Had seen a few of these. Thanks!
"My question is for those who have chosen the inside position and how they anchored the retractor to the B-pillar? I have the original set of instructions (found in a related post) that utilizes a modified mounting plate. Is there another approach that has been successful? If so, that response with photos would be very welcome."
Harry, I replaced my Kangols with the 3 point belt system. I used the Mercedes Service Information MBNA 91/15 Dated May 1989 that is in the technical manual. I shopped around for seat belts and got so many suppliers it made my head hurt. I wanted to find someone that would supply a kit with all the hardware that were correctly sized for our cars. I ran across a referral by one of our members "Stick & Rudderman" that uses Quickfit Safety Belt Service" in the UK.
They sold me all the parts needed and their quality is excellent. That took a lot of guesswork out of buying the correct parts so I could focus on the install.
My only issue was mounting the spool inside the B pillar because I too did not want to give up any seat travel.
I did not use the bracket that came with the belts and chose to mount them using the Mercedes mounting threaded plate. Part #110 610 02 11 that is mentioned in the Service Instructions. I drilled a 35mm access hole in the place you see in the posts by Clunker and holes to match the mounting plates. I did
not need to alter the plates in any way as they mention in the instructions. I then screwed two bolts to hold the plate and then bolted the spools to the center hole of the plates. Some how I lost my pictures but using the posts by Clunker you will figure it out.
Once you remove the side panel covers to the B pillars it will make more sense, at least for me it did. If you choose to go this route order the plates first to make sure they are available. I got mine at K & K.
