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That's a nice ride you got there, the stock look looks great.Wooters wrote:
Daninski wrote:This is my MX3. There are many like it, but this one is mine. My MX3 is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I master my life. My MX3, without me, is useless. Without my MX3, I am useless. I must fire up my MX3 true. I must drive straighter than any Honda driver who is trying to own me. I must own him before he owns me.
Rob, thats the standard US-spec seatbelt, the "automatic" sort. They kept breaking, so Mazda US has a lifetime recall on them lol... They're mounted on a bar just above the doors, and electrically slide back/adjust from the top end, while staying permanently attatched at both ends. (At least, that's what I can figure out from all the stuff I've read on them...) Stacks of people in the US have swapped them over in favour of the normal, manual style of seatbelt haha. You can find heaps of info on here about them, and lots of people complain about the lack of functionality of them, etc. I'm surprised you haven't stumbled accross them yet! hahaRobMinhas wrote: And I'm not familiar with that sort of seat belt setup, can anyone elaborate on them? Are they mounted to the door or like....?
I was very surprised when i saw them to, I've combed through a fair amount of work logs and haven't seen them before although I've always heard about automatic seat belts but I never really understood what they were. Thanks a lot Ethan.ethand wrote:Looking tidy! Nice work, looks like it was a fantastic find! Stock does look great, just looks like a few minor things need a clean/patchup! (Seats, front lip looks like it sags a tad - neither should be hard or costly to do!)
Welcome to the forum, Wooters, I'm sure you'll find stacks of info on here about these cars, and probably lots of mod ideas for you if you decide to take that path!
Rob, thats the standard US-spec seatbelt, the "automatic" sort. They kept breaking, so Mazda US has a lifetime recall on them lol... They're mounted on a bar just above the doors, and electrically slide back/adjust from the top end, while staying permanently attatched at both ends. (At least, that's what I can figure out from all the stuff I've read on them...) Stacks of people in the US have swapped them over in favour of the normal, manual style of seatbelt haha. You can find heaps of info on here about them, and lots of people complain about the lack of functionality of them, etc. I'm surprised you haven't stumbled accross them yet! haha
I think it's a pretty neat idea, but reckon it would take a lot of getting used to - pretty sure I'd prefer my manual seatbelts, though!!
Daninski wrote:This is my MX3. There are many like it, but this one is mine. My MX3 is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I master my life. My MX3, without me, is useless. Without my MX3, I am useless. I must fire up my MX3 true. I must drive straighter than any Honda driver who is trying to own me. I must own him before he owns me.