I don't know if the federal elises's have seat belt pre-tensioners - if they do then do you really want a super tight seat belt clamped in place and then in a crash have what is effectively an explosive bolt fire to pull the seat belt even tighter?
That's an interesting point. I hadn't considered that. I happened to be looking through the service manuals today for something else and came across the seatbelt section. The Federal Elise/Exige
do have pretensioners.
Not to hijack the thread, but...
Thinking this through, if you're in an accident with the CG-Lock or the
[email protected]$$ version I mention above, the effect of the pretensioner will be similar as if you weren't wearing one:
- With a CG-Lock, you get in the car, put on the 3-pt harness, pull up on the shoulder portion of the belt to tighten the lap belt, and then close the lock.
- The lap belt portion is now "racing harness tight" and the shoulder belt portion is unaffected according to the Blackwatch website.
- With the CG-Lock locked in place, pulling on the shoulder belt does not impact the tightness or looseness of the lap belt.
Now, an accident occurs that triggers the safety devices (not that I'm wishing that on anyone). The pretensioners fire and tighten the belt. If the CG-Lock is locked in place, only the shoulder portion of the belt tightens. If the CG-Lock is not being used, both the shoulder and lap portions of the belt tighten. Isn't the net effect the same since the lap belt was tightened when the CG-Lock was applied? Of course, this assumes you're using the device correctly.
I don't sell the CG-Lock or work for anyone that does. Heck, I don't even own one. I'm just kind of thinking out loud here. Thoughts?
-Brad