zactek Posted July 16, 2003 Report Share Posted July 16, 2003 The driver's seat belt track and the motor finally went on me. Soooooo, I'm gonna be putting in 3-point Corbeau racing harness and taking out anything to do with the auto seatbelts. Are all the panels, trim, etc, different for the older, non-auto- seatbelt cars?(don't want gaps where the auto seatbelt parts used to be) I know the A-pillar covers are different, but I've never seen any other Starions without the auto seatbelts. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Jason Posted July 17, 2003 Report Share Posted July 17, 2003 removing the automatic seatbelts and installing a corbeau harness would be illegal. from what i've been told, 99% of the cops don't care, but knowing my luck... the earlier starions with manual seatbelts had the belts integrated into the door itself (which is a shame, as otherwise i would've converted mine over). so i'd imagine it would work, but i'm not certain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff_S. Posted July 17, 2003 Report Share Posted July 17, 2003 yes pretty much everything is different headliner door panels carpet center console a-pillar and b-pillar covers small piece that goes between a and b pillars along the edge of headliner yeah there is quite a bit to change if you wanna put in the '86 style like i did, but doing it your way sounds a lot easier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zactek Posted July 18, 2003 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2003 Thanks a lot, does anyone know what years came without the auto seatbelts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev Posted July 18, 2003 Report Share Posted July 18, 2003 All years up to and including 86. Yeah don't forget about the carpet, when you remove the seatbelt on the rear floor, you will have a 4" hole in your carpets, hehe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zactek Posted July 18, 2003 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2003 That's been out for 4 years now, hehe ;D It's not really a hole, but a few slots that have been covered by custom rubber diamond plate mats, hehehehehe 8) Thanks tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
concordmk1 Posted July 22, 2003 Report Share Posted July 22, 2003 removing the automatic seatbelts and installing a corbeau harness would be illegal. And if you ever roll the car, you might as well consider yourself dead as well unless you have a cage. With a three point harness you are fully restrained and can not move out of the way if such a possability happened. Chances it will happen aren't much, but do you really want to risk it? There is a reason three point harnesses aren't stock. But the risk of a broken neck or dying imo just aren't worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zactek Posted July 23, 2003 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2003 Thanks for the concern, but isn't getting out of the way as easy as undoing 1 clip on the harness or using a cutter? (the kind I have in the car anyway within an arms' reach) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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