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I am planning to install Sport Seats in my Z when it arrives. These have the opening in the trim to supposedly accomodate shoulder harnesses (FYI the non-sport seat frames also have this opening, but it is covered up by the foam and trim).
I am concerned about belt routing. Are there any harness bars available that allow the shoulder harnesses to come directly off the harness bar, through the seat, and over the shoulder WITHOUT requiring the belt to route DOWN through the seat back, then back UP over the shoulders? I want to eliminate any s-bends in the belt (in a crash the belt will break the back of the seat if it puts force on the seat - this in turn would cause the belt to be loose while it takes up the slack).
In a nutshell, without having the seats in front of me, it appears that all the harness bars I've seen pictures of require the belt to snake down through the seat back opening and back up over the driver's shoulders. Is this really the case? Best mounting technique would be a straight shot through the back of the seat from slightly below the shoulder level.
I am concerned about belt routing. Are there any harness bars available that allow the shoulder harnesses to come directly off the harness bar, through the seat, and over the shoulder WITHOUT requiring the belt to route DOWN through the seat back, then back UP over the shoulders? I want to eliminate any s-bends in the belt (in a crash the belt will break the back of the seat if it puts force on the seat - this in turn would cause the belt to be loose while it takes up the slack).
In a nutshell, without having the seats in front of me, it appears that all the harness bars I've seen pictures of require the belt to snake down through the seat back opening and back up over the driver's shoulders. Is this really the case? Best mounting technique would be a straight shot through the back of the seat from slightly below the shoulder level.