4 Point

[brettnhb]

hi guys,is it possible to use a 4 point harness with the back seats in?Would it make it difficult to use the seat?

 

[tom83]

It is possible, but I doubt anyone over 4" would be able to get in. The shoulder straps fit into where the rear seat belts bolt to the chassis.

 

[brettnhb]

would they end up going through where the top half of the back seats meets the bottom half?

 

[cowboy573]

More to the point, it very dangerous to use a harness with out a roll cage. if you roll ya car with a seat belt on, your body will slide down whilst bein held back with a seat belt as the roof caves in, but if your in a harness and the roof caves in, your held firmly in your seat, you can wave good buy to your neck and spinal cord. Obviously a roll cage would prevent the roof caving in.

There was a law, not sure if it still is, that even if you have a harness fitted and dont remove the seat belt from the car then you can get a fine for not wearing your seat belt, even if you wear the harness.

Also harnesses are actually a real pain in the ar5e at juntions etc.

 

[tom83]

Ive had harnesses in without seat belts for my last 2 MOT's and passed both times. Ive also been pulled by the police and they have had a good look around my car, inside and out and they havent said anything about them.

Ive never heard about a law about running harnesses with seat belts. When was this?

 

[Skelly Ops]

Hilarious watching someone in a harness trying to get a map out of the glovebox.

HTH

 

[HASNIC]

Hilarious watching someone in a harness trying to get a map out of the glovebox.

HTH

I couldn't even reach the f*cking radio when I ran harnesses.

 

[Suits]

I couldn't even reach the f*cking radio when I ran harnesses.

Or lean forward at junctions for a better view of whats coming ??

 

[HASNIC]

Or lean forward at junctions for a better view of whats coming ??

Less important than the radio IMO.

 

[Suits]

Less important than the radio IMO.

 

[cowboy573]

its fitting the harness but still having the seatbelt fitted on the B piller thats the problem. As the law states if a seat belt is fitted you MUST wear it.
I know a few anglias with harness and the old belt still in place, that have got fines from coppers for not wearing there seatbelts, even *** they had the harness on.

 

[notoriousgtt]

I had 4 points in my CRX and got stopped more than once because it looks like you dont have a belt on when they drive past. Never had any problem with junctions etc but the CRX is a bit easier to see out of, at least to me anyway.
I cant see the benifit of harnasses with an interior in place though, you would only need them for trackdays etc but then you should have the interior out anyway...?

 

[brettnhb]

I couldn't even reach the f*cking radio when I ran harnesses.

I do like the look of aftermarket seats but dont like the standard seatbelt with them..maybe i will just keep the standard stuff in there and spend the money on some other bits.