mopowers
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Do you guys know of any racing harness manufacturers that re-certify their harnesses?
Simpson
Never having done it, so this is a guess.... when belts are recerted, they just use the old hardware with new belt material. That's why it costs about 90% of new to get latch/link redone. Make sense to me if you have a $200 set of Simpson cam locks, not so much for a $65 set of RCI L/L.I've never tried it....but would have to agree about the liability issue....
How could they tell if they are good without some level of a destructive test???
You can't tell anything by looking at them.... they aren't cotton, so unless you can swear that they've been stored in the dark, and you've never left your car in the sun lol, then that company would be looney to say they are good after two years.
RCI does Recertification for $60First, to the best of my knowledge, NO seat belt company will recert anybody else's belts, only their own. So you will need to contact whoever's belts you have.
RCI used to offer a free recertification on their platinum belts, but they don't anymore. I don't even know if they still do recerts. Unfortunately I have a set of their platinums in a box that has never been opened.....and at least five years old. I guess they must have terribly deteriorated and become unsafe....while in the box.
Agree. Absolute Joke. I haven't bothered paying to recertify a single belt, as it's not worth the dickage all said and done, by the time you can buy another new set.I've always used RJS and they have recertified mine. Every 2 years is a money grab scam, don't get me started. 60 year old seat belts are fine, but 2 year old harness might be dangerous!
Camlock every time...latch and link is such a bugger when wearing a helmet...fire jacket, etc. I prefer bolt in also, but that probably depends on cage setup. I typically bolt mine to the original seatbelt bosses / seat bolts. vs the loop types.What style do you guys prefer - camlock or latch? Wrap around, or bolt-on?
Camlock every time...latch and link is such a bugger when wearing a helmet...fire jacket, etc. I prefer bolt in also, but that probably depends on cage setup. I typically bolt mine to the original seatbelt bosses / seat bolts. vs the loop types.
What shoulder belt attachment configuration do you prefer?I always used L/L cause I knew they would be garbage in two years. It's easier and quicker to just buy new l/l, rather than pay to ship both ways, wait for them to come back, and pay about 90% of new, just to recertify.
But, I did drive a friend's car with cam locks and my new car has cam locks (that have expired) and I like them better than the l/l. Since the car isn't ready, I can send the cam locks to get recerted for a bunch less money.
To me, recerting cam locks makes sense, recerting latch links doesnt.
Bolt into the original seat belt holes in the floor, bolt to the welded tab on the rollbar, crotch strap goes to a reinforced floor. (welded plate, top and bottom of the floor. )What shoulder belt attachment configuration do you prefer?
Your nhra tech is merely toeing the company line , to justify the unjustifiable. The two year replacement rule is garbage, a gift to belt makers, just like the helmet rule.as was told to me , by nhra tech, the two year limit is what military has on their belts in jet fighters, i use to work in avaition, long time ago, we had 20 year old stearman biplanes with same harness as when built in 1944, this was in 1964, never replaced any of them, airliners do not replace any belts . car belts are never replaced either. just food for thought.
You can do that, yes. Or you can get the ones where the shoulder belts meet at a central chassis tab, and bolt that to the roll bar.Do you mean you bolt the shoulder belts to the back two seat bolts?
Camlock. Had L&L for years because they are cheaper. I switched to camlock and I like it better, easier to get on and off. I have 1 bolt on the cage behind the seat so I can use the style that comes together behind the seat or the separate ones and just bolt them to the one bolt in the middle.What style do you guys prefer - camlock or latch? Wrap around, or bolt-on?