Sioux Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 Could someone please tell me if putting safety belts in the back of an exempted car (ie something pre 72)would compromise it getting a WOF? Have had differing opinions Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Gruntfuttock Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 I think technically it's a fail? May have changed. Got belt mount anchorages in the Fairmont so fitted rear belts and used to have to hide them for a WOF till I got a good mechanic who understood the silliness... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllTorque Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 @cletus can you confirm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igor Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 My EN1 Civic came from the factory with only four seat belts. I fitted a lap belt taken from the front bench of a Falcon in the centre seat position in the back of the Civic using the factory seat belt bolts. My wof guy never questioned the additional seat belt. Perhaps he should have? A few years later I fitted the same lap belt in the centre back seating position in my Wolseley 1300 but without factory anchor points (factory belts on two front seats only) and that was never questioned either. Would be very interested to know the actual rules are for this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajg193 Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 Definitely needs cert if you do it after March 1999. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igor Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 Even if seat belts were a factory option and the car has the factory anchor points already in place? That makes no sense. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 The virm has this as a note. However I've never had a problem with the rear belts in my 71 car on factory mounts. They weren't oem fitted. An original equipment seatbelt anchorage is an anchorage that was installed by the vehicle manufacturer at the time the vehicle was manufactured, and was fitted with a seatbelt by the vehicle manufacturer at the time the vehicle was manufactured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 If you have to fit anchorages or drill holes to fit them- will need cert. If the car has factory anchorages but never had belts fitted - I doubt you would have any trouble, as nobody would be able to tell it didn't have them originally I know of quite a few cars that have had belts fitted into unused original anchorages to pass compliance with no cert required, there wouldn't be anything to certify if there's no new anchorages 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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