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Seatbelt Extender (POSTED ALSO ON FB) [message #318309] Thu, 01 June 2017 11:11 Go to next message
Dutch Marc is currently offline  Dutch Marc   United States
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Hi everyone.

Looking For a Seat belt Extender to make it easier to reach down and grab it off the floor.

My ride '73 26" canyon land .. aka Mello Yello... I ordered one from Amazon but the buckle didn't fit...

Any suggestion on buckle model/ type links are appreciated..

Keep on Cruzin

1973 26' Canyon Land (Mello Yello) (TZE063v101302) Full Time GMC Nomad ('98 NL 2 USA)

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Re: Seatbelt Extender (POSTED ALSO ON FB) [message #318312 is a reply to message #318309] Thu, 01 June 2017 11:54 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Matt Colie is currently offline  Matt Colie   United States
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73melloyello wrote on Thu, 01 June 2017 12:11
Hi everyone.

Looking For a Seat belt Extender to make it easier to reach down and grab it off the floor.

My ride '73 26" canyon land .. aka Mello Yello... I ordered one from Amazon but the buckle didn't fit...

Any suggestion on buckle model/ type links are appreciated..

Keep on Cruzin

Marc,

Some recent vehicles came with a sleeve around the retracting side so it didn't get sucked back to the floor level. You could do this by getting some thin wall pipe and heating and flattening it.

The one that did bug me was the outside belt. Those are a bear to retrieve from between the coach side and the seat. So, I tied nylon strings to both the I then connected to the side panels. This has been a good fix.

Matt

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Re: Seatbelt Extender (POSTED ALSO ON FB) [message #318315 is a reply to message #318312] Thu, 01 June 2017 11:58 Go to previous messageGo to next message
tphipps is currently offline  tphipps   United States
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Attempt to get newer seat belt design from a 77 - 78 coach. They have a plastic extension with retractor that puts the seat belt much closer to your hand. No hunting on the floor for the belt. JWID.
Tom, MS II

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Re: Seatbelt Extender (POSTED ALSO ON FB) [message #318323 is a reply to message #318309] Thu, 01 June 2017 12:55 Go to previous message
Dutch Marc is currently offline  Dutch Marc   United States
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Thanks Guys, I love these easy fix solutions on this forum. I will give these a try and save some money I can spend on Gas instead Smile

Grtx Dutch Marc

1973 26' Canyon Land (Mello Yello) (TZE063v101302) Full Time GMC Nomad ('98 NL 2 USA)

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