Race seats
04-09-2011, 09:12 AM
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2 questions, how is the fitment in the car of the Sparco? and what hardware did you need to fit the Sparco v. the Recaro
04-09-2011, 03:58 PM
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Thanks. You are very kind. I have a track day at Road Atlanta next weekend. I will see if I can get lucky and find an S2000 with race seats. In the meantime, I will velcro my rear end to the factory seat
Later my friend,
Jim
04-09-2011, 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by robinson' timestamp='1302368259' post='20447833
Yeah, seat buying sucks. I purchased two seats myself without sitting in them. The first was too small, recaro SPG profi, the second was just right, sparco pro 2000. Both had required different hardware to fit properly.
04-09-2011, 09:16 PM
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If the car were to rollover the harness would keep you from moving. A stock seatbelt allows you to move or tuck to prevent injury.
A roll bar would be tall enough to protect and since the harnesses have to extend at 20% down there is no place to mount them without removing the rear interiror panels.
A roll bar would be tall enough to protect and since the harnesses have to extend at 20% down there is no place to mount them without removing the rear interiror panels.
That being said, I've heard argument that the stock seats allow people to slide and move when in rollover. This is definitely not the intended design. The engineers wants to keep you firmly on the seat, cause they design the safety around it. They can't design safety around you if you move around. Moving around while buckled up is a recipe of disaster. Hopefully someone doesn't get strangled by the belt.
04-10-2011, 03:20 AM
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Originally Posted by scareyourpassenger' timestamp='1302297216' post='20445793
If the car were to rollover the harness would keep you from moving. A stock seatbelt allows you to move or tuck to prevent injury.
A roll bar would be tall enough to protect and since the harnesses have to extend at 20% down there is no place to mount them without removing the rear interiror panels.
A roll bar would be tall enough to protect and since the harnesses have to extend at 20% down there is no place to mount them without removing the rear interiror panels.
That being said, I've heard argument that the stock seats allow people to slide and move when in rollover. This is definitely not the intended design. The engineers wants to keep you firmly on the seat, cause they design the safety around it. They can't design safety around you if you move around. Moving around while buckled up is a recipe of disaster. Hopefully someone doesn't get strangled by the belt.
long story short: there is a reason many sanctioning bodies do not allow Harness - roll bar in a convertible.
04-10-2011, 05:24 AM
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04-10-2011, 07:43 AM
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It is not so much that it lets you slide or what not, its that if the car flips, when you head hits in a 3 point, you body will get pushed by the weight of the car and the free shoulder is able come forward enough to let your head be displaced enough to not smash you spine/neck. and this can still happen in a racing seat as long as it doesnt have those large head extensions or whatever they are called. Based on all the accidents I have seen the aftermath of first hand, you would be amazed how much a body moves around in the OEM 3 point, even when the seatbelt is locked. There are forces much stronger than what you can exert on your own. However, in a 5/6 point there is no movement at all except for the neck, and this is not enough to allow your head to be displaced enough.
long story short: there is a reason many sanctioning bodies do not allow Harness - roll bar in a convertible.
long story short: there is a reason many sanctioning bodies do not allow Harness - roll bar in a convertible.
A lot of sanctioning body doesn't allow a lot of things because of many issue. Some is to prevent a lawsuit.