Cam Lock or Latch Harness?
02-26-2007, 12:47 AM
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Cam Lock or Latch Harness? I'm installing a roll bar into my sometimes street car. I need to buy a new harness and can't make up my mind. I know that the cam lock are supposed to be easier/faster to get out of, but are they worth paying double for? Which one can you put on faster?
02-26-2007, 07:31 AM
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If you drag race a lot then you realize that you have to replace or recert. every other year. That's why I went latch. If I have to have new every 2 years then why spend 2-3 times the money.
Now if I were doing other types of events where replacement wasn't required I'd spend the more money on the camlocks.
Now if I were doing other types of events where replacement wasn't required I'd spend the more money on the camlocks.
02-26-2007, 10:07 AM
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Originally Posted by AL SS590 M6
If you drag race a lot then you realize that you have to replace or recert. every other year. That's why I went latch. If I have to have new every 2 years then why spend 2-3 times the money.
Now if I were doing other types of events where replacement wasn't required I'd spend the more money on the camlocks.
Now if I were doing other types of events where replacement wasn't required I'd spend the more money on the camlocks.
You can send your cam lock back and they will put new belts on it and recertify it.
I have had both and will not go back to the latch
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02-26-2007, 11:45 AM
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Originally Posted by ATVracr
Cam lock is alot easier in and out like someone said.
You can send your cam lock back and they will put new belts on it and recertify it.
I have had both and will not go back to the latch
You can send your cam lock back and they will put new belts on it and recertify it.
I have had both and will not go back to the latch
I agree with ya on the camlock 100%
Whats the $$$ on new belts and to recertify???
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02-26-2007, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by ATVracr
Cam lock is alot easier in and out like someone said.
You can send your cam lock back and they will put new belts on it and recertify it.
I have had both and will not go back to the latch
You can send your cam lock back and they will put new belts on it and recertify it.
I have had both and will not go back to the latch
That's intresting, I didn't know they did that. I went with a latch set of belts because I figured with the replacment required every 3 years it wasn't worth spending big $ on the camlock ones when they would get chucked after 3 years.... but if I knew that, I'd have gone camlock all the way.
good info, too bad I didn't read this 3 months ago
02-26-2007, 12:49 PM
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another thing you can do if you are getting belts for 2 seats is get expired ones off ebay. or you can buy belts for one seat then when they expire move them to the passenger side and get a new one for the driver side.
another idea is keep them for 1-2 years and sell them while they are not expired and get a new set.
another idea is keep them till they expire and sell them on ebay. people will buy them for jeeps and dune buggys and 4x4s. Then buy a new set.
You will be glad you got the camlock if you do and wish you had got the camlock if you didn't
another idea is keep them for 1-2 years and sell them while they are not expired and get a new set.
another idea is keep them till they expire and sell them on ebay. people will buy them for jeeps and dune buggys and 4x4s. Then buy a new set.
You will be glad you got the camlock if you do and wish you had got the camlock if you didn't
02-26-2007, 01:45 PM
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My car had a cam lock when I bought it and I loved it. So much easier to get on/off then my dad bought a latch without telling me and I hate it. The thing with the camlock is it's easy to know when it's locked in or not.
One time with my latch I pushed the little bar down and didn't notice that it pinched part of the strap... I launched and bam my belt came undone.
Not to mention it doesn't hurt your *** nearly as bad when you sit on it
... The latch setup is enormous in comparison.
One time with my latch I pushed the little bar down and didn't notice that it pinched part of the strap... I launched and bam my belt came undone.
Not to mention it doesn't hurt your *** nearly as bad when you sit on it
... The latch setup is enormous in comparison.
02-26-2007, 02:10 PM
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http://www.ultrashieldrace.com/prod.php?id=34
I sat in a friends car who had one of these padded, ultrashield harnesses. It's the nicest/most comfortable harness I've ever seen. And the price seems right. Most other 5way cam lock harness cost as much as these without any padding!
I sat in a friends car who had one of these padded, ultrashield harnesses. It's the nicest/most comfortable harness I've ever seen. And the price seems right. Most other 5way cam lock harness cost as much as these without any padding!
02-26-2007, 03:23 PM
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I can not find it at the moment, but I do recall the camlock had a failure point of 16,000lbs where as the latch style exceeded that. It was a test conducted by SFI a couple of years ago.
No, I have not used DJ Safety stuff. I mainly use Simpson, Impact, RCI, G-Force, Stroud, or Deist.
With safety, get what you feel comfortable with ... after all it is your life.
No, I have not used DJ Safety stuff. I mainly use Simpson, Impact, RCI, G-Force, Stroud, or Deist.
With safety, get what you feel comfortable with ... after all it is your life.
02-26-2007, 05:26 PM
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I perfer latch type. I've tried both and think each is just as easy as the other to use. As for the people who couldn't figure out the latch style.......the 10% rule may need to be in affect.
02-26-2007, 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by smokeum99ta
I perfer latch type. I've tried both and think each is just as easy as the other to use. As for the people who couldn't figure out the latch style.......the 10% rule may need to be in affect.
well it wasnt so much figuring it out as much as getting it to fit.. just took me a bit longer than my cam style but yes the latch style are not some ancient painful device but the camlock is easier imho.