belt buckle help

[lancyman]

Hi All,

I just bought a second bench seat for the rear of my bongo, it was a bargain (I
think) at £50. So imagine I have now have two identical bench seats in the van.
I assumed (wrongly) that the seat belts and the buckles on all bongos would be the same.
So basically the belts I have in the rear of the van (97 bongo pop top) won't fit the
buckles / clips on the new seat. I now have a big bed, and or, a 6 seat bongo!!
Does anyone have any clever ideas about what I can do to sort this out.
? Does anyone have any spare clips for this model? I looked under the seat and it looks like
just one bolt holding the belts in place. Is this correct, or is it more complicated than that?
Any help appreciated.

Cheers.

[Simon Jones]

Did you only have one seat in the van when you got it, or have you replaced a 60/40 split seat? If the latter, then you can just transfer them. There are 2 bolts under the seat: one has a single socket and the other has 2. I've come across a Bongo lapbelt which looked indentical to another but would not latch in properly, so there are probably a couple of different types out there. You'll either need to try to get some sockets to match or get the belts and matched sockets as a set. I recently bought a complete set of 4 for £40 from a breaker and they are quite widely available.

[lancyman]

Hi,

Mine only had the one bench seat when I got it.
It had obviously had a second seat in at some point.
Until now I didn't need a second seat. Also my bongo
Doesn't have the fittings for the fold down seats, is
This unusual? I think I'll try and find the belts or buckles
From a breaker. Does anyone know one in the north west.