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Old Jul 26, 2006 | 07:27 AM
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Racing seats with auto-belts?

I figure a few of you have racing seats in your car. Any of you put them in a car with auto belts? Were you still able to use the stock auto belt system?
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Old Jul 26, 2006 | 09:01 AM
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You can continue to use the auto seat belts but it depends on the style and design of the racing seats. True race seats like a Kirkey are too deep and would not allow the auto strap to be against your body. This would not be safe.
Race looking seats or race/street seats like a Recaro, Spaco or Corbeau are usually designed to work with stock seat belts. Your only issue may be being able to reach the attachment point for the lap belt.

I had a Kirkey Intermediate seat in my track car. (http://www.ioportracing.com/Merchant...egory_Code=KRS)
There was no way to use the stock belts with it. You had to have a 5pt. harness wich requited at minimum a rollbar or full rollcage to install correctly. Don't trust the 5pt. shoulder belts that mount below the line of your shoulders.
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Old Jul 26, 2006 | 12:26 PM
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I have the Corbeaus. They work alright with the autobelts, no complaints yet, but then again, my autobelts are broken.
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