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Technical => 116 Series (Alfetta Sedan/GT/GTV & Giulietta Sedan) => Topic started by: Victor Lee on March 09, 2016, 05:08:14 PM

Title: What Alfa are these seatbelt stalks from?
Post by: Victor Lee on March 09, 2016, 05:08:14 PM
Hello brains trust,

I bought these "GTV6" front seatbelt stalks on ebay.   The length is about 24cm.  But the ones I have are about 33cm.

The seller is adamant they are from a GTV6.

Did GTV6 seatbelt stalks length change over the life of the production run of the GTV6?

Thanks
Title: Re: What Alfa are these seatbelt stalks from?
Post by: carlo rossi on March 09, 2016, 06:00:38 PM
Hi victor

could it be from the rear seats?
Title: Re: What Alfa are these seatbelt stalks from?
Post by: Victor Lee on March 09, 2016, 10:38:30 PM
Carlo:  I don't think so.  The rears are soft material not the harder stalk hard cable wire type.

Sportiva:  I concur with your measurements.  The seller might have got them out of a GTV6, but they are not GTV6 seat belt stalks.


Can anyone with a GTV6 Grand Prix measure their seatbelt stalks?
Title: Re: What Alfa are these seatbelt stalks from?
Post by: SPDR76 on March 10, 2016, 08:31:51 AM
From appearance (not length) they look like what I remember from my dads late 70's model alfetta 1.8 gt and 2.0gtv
Have a look at the pic of the interior of the 77 gtv for sale on the forum - looks very similar
(This is not a scientific analysts!)
Title: Re: What Alfa are these seatbelt stalks from?
Post by: festy on March 10, 2016, 11:02:31 AM
My '79 GTV has the 34cm size, I think the Alfetta sedans had the 41cm type.
Title: Re: What Alfa are these seatbelt stalks from?
Post by: ACE on March 10, 2016, 01:57:03 PM
Are they possibly from a GTV V6, i.e. A 916?
Title: Re: What Alfa are these seatbelt stalks from?
Post by: festy on March 10, 2016, 02:45:58 PM
No, they have much squarer ones like a 156.
Title: Re: What Alfa are these seatbelt stalks from?
Post by: GTVeloce on March 11, 2016, 02:28:20 PM
Um, they look remarkably like the ones I made. I bought some seats (156) and from memory took the extension part off and put it onto the head of a 83 GTV seat belt stalk which was to reduce the size and improve the look of the original ones. Eventually I just used the seat belt stalk directly attached to the seat as per the original 156. I have no idea what I did with the Frankenstein ones I made so maybe you have wound up with them somehow?

I think it is just 4 screws and the two halves separate. If these aren't mine then I suspect someone else has done the same thing because the insulation on the stalk is far too good compared to the head part.
Title: Re: What Alfa are these seatbelt stalks from?
Post by: Victor Lee on March 11, 2016, 05:46:06 PM
Now wouldn't that be funny!   These were bought from a seller in NSW.  You're right the stalk looks MUCH better than the head part.

How about an earlier Alfetta GTV?  Early production GTV 2lt perhaps?