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retroboy:
Howdy. Here is Australia my harness has 10 years from date of manufacture before it needs to be replaced. I have just purchased an RCI 5 point how ever they no longer have a DOM rather a 2 year expiration date (in this case Dec 2019). Any idea why they have made this change ? No clue on their web site.
Cheers
Tony

Calkins:
I raced for the first time in 2001.  At that point in time, belts only had a two year life to them.

BUT!

You can send them back to the manufacturer for "inspection".  If the hardware is "good", they will reweb them and you save some money.

BUT!!

Since you are not in the States, I would imagine that the shipping cost to and from the manufacturer would eat up your savings.

THE FRENCHTOWN FLYER:
It seems fewer and fewer manufacturers are offering re-webbing services. As Calkins states it is usually nearly as inexpensive to just buy a new set and sell the old stuff on the internet to somebody who doesn't care about dates (mud / rock crawlers, sports car racers, vintage racers, etc.). Some manufacturers will discount a new set if you send back your old stuff.

I always wondered why belts had such a short life. Yeah, I get it that some owners let them drag on the ground up the return road, get sun faded from UV, soaked in trans fluid, etc., but most of the sets I've replaced look like new when removed. It would seem to me that replacement could be a judgement-call-attached-to a-sunset clause, i.e. if your belts look OK at the discretion of the tech guy you can continue to use them up to an extended cut-off date. The rule seems to be aimed at an exceptionally few bad occurrences. How many of us replace the belts in our daily drivers every two years?

Draw 3D:

--- Quote from: THE FRENCHTOWN FLYER on October 28, 2017, 08:53:28 AM ---It seems fewer and fewer manufacturers are offering re-webbing services. As Calkins states it is usually nearly as inexpensive to just buy a new set and sell the old stuff on the internet to somebody who doesn't care about dates (mud / rock crawlers, sports car racers, vintage racers, etc.). Some manufacturers will discount a new set if you send back your old stuff.

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I just got my belts back from Impact and they always re-web completely, the only item reused is the buckle, here's a link to their restraining info: https://www.impactraceproducts.com/Articles.asp?ID=248, scroll down to the bottom to see the info on re-certing/re-webbing their belts.

aafa760:
Tony SFI made change last year on tags to help Track tech to under stand when they where expired.
Nobody even thought of the Aussies getting ten years out of them!

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