Date: 25 Nov 2003 13:03:05 GMT From: Dave Hinz <davehinznopsamcop.net> Subject: Re: 1989 900 Turbo Automatic Seat Belt Problem
On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 11:36:28 GMT, KeithG <noonenopsamhlink.net> wrote: > Red, > > I'd give serious thought to a conversion. A lap belt can cause internal > injuries in the case of an accident. These are pretty darned safe cars > and the lap belt was foisted on Saab in 88-89 until they could get an > airbag to meet US DOT SRS requirements. A 3 point belt can save your > life and that of your passenger. Please consider it. Absolutely, use the 3-point belts, but if you are able to have the latch for the automatic belts in the right position, you can use it for years (experience talking here) by just using it manually that way. A conversion, for me, was a lot more trouble than it was worth, compared to just latching at the top of the shoulder belts after I did the lapbelt. Lapbelts only are better than nothing, but not by a lot. Dave Hinz