yeah see my previous post The ones a used are made by bendix and needed nut inserts welded low and inside the steel on my American, but seem to work much better and I hope to never find out! Mark Price Morgantown, WV 26508 1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5 2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrac II "I realize that death is inevitable. I just don't want to be around when it happens!" ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marc Montoni" <Freedom@xxxxxxxx> > To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Friday, May 6, 2011 4:20:19 PM > Subject: Re: [AMC-list] AMX no shoulder harness > > Speaking of shoulder belts, have any of you replaced those lame > factory belts on your AMX or Javelin with a set of self-retracting > three-point belts from a later model AMC (or other car)? > > My 68 AMX (for sale, BTW -- see > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130515988000 > ) has only **aftermarket** lap belts and they're tremendoudly > cheesy-looking. The car does have the early style holes near the 1/4 > window. > > I'm looking for something that is more functional than the primitive > design of the factory belts but that won't look glaringly out of place > on the car (thus the preference for later model AMC). > > I've gotten used to the smooth and obstacle-free operation and > relatively firm retract of modern belts. It's ridiculous to need two > hands to buckle up. > > Any recommendations? > > -- Marc > > > _______________________________________________ > AMC-list mailing list > AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com _______________________________________________ AMC-list mailing list AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com