theduck
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| posted on 5/3/13 at 07:59 PM |
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Top hat spacers
I thought I knew what they were used for when fitting seatbelts/harnesses but I have confused myself, so before I complicate matters, what are they
for, and do you have to use them?
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 5/3/13 at 08:07 PM |
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Use as a spacer to raise the seat belt fitting away from the car to allow room for the fitting to swivel so that the belt isn't strained pulling
at an angle , normally has a wavy washer as an anti rattle device
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theduck
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| posted on 5/3/13 at 08:15 PM |
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That's what I thought, so I just acquired some spacers from an mx5 thinking these would be ideal as would take 7/16 thread only to find on both
sets of harnesses i have the hole for the bolts are 7/16 so won't fit over a spacer to allow the movement. One set is an unknown
'cheap' harness and the other trs. The size of the holes suggest needed to use a smaller than 7/16 bolt, which doesn't seem right.
Can only assume manufacturer intended them to be fitted without spacers. Not sure which idea I like less...
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