seat belt expiration

[Run to Rund]

You are asking for a sign of intelligence and fairness from the same people who think that electrons flow from the cathode to the anode. Putting the cut off switch on the + side is even dumber than costing racers money and effort that is not needed. If you go 11.50 you can use ratty 50 year old stock belts, but at 11.49 you need to spend the money every 2 years.

[Dave Gantz]

I have a street car that may go "too quick" next time I try it. It's just a toy that I very rarely take to the track.
I don't mind adding a roll bar (too much), but that seat belt hassle is something I don't want.
I certainly don't mind the added safety of a harness, but it ain't gonna be bad in 2 years.

[Dan Fahey]

Originally Posted by Run to Rund

You are asking for a sign of intelligence and fairness from the same people who think that electrons flow from the cathode to the anode. Putting the cut off switch on the + side is even dumber than costing racers money and effort that is not needed. If you go 11.50 you can use ratty 50 year old stock belts, but at 11.49 you need to spend the money every 2 years.

Had mine Stock ones Rebuilt....
Great job and not a bad price too!

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[Lenny5160]

You need to put it in perspective. It makes a lot more sense than a trans shield going bad in 5 years!

[Chris1529]

actually, what I was asking about was whether current belts expire at the beginning or end of a month. I moved the thread over to the tech section.

I do agree with the 5 years especially if your car doesn't sit out in the sun all the time.

[Greenlight]

You can thank the people at the SFI, who used test results from 1966, to set the replacement date at 2 year intervals.

SFI Presentation:
http://www.sfifoundation.com/wp-cont...%2012-2014.pdf

The Europeans however, must not being getting payoffs from the seat belt manufacturers, because their test results show a much different result when using the exact same seat belt material. Either that or DuPont only sends the "good stuff" to Europe and the US only gets what fell off the truck.

European Test Report:
https://www.easa.europa.eu/system/fi...nal_5-2010.pdf

[Dan Fahey]

Originally Posted by Greenlight

You can thank the people at the SFI, who used test results from 1966, to set the replacement date at 2 year intervals.

SFI Presentation:
http://www.sfifoundation.com/wp-cont...%2012-2014.pdf

The Europeans however, must not being getting payoffs from the seat belt manufacturers, because their test results show a much different result when using the exact same seat belt material. Either that or DuPont only sends the "good stuff" to Europe and the US only gets what fell off the truck.

European Test Report:
https://www.easa.europa.eu/system/fi...nal_5-2010.pdf

Holy Monsanto !

[MrWendy'sJr]

Not that I agree with the 2 year deal. D3tv nhra you tube channel has a sfi video on why it is 2 years. It is 40 minutes but not too boring.

[moparfreak]

Originally Posted by MrWendy'sJr

Not that I agree with the 2 year deal. D3tv nhra you tube channel has a sfi video on why it is 2 years. It is 40 minutes but not too boring.

Passenger vehicles, most are capable of reaching 120mph in moderate highway traffic. They are half the thickness as as a racing harness. I have cut them out of a 40 year old car sitting in a salvage yard for 10 years & used them to pull 800 lbs of engine & trans from a vehicle. They never expire in a passenger vehicle. The dates on the belts get checked every time i go through tech, my neutral safety hasn't been checked for 15 years. Probably way i got a-holed at atlanta Div. by Mark Young