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Re: seatbelts - real story

To: "Shane F. Ingate" <ingate@shiseis.com>
Subject: Re: seatbelts - real story
From: Gregory Petrolati <gpetrola@prairienet.org>
Date: Tue, 9 Dec 1997 07:36:42 -0600 (CST)
Cc: triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
On Mon, 8 Dec 1997, Shane F. Ingate wrote:

> Good story Roger.  IMHO, I am very doubtful about the safety of the OEM TR6
> "inertia" seatbelts, ie, the ones that require you to be driving and then hit
> the brakes to test the inertia mechanism.  When I pulled apart the retractors
> and saw the small amounts of corrosion and the tolerances required for the
> mechanism to operate correctly, I ditched them and replaced them with a 3-pt
> shoulder/lap belt available at most of the vendors.  In time, I will 
> replace them with a 5-pt harness.
> 
>       Shane Ingate in San Diego

        Shane, before you buy that 5 point harness invest in a good roll bar.
        One of the good things about 3 point harnesses is you can have a  
        way to duck down in a roll over. with a 4 or 5 point harness you 
        can't go anywhere, so you'd better have a good strong brace over your 
        head...

        Let's be safe... but let's think about it too.

        Greg Petrolati

        BTW, I may be in your neighborhood some time in June... My wife will 
        be presenting at a medical conference out there, I'm thinkin' about 
        tagging along (why should she have all the fun?)

gpetrola@prairienet.org                         1962 TR4 (CT4852L)
        "That's not a leak... My car is just marking its territory!"
Greg Petrolati, Champaign, Illinois


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