Seat Belts and Car Seats in GTV

["Mark Battley" <M.Battley@xxxxxxxxxx>]

<Hi, all.  My wife and I are expecting a little Alfista and had some
<questions about carrying a baby in a 105 GTV.  The answers could
<determine whether the car stays in the family or not!

Don't even consider disposing of such a valued family member! 

<Has anyone used a baby car seat in a GTV?  How did you secure it?

Yes I have, there are mounting points for lap/diagonal belts front and rear: 

Front:
   1. Each side of transmission tunnel by rear of front seat. These
   you can find from under the car: there is a plate/nut welded under
   the transmission tunnel that is quite obvious from below.

   2. On the inner sill, just in front of the rear seat. These are
   just a hole, with a nut or threaded plate welded on the other side
   of the sill. 

   3. Behind your shoulder below the rear side windows: take the trim
   panel off and if it should be obvious.

Rear:
  1. Outer region of the "parcel shelf" behind the rear seat: the
  reinforced mounting plates can be seen/felt from inside the
  boot/trunk.

   2. Base of the seat back on each side of the tunnel, probably under
   sound deadening, but can be seen from underneath by the trans
   tunnel. Push something thin through from below to tell you where to
   start digging in the sound deadening. 

  3. The hardest to find, normally buried under sound deadening and
  trim: just under the foam/vinyl padding on the inner wheel arch.  It's
  a sheet metal bracket spot welded to the inner arch, so a short bolt
  is required (there is no hole through the arch). They are on the inner
  wheelarch itself near to where it joins the inner side panel. You will
  probably need to lift a few inches of vinyl trim (the bit glued to the
  wheel arch, not the actual screwed on side panel) to find them and dig
  in the sound deadening with a screwdriver. They are slightly above the
  level of the seat base, so the bolt ends up just above the seat
  cushion.

Buy some belts, fit them, and enjoy!

Mark.
Mark Battley
Auckland, New Zealand.

74 Alfa Romeo GTV 2000

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