Racing Harness Mounts(what'd u think?)

MRH · 09-09-2009, 06:04 PM

Here are a few images of what the previous owner had.

you can see it from the back of the car...:/

there's a hole in muh floor!

what's your recommendation?
paint them,
take em out,
keep them as is?

thanks!

-H

MR JAS · 09-09-2009, 06:37 PM

not so much riceish as way to weak looking to withstand an impact

MRH · 09-09-2009, 06:42 PM

good call. usually do people use the seat mounts for their harnesses?

-H

MR JAS · 09-09-2009, 08:48 PM

normally you use an original seat belt mounting hole if they are in the right place (easier on a 4 seater ) or put new mounts in using a steel plate and a seat bolt nut then use special forged eyelets and a strong double skin clip that comes with the race belts
see blurry picture

there are a few other options but the main thing is making sure you reinforce the mounting area with added steel as a normal body skin will tear through

there is actually a scary amount of ricer crap out there thats made to look like race stuff but nowhere near as strong
i.e. ****y belt mounts , aluminium bonnet pins , plastic race seats
the only reason they are alowed to sell that stuff is it will normally say on the box "for race or show use only "

MRH · 09-09-2009, 10:14 PM

gotcha, I'll be taking them out soon, usually that's where the coat hanger clips go right? I would need to buy those. :/

:/

MRH · 09-17-2009, 02:04 AM

end up taking them out today, and that woulda prolly killed me if that were poping out in a wreck.
:/

-H

mr.ac · 09-17-2009, 03:21 AM

yeah...the ones on top where the coat hanger is not the safe pont. glad that you removed it. the proper location is right behind the seat on the fire wall, hole and plate behind it.

rande · 09-17-2009, 10:16 AM

Actually those mounting points are very safe. They are the factory mounts for child seats anchors. There is one behind each seat.

blackdemon · 10-15-2009, 07:29 PM

my driver side belt buckle is a mission, since I have to slide it back, buckle, and slide forward again, since it's a race seat it falls way below and back.

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09-09-2009, 06:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
MRH 5SF-TorquE Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Middle TN Posts: 800 Thanks: 66 Thanked 19 Times in 19 Posts iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	Racing Harness Mounts(what'd u think?) Here are a few images of what the previous owner had. you can see it from the back of the car...:/ there's a hole in muh floor! what's your recommendation? paint them, take em out, keep them as is? thanks! -H

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09-09-2009, 06:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
MR JAS Generous to a fault Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: hamilton new zealand Posts: 722 Thanks: 19 Thanked 17 Times in 16 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	not so much riceish as way to weak looking to withstand an impact

09-09-2009, 06:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
MRH 5SF-TorquE Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Middle TN Posts: 800 Thanks: 66 Thanked 19 Times in 19 Posts iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	good call. usually do people use the seat mounts for their harnesses? -H

09-09-2009, 08:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
MR JAS Generous to a fault Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: hamilton new zealand Posts: 722 Thanks: 19 Thanked 17 Times in 16 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	normally you use an original seat belt mounting hole if they are in the right place (easier on a 4 seater ) or put new mounts in using a steel plate and a seat bolt nut then use special forged eyelets and a strong double skin clip that comes with the race belts see blurry picture there are a few other options but the main thing is making sure you reinforce the mounting area with added steel as a normal body skin will tear through there is actually a scary amount of ricer crap out there thats made to look like race stuff but nowhere near as strong i.e. ****y belt mounts , aluminium bonnet pins , plastic race seats the only reason they are alowed to sell that stuff is it will normally say on the box "for race or show use only "

09-09-2009, 10:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
MRH 5SF-TorquE Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Middle TN Posts: 800 Thanks: 66 Thanked 19 Times in 19 Posts iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	gotcha, I'll be taking them out soon, usually that's where the coat hanger clips go right? I would need to buy those. :/ :/

09-17-2009, 02:04 AM	#6 (permalink)
MRH 5SF-TorquE Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Middle TN Posts: 800 Thanks: 66 Thanked 19 Times in 19 Posts iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	end up taking them out today, and that woulda prolly killed me if that were poping out in a wreck. :/ -H

09-17-2009, 03:21 AM	#7 (permalink)
mr.ac Just Say NO to Snorkes Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Central Coast, CA Posts: 388 Thanks: 0 Thanked 19 Times in 18 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	yeah...the ones on top where the coat hanger is not the safe pont. glad that you removed it. the proper location is right behind the seat on the fire wall, hole and plate behind it.

09-17-2009, 10:16 AM	#8 (permalink)
rande Too many 2's Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: KC Posts: 120 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Actually those mounting points are very safe. They are the factory mounts for child seats anchors. There is one behind each seat.

10-15-2009, 07:29 PM	#9 (permalink)
blackdemon Cage Fighter Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: El Centro, Ca no, not downtown Posts: 128 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	my driver side belt buckle is a mission, since I have to slide it back, buckle, and slide forward again, since it's a race seat it falls way below and back.