IowaTom Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 Gentlemen - My '85 F150's seatbelts are unravelling in spots and rusty where they shouldn't be. I took the passenger side plastic cover off the shoulder belt and notice the ratchet is at the top of the cab, whereas this pic, from an Ebarf vendor, shows it at the bottom for my truck year. What say you? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 They moved the reel in '87 IIRC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IowaTom Posted April 8, 2022 Author Share Posted April 8, 2022 They moved the reel in '87 IIRC. Gary, Doews that mean the one above won't work in my truck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 Gary, Doews that mean the one above won't work in my truck? Yes, I think that is what it means. However, there are others with more experience in this area than I. Jim has an '87 and Bill has put a much later interior in his truck. So hopefully one of them, or someone else that knows will chime in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat in tn Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 Yes, I think that is what it means. However, there are others with more experience in this area than I. Jim has an '87 and Bill has put a much later interior in his truck. So hopefully one of them, or someone else that knows will chime in. yes, this most definitely means they will not work. I think you have an 85 "bullnose". 80-86 had the belt motor mounted high on the back corner and anchor at the bottom with the buckle section mounting inboard to the floor and running through the seat bottom. at this time, the best supplier that I have found for these is lmc. if someone knows of a better supplier I would like to know also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 Yes, I think that is what it means. However, there are others with more experience in this area than I. Jim has an '87 and Bill has put a much later interior in his truck. So hopefully one of them, or someone else that knows will chime in. Gary & Tom, I know that my seatbelt ratchet attaches to the floor but my B pillar seems to still have the stamped out area for the tensioner to attach higher up. What I don't know is if the '86 corner trim has room for the belt and mechanism to fit behind it. Nor do I know if there is a 7/16-20 nut welded into the floor. I do know that there is no provision for the belt retract button in the '86 door jamb, and this is one of the differences when you're trying to fit later doors to a Bullnose cab. It would be interesting to investigate. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan beck Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 Gary & Tom, I know that my seatbelt ratchet attaches to the floor but my B pillar seems to still have the stamped out area for the tensioner to attach higher up. What I don't know is if the '86 corner trim has room for the belt and mechanism to fit behind it. Nor do I know if there is a 7/16-20 nut welded into the floor. I do know that there is no provision for the belt retract button in the '86 door jamb, and this is one of the differences when you're trying to fit later doors to a Bullnose cab. It would be interesting to investigate. hi no there s not enough room to put the retractor there, been there, done that.. the only good replacement is the LMC one with the retractor position in the upper b pillar as the original one. cost me a return from France to USA 😅 the only small issue is that the retractor is very sensitive, you have to pull the belt very slowly but it is very effective on the other side to protect the driver. the complete kit is about 200 dollars if I remember correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat in tn Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 hi no there s not enough room to put the retractor there, been there, done that.. the only good replacement is the LMC one with the retractor position in the upper b pillar as the original one. cost me a return from France to USA 😅 the only small issue is that the retractor is very sensitive, you have to pull the belt very slowly but it is very effective on the other side to protect the driver. the complete kit is about 200 dollars if I remember correctly. I will second that. they work very well but VERY sensitive! i consider them "fast acting". the odd thing is that the further you pull it out the slower you need to pull. i know why but it's still annoying to us impatient folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_S85 Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 hi no there s not enough room to put the retractor there, been there, done that.. the only good replacement is the LMC one with the retractor position in the upper b pillar as the original one. cost me a return from France to USA 😅 the only small issue is that the retractor is very sensitive, you have to pull the belt very slowly but it is very effective on the other side to protect the driver. the complete kit is about 200 dollars if I remember correctly. It is very sensitive. Had a customer at work complain about how he cant pull it out cause its constantly latching I told him nothing I can do with it cause he had the original belts thrown out when he had us restore the truck and bought the LMC ones to replace them. That is why I have personally been on the hunt for NOS belts for my truck, I got a driver side set still hunting for the passenger side and center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IowaTom Posted April 20, 2022 Author Share Posted April 20, 2022 hi no there s not enough room to put the retractor there, been there, done that.. the only good replacement is the LMC one with the retractor position in the upper b pillar as the original one. cost me a return from France to USA 😅 the only small issue is that the retractor is very sensitive, you have to pull the belt very slowly but it is very effective on the other side to protect the driver. the complete kit is about 200 dollars if I remember correctly. It is very sensitive. Had a customer at work complain about how he cant pull it out cause its constantly latching I told him nothing I can do with it cause he had the original belts thrown out when he had us restore the truck and bought the LMC ones to replace them. That is why I have personally been on the hunt for NOS belts for my truck, I got a driver side set still hunting for the passenger side and center. Thanks for the heads-up on the new correct replacements! I sent the wrong ones back and have opted for lap belts. They're certainly better than nothing. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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