Early cars would have had belts fitted by the dealer, so could be lap only
or lap and diagonal. Clausager says 'probably lap' for North America, but
3-point for the UK so three points must have been there. My 64 Mini came
with 3-points, but no belts (till my future father-in-law pointed out an ad
for a set in the local paper). Tunnel and sill points should be factory,
that eye-bolt should just be screwed in and can be discarded. The belts I
have bought and fitted in the past have come with the stepped spacer to
allow the belt-end to swivel when the bolt is tightened, and the correct
bolts to fit those holes. Those two bolts in the third picture do sort of
look as if they are supposed to be there, what is it like on the back of the
panel? However no belt fitting I have ever seen mounts to two studs like
that, I wouldn't want to rely on them till I knew what was on the back, that
is if you could even get a belt today that would attach to them. I do
remember eye-bolts for a belt-end with a quick-release spring-clip on other
cars.
PaulH.
----- Original Message -----
> I had thought all the early MGBs would use a two point seatbelt system,
> particularly with the shorter seats. Should I use a 3 point system since
> I have these wheel well bolt mounts (appear to be 5/16" bolts)?
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