[DeTomaso] 5 or 6 point harness with out dedicated racing seat

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 9/16/10 18 55 20, boyd411 at gmail.com writes:


> How many people are using a harness with anti submarine belts with out a
> dedicated racing seat? Did you modify your seat to allow the sub belt to
> come up through the seat bottom? I have recaro style seats and I have seen
> people modify their seats to allow the crotch belts to come up between the
> calf support cushion and the thigh cushion and add a grommet around the 
> belt
> hole. Has any one done this?
> 

When I bought my Recaros, this was a factory option, and that is how my 
Pantera is equipped.   Actually, to clarify, my Recaros don't have a separate 
calf cushion; Recaro custom-made holes in the seat pads to accomodate the 
fifth point.   The Recaros in my GT350 were purchased 'off the rack' and that 
option was no longer available.

Other Recaros (those more commonly found) have separate cushions for the 
calves, and it's possible to thread the fifth point belt between the main 
cushion and the calf cushion.

Although I think it's probably better to be able to have the fifth point 
going straight down to the floor, as it makes it more effective as an 
anti-submarine belt, the principle function is to keep the two lap belts from riding 
too high, and for that, a location in front of the seat is perfectly 
adequate (that's how my GT350 and Cobra are set up).

Mike