Looking for a good thread on how to route stock belt through racing seat holes
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Looking for a good thread on how to route stock belt through racing seat holes
Hi,
I would like to route my stock seatbelt through the provisions provided in my Corbeau FX1 Pro seat. This is a temporary setup until I get my harness bar and harness, but I would like to be safe in the meantime. That having been said, I've been unable to find a good tutorial on how to do this. Has anyone else done this? Any help would be great. Thanks!
I would like to route my stock seatbelt through the provisions provided in my Corbeau FX1 Pro seat. This is a temporary setup until I get my harness bar and harness, but I would like to be safe in the meantime. That having been said, I've been unable to find a good tutorial on how to do this. Has anyone else done this? Any help would be great. Thanks!
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Why would you want to do this? Race seats with openings for 5 or 6 point harnesses are designed to use those harness belts only.
If you try to pass the factory belt through any of those holes, it may not work right in a collision. And if you have to get out of the car quickly, the belt may snag in the hole and not release properly.
You should be able to sit in the seat and pull the factory belt across you and lock the belt in. The belt will work properly that way if it should be needed.
If you try to pass the factory belt through any of those holes, it may not work right in a collision. And if you have to get out of the car quickly, the belt may snag in the hole and not release properly.
You should be able to sit in the seat and pull the factory belt across you and lock the belt in. The belt will work properly that way if it should be needed.
#3
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I've installed mine already...but was never able to get a concrete guaranteed this is 100% the absolute only way to install them and if you don't you will die answer.
I think it all comes down to the dimensions of the seats and the passenger and the angles that they put the belts into . If you do a search on how Porsche installs there's you'll even see that they've mounted them differently depending on the style of seat etc.
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You're talking about doing something like this?
If I was going to do a racing bucket, and a 3-point belt, that’s the way I would do it. Seems like it would keep the belt snug against your body, I would just be careful to keep the angles correct so they’re not binding on the openings in the seat.
I haven’t done this personally, but if you have a C5 I would try to unbolt the top mounting point (on the B-pillar) and fish that through the side belt opening on your seat.
If I was going to do a racing bucket, and a 3-point belt, that’s the way I would do it. Seems like it would keep the belt snug against your body, I would just be careful to keep the angles correct so they’re not binding on the openings in the seat.
I haven’t done this personally, but if you have a C5 I would try to unbolt the top mounting point (on the B-pillar) and fish that through the side belt opening on your seat.
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You're talking about doing something like this?
If I was going to do a racing bucket, and a 3-point belt, that’s the way I would do it. Seems like it would keep the belt snug against your body, I would just be careful to keep the angles correct so they’re not binding on the openings in the seat.
I haven’t done this personally, but if you have a C5 I would try to unbolt the top mounting point (on the B-pillar) and fish that through the side belt opening on your seat.
If I was going to do a racing bucket, and a 3-point belt, that’s the way I would do it. Seems like it would keep the belt snug against your body, I would just be careful to keep the angles correct so they’re not binding on the openings in the seat.
I haven’t done this personally, but if you have a C5 I would try to unbolt the top mounting point (on the B-pillar) and fish that through the side belt opening on your seat.
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That's the setup I'm looking for. I've read articles explaining why you shouldn't keep the stock seatbelts unless you thread the belt through as shown here. It sounds now like I'm receiving contradictory information. Ideally, I can use the stock belt on the road and the 6pt harness on the track. I'll dig through my manuals and figure out the best way to fish the side belt. Thanks!
You'll need a flathead screwdriver to pop off the cover, and a T-47 torx head to remove the bolt (I believe some people have success with T-50 as well).
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You're talking about doing something like this?
If I was going to do a racing bucket, and a 3-point belt, that’s the way I would do it. Seems like it would keep the belt snug against your body, I would just be careful to keep the angles correct so they’re not binding on the openings in the seat.
I haven’t done this personally, but if you have a C5 I would try to unbolt the top mounting point (on the B-pillar) and fish that through the side belt opening on your seat.
If I was going to do a racing bucket, and a 3-point belt, that’s the way I would do it. Seems like it would keep the belt snug against your body, I would just be careful to keep the angles correct so they’re not binding on the openings in the seat.
I haven’t done this personally, but if you have a C5 I would try to unbolt the top mounting point (on the B-pillar) and fish that through the side belt opening on your seat.