<VV> Why "crossed" lap belts?

[J R Read]

Well, you sent me looking for a '65 Owners Guide.  YOU ARE CORRECT that 
there is no mention of using the belt half which is anchored behind the 
opposite seat.  This may not be the original guide to this car (no protecto 
plate in the back), but based in it's condition it probably is and it does 
say "First Edition" on the Table of Contents page.

So, I have to take back my earlier words that the '65 booklet would say the 
same thing that is in the '66 booklet.  Maybe a long forgotten law suit 
caused the change in wording from '65 to '66?  We'll probably never know the 
answer to that question.

Does anyone have (if it exists) a Second Edition of the '65 owner guide? 
Page 19 discusses seat belts.

Later, JR
CCE CORSA CORVANANTICS SCG member
'61 Rampside Standard 4/110
'65 Monza Convertible 4/140
"Keep the Love Alive"

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Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2011 7:24 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Why "crossed" lap belts?


> Here is my take. on the seat belt question.
>
> In 1963, my father bought a new '63 4 door Monza. We did not order
> seatbelts. For Christmas that year, I ordered a set of front belts from 
> the  Chevy
> dealer for his Christmas gift. The instructions said to install them so 
> the
> inboard belts cross over. That's the way I did it.
>
> In 1966, My brother bought a new '66 Monza coupe. By then the belts were
> standard equipment. His belts were not crossed over even though the 
> owner's
> manual described them that way.
>
> Also in 1966 I bought my used  '65 Corsa. My belts were not crossed  over,
> and the owner's manual doesn't mention they should be cross. I crossed 
> them
> over anyway, because I never liked the way the belts rubbed on the plastic
> trim when they were not crossed.
>
> In the mid 1970's, I bought an NOS set of belts for my Corsa. The
> instructions, labeled "1966 General Motors replacement seat belts", do not 
> mention
> being crossed over. The belts were identical to my original belts.
>
> The mystery continues.
>
> Dan Terry
> 1965 Corsa 140 coupe
> Corvair Atlanta
>
>
> In a message dated 11/2/2011 1:58:14 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> hmlinc at sbcglobal.net writes:
>
> The '66  Owner's Guide - on page 19 - says...  "With bucket seats, the
> inner
> belt half is anchored behind the opposite seat."
>
> I'm sure the '65  guide says the same thing - but the '66 one was closer 
> at
> hand at the  moment.
>
> I don't have an owner guide for models prior to  '65.
>
> Later, JR