5pt harness guys

[Birdie2000]

I'm pretty sure you can get them re-certified for a relatively small charge. I know RJS used to do this, would imagine they and the other manufacturers still do.

 

[quickstang1983]

That really depends on which sanctioning body you race with. Most tracks allow 4 or 5 years, except for SCCA...The funny thing is you can keep the original 40 year old Mustang belts in the car and use them, but if you have a 4 year old racing belt, you can't race....

Gary

That is true. Its ironic you can run 30 year old belts without anyone saying anything but when your racing belts turn a few years old its the end of the world LOL. I have heard of the racing belts deteriorating and becoming weak over time though. I am unsure of how true that is or how long it really takes for them to become unsafe but I assume if they sit in direct sunlight often that might make them more brittle. Although, you would think all belts would get weaker in that situation. It seems more of a money making issue to me but who knows...

 

[1BADAIR]

I am sending mine back for reweb probably this week. cost is $85

 

[AutoRoc]

That really depends on which sanctioning body you race with. Most tracks allow 4 or 5 years, except for SCCA...The funny thing is you can keep the original 40 year old Mustang belts in the car and use them, but if you have a 4 year old racing belt, you can't race....

Gary

Yeah I meant the one that matters... 1 new G-Force harness for me this spring...weeeee:btchfight

 

[dave89iroc]

I was unaware 5 pts. were not street legal????!!!!!
What can an officer say about them? Especially if they are not expired?
I've been pulled over a number of times and nothing was ever mentioned about them. I say screw it and use them. I prefer them over factory belts anyway...

you can get ticketed, as they are not DOT certified, however, when was the last time someone is a passenger car(NON-commercial) got cited for a DOT violation?

 

[DannyDodge]

That is true. Its ironic you can run 30 year old belts without anyone saying anything but when your racing belts turn a few years old its the end of the world LOL. I have heard of the racing belts deteriorating and becoming weak over time though. I am unsure of how true that is or how long it really takes for them to become unsafe but I assume if they sit in direct sunlight often that might make them more brittle. Although, you would think all belts would get weaker in that situation. It seems more of a money making issue to me but who knows...

regular seat belts move *on a spring reel or whatever, you know* racing belts dont, thus they stretch and become weak, or at least thats the the NHRA says

 

[Swifster]

RJS recertified my belts, but that was because they stayed in the box and in the plastic (uninstalled). Someone may have a different experience, but they didn't give me the impression they would recertify a used set of belts.

As for being on the street, I haven't heard of anyone getting a ticket for having racing belts.

 

[DannyDodge]

RJS recertified my belts, but that was because they stayed in the box and in the plastic (uninstalled). Someone may have a different experience, but they didn't give me the impression they would recertify a used set of belts.

As for being on the street, I haven't heard of anyone getting a ticket for having racing belts.

they recert belts, they put them in a thing that checks how much they've stretch

 

[kammi10]

so the consensus is that i shouldnt worry about it and just run the 5 pts all the time then?

 

[soap]

I was not aware harnesses were illegal. I do know that if you have harnesses you must wear all points.

So if you have 5 points and only wear the lapbelt, that is illegal.

--Joe

 

[GrandmaLS]

so the consensus is that i shouldnt worry about it and just run the 5 pts all the time then?

A guy I work with has had 5pts in his Camaro since he built it 5-6 years ago. He gets pulled over all the time (his own damn fault) and he's never mentioned to me about them saying a word.

 

[kammi10]

alright those are the stories i want to hear about... as long as they don;t seem to say anything im not going to worry about it. thanks guys

 

[grr456]

I am sending mine back for reweb probably this week. cost is $85

A belt manufacturer in Calif will re-do your belts for $45. That is unless it is the Cam-loc style.
http://www.crowenterprizes.com/Pages/Recert.html

Re-certification is replacing the webbing and testing the latches.

Gary

 

[1BADAIR]

yeah its a gforce cam lock so it is a little more
its 49 for them to do latch style

 

[Stinger1982]

i have never had a police offer say a thing to me. And several have seen the set up (only one cause I was pulled over)

 

[Draco]

i run camlock 6 points with no issues with police to date (knock on wood)