Originally posted by emwavey:
So is that right? If the FIA date is expired, you can run, not saying I would, run an expired seat as long as it has a seat brace?
I'm in a similar circumstance and would like some clarification on this too.
Thanks!!!
Originally posted by emwavey:
So is that right? If the FIA date is expired, you can run, not saying I would, run an expired seat as long as it has a seat brace?
I don't understand the tone of suprise. A seat is good forever if it is attached and of course, I am proud to run an expired seat in such circumstance.
Originally posted by joeg:
I don't understand the tone of suprise. A seat is good forever if it is attached and of course, I am proud to run an expired seat in such circumstance. [/B]
<font face=\"Verdana, Arial\" size=\"2\">...I just figured it was the same with FIA expiration on seats too.</font>[/b]
Originally posted by grega:
FIA does not "expire" seats, per se, as they do with harnesses. FIa specifically places a life limit on belts, but seats are more like our own Snell rating on helmets: they're a standard that is accepted up to the point of the next revision.
Originally posted by Geo:
...The usable life of an FIA homologated seat will be 5 years from the date of manufacture indicated on the seat label...
Originally posted by apr67:
The real problem is that aluminum racing seats (ala kirky, butler, and such) do not have a certification mechanism. Could this be a job for SFI?