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11-17-2015, 09:14 PM | #1 |
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I've gotten a few PM's asking for some pictures of my harness bar so I thought I would post a new thread showing it and talking a little more about it. I had it made by a machine and welding shop. They used 1.5" steel tubing to make it (no fancy chromoly tubing) and 1/8" steel plated for the ends. 1/4" bar was bent into shape and used for the harness guides. It is fairly easy to remove and install and doesn't require any interior disassembly aside from the B pillar covers and the top trim piece in the center of the rear shelf. To install I drilled out the two existing holes in the B pillar and inserted a 3/8" 'nutsert' in each hole. In the center I just reused the two existing bolts under the center trim piece. It is VERY solid. I wanted the bar to look nice as this is a street/autocross car so I had the bar powder coated gloss back and added a couple stickers (gopro sticker and a 'BMW Motorsport' sticker from eBay). I also purchased a second trim piece off of the forum from an interior part out and cut a notch so I can have a trim piece installed along with the bar. It doesn't serve a real function besides looking good but it really cleans up the look. The bar looks fantastic and is very solid. All in, it cost me just under $500 USD. (Bar, powdercoat, and stickers) I currently don't have pictures of my seat setup or the B pillars with the bar installed but I will get some shortly. Hopefully this post will help those looking to have a bar built. Let me know what you guys think! (More installed pictures coming... probably tomorrow) image by Alex Jacobson, on Flickr image by Alex Jacobson, on Flickr image by Alex Jacobson, on Flickr image by Alex Jacobson, on Flickr image by Alex Jacobson, on Flickr
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01-24-2017, 03:00 PM | #2 |
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Little late to the party on viewing this, but I dig it. I'd be interested in seeing the two side mounts for the bar while in place. I realize it's a long time ago, but you wouldn't have any dimensions for the setup?
I have been contemplating using harnesses in the Z. I have a set of Schroth quick fits for the 135i that I loved because they were so easy to clip in and go.
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01-27-2017, 12:46 PM | #4 |
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I wasn't clear in my last message. I wasn't planning on using the quick fits in the Z. I feel that it could be possible though, by removing the metal crossover that the two shoulder harnesses go through, and wrapping them to a bar, using the appropriate wrap hardware and using the hoops you have to keep them in place on the bar.
I only autocross really (for now), and like the planted in the seat feel of a harness. The plan moving forward is a harness bar and a set of four points wherever I get them from. It also gives me a good place to mount the onboard camera where I should be able to review my control inputs. I know a full roll bar is the only way to make the setup more safe for all types of incidents, but the four point is still safer for all types of impacts except a rollover. I'd love to know more about the harness bar and how it's connecting to the B pillar on your setup. |
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http://www.cg-lock.com/autocross.html http://www.gforce.com/products/netsanres/4290.php
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I've never used the torso strap though. |
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01-27-2017, 05:24 PM | #7 | |
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The 3 point + snap works quite well.
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It does, but it sometimes takes a couple tries to both get the 3 point locked and tight and the seat position where you want it. With the CG Lock and the torso strap you're secured just as well and you don't have to mess around with seat position. For a PDX/HPDE session it's not as much an issue as it is for autocross where you're in and out of the car a lot. You can also independently adjust the tension between the lap and the upper body, which is harder to do with the 3 point snap method. The torso strap also gives more lateral support with less tension than the 3 point does.
Don't get me wrong, I much prefer a 4 or 5 point harness (I had Schroth clip ins for both the E36 and E46), but you don't have much of an option for installing them without serious mods on a Z4R.
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01-28-2017, 07:57 AM | #9 |
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Yeah, the snap method is definitely fiddely.
I have manual seats, so it's even more of a challenge sometimes.
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If anyone's spotted a harness bar that could be fitted a Roadster, PM please!
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I would love to have full harness, but the thing that holds me back from a harness bar (or the torso strap?? ),
is the argument that has been put forward several times here regarding roll over w/o out a half cage...
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Only using the harness for race days further mitigates the chance that the harness will do anything but help in an incident. Meanwhile the benefits to racing are pretty significant.
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Is this insurance industry data?
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02-02-2017, 10:35 AM | #14 |
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It's slightly older National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) data.
I'm confident that for the minimal amount of use harnesses would get in my specific case, they will provide more benefit than risk.
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I'd love to be better planted in the seat, but I'm definitely not going the cage route. One thing that I wonder about with this bar is the height. IIRC, aren't the shoulder belts supposed to go straight back, or slightly down. With this bar it looks like the shoulder harness would angle up from the shoulder? dfjaws , is there any chance you can provide some input on this? Now that you've had it for a while, how well has it worked out?
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Still would love to see some detail on the mounting in the B-pillar as well, but I realize this can be a pain once it's all put back together.
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Hey guys! Sorry, for some reason I didn't realize this discussion was ongoing. I think it's because my iPad stopped signing me in so I wasn't getting the notifications.
To answer the question regarding shoulder belt angle, yes, from what I understand straighter is better. Somewhere between +10 degrees and -15 degrees from horizontal. Unfortunately, there isn't really a good way to achieve that without cutting or removing significant interior bits and I just am not willing to do that with this car. Maybe one day, but not for now. I think the shoulder belts are pretty much just as functional though due to the size and shape of the harness pass throughs on my (Recaro Pole Position) seat. Because the top of the hole is lower than on say a SPG XL it ends up keeping the belt lower off my shoulder and therefore straighter. I'm sure this could vary significantly with body type and seat model/style. I have a standard sized pole position and I'm 5' 9" and my shoulders fall in just the right spot. Overall, I am still very happy with my bar and I don't think I would do anything differently. It fits my needs perfectly in terms of having a solid place to mount a barness for autocross driving while at the same time having little impact on the use ability of the car and being totally and easily reversible. Maybe the only other worthwhile note is that you do lose rearward seat movement space with a bar of this style although, it is not an issue with a race seat since the net gain by having a thinner backed seat still ends up increasing room overall. The only time I even think about it is if someone tall rides in my passenger seat (stock seat) and then they try to scoot the seat back and just press it into the bar.
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Here are a couple more pictures if it helps. Let me know if you guys want any more specifics pics of anything. The last picture is me pulling forward on my harness strap to help illustrate the point I was trying to explain about the seat holding the straps more or less straight even though the bar is higher.
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Awesome! Greatly appreciate it!!
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Just quickly looking at the angel those sabelt straps come into the chair.. thats not the best idea.. thats 45 degrees plus..
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Agreed, it's not ideal, however it works very well for holding me in my seat during autocross runs which was my main goal with this piece. Also, despite the non ideal angle, I get zero upward movement since the belts come off of my shoulders nearly parallel due to the pass-through placement on the seat itself. Overall, I'm still very happy with it.
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