body and interior Bracket between front seats?

[vairter]

I've seen a shiny bracket, in the shape of a loop, maybe a foot long or so, between the front seats on 2002's. Haven't seen it on many cars, so perhaps it's an unpopular option or add-on.  Sorry, no pics. 

 

Anyone know what it is?

[bento]

12 minutes ago, vairter said:

I've seen a shiny bracket, in the shape of a loop, maybe a foot long or so, between the front seats on 2002's. Haven't seen it on many cars, so perhaps it's an unpopular option or add-on.  Sorry, no pics. 

 

Anyone know what it is?

Early seatbelts clipped onto that loop. My 70 1600-2 had that style of seatbelts. Confused the hell out of all my passengers, especially since you also had to cinch up the three point belts(no retractors).

[theNomad]

Seatbelts clipped onto it. Does not feel confidence inspiring... but it may make you think twice when tossing it into a corner at speed!

[Mike Self]

Actually those "loop style" seat belts were a great improvement over the "spaghetti belts" used on the 68 and 69 cars; much easier to adjust and regardless of what you might think, didn't come loose.  I replaced the spaghetti belts on my '69 with these and used 'em for several years before I replaced them with some inertia reel belts, which of course are the best choice.

 

Besides Volvos, they were used on Renaults of the period too.

 

cheers

mike

Edited May 23, 2016 by mike

[TobyB]

Early Volvos had them too.

 

They worked.

 

You didn't get modern levels of safety, but compared to the nothing that came before,

it was revolutionary.

Kind of like handwashing for childbirth...

 

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