Ron
Enthusiast
<FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Perhaps the GENIII seat belt issue is solvable. You decide.....
First, 1995 and earlier Vipers have the older style receiver whereby you must push the plunger below the shoulder to release. 1996 on up have the current GENIII receiver that releases before the plunger is below the shoulder, therefore allowing for theoretical accidental release. If today you were to order the 1993~95 style receiver (part number 4642365) you'd get a superceded part with the suspect GENIII style plunger (part number 4848541) instead. Remember also that the domestic 1993~95 Vipers had the receivers next to the console rather than by the door.
If however, you were to order the Canadian version of the same 1993~95 receiver, part numbers 4643954 (passenger side) and 4643955 (drivers side) with list pricing of $41.39 and $45.69 respectively, you'd get the older style receiver with the theoretically safer plunger. Interestingly enough, 1993~95 Canadian Vipers did not have the receiver on the console side, but rather on the door side just like 1996+ US Vipers.
In examining the receivers, one thing hits you immediately. It's about 2 inches shorter that the stock receiver. This for me is actually better as I frequently hit the thing as I enter if I forget to push it away. The downside is that for the unfamiliar user, it's a bit more difficult to find when you want to buckle up. I'm 100% used to it already. Beyond that it <u>seems</u> fine. The buckle from a US 1995 Viper and a US 1997 are virtually identical dimensionally, though I do not have access to a 1993, 94 or 95 Canadian version, so there is an <u>important unknown there.</u> (any 1993, 94 or 95 Canadian Viper owners want to trace and measure their buckle? if so, please email me with your dimensions!)
Another difference is that the 1996+ receiver uses webbing to attach to the floor bolt while the 1993~95 Canadian uses a metal strap. Both are labeled as conforming to FMVSS No. 209.
So, is this the solution? It's for you to decide. I've done some of the legwork but we need someone to measure all dimensions of a buckle from a 1993~95 Canadian Viper plus it would be great if someone more knowledgeable than I would comment on the suitability of using these parts.
I've attached the pictures below to help you in your own research:
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(The ******** the lower one is plastic and used just to hold the receiver up)
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(the electrical plugs are identical)
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p.s. There are about 45 of each side available in D/C inventory</FONT f>
First, 1995 and earlier Vipers have the older style receiver whereby you must push the plunger below the shoulder to release. 1996 on up have the current GENIII receiver that releases before the plunger is below the shoulder, therefore allowing for theoretical accidental release. If today you were to order the 1993~95 style receiver (part number 4642365) you'd get a superceded part with the suspect GENIII style plunger (part number 4848541) instead. Remember also that the domestic 1993~95 Vipers had the receivers next to the console rather than by the door.
If however, you were to order the Canadian version of the same 1993~95 receiver, part numbers 4643954 (passenger side) and 4643955 (drivers side) with list pricing of $41.39 and $45.69 respectively, you'd get the older style receiver with the theoretically safer plunger. Interestingly enough, 1993~95 Canadian Vipers did not have the receiver on the console side, but rather on the door side just like 1996+ US Vipers.
In examining the receivers, one thing hits you immediately. It's about 2 inches shorter that the stock receiver. This for me is actually better as I frequently hit the thing as I enter if I forget to push it away. The downside is that for the unfamiliar user, it's a bit more difficult to find when you want to buckle up. I'm 100% used to it already. Beyond that it <u>seems</u> fine. The buckle from a US 1995 Viper and a US 1997 are virtually identical dimensionally, though I do not have access to a 1993, 94 or 95 Canadian version, so there is an <u>important unknown there.</u> (any 1993, 94 or 95 Canadian Viper owners want to trace and measure their buckle? if so, please email me with your dimensions!)
Another difference is that the 1996+ receiver uses webbing to attach to the floor bolt while the 1993~95 Canadian uses a metal strap. Both are labeled as conforming to FMVSS No. 209.
So, is this the solution? It's for you to decide. I've done some of the legwork but we need someone to measure all dimensions of a buckle from a 1993~95 Canadian Viper plus it would be great if someone more knowledgeable than I would comment on the suitability of using these parts.
I've attached the pictures below to help you in your own research:
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(The ******** the lower one is plastic and used just to hold the receiver up)
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(the electrical plugs are identical)
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p.s. There are about 45 of each side available in D/C inventory</FONT f>
