TopQ1967 Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 I want to renew my safety belt bolts. CC doesn't sell them apart (only as a kit with safety belts). So what is the spec? Regards Q. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rj Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 7/16 UNF - 8.8 will do. The EU directive says nothing about them apart from the 7/16". Most mainstream cars will be using those. I got mine from VW. /regin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheds Moderator Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Find a Metro in a breaker and unscrew one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JampJ Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Ford KA, Fiestas etc have nice black round ones with a torx head, and bushes etc. Cheers John JFDI (Just F*****g Do It) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheds Moderator Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Are the ones in Kas UNF too? I thought they would be metric. If it's an EU directive perhaps we are making the French use an American thread. 😳 That's war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rj Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 'tis UNF - but with a 17mm hex head in the VW case... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK FLASH Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Very interesting topic indeed. Since a metric spanner or socket fits the seatbelt bolts, I made the assumption that the bolts would be (logically) metric. I must admit that thanks to my Seven, I have learned to use my 15 year old engineering handbooks again. Anyway, if you want to be on the safe side you can contact Redline. Last year a bought a couple of new seatbelt bolts and there was no problem to deliver them separately. Jack Flash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JampJ Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Kas are UNF too. Cheers John JFDI (Just F*****g Do It) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rj Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 They are not metric I guess the reason for using imperial bolts with a metric head is to avoid the need for "specialist" tools. In most countries imperial spanners were made redundant decades ago! Still, imperial thread is compulsory as this is part of the EU directive 76/115 or for that sake ECE directive 14, now updated to rev 4. I for one should know!!! Edited by - RJ on 27 Jan 2008 14:37:19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Englishmaninwales Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Read my lips: Patronising at best. Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK FLASH Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 As I said, thanks to a Seven you' ll always learn exciting things. RJ, thanks for the reference. Since I' m dealing a lot with EU Directives, I am certainly going to look for these ones. Just to know the (technical) reason why they prefer UNF to other threads and perhaps I can use it in a conversation with one of my French or German friends. 😬 Jack Flash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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