4pt Harness Install Considerations for the Lotus Emira

 Safely fitting the Schroth Profi II 4pt harnesses into an Emira is a priority for us.  We know many weekend warriors have bought the Emira to drive on the road AND track.  We have long been fans of the Schroth harnesses and sell them exclusively.  Now that our QUADloc Harnessbar is in production, we could turn our attention towards a suitable 4pt harness.

The shoulder belts are easy to fit and will work perfectly with a harnessbar.  The waist belts are the challenge when it comes to fitment.  Fortunately the Emira seems quite friendly to the addition of waist belts while still maintaining the stock 3pt belts.  

The inboard belt attaches slightly different than the outboard belts.  Both are easy to access and offer enough thread engagement to make adding a waist belt a possibility.

Schroth offer different tabs to attach the belt so we have some options.  There are two options that we investigated.  One of the tabs was designed for the Elise/Exige and looks quite conventional - triangular in shape.  The other tab is a specialized tab that Schroth developed and we have used in many applications.  This one is longer but offers flexibility - which is an advantage in this application.  

  The image shown to the right is the Schroth tab that we like for the Emira.  It can be bent to conform which the other tab can not.  It also provides better clearance for the 3pt bolt and tab that is shown in the image below.

good clearance

We will spec this tab on all the Emira belts that we will offer as a result of the better fitment.  Installing harnesses into a car will make you more confident as you will be in better control of the car.  Naturally the assumption is that you have installed harnesses in a safe and proper manner.  We're happy with this solution as it fits the bill.

Not so good clearance