fitting seat harnesses

[lee b]

i want to fit seat harnesses to my car, what harness kit do you use ie: sparco, omp etc & are they easy to fit.

can you give me your advice please

[dral]

You can just get some eye bolts and use the existing mounts (the rear seat belts and the pillar mount) and you'll need to fix a plate on the transmission tunnel for the final mount.

It would be better to mount the rears on the parcel shelf though (so you have the harness straight out behind you, the angle to the back seat isn't ideal if you do stop abruptly). To do that you need to weld mounting plates in and fit eye bolts.

It's pretty easy really. As for harnesses most people like a 3" four point, although I use a 2" TRS in my CRX and it's comfortable enough for me. I'd get one with an aircraft type release buckle rather than standard seat belt type, i just find them a little easier to adjust and fasten.

[Jabberwocky]

You could try a CG-LOCK mate.

I picked a set up at the autosport show and it does exactly what it says on the tin.
Check them out at www.cg-lock.co.uk

The guy on the stand said he would do a good deal on a group buy

[evo mattvi]

I was looking at this the other day but I weren’t too sure about the parcel shelf idea it looked a little flimsy :???:

But the only other area to mount then is by the seat belts on the back seats but the harnesses are at the wrong angle then.

Not sure what to do

I fitted my Sabelts to my Evo it didnt take long, the only thing you have to do is drill the side of the transmission tunnel to put mounting on, you get the plates and eyes from demon tweeks.

I used the rear seat belt mounting points, however they do not give you a great angle.

To obtain the correct angle you would have to do away with your rear seats, fit a roll cage and mount the belts onto the rear cross member !!

In the end I would advise not bothering, for safety reasons aswell, you shoudl really wear a helmet with harnesses.

[lee b]

Originally Posted by Evo mattVI

I was looking at this the other day but I weren’t too sure about the parcel shelf idea it looked a little flimsy :???:

But the only other area to mount then is by the seat belts on the back seats but the harnesses are at the wrong angle then.

Not sure what to do

hi matt i have had a word with nick at nr-autosport, for the price he wants to fit them i going to let him do it. they fit them to the brackets of the rear seats and the transmission tunnel.

The best way to mount the rears IS on the parcel shelf, to do this you need to weld plates in to mount the eyes. The same as Bazza had in his RS :muhaha:

[user1912]

:shock: I take it by 'parcel shelf' you mean the metal underneath the crappy cardboard!?
Even that looks a bit thin IMHO.

Id say that, more important than the angle of the shoulder belts is to use crutch straps. With 3 and 4-point harnesses you are highly likely to "submarine" if you have a shunt!

[GSR Nigel]

I have a 6 point, so will I need to drill the floorpan under the front seat to accomodate the crotch straps?

Originally Posted by Martin

:shock: I take it by 'parcel shelf' you mean the metal underneath the crappy cardboard!?
Even that looks a bit thin IMHO.

That's why you plate it

Just drilling through the shelf alone is kinda suicide :shock: