newbiee with seat belt question

[jking006]

I bought a 1982 Ford E350 Tioga class C. there is absolutely no evidence that there was ever seatbelts installed for the driver or passanger.
the guy I got it from said it was that way when he got it and he was 2nd owner.
the state police told me it should have had them from factory and the local dealer wich actually sold this unit brand new didn't know because no one there has been around that long..
what to do??
can anyone suggest a after market setup I can put in ??

[Grit_dog]

free radical wrote:

Grit dog wrote:

wa8yxm wrote:

kknowlton wrote:
You can have seatbelts installed, but it'll cost you. In 1970 I bought an old car and had just lap belts installed; I think even bac then it cost me a couple hundred bucks.

Where as I did the install myself back in the 60's.. Have always believed in the power of the belt to save lives.

Do not like Air bags at all.

While I'm not a seat belt nazi just like I don't care if your truck is a little overloaded, "Do not like air bags at all." is probably the most ill informed stupid statement I've seen on line this year. Lol.

I guess youve never heard of people getting killed by the shrapnel when the air bags exploded in someones vehicle..Takata is the brand name,,and millions of those are being recaled now ...

I dont like air bags either,,what if it blows up just when Im drinking from my stainless steel mug?
There goes the teeth,,huh..lol

Or what if you get run over by a bus on the corner or a plane crashes onto your house?
How do you get around your airbag phobia. Do you all drive 25 year old vehicles to avoid them?
I don't suppose you've heard of them doing any good?

[Grit_dog]

Mr. Camper wrote:
Hey who really needs them? It's just that the ambulance drivers are too lazy to look for the bodies.
Seriously, You're going to need them and eventually you can pass the cost on to the 4th owner.

Lol, it's a 35year year old motorhome. No one item going to change the price by a grand unless it's running or not running. The whole thing is only worth a couple grand don't waste $1000 of your hard earned $ on seat belts.

[4x4van]

My 1988 Jamboree ('87 chassis) has lap belts, but no shoulder belts. My previous RV, a '79 Roll-a-Long was the same; lap belts only.

[Harvey51]

About 1983 we bought a Ford half ton window van brand new that had only one seat. That driver's seat had a belt with shoulder strap. We bought a seat and carpet set from a wrecked van. It came with a bench seat and three becket seats, all with seat belts. I installed them. Had to have heave metal plates made to put under the floor to bolt down the seats. I don't remember any problem with the lap or shoulder straps.

[free_radical]

Grit dog wrote:

wa8yxm wrote:

kknowlton wrote:
You can have seatbelts installed, but it'll cost you. In 1970 I bought an old car and had just lap belts installed; I think even bac then it cost me a couple hundred bucks.

Where as I did the install myself back in the 60's.. Have always believed in the power of the belt to save lives.

Do not like Air bags at all.

While I'm not a seat belt nazi just like I don't care if your truck is a little overloaded, "Do not like air bags at all." is probably the most ill informed stupid statement I've seen on line this year. Lol.

I guess youve never heard of people getting killed by the shrapnel when the air bags exploded in someones vehicle..Takata is the brand name,,and millions of those are being recaled now ...

I dont like air bags either,,what if it blows up just when Im drinking from my stainless steel mug?
There goes the teeth,,huh..lol

[sayoung]

jking006 wrote:
I bought a 1982 Ford E350 Tioga class C. there is absolutely no evidence that there was ever seatbelts installed for the driver or passanger.
the guy I got it from said it was that way when he got it and he was 2nd owner.
the state police told me it should have had them from factory and the local dealer wich actually sold this unit brand new didn't know because no one there has been around that long..
what to do??
can anyone suggest a after market setup I can put in ??

Maybe different for a C but I had a 1982 E350 service van and it had shoulder & lap belts from factory.
My. Family's 1964 Buick had lap belts from factory.

[Grit_dog]

wa8yxm wrote:

kknowlton wrote:
You can have seatbelts installed, but it'll cost you. In 1970 I bought an old car and had just lap belts installed; I think even bac then it cost me a couple hundred bucks.

Where as I did the install myself back in the 60's.. Have always believed in the power of the belt to save lives.

Do not like Air bags at all.

While I'm not a seat belt nazi just like I don't care if your truck is a little overloaded, "Do not like air bags at all." is probably the most ill informed stupid statement I've seen on line this year. Lol.

[Marine_By_Choic]

I have gone to wrecking yards, found vehicles with the belts, unbolted them, kept the bolts and installed in other rigs. Cheap and easy.

[doxiemom11]

I'm not sure that an RV would be classified as an automobile. Seatbelts were not installed in RV's for many years after they started putting them in cars. It is very possible that there were not any when it came new from the factory.

[wa8yxm]

kknowlton wrote:
You can have seatbelts installed, but it'll cost you. In 1970 I bought an old car and had just lap belts installed; I think even bac then it cost me a couple hundred bucks.

Where as I did the install myself back in the 60's.. Have always believed in the power of the belt to save lives.

Do not like Air bags at all.

[is_it_friday_ye]

Check LMC Truck

I just watched a tv show recently where they talked about installing seat belts in a truck. The show said that the seat belts went in factory holes already there.

[jking006]

Mr. Camper wrote:
Hey who really needs them? It's just that the ambulance drivers are too lazy to look for the bodies.
Seriously, You're going to need them and eventually you can pass the cost on to the 4th owner.

I plan to install seatbelts.. ive been looking on line at different after market ones..
I was just trying to find out if anyone has been thru this or if im the only guy who bought an RV after the sealt belt guy took a day off

[Mr__Camper]

Hey who really needs them? It's just that the ambulance drivers are too lazy to look for the bodies.
Seriously, You're going to need them and eventually you can pass the cost on to the 4th owner.

[enblethen]

Go online to O'reilly's auto parts. They have some that should bolt on right where the factory ones should be.