How to install shoulder belt in a 1989 rear bench?

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newbroncomom

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We recently bought a 1989 Ford Bronco for occasional use. Both of our kids are still in carseats. Their carseats work fine with the lap belts in the rear bench seats. However, our oldest has outgrown her carseat and needs to move to a booster seat. Her booster seat requires a lap/shoulder belt. Does anyone have any advice on how to install a 3 point lap/shoulder belt in the rear bench seats? We do not have a roll cage and are hoping to avoid installing one. Any suggestions would be appreciated!

 

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Yo!

I haven't seen anyone do this yet. As you know, most add the roll cage so they can attach the harnesses.

BUT! how about seeking a 92-96 camper top (as Steve once wrote, "LOTS o' work") w/integral shoulder belt/ mount & rear bench & using that in your 89? and you'd need to hook-up the 3rd brake light, but that's no biggie

here is a diagram by Ford via Steve83 that shows the rear bench belts in 92-96 in case you decide to go w/a jy top/bench

http://www.supermotors.org/vehicles/registry/showmedia.php?id=254220

Speakin' of Steve; just found this in my MS WORD files; haven't had a chance to add this & other info to my site yet;

"...You can buy a good used '92-96 camper shell for $20-100 any day of the week to get the hard points in the roof. But the rest will be a little more difficult. Finding good rear shoulder belts from those trucks is harder - I've only found 1. Then you'd have to drill & weld in 2 more hard points to mount each belt: 1 for each reel on each wheelwell, & 1 for each end on each side of the rear seat. Then you have to swap in a '92-96 rear seat, or at least '92-96 buckles. Doing it with a roll bar wouldn't be much easier, even though you could use ANY roll bar & just have some nuts welded in to recieve the shoulder bolts. You'd still have to come up with a belt system that you'd trust with your life (or your family's). I'd stick with using factory parts because you KNOW they meet DOT specs for rollover safety..."

 
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