Author Topic: Are 73 B Body Seat Belts interchangeable with same year E Bodies?  (Read 981 times)

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Are 73 B Body Seat Belts interchangeable with same year E Bodies?
« on: December 15, 2010 - 04:08:27 PM »
I've seen a lot of B Body seat belts sets for sale at lower prices than similar original E Body sets.  I've got the opportunity to pick up a clean set from a 73 Charger that looks very close to the ones in my 73 Barracuda.  Does anyone know if these are the same belts & retractors or are there differences between 73 B Body & E Body sets?  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance, Jim
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Re: Are 73 B Body Seat Belts interchangeable with same year E Bodies?
« Reply #1 on: December 15, 2010 - 05:51:33 PM »
The big difference that I am aware of is in the base housings. They are taller for the Chargers because the seat base was higher than the Challengers and Cudas.

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Re: Are 73 B Body Seat Belts interchangeable with same year E Bodies?
« Reply #2 on: December 15, 2010 - 06:18:31 PM »
The big difference that I am aware of is in the base housings. They are taller for the Chargers because the seat base was higher than the Challengers and Cudas.

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Any idea if you can swap the lower/shorter housings from the EBody to the BBody retractors?  Thanks for the info.

Jim
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2014 Mustang GT/CS Convertible All Black

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Re: Are 73 B Body Seat Belts interchangeable with same year E Bodies?
« Reply #3 on: December 15, 2010 - 08:33:41 PM »
I would think the rears are different, too. It would be a crap shoot to see if they would interchange. It wouldn't be pretty to come up with snake eyes.  :2cents:

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