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Old May 22, 2007 | 05:42 PM
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Default FIA approved racing harnesses, road legal?

can they be used to pass M.O.T? or do I need the original seat belts?

e.g. 4 point sabelt harness.
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Old May 22, 2007 | 05:45 PM
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My 911 road hillclimber passed the Mot 15 times with a full 4 point harness and race seat no probs.
My Sti has the same, but i've kept the stock seat belt too for road comfort.

Graham.
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Old May 22, 2007 | 05:54 PM
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You answer most of my questions Thanks mate
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Old May 22, 2007 | 05:55 PM
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Oh just to confirm, you didnt pass the M.O.T's maybe because the original seat belts were present there? what if they werent and only harnesses?
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Old May 22, 2007 | 06:05 PM
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This paragraph is from the MOT testers manual, seems a harness is ok.


An adult harness belt comprising a lap belt and shoulder straps bearing a British standard marking is an acceptable alternative to any of the seat belt types listed.
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Old May 22, 2007 | 06:19 PM
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Most FIA approved harnesses are not marked as road legal and most road legal belts and harnesses are not FIA approved. Technically FIA harnesses in a road car are an MOT failure if they do not carry the E or BS marks, even though they are often of a higher quality when fitted correctly. My own experience and Graham's above suggest that most MOT testers couldn't give a monkeys as long as they look like good condition seatbelts and have some kind of an approval label on them.
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Old May 22, 2007 | 06:57 PM
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yep same here our own and customers competition cars only have FIA spec harness's fitted and never any issue at MOT time...............

alyn
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