Rear Seatbelt mounting in a van

Post by **AlexInAVan** » 16 May 2006, 22:36

Right when i put my Leisure drive interior in my van there is a chance i might wanna carry a few extra people so I was wondering if its possible to fit rear lap belts to the rear bulkhead and stick them through the base of the Leisure Drive seat?

Anyone got rear belts in the van? any idea of prices for fitting?

What about the buddy seat?

Post by **missusjen** » 16 May 2006, 23:35

Fitting belts yourself will cost about a fiver each from a scrappers. As long as it started life as anything other than a panel van, you van will have threaded mounts already in place below/behind the seat/bed towards the top of the sloping bulkhead.
If it started out as a panel, you'll need strengthening plates behind and make your own holes, but in a 2wd van, there's virtually no issue in drilling holes through under the bed....

Post by **missusjen** » 16 May 2006, 23:40

Buddy seat can be belted - I believe through a mount below the passenger mount, and through the base of the passenger seat/floor between driver/passenger, but don't quote me on it......

Post by **Hacksawbob** » 17 May 2006, 08:01

The way Autohomes did it was to put a long flat plate just forward of the engine bay running the width of the van, probably welded on. Then drilled through van and plate where they wanted the mounting points. you can get mounting plates from JK with a captive nut welded to them you can use these instead. These points become MOT-able once installed so make sure no corrosion/rot within 30cm