will my seat belt mounts pass the SVA

The bolts go all the way through the tubes and bolt onto the cross member

sorry about the picture size, still haven't got to grips on re sizing photos !



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Open Paint, open picture, click image, stretch skew, 30% horiz 30% vert, OK, Save.

Soz can't help with SVA though

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The top harness mounts look like they may present too sharp an edge, maybe the bolt caps, and/or the bracket itself.

I personally don't like the high extensions either, but they do line up with the seat holes which is a plus. Structurally though, they are weak and will easily deform in an accident situation to the detriment of the wearer.

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Originally posted by JohnN

I personally don't like the high extensions either, but they do line up with the seat holes which is a plus. Structurally though, they are weak and will easily deform in an accident situation to the detriment of the wearer.

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Yea, I was going to put caps on the bolts. The extensions may well fall off after the SVA.
I was trying to line up the harness with the seat holes

I passed with a similar system based just upon some tube slightly bigger than the M8 bolt!!

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weld a support bar within the roll hoop for support?

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I'm going to stick my neck out and say I don't think those mounts will pass the SVA.

The tester is looking for mounts that will take a force of 3 tonnes and comply with the manual - tubes welded end-on will not.

I had great difficulty persuading the third tester to pass mine (see photo). On the basis of his comments, you will need to weld fillets to support the sides of your tubes where they stick up from the cross-member.

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PS Given that the effective height on your car is determined by the harness slots in the seats, could you not sink the threaded tubes into the cross-member, which would then satisfy the diagrams in the manual.

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If you are going to SVA in Southampton 'fraid the mounts and belt plates will not get past Mark's eagle eye.
I zipped tied seat belt buckle covers on top of the mounting plates which he passed.
As far as the vertical tubes as has already been said^^^ I reckon you need to put fillets above and below the tubing to stop it being ripped out under crash conditions.
HTH. Cheers, Pewe

Reckon PaulBuz's below looks ideal

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Mine wre similar, But after comments on here I decided to modify.
From this:
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To this:
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Its all fairly simple really.

Ask just one question......

Would this be strong enough to save my life (or my passenger) / would I let my life (or my passenger) depend upon this?

ive seen a few go off-road so to speak and they held fine - all depends on the quality of the chassis provider and the weld.
moral - if in doubt, strengthen

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Originally posted by wilkingj
Its all fairly simple really.

Ask just one question......

Would this be strong enough to save my life (or my passenger) / would I let my life (or my passenger) depend upon this?

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Just for clarity....

The bolts go all the way through the tubes and bolt onto the cross member

Its hard to tell from the pic. but Iassume that hey bolt onto a new box section on your chassis.
I would be worried that when it mattered, due to the long leverage of the bolt/thin support pillar, that it may rip through the box section.
As someone has already said.
If in any doubt..strenghten

I fixed my mounting points by welding in a cross tube to the roll bar, at the right height

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