Seat damage from Head/Neck Restraint

[bball7754]

Used my new Hybrid Pro Rage at a track day two weekends ago, and discovered after the second session that the exposed bolts on the back of the restraint had removed the finish on the leather seat.

 

I put tape over both the screws on the restraint and my seat, and I think that prevented further damage.

 

Could be worse, but obviously not thrilled.

 

Steve

[jlumba81]

Try putting a rubber hose on the end of the bolts.

[blubarisax]

My Hybrid Pro rubs on my CF seats too! Just a little wear on the device label. Still fits better than a HANS device I think.

 

I will say the Hybrid Pro works well though. I had a bit of a crash while wearing mine. No neck strain at all, just a bruise on my back from the strap pulling on impact.

 

I definitely recommend wearing some type of neck restraint.

 

Karl

[MHKflyer52]

Used my new Hybrid Pro Rage at a track day two weekends ago, and discovered after the second session that the exposed bolts on the back of the restraint had removed the finish on the leather seat.

 

I put tape over both the screws on the restraint and my seat, and I think that prevented further damage.

 

Could be worse, but obviously not thrilled.

 

Steve

 

Hi Steve,

 

Get some black shoe dye at a shoe repair store and apply a couple light coats on the worn areas and then buff with a shoe brush. If the leather is rough you might want to use and emeroyboard to buff the surface just a little to smooth it out but use caution as you can go thorugh quickly if your not carefull.

Hope this helps.

[rnr]

I had the same issue the first time I used the Rage in my Elise with leather seats. I put strip of duct tape on the seats when I track and its been fine after that. In the case of the Seven I have a cloth racing seat and haven't had any issues