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Old 01-24-2015, 01:06 AM
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Originally Posted by TedRamAirII View Post
Its WAY Overkill. Once I was at a old junkyard and needed a windshield frame for a 65 Corvette. The guy looped the seal belts together and lifted the whole car with a forklift out of the line of cars it was in across a field to an open spot. Those belts were 35 years old, sun beaten and still held up the body and frame.
I believe that an OEM is quite different than a racing harness. I agree that the two-year recert is quite short, particularly for a race car as most don't see to much sun shine.

On the street, it's a little different. I think my harnesses last about 4-5 years before they start to fray. A factory belt, which is more like nylon, seems to be impervious to UV exposure. My RJS harness is like cloth type feeling.

Hope I didn't tell you something you already know.

Passing on signing - not really involved in racing enough. Sorry.

Also I should mention that I strapped in my RJS harness probably some 2400 times in a street car over 4-years. That's not gonna help with fraying.

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