![]() ![]() ![]() This piece was available separately for field retrofit, so the aforementioned bolt-on aftermarket top bracket was short lived and not very popular. This is a picture of the factory installed (welded) mounting bracket for shoulder harness, beginning with the 1960 model year. This is not recommended due to relatively weak single layer sheet metal on the body tonneau. ![]() A tapped reinforcing plate was placed under the panel to accept the screws. Two holes were drilled, and a chrome plated anchor plate was placed on top of the tonneau panel with two pan head screws and spring lock washers. This was followed by a bolted bracket and a large bail-handled pin which could be pulled out to detach the belt from the anchor bracket.Īs an aftermarket retrofit for a shoulder harness, an anchor point could be attached to the top of the steel body tonneau panel a few inches back from the cockpit trim rail, latterly about even with the joint between the separate sections of the rear trim rail. The outboard anchor point had an "L" shape nut plate which was to be welded to the frame, positioning the female threads on top. This was to be attached to the tunnel (after drilling) with six #10 machine screws and hex nuts. The inside lower anchor point was a flanged steel cup plate with a heavy tapped weld nut. The MG Series MGA Workshop Manual has a Section S.21, way in the back, detailing installation of the "optional" factory supplied and dealer installed seat belt anchorage kit for the early MGA. They need to be intimately connected to the metal frame. ![]() The most important point is, do not attach the seat belt anchor points to the plywood floorboards. >"Do you have any information on seat belt installation for my 1958 MGA?" MGA Seat Belts - FACTORY CONFIGURATIONS- INT-120Īt 01:00 PM 9/5/03 -0400, Jan Johnson wrote: MGA Seat Belts, factory configurations The MGA With An Attitude ![]()
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