leecleefdevan

http://www.andysautosport.com/mazda/...r00143501.html

i saw this seat belt and i was wondering if i can install it in my stock seat of my rx8

greg985

you can buy something better with 95$, but thats just me

leecleefdevan

lol good 1 hehehe nah i want more safety i like to go a lil bit fast sometimes an my sisters want me to get that

maxxdamigz

iTrader: (1)

It is generally a bad idea to angle the shoulder straps of a seatbelt downward. What would be your mounting points? You do not want to get in a crash and have the shoulder straps put compression on your spine because they are mounted to the floor.

RedefineRX8

iTrader: (-1)

but he'll look soo JDM racer if he gets them! who cares if they are functional!

NgoRX8

iTrader: (1)

get a racing seat.

Amtron

Did you end up getting this? I was wondering about putting my own in.

staticlag

This is very dangerous without a seat designed for these and the correct mounting points. An accident could compress your spine.

olddragger

iTrader: (3)

Dont Do That!!!
Od

kersh4w

iTrader: (3)

as other people have said, just putting a harness in your car is dangerous.

if the car flips over, you'll be LOCKED in an upright position. guess whats going to try to stop the roof from crushing? your head. guess whats stronger than your head? metal. concrete. sunroof.

to put a harness in your car without a rollcage is incredibly stupid.

laythor

you could always drive at a more sane speed and save yourself the money

Amtron

Would a harness across the waist be unsafe as well? Just having your stock seat belt maybe, with a harness bolted on either side so you keep snug? You are still able to lean to the passenger side and won't have your spine crushed.

Any thoughts?

staticlag

Try to sit in a car with racing seats and a harness if you can.

I've been in a race rx7 for a few turns around MAM.

Firstly, there is no flex in the belts, there is no "auto-tightener" to adjust to what your wearing and how you're sitting. So you have two options 1) wear the belts loosely so you can reach around and have some comfort for daily drive 2) wear the belts correctly and be locked in position.

You are quite literally belted in the seat, there is no way to move to either side or to reach to the glovebox or anywhere without taking off the harness. You can't even reach something under your seat!!!

I mean, that is the point of a race harness, right? Making sure that when your pulling 1G in a corner you aren't flying all over the place trying to steer and give it throttle.

Just don't do it dude, I know Fast & furious makes it look cool, but its very uncomfortable to wear and just plain dangerous.

Amtron

Yeah that's true...I drove my buddy's Accord and it has a harness and I couldn't really reach anything. I just think it looks cool, but maybe a bit too impractical and unsafe for my driving.

04RX8man

I say stick with stock seat belt or buy racing seats and do it

Bunique

I have a bride seat with takatas and it's not that bad cause you do get use to it all. As far as feeling safe, the tighter you have it, the safer you FEEL, the more likely you are to do something dumb while driving in town. I keep mine somewhat loose but not loose enough to where i would hit the wheel in an accident. And yes it would suck in the event of a roll over.

c0ldf1ame

iTrader: (5)

a improperly mounted harness can cause more damage than good in a crash, u are better off just wearing normal seat belts in a daily driver,

04RX8man

yeah this is not a racecar if ur a DD so don't put the harnesses in unless u take it to the track then put them in for that or at least wear them for the track

Amtron

Let's say I get Recaro racing seats...do they have something in them (like some sort of reinforcement) so that a roll cage is unnecessary? Will they prevent broken spines in a roll over?

staticlag

The correct way to install this would be to buy a roll bar with a harness bar to mount your harness correctly (this is difficult in this car since we have the virtual B pillar since we have suicide doors.) buy aftermarket seats that place the harnesses at the correct height, disable all your airbags and wear a helmet everytime you drive.

Amtron

hahahahha

staticlag

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...ht=harness+bar

here, theres the roll bar. That bar in the middle going across is where you mount the harnesses to.

Since its a bar and not a cage you can probably get away with not having to wear a helmet in the car.

Amtron

That's the part I laughed at. Thanks for the help!

04RX8man

just wear helmet and gloves everytime u drive and ppl will laugh at you but mayb ask for autographs thinking ur famous or just retarded!!!

ambitious8

Basically you just copied what staticlag said and added the words autograph and retarded.

Failed Flame.