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1994 850 sedan rear seatbelt change

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1992 - 1997 850, including 850 R, 850 T-5R, 850 T-5, 850 GLT
1997 - 2000 S70, S70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70, V70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70-XC
1997 - 2004 C70

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gabesz
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Joined: 21 October 2011
Year and Model: 850 1994
Location: Hungary

1994 850 sedan rear seatbelt change

Post by gabesz »

Hello guys, I have the following problem with my wife's US spec 850: the rear seatbelt is simply not long enough to properly fit the child seat. Over here it is forbidden to fit the child seat onto the front passanger seat, so I need to find a way to properly fit it to the back seat...

Is there a longer backseat belt in EURO spec 850s, or in the newer 850s, or V70s and could they be installed into the 1994 850?
If so, how hard a task changing the belt will be?

Thanks in advance!
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Billc1015
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Joined: 11 August 2011
Year and Model: 1994 855 turbo
Location: Philadelphia Area

Post by Billc1015 »

I have never seen a child seat that would not fit a child seat when properly routed. Are you sure you are routing the belt properly? Is it a convertible seat that can be either front or rear facing? I have seen where some people have tried to route to belt through the front facing holes when the seat was rear facing and had trouble.


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gabesz
Posts: 3
Joined: 21 October 2011
Year and Model: 850 1994
Location: Hungary

Post by gabesz »

Thanks for the answer!
It's front facing and there's only one way to route the belt... It has a safety cushion that needs to be used until the kid weighs at least 18kgs (approx. 40 pounds) that's causing the problem in the Volvo. I can properly use it in my car, but not in the Volvo...
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