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scooperman_uk · Nov 30th, 2004, 10:12 AM

Has anyone used one of these? apparently they are as good as a 3 point harness without all the fiddling around installing one.

GregF · Dec 5th, 2004, 12:21 AM

I received one recently for my birthday and installed it. I've never used a racing harness, so I cannot make a comparison, but the difference between standard and with the cg lock is like night and day. You can tighten the lap belt as tight as you want and it won't budge. The shoulder harness however, is unchanged as intended. For normal day to day driving it is unneeded, but for aggressive driving in the twisties it's great. A good value and easy installation as well.

OldRick · Oct 27th, 2005, 07:31 PM

I just got back from a ride through the twisties after installing a CG-Lock. The improvement in ability to handle the car is HUGE.

This US$40 device allows you to snug up the lap belt portion of your seat belt, and keeps it snug, so you are attached to the car much more firmly. It provides about 2/3 of what a racing harness adds in control, but is street-legal and convenient.

http://www.cg-lock.com/

The ability to handle the car when you aren't fighting to stay in your seat is greatly improved, and hard braking can be much more precisely modulated, since you aren't being thrown forward during the braking.

IMHO, this is a bigger improvement in ability to control the car than my upgraded rear sway bar. It's a 2-minute install, and can easily be moved to a different car without leaving any evidence. Worth every penny it costs and then some - it's even SCCA-legal for autocross.

I bought mine from Mini Mania - http://www.minimania.com/

Nov 30th, 2004, 10:12 AM	#1
scooperman_uk almost 59k Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reading / Berks / Uk Local Time: 05:19 AM Posts: 5,242 Offline	cglock belt tensioner Has anyone used one of these? apparently they are as good as a 3 point harness without all the fiddling around installing one.

Oct 27th, 2005, 07:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
OldRick 40-yr. sports car tweaker Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Oregon Local Time: 09:19 PM Posts: 96 Offline	Best improvement ion my car yet - for US$40 ! I just got back from a ride through the twisties after installing a CG-Lock. The improvement in ability to handle the car is HUGE. This US$40 device allows you to snug up the lap belt portion of your seat belt, and keeps it snug, so you are attached to the car much more firmly. It provides about 2/3 of what a racing harness adds in control, but is street-legal and convenient. http://www.cg-lock.com/ The ability to handle the car when you aren't fighting to stay in your seat is greatly improved, and hard braking can be much more precisely modulated, since you aren't being thrown forward during the braking. IMHO, this is a bigger improvement in ability to control the car than my upgraded rear sway bar. It's a 2-minute install, and can easily be moved to a different car without leaving any evidence. Worth every penny it costs and then some - it's even SCCA-legal for autocross. I bought mine from Mini Mania - http://www.minimania.com/

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Dec 5th, 2004, 12:21 AM	#2 (permalink)
GregF MINI2 Senior Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Florida Local Time: 12:19 AM Posts: 511 Offline	I received one recently for my birthday and installed it. I've never used a racing harness, so I cannot make a comparison, but the difference between standard and with the cg lock is like night and day. You can tighten the lap belt as tight as you want and it won't budge. The shoulder harness however, is unchanged as intended. For normal day to day driving it is unneeded, but for aggressive driving in the twisties it's great. A good value and easy installation as well.

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