[Healeys] Seatbelt Webbing

[gonnagitcha90 at hotmail.com]

Interesting re seatbelts that FIA certify only 3 years while SCCA allows five as I recall.
Richard of KY.
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From: Oudesluys <coudesluijs at chello.nl>
Sender: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:56:16 
To: Robert Duquette<robertduquette at sympatico.ca>
Cc: Healeys<healeys at autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Seatbelt Webbing

I am not sure old seat belt webbing should be replaced. There is no way 
you can test its strength without destroying it. There is also no way of 
saying what the age limit is, 25, 30, 35 etc. years? During homologation 
of the seat belts  the webbing has been tested after an aging process, 
but I cannot remember if that was set to a certain time equivalent.
If they were in use during an accident they should always be renewed.
The strength should be around 20kN. It would be interesting to run some 
tests on 50 year old webbing!
Several firms can change the webbing for you, Google!. Go for a 
professional job as the stitching is a very important part of the procedure.
Kees Oudesluijs
NL

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