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posted by  gholmer on  Thu Apr 10 12:08 CST 2003
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I bought a electric seat switch cluster from a breaker in California. It is smaller than European ones. Looking on e-Bay, I notice that the whole bin/cluster design is different on US cars. Someone told me that US seatbelts have two rolls, one on B pillar and one on the seat itself. Is this true, why is this? Any ideas?
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George Holmer, Belgium, Europe, 1987 745 GLE Turbo Diesel Intercooler (D24TIC/M46) 200k; 1988 745 Turbo Intercooler (B230FT/M46) 290k; 1988 745 GL (B200E/M47) 190k








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    Seat belts 700

    posted by  VolvoSteel on  Thu Apr 10 14:58 CST 2003
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    I believe that would probly have something to do with the US goverment trying to protect us, i personally would have it no other way, i had the unfortune of testing a volvo in an accident a few years back and when both reels locked up it locked me into the seat like i was part of it, i hit someone doing 60 in there drivers side door ( damn teenagers dont look both ways ) and thought i had just tapped her car boy was i suprised when i opened my eyes. Also it fits better with both reels. just my 2 cents on this one.








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    posted by  bagle on  Thu Apr 10 13:57 CST 2003
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    My 87 745 does. I don't know why. I don't particularly like the arrangement, either. When I'm strapped in, if I want to lean forward to get in the glove box or pick something up off the floor, the B pillar reel runs out of strap! If I pull some of the belt from the seat reel and let the B pillar reel take up the slack, then I can reach things.

    Another Volvo safety design, maybe?
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