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Jerry Emert:

Joel, vote recorded!
I did everything but take the whole couch out to find the belts.  The original owner had the two euro chairs put in on the drivers side.  They are not mounted.  The pass side has the couch with a drawer under it.  I removed the drawer, all the cushions and looked under and all around.  If there are belts under there you can pour the salt and I'll eat them!  The couch does have slits in it that look like belts would fit through.  There are also some hefty looking aluminum braces back by the wall that look like a good place to put belts.
I've seen a lot of crashes in my day and what they do to people seat belted facing forward.  It scares me to just let them roam around.
Thanks for your thoughts

Joel Ashley:
On our loveseat with the drawer similar to yours, I can see the two ends of each belt mount under the rear bolt that locks down the couch frame on each side of the couch.  There are 4 holddown bolts, and the two rear ones have the belts mounted atop the frame.  The belts can be difficult to spot along black frame members.  In your case, a previous owner may have removed them or installed a non-factory sofa sans belts.

Joel

Gerald Farris:
Jerry,
You are not missing anything. Very few Beavers were equipped with seat belts for more than two seat in the SMC era of production (1995 to 2002). However seat belts are easy to install for the sofa. I would not be worried about them not facing forward because the coach is so heavy that an abrupt stop from an accident like you can experience in a car is very unlikely to almost impossible. The biggest reason for injury in a coach accident is a rollover, and the side facing belts will do just as much good as front facing belts in case of a rollover.

Gerald

Jerry Emert:
Thanks, I've inspected those rails the couch is bolted to from one end to the other so I'm sure it is as Gerald commented.  I will buy some seat belts and mount to the couch support and the slide reinforcement (for lack of a better way to describe it).  Still worried about what is going to happen when I loosen the bolt.  Will the bolt drop into the bottom of the slide never to be seen again?  Is it mounted like a stud and will remain visible once I loosen it?  I guess I'll see.  Thanks for info.

Edward Buker:
Jerry,

With the slide out you can check the backside for nuts and if they turn. I think you will be all right. The bolts should have either visible fasteners or ones that are blind and secure. These couches are made and mounted to be removed.

Later Ed

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