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UPS just brought my new seat belts and now I need to know where they get installed on the truck. Anyone know the exact factory location for these? (Were there any factory-installed belts in 1965?) Just want to install them where the factory decided was the best location for the bolts. Don't want to be drilling more holes than needed either! Any help would be appreciated. Any photos of yours installed would even be helpful to me.

If you can find a 1966 model, you will be able to find the proper locations on the floor.

I have a '65 C20 with seat belts. The brackets are about 1/2" outside of but in line with the rear seat brackets. I don't believe these were factory installed as I think the previous owner put them in. Hope this helps.

The pictures are from my 66. You can see the holes where the rear seat brackets bolt. The outer holes don't look factory to me but the inner ones definitely are. Hope it helps.

https://www.dropbox.com/sc/gd1r8akzw3tiups/AADgmZntP6KdztJEqL_gpjmZa

Thanks coker91! Does your 66 have 3 sets of seat belts? If so, I think it would require 6 bolts... maybe this explains your other holes? http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/984/1960accessories103.jpg shows how they went into a 1960...

There were seat belts for 3 people. The middle set was anchored to the inner pair of supports along with the inner belt of the driver and other passenger. I haven't gotten this far with my research as to whether this was "factory correct". I do know that at least one set of belts that were in the truck when I bought it are not original to the truck because that pair is a different color than the other pairs.

I apologize for not documenting the seat belt holes well before I sold my 1966 parts truck. The seat belts were factory. Here are the passenger side holes. I think this will get you pretty close, but if you want perfection, then have someone with a 66 C10 make measurements.

PS seat belt #1

PS seat belt hole #2

Jay

How much were the belts and from whom did you purchase? I've been driving 14 years without belts in my 65

The belts were $168 from LMC. Two retracting and one set of center non-retracting belts. I also needed to get some additional mounting hardware because the center belt didn't include it. Another 15-20 dollars at Menards I think. Have yet to install them!

Thanks for the reply. I'll get those ASAP as I've been an idiot for far too long. 700hp and no seat belts... Don't say it, I already know..

Finally got mine installed. Went in pretty easily once I was sure where the fuel line was![image]http://www.tabbnet.com/C10/C10SeatbeltsInstalled.jpg[/image]