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      01-09-2019, 12:55 PM   #85
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Originally Posted by slicer View Post
Are you saying that because the receiver is outside the seat?

Like Porsche did with Carrera GT >

If the lap belt can't be snugged against you, it is not safe-- regardless of who sold it.

... and the Carera GT is hardly known for being a safe car.

Porsche's production cars do a much better job with that:



As do BMW's:







Maybe the sides of the CGT seat are low enough that that placement still allows for a snugged lap belt for most drivers. But, those Recaro sides are high! I'm a big dude, and I couldn't safely use the factory 3 point when I had a Recaro Profi SPG XL installed in my car, running over the top of the seat.



(and passing it through the lap belt pass through hole created to extreme and angle to sit comfortably in the seat:

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