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914World.com _ 914World Garage _ 5 pt harness with early passenger seat

Posted by: itsa914 Aug 16 2005, 10:45 AM

Since my wife has joined the SCCA she has been doing a lot of ride alongs with me when I AX. I currently have a 5 point for me but is there any way to install one with the fixed early passenger seat. I'm not using a harness bar, I have my harness mounted directly to the fire wall. Is the harness bar the best way to go for the passenger? I don't want to change out the back pad and add the seat bracket for a moveable passenger seat. Your thoughts???

Posted by: ArtechnikA Aug 16 2005, 11:29 AM

QUOTE (itsa914 @ Aug 16 2005, 12:45 PM)
I'm not using a harness bar, I have my harness mounted directly to the fire wall. Is the harness bar the best way to go for the passenger?...

i think you'll find, if you read the fine print, that the harness bars available are harness GUIDE bars - IOW - they are not designed nor recommended for actually attaching the belts to. (i know, lots of people do it; it may be "better than nothing.")

in my cars, i just got an aftermarket seat complete with sliders, and mounted the rightside harness belts to the firewall. i think it's what i'd still recommend.

if your passenger is small of stature, you may be able to place a couple of towel-bar mounts at the top of the backpad insert without the angle to the shoulder getting too severe. i don't think it'd work with a tall person tho...

Posted by: xitspd Aug 16 2005, 03:16 PM

Aftermarket seat with a 914 slider is my choice. Through the firewall is the the correct way to mount for the shoulder straps.

Posted by: itsa914 Aug 16 2005, 05:23 PM

Well then I guess she is stuck with the stock seat belt.

Since my car is a 1970 I really don't want to change the back pad and mount a seat, I like the look of the early interior.