I'm not sure why they wouldn't be, but interested myself, having just bought 2 aircraft buckle ones a couple of months back
Are aircraft style buckles on harness' SVA friendly....?
Cheers,
Kosmo
No, they need the E mark. Testers don't like them.
good question
I'm not sure why they wouldn't be, but interested myself, having just bought 2 aircraft buckle ones a couple of months back
No! Whereas flimsy old OEM ones are fine as long as they're E-marked!!!
seems silly. especially since aircraft style ones are FIA approved, and i just bought 2...
Mine passed fine!
They looked for markings on them and also the Tensile strength of the bolts.
Mine were Schroth ASMIII ones
just looked at the manual, it says (i'm not writing out the whole thing)
E marked OR, one of the other standards, or a specification marking which demonstrates the belt satisfies the requirements of a european standard OR
has equivalent characteristics to that of a belt approved for the same catagory of vehicle.
FIA approval surely meets something in there
It would be interesting to know how many more people have passed SVA with them ? As you mentioned, if they are good enough for FIA approval I dont see the problem !
FIA does not meet E marks!
(Even though it far exceeds them)
Pat...
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Originally posted by Avoneer
FIA does not meet E marks!
(Even though it far exceeds them)
Pat...
mine passed without any comment at Nottingham. ""Sabelt 3 inch jobbies""
i suppose, as long as the tester isn't up his own bottom, and can use some common sense, should be fine
Mine passed SVA with no problems a few weeks ago, Sabelt 3" with aircraft buckles plus they also have quick release mounting/clips.
Regards,
Lee.
luke ones are e marked
There are two kinds.
Ones that need you to press a button and twist to open are automatic failures.
The ones that just require a rotation are down to examiners interpretation of what "one direction" means.
quote:
E5b 4 iii the locking mechanism, ie the buckle, when both under load and not under load, can be released by a single movement in one direction by either hand.
Are the Sabelt ones twist only as these are what I was looking at getting ?