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Old Apr 2, 2013 | 10:36 AM
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I'm looking at harness bars for my 96. I like the Hardbar unit for the most part but it looks like the mounting location places it too high for the harness to pass through a racing seat slot.

http://hardbarusa.com/hardbar/produc...products_id=38

I would like the ability to run a 5 point harness with my FX1 seat. Anyone have any experience or suggestions on this application?

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I'm looking at harness bars for my 96. I like the Hardbar unit for the most part but it looks like the mounting location places it too high for the harness to pass through a racing seat slot.

http://hardbarusa.com/hardbar/produc...products_id=38

I would like the ability to run a 5 point harness with my FX1 seat. Anyone have any experience or suggestions on this application?

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I think your right. I have one but with stock seats.
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Old Apr 2, 2013 | 11:04 AM
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I ran a Hardbar before installing the 6pt rollbar.

Held me in great

You actually want the harness mounts a little higher that way your spine won't get compressed in a crash.
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Depends on the seats he has. They usually work great but I have seen some that are too low for the bar and the belts felt odd. Could have been the cheap belts though

We need pics of his seats.
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Depends on the seats he has. They usually work great but I have seen some that are too low for the bar and the belts felt odd. Could have been the cheap belts though

We need pics of his seats.
Corbeau FX1 with Racequip harness. Seat is mounted low as can get.
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Here are pics from Dr Huxtable's C4 (which is for sale on the Forum):

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