Mounting points for harnesses?

1. user_8040 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2005 MaDchester Posts: 8432 Vts

   #1 30th April 2009, 16:47

   Ive got a set of 3point harnesses coming and was wondering wat the best place to mount them are, there coming with buckets and i want to keep the rear seats if possible, is there anyway to mount them under the back bench with the seat still in place and is the back seatbelt point a good place to mount them?
   
   cheers
2. user_8040 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2005 MaDchester Posts: 8432 Vts

   #2 2nd May 2009, 20:11

   bump..
3. liam-o Established Member Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 1346

   #3 3rd May 2009, 01:29

   on the back you could bolt them on the middle seatbelt bolts, maybe remove the middle seatbelt to do this, would make sitting in the back hard, but having a full car is annoying anyway, good excuse to tell people to get their own car
4. user_31231 Established Member Joined: Feb 2009 Derby Posts: 1153 VW Passat 1.9tdi 150

   #4 3rd May 2009, 01:48

   could fit them to the rear seat belt brackets (right and left) side seen this done and still easy ish to sit in the back
5. iluminusbutterfly Established Member Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 1461

   #5 3rd May 2009, 16:31

   as said above, in the rear seatbelt clip mounts, and then fit eyes on the outside where the standard seatbelts bolt, and then on the seat subframe
6. user_31231 Established Member Joined: Feb 2009 Derby Posts: 1153 VW Passat 1.9tdi 150

   #6 4th May 2009, 01:01

   worked in my mates westcoast
7. Mattymcn Established Member Joined: Mar 2009 Great Barr/Birmingham Posts: 1239 Meridian Red 306 Sedan slammed!

   #7 4th May 2009, 01:03

   just go for a 2 seater.. if you got buckets no need for bench
   
   up to you mate but personally 2 seater (y)
8. user_8040 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2005 MaDchester Posts: 8432 Vts

   #8 4th May 2009, 15:54

   so i can mount them to the points that the middle seatbelt is on? and just remove the middle seat belt?
9. user_8040 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2005 MaDchester Posts: 8432 Vts

   #9 7th May 2009, 17:17

   wat sort of connection do the harnesses have, is it fitted like a washer? or a clip as ive just got my seats and the only way to mount them where the old seat belt plug used to be is attach them to the floor inbetween the floor and seat bracket..
10. titchster Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2008 Down't road from Sheffield Posts: 4641 Was:16v 106 XS ..... Now: Import 1.8 MX5

    #10 8th May 2009, 00:19

    If you mount them to the top, where the rear seatbelts are mounted, and you have someone crash into the back of you, and the C pillars crumble, the harness mounts move forward, or even shear off, what happens to you? You go forward into the wheel/windscreen.
    Plus there's something to do with the angle the harness is meant to come down from the seat.
11. user_8040 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2005 MaDchester Posts: 8432 Vts

    #11 8th May 2009, 01:23

    yea mounting them at the top isnt a good idea, im gonna mount them to the middle seatbelt points.
12. Bally Regular Poster Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 490 Saxo Mk1 Vtr, Pug 106 1.5D

    #12 10th May 2009, 10:13

    When i had mine i mounted them to the top mount on each side and just used the middle seat if really needed otherwise just didnt take people out.