S14 front seatbelts in S13 don't fit?? help!

[huntz0r]

I got the reels today and went out to install them... after pulling out the auto belt motor and track, I went to bolt in the manual belt reel. It's too short to mount to the bolt holes of the auto belt. I was of the impression these would bolt right in just like Canadian S13 front belts... do I have to fabricate a bracket to extend the top, or find Canadian belts, or what?

Pic attached to show what I am talking about (sorry for the crap focus, I have no light out there)

[AKADriver]

I just grabbed this from the euro S14 FSM:

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/akadriver1/images/s14belt.gif

It looks like that's definitely just the wrong part... it's not an S14 front seat belt. That top tab is supposed to be a lot longer.

It doesn't look like the rear belt from this FSM though... who knows what it is...

[Dousan_PG]

yeah that's not right. damn let me try and find pics of alex chang's interior

you probably got the WRONG seatbelts!

[Dousan_PG]

here
where you got it done f'd up!

http://web2.airmail.net/biosehn/mycar/beltinstall/

[s13driver]

how much is the whole swap going to cost ?

[Dousan_PG]

runs 50-100 depending on how much you paid
EASY job
dont forget the control box in the center console!

[AKADriver]

Depends.

Belts alone are pretty cheap used. Be patient, wait for someone parting out a Canadian S13 or any S14... or buy belts from a junkyard. Price varies. The belt assemblies are also available new from Nissan, something like $250 a side. Best to buy used ;)

Then you're left with three options.

Live with no interior panels (free); cut up your stock interior panels (free); or get Canadian S13 interior panels and headliner (varies).

[huntz0r]

It's not that bad new... the local Nissan dealer here told me $165 or so per side for S14 belts. Still a bit extreme compared to buying used for $25-40 per side.

Well as if it weren't ****ty enough that my seatbelt plans were foiled, as I was almost done reinstalling the auto belt hardware (tightening the lower bolt) I slipped and caught a fingernail on the metal support brace and tore it halfway off! Hurts like a sonofabitch :mad: STUPID RETARDED 90s DOT, this is all your fault.

Anyway, I managed to get it all back together and tomorrow I will definitely call the guy I bought these from to find out what the deal is. I know that it was clear I wanted the front belts. What gets me is, I looked in that box and there are two of (what looks like) rear seat buckles with straps attached in there... so I dunno wtf these reels are...

[fooddude]

I just got the same front seatbelts :(. I'll make these things fit,I make a bracket. Seems safe cuz the top bolt is just a puny aluminum 10mm bolt(prolly there just to keep it in place/vertical), while the bottom one looks beefy.

[Dousan_PG]

are you guys getting rear belts or something...check this thread and such

s14 belts in s13 (http://forums.freshalloy.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=UBB9&Number=170083&Forum=UBB9&Words=s14%20seatbelts%20s13&Match=And&Searchpage=0&Limit=800&Old=allposts&Main=170083&Search=true#Post170083)

you guys are the only people i've heard who run into this problem. where you getting your belt(s) from?!

[fooddude]

I got them from a guy on the east coast from the FA boards, He's a good guy and known. I think S14's prolly had 2 different types of seatbelts. I am sure they aren't rear seatbelts, cuz the rears are an obviously different design and parts are different just looking at them.

[fooddude]

Just got done installing them, whew. Took a while with all the little screws and sh*t. I made a bracket and even drilled out the top hole for the 10 mm bolt cuz it stripped easy. That bolt is really an aluminum screw and stripped hand tightening it. So I drilled it out, made a nice bracket and used a nice real 10mm bolt for the top part. That foo aint going nowhere! Everything else bolted up easy. I just need a dremel now so I can cut a hole on the b-pillar panel...prolly wont do it though cuz it don't really bug me. Other than that, these manual belts are fuk*n awesome! No more need to wait for it to open, and more exit/entrance room. My car feels sexier and less ghetto. These belts also hug you much better than those crappomatic belts too. I'll prolly burn them if noone wants them. I got a great idea, at the next 240 meet lets all bring our crappomatic belts and have a bon-fire :D

[fogleroller]

that's what mines look like. not a big problem.

[knightrider]

you got american s14 belts, no biggie, i just used the bottom bolt and its fine, some ppl make a bracket to hold it straight, my friend zip tied the top hole to the hole instead of making a bracket, either way, the bottom bolt is the only one that is important.

[huntz0r]

Thanks for the replies. I figured I would have to just rig the top to secure myself, probably cut a strip of steel and make some holes in it, that seems to be the easiest secure way. haha, I dunno about that ziptie method :eek:

[knightrider]

you can thank grant for the zip tie method, hehe, thats what he did.

[fogleroller]

Thanks GRANT.