Harness Fitting

[TVR Engineer]

quote:It was meant in the best possible taste hence the oh and TVR wiring? Well it wasn't the best I'd come across on my S3c. Rich... [quote]Well anyone can make a mistake I read it as peice not point, anyway what is wrong with the wiring ? OK no problem I wasn`t insulted. I admit the wiring on S`s wasn`t the best, as it was a one peice loom it was a nightmare to install thus giving quality problems at a later stage, but I think the later looms in the Chim,Griff and Cerbera are Ok. (notice I said looms not components all Cerbera owners) Anyway What does everyone think ?

[GreenV8S]

This may sound wierd, but try tilting the mirror upwards slightly so the roof is in your field of view and the road behind you is at the bottom of the mirror. This lowers the site line by inch inch or so, which means when you are looking under the roll bar you can actually see more road. Try it and you will see what I mean. Re the interior light, I've got a white sponsorship sticker strategically placed on the bar to reflect some of the light forwards. When I was sorting out the packaging for the bar, this was one of the things we considered. Also, the need to route the uprights round the side of the seats, to site the bar as far back as possible (the roof struts are the limiting factor), to provide an alternative top mount for the inertia reel seat belt, and to bring the rear legs as close as possible to the center line of the seat, so the harness doesn't break your neck sideways in an accident. How well does the factory bar score on these counts? Peter Humphries (and a green V8S)

quote:4) It sits right in the middle of my field of view from the rearview mirror. I've got used to relying more on the wing mirrors, and don't find this a problem. It also blocks light from the courtesy light from reaching the front of the cabin.

[Marshy]

Here's another one. Are there any roll bars that don't sit under the join betwixt folding bit and removable bit? I'm 6'4", and if I tilt my head backards, my hair rubs the front edge of the folding bit. No space for roll bar. Hence, it'd be nice if there were one that could go a bit further back. Or do the struts scupper things?

[pete]

Peter, The factory bar has the uprights mounted to the chassis in front of the existing seatbelt reels, and slightly alongside the seats. The bar's far enough back that I don't bang my head on it even with the seat quite a long way reclined. One thing you also mention is the position of the rear legs. On the factory bar they area a couple of inches inside the centrelines of the seats. This means that my rear harness straps aren't dead straight, and the outside strap fouls the headrest pillar very slightly. Not ideal, but it's only slight - i.e. I've had a long hard look at it, and in the event of a major prang the harness might snap the headrest pillar, but will only gain about 1/2" in length on the outside strap. Hopefully not enough to allow my right shoulder to come free from the harness, or to break my neck... What do you reckon, Peter? Pete

[GreenV8S]

Before I had the bar fitted to the V8S I spend several weeks driving round with bits of pipe insulation foam taped up, so I could check visibility, clearance and so on. (I had good fun with this when people asked did I know they were supposed to be metal?) On the V8S, I have the bar as far back as possible (right back against the rear struts) and tight up against the roof by the courtesy light. I've also got offset mounts onto the chassis, and offset harness attachment eyes, to bring the harness as close to the centerline of the seat as possible. This is far enough back that I touch the curved edge of the roof panel before I touch the roll bar, but with a helmet on I can touch both. (The roll bar is padded at this point.) BTW I'm 6'4 too. On the V8S there's room to take the legs down the side of the seat rather than behind it, so you don't need to sacrifice space. You can also fit the inertia reel on the front on the bar so the standard seat belt is still available. I imagine it's going to vary from model to model, so what works on a V8S may not work on say a Griff. There are a lot of ways to get it wrong, but done right they are quite unobtrusive. I've even got used to having the camera mount in the middle of the back window! Peter Humphries (and a green V8S)

quote:Here's another one. Are there any roll bars that don't sit under the join betwixt folding bit and removable bit? I'm 6'4", and if I tilt my head backards, my hair rubs the front edge of the folding bit. No space for roll bar. Hence, it'd be nice if there were one that could go a bit further back. Or do the struts scupper things?