<div dir="ltr">Ignore my last reply. :) I sent it before I saw the links to the pictures.<div><br></div><div><div>Joe Plowick</div><div>'69 Squareback</div></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Apr 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM John Jaranson <<a href="mailto:john@carartbyjohn.com">john@carartbyjohn.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Pics of the belts installed on our West here on the Samba…<br>
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<a href="https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=782333&start=20" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=782333&start=20</a> <br>
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And on Jill’s Type 34 Ghia here…<br>
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<a href="https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=464469&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=40" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=464469&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=40</a> <br>
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Might have to scroll down a bit for each….<br>
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John<br>
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> On Apr 24, 2025, at 3:21 PM, John Jaranson <<a href="mailto:john@carartbyjohn.com" target="_blank">john@carartbyjohn.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> I installed 3-point retractable aftermarket belts in Jill’s Type 34 Ghia many years ago and we have been happy with them, even if they bind a bit at the d-ring, but I think that is do to the geometry of the Ghia more than the belts. I also installed aftermarket 3-point retractable belts from SeatBeltsPlus.com<<a href="http://SeatBeltsPlus.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://SeatBeltsPlus.com</a>> in our 71 West bus. These also work great.<br>
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> I am sure could be installed in a Square and not affect the folding of the seat. The retractors are smaller than the 71 Type 3 retractors I have in Sophy, my 66 Square, and they don’t interfere.<br>
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> John<br>
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> On Apr 24, 2025, at 1:54 PM, Joe Plowick III <<a href="mailto:gtixpress@gmail.com" target="_blank">gtixpress@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> What's the general consensus on replacement front seat belts? I still have<br>
> my originals, but they are starting to show their age. Lol. I've seen the<br>
> retractables offered for Bugs, but nothing specifically for Type 3. Do<br>
> the retractables interfere with the rear seat being folded down? If you<br>
> have a link to ones that you've used and had success with, that would be<br>
> great!<br>
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> Joe Plowick<br>
> '69 Squareback<br>
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