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Old 09-08-2010, 10:37 PM
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The GM engineers had enough forethought to design the seat belt warning system such that if you unplug the connector to the stock buckle, the car thinks you are wearing your seatbelt. No need to short out any pins or anything, just unplug that connector. So that keeps the car from saying "Fasten Your Seatbelt" when you are strapped in tight with your 6-pt harness.

Then just leave the stock belts hanging when you clip in your harness.
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I wear the stock belt under my harness. I do not wear 2 athletic supporters.
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Buckle them behind the seats if the warning bother you.
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The GM system is pretty good for a standard setup, and it's been well tested.

When I was doing HPDE in our C5 with a 5 point harness, the instructors would always wear both the 5 point and the stock system, but I can't recall which they put on first.
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Originally Posted by naschmitz
The GM engineers had enough forethought to design the seat belt warning system such that if you unplug the connector to the stock buckle, the car thinks you are wearing your seatbelt. No need to short out any pins or anything, just unplug that connector. So that keeps the car from saying "Fasten Your Seatbelt" when you are strapped in tight with your 6-pt harness.

Then just leave the stock belts hanging when you clip in your harness.
Where is this plug? There are some wires on the drivers side, but none on the passenger side... (sorry, at work, can't go out and look)

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In my C5Z, I just leave them unbuckled and in their normally retracted position.
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Me too....

Originally Posted by brkntrxn
In my C5Z, I just leave them unbuckled and in their normally retracted position.
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Originally Posted by Z06Tracker
Me too....
...when I had stock belts. With the cage the stock belts are gone and I am just waiting for that little light bulb to burn out.
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I don't get a light on my C5Z.....

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