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Title: Seat belt extender
Post by: KevinK on May 24, 2021, 07:21:24 PM

Did Ford make seat belt extenders for the first or second Gen cars? I know they did for 3rd Gen. Any secondary suppliers?

Title: Re: Seat belt extender
Post by: Bob Gaines on May 24, 2021, 10:48:46 PM

Quote from: KevinK on May 24, 2021, 07:21:24 PM

Did Ford make seat belt extenders for the first or second Gen cars? I know they did for 3rd Gen. Any secondary suppliers?

I am not aware of any secondary suppliers. NPD and others sell the various year belts and it would be a simple thing to take to a upholstery shop to have full size length cut down and seat belt tongue sewed into a buckle portion to make a extender.

Title: Re: Seat belt extender
Post by: J_Speegle on May 25, 2021, 05:08:38 AM

Quote from: KevinK on May 24, 2021, 07:21:24 PM

Did Ford make seat belt extenders for the first or second Gen cars? I know they did for 3rd Gen. Any secondary suppliers?

No. In general, people were of slighter build back then

Title: Re: Seat belt extender
Post by: 67gtasanjose on May 25, 2021, 05:45:42 AM

Another option, consider getting a set of belts from a larger Ford passenger car that has the same buckle design as yours. -or- have a longer lap belt made to suit your need.

Title: Re: Seat belt extender
Post by: KevinK on April 19, 2022, 04:07:52 PM

I did run across seat belt extenders for the 3rd Gen Foxbody.

Title: Re: Seat belt extender
Post by: DougDyar on April 19, 2022, 10:51:21 PM

I got a set of "fat man belt extenders" free from the local Ford parts department as recently as 2010 to fit my 2008.
Ask them and you may be surprised.
Doug