Any advice finding new seatbelts for 66 105 stepnose

[timbo]

Greetings all,

Im trying to get a 1966 105 stepnose back on the road. I bought it last December and things are progressing slowly with house renovations and my work as an international spy taking up much of my time and money.

When I do get an opportunity to venture in to the shed, I seem spend it leaning against the sliding doors with a beer in hand and a spotlight cunningly positioned to hide all the faults just admiring the curves and dreaming of the day she proudly shows of those curves to the general public after far too many years hiddden away.

One area that needs attention soon is some new seatbelts. Has anyone got any advice on where to source new belts in Australia and what regulations if any need to be considered. Supercheap probably do a generic belt that may fit but they dont really suit the car. Im not too fussy about originality and obviously safety is the primary consideration but any advice would be very much appreciated.

Cheers

Timbo

[italiansedanman]

Try chasing up a thread that was started by Beatle Bayley, or PM him and ask. He recently sorted the seatbelts in his Giulia Super and got it through Vic RWC as a five seater...

There's often an advert in Classic and Sportscar for period look seatbelts froma company in the UK called Quikfit. I think they ship internationally and make the belts to fit your car, with your choice of colour for the webbing and some lovely-looking buckles.

[Threealfas]

Closer to home call Rare Spares in Melbourne, I got a set of tan lap and sash belts for my GtV which are a good match for what was originally there and not over priced at all. Mine had to be custom made colourwise but otherwise you should be able to get a black set pretty quickly but make sure you know the correct lengths. Actually the will do any colour and meet Aussie saftey standards which is the most important thing, but they do look very period.

[italiansedanman]

That sounds like an easier solution Phil, do you have any photos of them?

[Threealfas]

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Originally Posted by italiansedanman That sounds like an easier solution Phil, do you have any photos of them?

[italiansedanman]

Phil, dont you know if you post "yawn" after other car brands you start a torrent of boring, off topic name-calling and people getting upset about our collective sense of humour?

Oh damn, now i've posted a smilie to make myself feel better.

Those belts look a bit more contemporary than the ones from your old-country... I'll try and chase up a link for them.

[Threealfas]

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Originally Posted by italiansedanman Phil, dont you know if you post "yawn" after other car brands you start a torrent of boring, off topic name-calling and people getting upset about our collective sense of humour? Those belts look a bit more contemporary than the ones from your old-country... I'll try and chase up a link for them.

[Threealfas]

Here is the Quickfit website. Doesn't work that well but if the examples I could see in the flash are anything to go by they may be even closer. I hate to think what they would set you back when landed.

http://www.quickfitsbs.co.uk/default.asp

[italiansedanman]

The site link is www.quickfitsbs.co.uk or ...com cant remember, but in any case, it keeps saying "under construction" and there's no information. The ad in C&SC has more info and pics of the belts, which look terrific.

See if I can find more.

[italiansedanman]

I'd say they might even sell some if they fixed the web site.

[Threealfas]

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Originally Posted by italiansedanman I'd say they might even sell some if they fixed the web site.

[timbo]

Thanks for you help guys. Those rare spares ones sound like the go. Ill give them a buzz this week. \

Im very pleased to know that t hey are available as the only ones Ive been able to find are not in keeping with the experience and appearance of a classic 1105.

Cheers

[Freddie]

Whilst we're on seatbelts for 105 Alfa's, has anyone tried fitting retractable style belts to a series 2 spider.

I know that around 1980 they fitted them in USA. I had a 1974 Fiat 124 Coupe which I undertand had the retractable belts fitted in Australia as an optional extra - they worked very well & a real neat fit too.

I'm all for maintaining the authenticity of the model but when the boss wants to drive the car as well, they expect some modern touches & ease of use. With a convertible, those lap & sash belts can be so awkward & always seem to be in the wrong spot that it's sometimes an effort to find them & put them on properly - then there's the readjusting every time someone else has driven the car.

Has anyone had a go or an opinion?.

[beatle_bayly]

I got the following from http://www.hemco.com.au/seatbelts.html to fit the Siuper:

-New inertia reels for the front, plus fitting hardware (brown webbing, black buckles).

-fitting kits to install the lap sash belts from the front into the rear (including bolts and nut-plates).

-new centre lap-only belt plus fitting hardware.

To be fully compliant, the upper mount of the rear belts should be secured through the C-pillar using a supplied 'barrel' bolt. I chose not to do this and have secured mine through the parcel shelf.

Full story here:

Seatbelt Points-Super

[cervara]

Hi I restored 1967 S G T Veloce and ordered my seat belts from Auto Barn Ipicked my own colour and they were the right length