Humvee seatbelts in M1009?

[SteveUK]

Hi,
Has anyone fitted Humvee three point seat belts in their M1009? I have seen some advertised but the ad is vague about whether they would fit saying that - adaptation to non-Humvee vehicles might require 'some skill'.

Do you need new bolts, will the supplied ones fit? Any advice would be helpful as they look an option to 30 year old original belts.

Thanks

 

[Ilikemtb999]

I have a set in mine for the exact same reason. The retractor side needs to be opened up a tiny bit for the stock bolt. The female side I used a 90* bend bracket and a grade 8 bolt with washers. It's a very easy "upgrade".

I got mine off a certain popular auction site for $18 a set. Make an offer is a wonderful option.

 

[Ilikemtb999]

http://wescoperformance.stores.yahoo.net/boltkit.html

This is where I got them. The A904L bracket. I originally was going to use 2 (one on each side of the female end) but after looking at the stock mount I decided 1 was probably stronger than original anyways and it saved me from drilling another hole and then trying to reinforce the sheet metal.

 

[T. Highway]

I installed them in my 1009 about a month ago. I did have to open up the hole like mentioned above and drill one small hole to keep the take up reel from rotating. Both are very simple mods. I like the way they turned out.

Bert

 

[Ilikemtb999]

My stock belts had the same type of tab as the hmmwv ones so no small hole was needed on my 85.