Ok first off this is not my car I am only using the pic to illustrate my idea, if the owner wants it taken down just let me know.

I was looking around here on ways to mount my 4 points and I cam across this. Is it safe to mount the shoulder belts to a C-pillar bar??

 

Not for passengers. I would call that safe look at sparcos piece it does the same thing.

 

Yeah thats what i thought. I guess theres a reason to buy that bar. Ill post up pics when im done.

 

No, it's not safe mounting it to the C-pillar bar. Ask in the Auto-X/Road Race forum. They will be able to tell you what's safe and what's not.

 

NOPE!

 

Ok ... now i have more answers hehe.... should I just mount it to the existing moutning holes under the rear cushion?

 

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... Whats not so safe?... I would like to hear this.

 

No you want the harness to exit as parallel to the floor as possible. Regulations usually state no more than 15 degrees downward.

 

WERD.....^^^^^ what he said.......parallel.....

and no cage with belts is bad.........I only wear my lap part when I daily drive and such....all 4pts on track...still stupid, but hey it holds me in......and I don't intend to flip....

 

You definately don't want to run a harness off a c-pillar bar, it won't be able to support your weight if you were to get in an accident. The ideal place to mount a harness would be on monkey bars (rollcage) which is usually equipped with a harness bar. The harness should be mounted to something that is at or close to shoulder height. Don't mount them to the floor, cause if the car rolls there is a chance that the harness could pull down on your shoulders causing you to be crushed.

Hope that helps.

 

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Simply because that bar is not strong enough to hold the driver in place in the event of a serious accident. Worse case scenario.. you drive into a wall at high speeds and that C-pillar bar snaps and you go straight thru the windshield or ram your chest into the steering wheel.

Also you want the mounting spot for the harness to be as close to the seat as possible. Mounting it too far back will give the harness too much slack. And like someone said earlier, you want the harness to be about parallel to the floor with no more than 15 degrees going forward.

 

definitely make sure you mount them right or don't mount them at all...

 

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Word!