| Seat belts [message #213515] |
Sat, 06 July 2013 18:32  |
bpimm
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What do you do for seat belts for the kids and grand kids? and passengers in general? We have been talking about what we want to do with the interior layout and I came to the conclusion today that we only have 2 forward facing seats. This coach has been converted to a permanent bed in the rear which I want to keep and the front living area has 2 couches facing each other which gives you a really open feeling which I like but it limits the forward facing seating. Do you allow riding in side facing seats?
Brian
Brian & RaeDean
1973 26' #383
Washougal WA
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| Re: Seat belts [message #213534 is a reply to message #213518] |
Sat, 06 July 2013 20:13  |
bpimm
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The side facing couch has belts? How do they tie into the frame or do they?
Thanks
Brian
| Harry wrote on Sat, 06 July 2013 16:48 |
My '73 has seat belts in all those seats. If you don't have them, you can add them.
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Brian & RaeDean
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| Re: [GMCnet] Seat belts [message #213549 is a reply to message #213534] |
Sat, 06 July 2013 20:49 |
powerjon
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The side couch and the dinette seats had seat belts in most models. They are bolted to the floor. You might take a look, they might be there.
JR Wright
78 Buskirk Stretch
Michigan
On Jul 6, 2013, at 9:13 PM, Brian Pimm <brian@pimmlabs.com> wrote:
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> The side facing couch has belts? How do they tie into the frame or do they?
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> Harry wrote on Sat, 06 July 2013 16:48
>> My '73 has seat belts in all those seats. If you don't have them, you can add them.
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> Brian & RaeDean
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> 1973 26' #383
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> Washougal WA
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| Re: [GMCnet] Seat belts [message #213558 is a reply to message #213554] |
Sat, 06 July 2013 22:33 |
Ken Burton
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My 1976 PB side facing couch has seat belts. I forget if the front and rear facing dinette seats have them or not.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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| Re: Seat belts [message #213649 is a reply to message #213515] |
Sun, 07 July 2013 21:22 |
habbyguy
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I put three belts on my couch, but didn't have any mounting points on the wall, though it appears other similar Royales might. I ended up running 1/2" high-strength steel braided cable around the frame rail, up through the floor, across the couch frame near the pivot (between the lower and upper cushions), and back down to the frame via a VERY large eye bolt (the kind they use for guy wires - the "bolt body" is about 3/4" thick). I keep the belts in place using PVC tubing slid over the cable, and the belt "eyes" ride directly on the cable. I'm absolutely certain that the strength of this arrangement is more than high enough, though there's no doubt there's a different dynamic in a collision when you're facing sideways (no matter what kind of seat belt you're wearing).
Sorry - I never took photos of this arrangement, but will try to do so some time in the future.
Mark Hickey
Mesa, AZ
1978 Royale Center Kitchen
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(4 dinette, 3 couch). The dinettes are bolted through the floor into the original plate/nut so they are likely the safest.