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Nick
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Going to be fitting 2 harness mounts into the back seat upright for my 4pt harness just wondered if they needed to be welded in or just being bolted through would do the same job? 99% sure they've gotta be welded but thought i'd check first.




also will those plates be big enough? they're about 2" square so should spread enough shouldn't they?

Edited by Nick on 12th Aug, 2009.

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mine are bolted in and i use the same plates as above.

i have 4 of those eyes if you want them mate.


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I use the same plates, but on the seat back put a strengthening plate, all welded up.

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They are the plates we use when we fit seats in VW Transporters and the like at work.

Because they are in a pillar they cant be welded and get pop riveted in place and then bolted up. This is all certified.

However! If i could get to them easy enough and it was my own vehicle i would weld them, it just makes more sense to me.


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after having a nosey at mikeraces's mini at IMM i quite like the way he has done it but im not sure how he has braced it.
maybe mike could enlighten us?


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IS THAT AN EXHAUST HANGER????????


Id get that changed ASAP!


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Yes, that looks neat, but I wouldn't be trusting my life with it.

Ours are mounted at the same height as Mikes, but we have a 12" x 6" plate then the smaller plates too. I had a big ish stop at shellsley the other year with no deformation.

Edit: Where are you planning on putting the other mounts? If your seat is a way back, then the standard holes are not ideal.

Edited by wil_h on 13th Aug, 2009.

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On 2nd Jan, 2013 fastcarl said:

the design shows a distinct lack of imagination,
talk about starting off with a clean sheet of paper, then not bothering to fucking draw on it,lol

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I'm mainly concerned about swirl in the runners caused by the tangential entry.


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Get the proper FIA nuts/brackets instead, and weld them up.

On 13th Jul, 2012 Ben H said:
Mine gets in the way a bit, but only when it is up. If it is down it does not cause a problem.



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planning on using the std mounts at the front, seat will be mounted off the front of the crossmember cos i've only got stumpy little legs so won't be too far back.

Looks like i'll weld em in then to be safe.

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On 13th Aug, 2009 Nick said:
planning on using the std mounts at the front, seat will be mounted off the front of the crossmember cos i've only got stumpy little legs so won't be too far back.

Looks like i'll weld em in then to be safe.


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i REALLY dont like the idea of harnesses in that sort of area, i just cant see why on earth anybody with a cage wouldn't use a proper harness bar. If you must put harnesses there, you really need to look at seriously reinforcing the bulkhead as its really not designed for that sort of load.....

all imho of course....

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