[DeTomaso] Seat belts

[Mark McWhinney]

I may be wrong, but I think that the belts are pretty much the same from one
brand to another.  The difference is going to be in the fasteners.  Of
course, the major theological question is the latch vs. cam vs. rotary.
Each has advantages and disadvantages.

For the Pantera, there is also the question of where you mount the shoulder
straps.  There is a bar that the Pantera vendors sell ($100) that mounts on
the existing shoulder bolts which you mount the straps to.  It is a popular
method, but there are questions about how strong it is.  (Note: there is a
version of the bar for VINs under 2000 and one for over 2000.)

For what it is worth, I went with the rotary and with the bar between the
bolts.

Whatever you get be sure that it has
- 3 inch wide belts
- at least one submarine belt (5 or more point harness)
- a fresh date (I think the ORR folks like two years or less)



-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
Behalf Of asajay at asajay.com
Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 11:11 AM
To: detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Seat belts

Okay, sounds reasonable.
Next question:

What brand do most folks use?
In my research so far, Simpson seems the most reasonably priced.  What  
are the opinions of others?

Asa Jay

Quoting Mark McWhinney <msm at portata.com>:

> Yep.  The harnesses are not DOT approved.  However, I have never heard of
> anyone getting busted for it on the street.  I think the biggest risk is
> getting into an injury accident where a passenger could sue you for having
> non-DOT safety equipment, even if the harness did not cause any problems.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
On
> Behalf Of asajay at asajay.com
> Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 10:43 AM
> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Seat belts
>
> Okay, so I'm slacking here.  I'm looking up info on set belt and
> harness equipment for the Pantera (trying to prep for Silver State
> next year) and I come across this nice little disclaimer on Summit
> Racing's site:
>
> "All seat belts are for off-road use only and are not U.S. DOT
> approved for street use. Summit Racing makes no representation or
> warranty regarding the ability of this product to protect against
> serious injury."
>
> What the hell over?  So does that really mean your not supposed to use
> this kind of seat belt when you regularly drive on city streets and
> public highways?
>
> Seems odd to me.
>
> Asa Jay
>
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