C1 Seat Belt Orientation

[Donald H.]

Per the 58-60 TIM&JG, the AIM is incorrect for the positioning of the seat belts. The AIM shows the female Latch on the inboard side of the seat and it should be on the outboard. My question is regarding the hambone/seat belt bracket. In the AIM (picture attached), the hambone turns down on the inboard side (the female latch per the AIM) and the tip turns up on the outboard side (the male end).

Is the orientation of the hambones correct in the AIM, or should they also be switched?

Hope I made this clear

Thanks,

Don

[John F.]

Re: C1 Seat Belt Orientation

My 62 #0029 has the female latches near the center console. Not sure what you are trying to say.

[Doug F.]

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for me it was always a choice between smashing them in the door jamb or smashing them against each other, no win time.

[Donald H.]

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My 62 #0029 has the female latches near the center console. Not sure what you are trying to say.

John, I'm talking about the brackets at the floor. I attached another photo with the hambones blown up more. If you notice the tip of one of the brackets with the blue arrows (in the case of my 60 AIM) the bracket/hambone on the female latch belts turns down. The bracket on the male belt turns up.

I don't know if it matters or not, or if they need to be oriented this way for the belts to fit correctly.

Seat Belts from AIM _3.jpg

[John F.]

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Don, I only have one picture when I had the seats out. It shows the outboard belt on the passenger side.

[John F.]

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Forgot to post the pic. Sorry!

[Jim D.]

Re: C1 Seat Belt Orientation

Per the 58-60 TIM&JG, the AIM is incorrect for the positioning of the seat belts. The AIM shows the female Latch on the inboard side of the seat and it should be on the outboard.

I believe the TIM&J is correct. What makes you think it is wrong?

My 62 #0029 has the female latches near the center console. Not sure what you are trying to say.

My 60 has the female latches on the inboard sides as well. I can't say it is 100% correct but that's the way it has been since the early 70's when I bought the car.

[Donald H.]

Re: C1 Seat Belt Orientation

Jim, I'm not commenting whether the TIM&JG is correct or not. But according to it, your female belt should be on the outboard side of the seat for 58 to60, not on the inboard side.

Im trying to find out the correct orientation of the bracket on the floor where the belt mounts to the car

[Donald H.]

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Forgot to post the pic. Sorry!

John, yours shows the tip of the hambone turned up on the male belt which agrees wit the AIM. Don't suppose you have a similar picture of the female belt anchor?

[John F.]

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Don, I can't remember, since the carpet was covering it when I took the seats out to clean up behind them. The picture I have is hiding the mount. Here it is.

[Russ S.]

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I believe the TIM&J is correct. What makes you think it is wrong?


My 60 has the female latches on the inboard sides as well. I can't say it is 100% correct but that's the way it has been since the early 70's when I bought the car.

Jim, I believe what Don is saying is that the AIM is the one that is wrong not the TIM&J.

[Jim D.]

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Jim, I believe what Don is saying is that the AIM is the one that is wrong not the TIM&J.

My mistake. In my opinion, the AIM is correct. My 60 has the female latches in the inboard position. The interior had never been touched, including the carpet, when I bought the car. Can't see any reason why somebody would have swapped them around.

[Stephen R.]

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I don't know if the aim is correct or not but I set up the hambones as shown in the aim one side up, one down per seat.

[Edward B.]

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As I understand it, the female portion of the latch should be closest to the center of the car, the theory being that there would be less in the way to hinder a quick exit if such became necessary. As to whether the "hambone" should be up or down I haven't the slightest idea - it doesn't matter to me and I suspect it didn't matter to the person assembling the car at the factory so long as it fit together.

[Chuck B.]

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These are pictures of the interior my one owner 1960 that I purchased in 1989. It had been stored in an outbuilding in Fraser, CO since 1973. The female latches were in very poor condition probably from draging on the ground.