Defrost
Moderator - CPSTI Emeritus
Does anyone have any resources or articles I can send my dad to encourage him to add lap/shoulder belts to the truck he is restoring? He said it originally didn't come with seatbelts at all, so he doesn't "have" to add them (legal exemption?), but he was thinking about adding lap-only belts. *shudder*
I don't think the problem is that it won't "look authentic," as he's already made other concessions for comfort/economy, but he just doesn't seem to understand why he should go through the added trouble of finding a location for the retractors when lap-only belts would be easier.
Of course, now that I think on it... if I point out that I won't let his grandkids ever ride in his "old truck" without a lap/shoulder belt, that should convince him...
Anyway, if anyone has some resources from a restorer's perspective, I'd appreciate it.
I don't think the problem is that it won't "look authentic," as he's already made other concessions for comfort/economy, but he just doesn't seem to understand why he should go through the added trouble of finding a location for the retractors when lap-only belts would be easier.
Of course, now that I think on it... if I point out that I won't let his grandkids ever ride in his "old truck" without a lap/shoulder belt, that should convince him...
Anyway, if anyone has some resources from a restorer's perspective, I'd appreciate it.