Two simple questions

We have a 72 SB with two small issuesaand a fix-up question. First is
simple, does anyone know off the top of their head what light bult is the
replacement for a rear turn signal? If not, they should know at the parts
store tomorrow.

Second one deals with the front seat belts. The metal loop between the
seats lost the fastening bolt on one side. Since it is attached from the
inside, I found the bolt on the floorboard. But when I tried to reinstall
the bolt, using a allen wrench, it would not tighten. Rather, it popped
back out. When I compared it to the other fastening bolt, I found the first
one was a bad replacement. Anyone know if this bolt is available from the
general auto parts stores, or what size bolt it is.

Thirdly, we plan to replace the original seatbelts with a more modern and
easy to use type. Is this possible, are there preferred types, and
preferred sources. And, are there any pitfalls with changing the seatbelts
out?

Thanks for any help.

John

--
"The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are
evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it." Albert
Einstein

Got the bulb and the bolt issues taken care of. Now, no one has changed out
seatbelts or even tried? Thanks,
John

--
"The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are
evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it." Albert
Einstein
"John Ahnen" > wrote in message
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> We have a 72 SB with two small issuesaand a fix-up question. First is
> simple, does anyone know off the top of their head what light bult is the
> replacement for a rear turn signal? If not, they should know at the parts
> store tomorrow.
>
> Second one deals with the front seat belts. The metal loop between the
> seats lost the fastening bolt on one side. Since it is attached from the
> inside, I found the bolt on the floorboard. But when I tried to reinstall
> the bolt, using a allen wrench, it would not tighten. Rather, it popped
> back out. When I compared it to the other fastening bolt, I found the
first
> one was a bad replacement. Anyone know if this bolt is available from the
> general auto parts stores, or what size bolt it is.
>
> Thirdly, we plan to replace the original seatbelts with a more modern and
> easy to use type. Is this possible, are there preferred types, and
> preferred sources. And, are there any pitfalls with changing the
seatbelts
> out?
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> John
>
> --
> "The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are
> evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it." Albert
> Einstein
>
>

On Oct 1, 2:41 pm, "John Ahnen" > wrote:
> Got the bulb and the bolt issues taken care of. Now, no one has changed out
> seatbelts or even tried? Thanks,
> John
>
> --
> "The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are
> evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it." Albert
> Einstein"John Ahnen" > wrote in message
>
> news >
>
>
> > We have a 72 SB with two small issuesaand a fix-up question. First is
> > simple, does anyone know off the top of their head what light bult is the
> > replacement for a rear turn signal? If not, they should know at the parts
> > store tomorrow.
>
> > Second one deals with the front seat belts. The metal loop between the
> > seats lost the fastening bolt on one side. Since it is attached from the
> > inside, I found the bolt on the floorboard. But when I tried to reinstall
> > the bolt, using a allen wrench, it would not tighten. Rather, it popped
> > back out. When I compared it to the other fastening bolt, I found the
> first
> > one was a bad replacement. Anyone know if this bolt is available from the
> > general auto parts stores, or what size bolt it is.
>
> > Thirdly, we plan to replace the original seatbelts with a more modern and
> > easy to use type. Is this possible, are there preferred types, and
> > preferred sources. And, are there any pitfalls with changing the
> seatbelts
> > out?
>
> > Thanks for any help.
>
> > John
>

Ok ok.
Get your seatbelts from one of the VW supply houses.
Same with the bolts.
Or take your good bolt along with you to a hardware store and match
the
diameter, threads and length to new bolts.

John Ahnen wrote:
> Got the bulb and the bolt issues taken care of. Now, no one has changed out
> seatbelts or even tried? Thanks,
> John
>


Get new belts from one of the aircooled vw specific shops or ask your
local auto parts store. Do not install used belts from a junk car, they
may have stretched in an accident or dryrotted. Once the belts have
stretched in an accident, they should not be reused. (They could cause
worse injury to the person wearing them, because they don't 'give' at
all anymore). Also the stitching may not be safe anymore. It is illegal
to reuse belts from junk cars in many places, and the junk yards cut
them up. (or they should).

That said, I have successfully adapted belts from other cars
(non-accident) before. They all pretty much use the same bolt size too,
I've only seen 2 different sizes, close to each other. Grab a good bolt
with you so you have something to match to. Reuse as many bolts from
your car as possible. bolts going into the center tunnel may have lots
of rust in the threads, both in your car and the possible donor. Crack
them loose and work them out gradually with some good lubricant, going
back and forth.

Don't use bolts longer than what you pulled out from your car/what you
need. Especially in the b-pillar...