1969 Dart Swinger bench seat belt Question

[Cubzy]

Hi All,

I'm a little baffled with all the lap belts in the front bench seat of my 69 Swinger 340. It has 3 full sets. Driver/middle and passenger then has two extra male ends in the center. What am I missing or to do with them?. They are kind of in the way. Thanks.

 

[Johnny Dart]

Do you have shoulder belts attached to the headliner ?
2 lap belts
2 shoulder belts
Center passenger belt

 

[RedFish]

you should have shoulder belts there somewhere.

 

[Cubzy]

There isn't any shoulder belts but that would explain it. They must have left the shoulder belts out when the headliner was redone. I didn't realize the 1969 also had shoulder belts??? My 70 did. Is it normal in the back seat to have the left and right passenger to have the mail end over about 10 inches from the end of the seat. Seems a little goofy as you have to sit almost on top of it. It must be where they decided to fastener the belts. Unsure why? Thanks.

 

[RedFish]

Shoulder belts for 68 and later. The right officer just might write you a fine for lack of. Good luck with that. Those short rear belts are where they should be. The longer belts placed outboard could go out the door as passengers climb out. They could have pushed that anchor point farther outboard. Narrow *** kids must have been a factor. Draw them tight farther from the exterior/glass.
First seat belts in automobiles were adapted from aircraft applications. They severely lacked design engineering. Aftermarket 3 point retractable ( Wesco I think ) are a popular option to the OEM mess of separate lap and shoulder belts.