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seatbelts in a s2
Jim-Willy:
Hmmm..... I really don't like them and tend not to wear them anyway but i dont want a vehicle with no seabelts if it will void the series 3's insurance if my passengers get injured.......
I already have no rear belts in the 90 which i believe is a 'grey area'.
hobbit:
Seatbelts are a pain all round, I had a lot of fun with a minibus a few years ago before the media hype on crashes, for 3 mot's I had to get the testing station to confirm the bus was right with the area hgv station, which meant I had to drive there for them to look and then telling the local station it was ok to test it in the configuration I had, cause vosa kept moving the goal posts, and the testers were getting a headache trying to figure it out :? :roll:
Jim-Willy:
http://www.motuk.co.uk/manual_510.htm
Well if i wasn't confused before i definately am now... I can't work out whether its 1967 or 1980??????????
steve_h:
My 1968 2A SWB failed its MOT with (amongst other things) some damage to the webbing on one of the front seatbelts. I had this discussion with the tester at the time (a couple of years ago now) he's very familiar with land rovers and allows for their quirks. He said pre 1965 don't need belts fitted, but mine did. They were only static belts but I took the bad one out and put an inertia belt in and it was fine.
On a note of personal preference, I wouldn't like to be without a belt, especially when sat in a moving metal box with no crumple zones and many sharp/hard bits inside. :shock:
hobbit:
--- Quote from: "steve_h" ---My 1968 2A SWB failed its MOT with (amongst other things) some damage to the webbing on one of the front seatbelts. I had this discussion with the tester at the time (a couple of years ago now) he's very familiar with land rovers and allows for their quirks. He said pre 1965 don't need belts fitted, but mine did. They were only static belts but I took the bad one out and put an inertia belt in and it was fine.
On a note of personal preference, I wouldn't like to be without a belt, especially when sat in a moving metal box with no crumple zones and many sharp/hard bits inside. :shock:
--- End quote ---
Yes Steve, just got back, the date is 1st Jan 1965, for statutory fitted belts, albeit it only static ones not inertia. (not sure on the date for inertia type being fitted)
If the vehicle has them fitted prior to this date they will be tested and can fail if faulty
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