Rear interior panels and retractors

[lexatola]

I have a 1970 911 E that has had retracting seat belts added by bolting the retractors down to the rear floor. I'm redoing the interior and I'm wondering if I can mount the retractors under the side panels (as the later models did). If so will getting 72-73 rear side panels work to tidy everything up? I'm not familiar with how these were mounted and/or if there are different size retractors so any input or advise would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Alex

[PCA7GGR]

Yes you can mount the retractors under the side panels. When I did this in my '70 tub, I found a tapped hole in the tub that I used for mounting the retractors. They landed up being a bit off center but it works well with the '72-'73 side panels that have the slot for the belts (make sure you also use the plastic inserts). I also bolted a newer style receiver between the seats using bolts and nylock nuts.

[lexatola]

Thanks so much for you detailed reply and photos. That was very helpful. I guess I just need to find the 72/73 side panels now.

Thanks again,

Best,

Alex

[gulf908]

Alex,

The side panels shown above are for the '74 MY onwards.
They may work well as Sergio has described but the '73 MY and earlier are a bit smaller.
It depends on how correct you want these to be.
There was a thread on the Early S site about this very topic in the last week or two.
These are what you should be looking for -

Cheers,
Dennis.