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Rx8/Honda Civic seat and harnesses
liam.mccaffrey - 21/3/16 at 10:41 PM

I'm thinking of using rx8/honda civic seats in my project, is it acceptable (IVA, MOT scrutineering etc) to run harnesses through the single seat cutout as in this picture as opposed to the more usual twin cutouts.

Thanks in advance
Liam Mc

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[Edited on 21/3/16 by liam.mccaffrey]

Badger_McLetcher - 22/3/16 at 06:53 AM

Provided the seat doesn't make the belts change direction (in which case the seat counts as a support) then I think it would be fine. I'm assuming you're using a 3 point harness?

liam.mccaffrey - 22/3/16 at 05:42 PM

not sure i'm clear on change direction? are the belts not supposed to touch the seat?

Badger_McLetcher - 22/3/16 at 07:11 PM

Yeah that's pretty much it - at least not to any great extent. Here's the bit from the IVA:

Note 10: The effective belt anchorage is the actual anchorage point to the vehicle unless a change of direction of the belt to the wearer is produced by a fixed intermediate device, for example, a belt guide fitted to the upper part of a seat back.

liam.mccaffrey - 22/3/16 at 07:29 PM

great thanks for that