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[Mowie]

Hi all,

My engineer has advised due to increased horsepower I need to upgrade all outboard seating positions to retractable lap sash on my LX Hatch.

Looking at the space I could remove a little seat foam for space, but I'm doubtful the geometry will work.

I can't use a traditional parcel shelf retract as the moment it's installed it wont be drawing in the correct direction to work right?

Any experience or advice?

Cheers
Tom

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[Cook]

Hi Mowie. Pretty sure i have seen a thread somewhere where the retractable belt was mounted on the rear above the inner wheel well. That solved the outer seats and I think the middle belt was deleted. Will see what I can find. Just found a pic. Now to find the thread. Cheers Ron

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[Cook]

Here's some more pics but can't ascertain who the author was.  I suspect it is in someone's build thread. Looks like they were deciding between the two locations at the time. Someone will know. Cheers Ron

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Edited by Cook, 02 September 2023 - 08:55 AM.

[ReplicarSLR]

Are you going to use the back seat? If not is a mod plate ok to register it as a 2 seater if the rear seats are removed?

[Uncle Chop Chop]

That may be Heaths hatch.

[Cook]

Pretty sure it isn't Heaths but may be wrong. Cheers Ron

[Mowie]

Thank you for hunting these pics down Ron. Car is to be a M plate and I do want to throw some child seats in the back on the odd occasion too.

I'll check with the engineer to determine if this is suitable. I definately like the fwd upper wheel well location though not sure on clearance to rear seat. Not ideal though as my interior is done.

[Heath]

Not my car... I retained the standard style seatbelts.

[ls2lxhatch]

Pictures are from this build.

https://www.gmh-tora...hatch/?p=999076