Harness mounting - what bolts/spreader plates.

[olly86]

Having a 6 point harness fitted at the same point as my bucket seat and cage and wondered where/what eyelets and spreader plates everyone uses. Links are handy.
I've tried eBay but dubious of quality and tensile ratings!

Cheers.

 

[bob the builder]

demon tweeks. thats where i got my plates from. my eyebolts came with my harness. 7/16 unf i think the bolts are

 

[MattJB]

http://www.msar.co.uk/motorsport/Race-Harnesses/Harness-Accessories/

I was planning a little shopping spree there for all my harness bits. Only thing I have been unable to find is M10 spreader plates, only 7/16UNF. Does anyone have a source for the M10 plates? (Need them for the M10 submarine strap brackets)

 

[M.C..]

get them from JJC http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/8-x-RSA-F...413?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item566b4f1195

 

[Steven_K]

Travis Perkins do the square plates without the nut tacked on ... There pennies chap, that's what I've done with no issues

 

[GrahamS]

I think I'm being a total pen 15 but how do you actually go about mounting the harness'. I'm looking at getting some 4 points for my car which is going to have a cage in the back with harness bar. Two questions.

Do all harness' have the ability to mount to a harness bar and if they do what extra bits do I need to do that.
Where do the lap belts mount to?

Once I get my head around this and see an example I'm sure it'll be fine just don't want to risk doing it wrong for obvious reasons.

 

[M.C..]

For mounting on the harness bar you just remove the snap buckle and then wrap it around the bar (I used this guide )
and for the lap belts I used this guide http://www.msar.co.uk/pdf/UsersGuideRacingHarness.pdf for the angles and drilled holes in the floor and fitted the spreader plates and eye bolts.

 

[GrahamS]

@M.C.. Cheers matey. I watched that video yesterday but didn't realise you could remove the buckles. Never lay my mits on a harness before.

The plats just go on the otherside of the hole or do you have to weld them on?

ps; where did you get that huge Renault Sport sticker on the back window of your car?

 

[M.C..]

The plates just fit on the underside of the floor and pulled tight with the eyebolt, put a bit of silicone on it though to stop water getting in.
Got the sticker off eBay, found someone who was selling a small one in the correct font and asked them to make a big one

 

[GrahamS]

Has anyone got any pictures of the fixing their lap belts are mounted too? Want to start on this soon if you're cars been through scrutineering then that's a bonus

 

[ilovewilly]

Not all harnesses will wrap around a cage bar. Ensure you buy ones that will if that's what you intend to do.

I've only got a harness bar on the drivers side of the cage, so added a clip buckle to the harness by threading it though - I had that option.

Plate wise, I bought mine from JJC as they were the cheapest I could find. Get the seats in and decide on your positioning before you start drilling holes where you initially think you want them.

 

[GrahamS]

@ilovewilly The ones I have seem to be able to wrap around the bar okay. I just removed the 3 bar slider and did a test wrap. Will get the correct slider bars and then pop them in. Having seen a couple of different fits of the lap belts I'll get the seats in, position them up and only then get drilling.