Is Racing Harness(seat Belt) Road Legal?

[tony4]

I'm thinking of getting a TRD 4 point harness for my car. Do you know if it is road legal?

[Fizz]

yeah.. i cant see why they would not be considering they are more safe than a normal seatbelt...

[TychoCaine]

If I remember right they're road legal if they have a red push button release like on a standard seatbelt (and there's some european approval or something they have to have too). Can't remember if the one's with the metallic twist release are road legal though.

[Funkadelic]

As far as I know they're legal but you can't attach them willy-nilly. Best bet is a roll cage.

[Dan H]

i had them in my old car, as do a few of my mates, and ive never failed an MOT, so i guess they must be

[Jimlad]

ah... a trd belt then ??

I happen to have a set in black for sale.. driver and passenger for sale. I myself am going to be using a red set which I also have.

As for roll cage... you don't need one. Bolt it into the firewall and the floor. Firewall may need re-inforced.

[Ken]

ah... a trd belt then ??

I happen to have a set in black for sale.. driver and passenger for sale. I myself am going to be using a red set which I also have.

As for roll cage... you don't need one. Bolt it into the firewall and the floor. Firewall may need re-inforced.

How much for the black set Jim?

[DeusMR2]

yea its only legal if theyve been attached properly, theres only a few places where you can attach the belts safely...youd be surprised how much force they have to take. a collision at 50mph would easily rip out the harness if it were attached to just the floor or the wall. The best place obviously are the curent mounting points, they were specifically designed to take more than the required load. There was a very good discussion of this on the american mr2 board a while back, might be worth searchin for. Whatever you do, dont take risks with seatbelts mate, get em done properly!

[Jimlad]

ah... a trd belt then ??

I happen to have a set in black for sale.. driver and passenger for sale. I myself am going to be using a red set which I also have.

As for roll cage... you don't need one. Bolt it into the firewall and the floor. Firewall may need re-inforced.

How much for the black set Jim?

I'll actually just eBay them sometime soon. But I'll post when they're on there.