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Originally Posted by buddy32
How're you liking that harness setup?
Friends and instructors have recommended a good harness "system" for maximum feel of the car while on track, and I've been looking for an option to save the stock seats. Yours looks awesome, and at a pretty good cost considering you don't have to buy new seats and keeping everything street legal still.
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I can't recommend this setup enough for anyone that tracks their car. I should have done it all a long time ago before the first track day with mine. It makes a huge difference in my confidence on track and my driving has improved greatly as a result. With the stock 3 points on track I was a passenger in the car despite being the driver. The stock seats are pretty good for for keeping an average sized guy like me secured for normal spirited driving but when you're on track with a grippy setup like ours your body will move around more than you'd think. The harnesses make you "one" with the car and you can feel so much more feedback through the seat into your body which instantly makes you more situationally aware and able to focus on your driving. I don't think I would have cranked out a 1:50.1 this weekend without them, all other things the same.
If you're going to do it with the stock seats, replicate my setup exactly and don't skip anything:
-Harness bar
-Schroth Profi II ASM FE belts with clip-in lap belt ends
-Schroth 01324 hardware kit
-HANS device
-HANS compatible helmet (or have anchors professionally installed)
I highly recommend getting all the gear besides the harness bar from
Discovery Parts. They ship free to locals and are located on site at AMP.
PM me with any questions about specific items or how-to's.