<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Thank you Robert!<br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Mar 4, 2020, at 11:23 PM, robert bownes <bownes@seiri.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr">My dad’s Fisher Body Ltd factory (outside Belfast, N. Ireland) made seat belts for Opel and Vauxhall (and Holden iirc).</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I got to see firsthand the crash test dummy in the sled in the testing department. They were mostly testing mechanisms, but they also tested the UV effect on batches of webbing. Let us just say, despite my cheap nature, I have never, ever, been tempted to push the dates on seatbelts. At 5 years exposure, the extra stretch was about 25%, which was enough to hit a steering wheel. After that, it fell off dramatically. At 10 years, they were pretty much useless, the dummy was in the safety net. And this met regulations at the time!</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">By the way, the safety net had to be replaced regularly too. The dent in the cinder block wall spoke volumes. :)</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Mar 4, 2020, at 22:19, kkjjk--- via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
<div style="color:black;font: 10pt arial;">Under<font size="2">stood, Phil, thanks!- Jay<br>
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From: Phil Gott <vfracing@aol.com><br>
To: kkjjk <kkjjk@aol.com><br>
Cc: fot <fot@autox.team.net><br>
Sent: Wed, Mar 4, 2020 10:13 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Seat belts<br>
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<div>If your belts are certified by SFI they will be good for 2 years from the date of manufacture. If they carry an FIA certification, they will be accepted for 5 years from the date of manufacture. SVRA enforces the dates to the month. SCCA will cut you some slack and let you go to the end of the calendar year in which they expire.
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<div style="color:black;font:10pt arial;"><font size="2">Hello FOT- Does anyone know how long seat belts are good for? I have read here on FOT that SVRA will be checking belts at the Kastner Cup. I just got new belts from Summit Racing, and the tag says they expire June 2022. I thought that belts were good for 5 years? Could these belts be "old"(as in NOS) or are they only good for 2 years? My present belts are over 5 years old. Yikes!-- Jay<br clear="none">
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