Seatbelt extension on 93 Jeep Cherokee
Simon Boreham
I'm about to buy a 93 Jeep Cherokee and have a problem - No I dont weigh in
at 500 lbs - the seat belt wont go round my kids car seat. Since hes only 4
weeks old it needs to be rear facing and therefore the belt needs to be
quite long. Does anyone know where can get longer belts or an extension to
the existing ones?
cheers
Simon
mailto:simon....@btinternet.com
Terry Birch
In article <6hg5i9$luv$1...@uranium.btinternet.com>, Simon Boreham
<Simon....@btinternet.com> writes
>I'm about to buy a 93 Jeep Cherokee and have a problem - No I dont weigh in
>at 500 lbs - the seat belt wont go round my kids car seat. Since hes only 4
>weeks old it needs to be rear facing and therefore the belt needs to be
>quite long. Does anyone know where can get longer belts or an extension to
>the existing ones?
you a belt extension.
I am medium build, and 5'10" tall, I've got a '95 Cherokee and the front
belts in that only just go round me.
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Terry Birch
Aaron
Weird, I guess Jeep models use a different belt than other Chryslers. In
our van every belt seems like it is twice as long as it should be, you can
pull them out VERY long. They could fit a very tall, very obese man easily!
Aaron
Terry Birch
In article <353d2...@news.vphos.net>, Aaron <nos...@nospam.com> writes
> Weird, I guess Jeep models use a different belt than other Chryslers. In
>our van every belt seems like it is twice as long as it should be, you can
>pull them out VERY long. They could fit a very tall, very obese man easily!
of seat adjust they have got.
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Terry Birch
Don Diamant
My 95 jeep wrangler has very long seat belts. I'm really surprised to
hear that the cherokee is dramatically different in regard to seatbelt
length. I've never heard of a seat belt extension, sounds dangerous.
Don
Aaron wrote:
>
> Weird, I guess Jeep models use a different belt than other Chryslers. In
> our van every belt seems like it is twice as long as it should be, you can
> pull them out VERY long. They could fit a very tall, very obese man easily!
>
Mike Freidberg
I just picked up an extension for my Neon -- same problem, the car seat
wouldn't fit. After calling baby superstores and auto parts stores, someone
suggested I call a dealer. Sure enough, they give them away for free (must
be a safety issue). Unfortunately, because the extension consists of male
and female buckles separated by about 6" of webbing, they still don't let me
put the seat where I need it. I have to thread the webbing through a narrow
slot on the seat, and it seems as though no matter where I position the seat
and belt, I can't get the slot to line up with clear webbing -- I'm hitting
a buckle component somewhere. What I really need is simply a longer belt,
and drop the extender.
I ended up giving up on getting the seat in the center of the back seat, and
putting it on the side, where it fits better and the belt can be taught.
Once the baby is big enough to sit facing forward (he's only 5 months now,
and I think you're supposed to face backward for a full year, according to
the latest revision of "expert" thinking), I'll put it back in the middle,
and the original belt will work just fine.
Mike Freidberg
'97 TJ, '95 Neon (guess which one I drive, and which is my wife's...<g>)
Terry Birch wrote in message ...
>In article <6hg5i9$luv$1...@uranium.btinternet.com>, Simon Boreham
><Simon....@btinternet.com> writes
>>I'm about to buy a 93 Jeep Cherokee and have a problem - No I dont weigh
in
>>at 500 lbs - the seat belt wont go round my kids car seat. Since hes only
4
>>weeks old it needs to be rear facing and therefore the belt needs to be
>>quite long. Does anyone know where can get longer belts or an extension
to
>>the existing ones?
Douglas Gavilanes
Don't pull it out too far, or the recoil mechanism will fail
on a worn unit. Only fix is a new belt (but try and match
your interior color...good luck).
Doug Gavilanes
Garden Grove, California
Aaron wrote:
>
> Weird, I guess Jeep models use a different belt than other Chryslers. In
> our van every belt seems like it is twice as long as it should be, you can
> pull them out VERY long. They could fit a very tall, very obese man easily!
>
> Aaron
>
Simon Boreham
Thanks everyone, I have tried my local dealer in the UK but he says
extensions are not listed. I'd welcome an email from any US dealers reading
this with the cost & your phone number.
Cheers
Simon
mailto:simon....@btinternet.com
Aaron wrote in message <353d2...@news.vphos.net>...
Terry Birch
In article <6hqvpk$2qo$1...@mendelevium.btinternet.com>, Simon Boreham
<Simon....@btinternet.com> writes
>Thanks everyone, I have tried my local dealer in the UK but he says
>extensions are not listed. I'd welcome an email from any US dealers reading
>this with the cost & your phone number.
Before you buy from abroad contact: Chrysler Jeep Imports UK, Customer
Care Office, Poulton Close, Dover, Kent. CT17 0HP.
tel: 01304 228877 fax 01304 208001.
Refer to their seat belt extension article on per page 20 in their
'Cherokee RHD Operating Information' book (which is our equivalent of
an 'Owners Manual')
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Terry Birch
SBest
Don Diamant <dia...@reaper.ctron.com> wrote:
>My 95 jeep wrangler has very long seat belts. I'm really surprised to
>hear that the cherokee is dramatically different in regard to seatbelt
>length. I've never heard of a seat belt extension, sounds dangerous.
>Don
Stock would be the best idea but barring that or a factory
extension here is what I have done.
I added a 3" steel 1½"x 1/8" strap extension to the
buckles at the transmission tunnel to clear a center mounted
car seat.
These steel strap extensions could also be mounted to any
end of the belt as long as it did not interfere with the
positioning or operation, or was not subject to any
continual bending that may induce stress fatigue and
cracking. This is a very fussy area to be playing with
legally but common sense and a careful look at the original
design will make the modification easier to use/safer than
an awkward original setup.
Steve Best, Nova Scotia, sb...@glinx.com
4 wheel drive van webpage:
http://www.glinx.com/users/sbest
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