Do my seat belts actually work?
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Mavrick
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They work on an inertia switch, and they only work proporly when mounted in the car (or mounted in the same position).
They should lock up when you JERK them out of the holdster, if not, they would be FUBAR.
They should lock up when you JERK them out of the holdster, if not, they would be FUBAR.
cjman15
Banned
i think there is some sort of electric sensing for them latching. as i understand, the black pin switch at the rear part of the door jamb (where the latch is) might need to work to have the belts function properly......i was told it is there for the belts....
just some info. good luck.
just some info. good luck.
91REDGT50L
New Member
HISSIN50 said:
Really? I always thought that seatbelts worked on inertia. Cause man, if seatbelts were electronically locked in an "accident" situation and you had a short....that would really really suck. I'm going to have to disagree with you on it. I vote for the "inertia" theroy. Becasue the seat belt will lock if you "jerk" them even if the door is open and the car is off.
Mustang Seat belts are famous for they're loss of "spring" action...like they don't retract/rewind back in smoothly. As I see it physically in my own mustang and my friends 95 GT. Always wear your seatbelt. I hope you have a Torex kit handy. if those seat belts down work you could always go with a 5 point or 3 point set. =D GL
Mavrick
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Dr_EluSivE
Founding Member
Mavrick said:
exactly, all the black button does is release the inertia switch so that the belt will retract when you open the door.
Dr.
re-read what i said. i said nothing of them being electrically latched; i said it was for sensing of latching (which is true. when you open the door, it unlatches).
i mentioned the pin switch in case it helped with diagnostics. on other cars, the failure of the circuit has kept them from working properly (the inertia mechanism would not stay locked up due to the malfunction of the circuit).
that is all that i said - i said nothing of the belts locking being associated with the electronics. all i said was that it had to do with the latching (perhaps i should have said unlatching - but that has to do with the latching).
sorry if i was unclear or ambiguous in what i said. not starting a war - the misunderstanding appears to have been my fault.
good luck in any case.
i mentioned the pin switch in case it helped with diagnostics. on other cars, the failure of the circuit has kept them from working properly (the inertia mechanism would not stay locked up due to the malfunction of the circuit).
that is all that i said - i said nothing of the belts locking being associated with the electronics. all i said was that it had to do with the latching (perhaps i should have said unlatching - but that has to do with the latching).
sorry if i was unclear or ambiguous in what i said. not starting a war - the misunderstanding appears to have been my fault.
good luck in any case.
intrcptrstng said:
Have you ever flipped a car? Ever been upside-down in a car?
Yes. They work. They save lives.
trbkrb
Founding Member
Get in your car, drive fast, (don't speed though 
) and then slam on the brakes, letting your body go against the belts. They should lock up then because of the inertia switch inside the retractor. It is a manual switch, like a pendulum. The belt is not at all connected to anything electrical. I've done it a few times (voluntarily and involuntarily) and they have always worked.
) and then slam on the brakes, letting your body go against the belts. They should lock up then because of the inertia switch inside the retractor. It is a manual switch, like a pendulum. The belt is not at all connected to anything electrical. I've done it a few times (voluntarily and involuntarily) and they have always worked.Similar threads
