REPA Seat Belts Options

[enoz05]

Can anyone confirm these repa belts are a set, left and right

One with number 914.803.130.10
One with number 914.803.131.10
two with number 914.803.135.10

[rgalla9146]

Not likely.
I think all four would have different numbers... left and right, inside and outside.
I'll try to confirm.
Three are European with the stripe in the middle.
One is for USA and ?

[fixer34]

Let me check mine. I recall looking at them a while ago and two belts had the same number, but were different..

[wonkipop]

i can recognise a few things there.

1. the squiggle line symbol and G482 on three of the belts is the german approval certification. these are german belts for german market (and possibly also had approval for EU).

2. the MVS number is for USA approval certification. thats a USA belt.

3. all seatbelts are dated when manufactured. you can see the date on all of them.
L to R they are 1971, 1970, 1971, 1971. later belts include the month of manufacture.
for instance on my 74, the car was manufactured jan 74 and has belts marked 12/73.

4. these belts do not come up in my parts catalogue. both my euro and my USA parts catalogues list only the retractable belts. however you can see enough in those listings to know that left and right belts are distinguished by the third set of three numbers in the part number sequence.

so it looks to me like going left to right in your photo.
1 and 3 are both identical sided german belts. either left or right handed, not sure which because don't have a parts catalogue that covers those early belts.
but the 135 (third set of three numberrs) indicates the side. both the same.

and 2 and 4 can't be a pair because 2 is USA and 4 is german market.
EDIT - i say that they can't be a pair strictly speaking. due to dates and market approval. however when you look at the third set of three numbers they are in sequence one after the other.
2 is 130. 4 is 131.
going off my parts catalogue usually the left belt is the lower number and the right belt is the higher number. so i would say 2 is a left hand side belt and 4 is a right hand side belt and they do constitute a pair, apart from certification and dates. i'd take a further guess and say the belts were identical for european and USA markets but just had a certification approval symbol that was suited to the market being sold in. and also 70 and 71 belts the same. could be wrong about that, but......


hope that helps.

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[fixer34]

two out of 4...
1970 factory -6, USA model

long belts the labels are gone.

Driver short belt is 914.803.130.10 MVS std 209 Repa 01 90193 1

Passenger short belt is 914.803.129.10 MVS Std 209 Repa 01 90192 1

date on both is 1969

[fixer34]

Now that we are talking seat belts, something occurred to me. What is the proper orientation of the red release lever on the inner belts?

Top so it can be pushed down with the thumb, or bottom so it can be pulled up with fore finger?

It appears the belts can be easily swapped for your preference.

[wonkipop]

two out of 4...
1970 factory -6, USA model

long belts the labels are gone.

Driver short belt is 914.803.130.10 MVS std 209 Repa 01 90193 1

Passenger short belt is 914.803.129.10 MVS Std 209 Repa 01 90192 1

date on both is 1969

i had not picked up on the short and long belt thing.
fixed belts of course. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif)

whatever the case what he has as belts 1 and 3 are identical third set of numbers so are not a pair (whether the long or short belts). just two of the same.

and when you look closely at 2 and 4, though they are sequential part numbers for left and right, the degree of stitching and overlap for the loop to the bracket looks different.
the earlier one 1970 USA looks to have less overlap and stitching than the 1971 Germany.

[enoz05]

Thanks all for the information, I really appreciate this.

[bkrantz]

I will play nanny and suggest that any 50 year old seat belt, NOS or especially used, has seriously compromised strength. So great for vintage car shows and museums, not so great for crash safety.

[dtmehall]

i just put a NOS belt on my driver's side. i bought it many years ago from stoddard when they were closing out their 914 parts, and kept it in it's original box.

unfortunately, the only way to test your theory, would be to destructively test it.

i'm going with it, as my old belt was clearly in bad shape, and this is a better choice.