What belts do you use with race seats on the street?
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04-27-2009, 10:46 AM
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Originally Posted by PedalFaster,Dec 2 2003, 11:39 AM
Perceptive as always. 
The car I'm talking about isn't an S2000, but rather a tin-top. I would be getting five- or six-point harnesses for it.
I did a bit more research, and found that there are retractors available for harnesses, much like those used for stock belts. This would make harnesses much more usable in an around-town car, but I think that they would largely negate the safety benefits of having a harness, so I'm not considering them.
On the subject of not installing harnesses without a corresponding rollbar -- I found a very interesting post on the Rennlist forums on this subject: scroll down to the first post by "Radical Racer". Since my car will be primarily a track vehicle, I'll probably end up getting some kind of supplemental rollover protection, but this post would give me significant pause if I were thinking about installing a rollbar in a primarily street-driven vehicle.
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The car I'm talking about isn't an S2000, but rather a tin-top. I would be getting five- or six-point harnesses for it.I did a bit more research, and found that there are retractors available for harnesses, much like those used for stock belts. This would make harnesses much more usable in an around-town car, but I think that they would largely negate the safety benefits of having a harness, so I'm not considering them.
On the subject of not installing harnesses without a corresponding rollbar -- I found a very interesting post on the Rennlist forums on this subject: scroll down to the first post by "Radical Racer". Since my car will be primarily a track vehicle, I'll probably end up getting some kind of supplemental rollover protection, but this post would give me significant pause if I were thinking about installing a rollbar in a primarily street-driven vehicle.
Steve
i wonder what options we have to installing a harness bar without an aftermarket roll bar.....
04-27-2009, 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by AnthonyD1978,Apr 27 2009, 11:46 AM
i wonder what options we have to installing a harness bar without an aftermarket roll bar.....
04-27-2009, 10:55 AM
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old thread, but the link that pedalfaster posted was still a good read. I'm about to order a set of 4-point schroth ASM belts that bolt into the factory rear seat location without a rollbar on my e30 BMW. I still wasn't 100% convinced on the safety of that choice, but I'm pretty satisfied with it now.
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Originally Posted by Triple-H,Dec 3 2003, 11:26 AM
04-28-2009, 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by mikegarrison,Apr 27 2009, 11:50 AM
None that are safe.
how would using a harness bar without an actual aftermarket rollbar be more unsafe than running a complete OEM setup?
04-28-2009, 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by sspicollo8,Apr 27 2009, 11:55 AM
old thread, but the link that pedalfaster posted was still a good read. I'm about to order a set of 4-point schroth ASM belts that bolt into the factory rear seat location without a rollbar on my e30 BMW. I still wasn't 100% convinced on the safety of that choice, but I'm pretty satisfied with it now.