thing is attached or anchored. And I see how the > buckles "nest" together. I suspect I must be missing some part. None of > the available catalogs seem to show it in their parts diagrams. > > Any help, guys? > > Bert Knupp in Music City USA > > |__n__ > (_____)º > (Ô\_|_/Ô) > ü ° ° ü > Polizeikäfer '70 > > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus > signature > database 5617 (20101113) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
