mounting 5-point seatbelts, and rear brake line picture update |
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mounting 5-point seatbelts, and rear brake line picture update |
siverson |
Oct 14 2003, 06:07 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,451 Joined: 5-May 03 From: San Diego, CA Member No.: 654 Region Association: Southern California |
Hi,
Thanks for the advice on the seatbelts. A pair of black Schroth Profi III 5-point belts arrived yesterday (ordered Friday!) and while kinda pricy, it was a simple purchase and they appear to be very high quality. http://www.subesports.com/products/?cartID...roth&prodID=587 Now, where to mount... I've researched this a bit, but have read somewhat conflicting statements. The Schroth manual specifically says not to mount the belts on a seat with a headrest, like the 914, but that appears to be what everyone does. Hmmm... Anyways, before I start drilling holes, I thought I'd run this by you guys to see what you think. The red dots denote where I'll mount the shoulder eye bolts (with backing plate) and the red line is where I'll cut (another) hole for the sub strap. Note I lowered the drivers floor about 1", that's why the seat is already cut up a bit. I'm 6'6", so those eye bolts would be parallel to my shoulders (0 degrees), and the sub-strap would be straight down. The lap belts will go to stock mounting points. (IMG:http://www.streamload.com/steve/914_update_10-14-2003/seatbelts_shoulder.JPG) (IMG:http://www.streamload.com/steve/914_update_10-14-2003/seatbelt_crotch.JPG) Whaddya think? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) Another random question: I'm hoping my car passes tech inspection when complete (!)... Do I -really- need to keep all these fugly tags on the new seatbelts. Each belt (10 total for the car) has 2 tags with the date and warning, that Schroth emphasizes must stay on the belt. Does tech inspection care about the date (2008) that these belts "expire"? Also, for the really curious, this is how I ended up resolving my old brake line issue (http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?act=ST&f=2&t=4730&hl=siverson). Much better, huh? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif) (IMG:http://www.streamload.com/steve/914_update_10-14-2003/rear_brake_line_fitted.JPG) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mueba.gif) -Steve |
Jeroen |
Oct 14 2003, 07:03 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,887 Joined: 24-December 02 From: The Netherlands Member No.: 3 Region Association: Europe |
Get some real seats and do as Andy suggest
cheers, Jeroen |
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