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Offline pgbuick

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Passenger seat latching?
« on: November 07, 2014, 07:08:07 AM »
My 3A had no mechanism to latch the passenger seat down.  Does such a device exist from the factory and if so does anyone have a photo?
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Re: Passenger seat latching?
« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2014, 07:48:29 AM »
You can do what they did to a few military M38 units and use a door latch bolt.� I'll post a pic here in a bit.  Kind of bubba fix for military standards I might say.

http://www.willysmjeeps.com/v2/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=6458

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Re: Passenger seat latching?
« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2014, 05:52:34 PM »
That was one of the reasons why I chose to install seat belts in mine was to hold the passenger seat down.
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Re: Passenger seat latching?
« Reply #3 on: November 08, 2014, 07:46:02 PM »
They did not have any latch from factory and that bolt seems to be what most people do. I put lap belts on my jeep also.
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Re: Passenger seat latching?
« Reply #4 on: November 08, 2014, 08:55:10 PM »
I put lap belts in mine also.....

When you are a passenger with nothing to hold on to AND a seat that is not latched down, the seat belt gives at least some sense of security.....
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Re: Passenger seat latching?
« Reply #5 on: November 09, 2014, 01:49:38 PM »
i used an extra hood latch that i had lying around on mine. installed it on the right side, kinda out of sight. it keeps the seat down with no rattles when the seat is empty.
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