StevenB

I am interested in installing a 5-point harness in my '09 997 Carrera S and was wondering what, if any, my options are with stock comfort seats. I am guessing that the stock seats are not suited for a harness. What have people done to get around this?

Thanks in advance for your suggestions.

996toomey

You can not run (safely) 5 pt harnesses with the stock comfort seats. This is what I did with my 997S when I had the need for harnesses.

Mike in CA

This has been discussed before, and the bottom line is, as you have guessed, there is not a proper way to use shoulder harnesses with the stock seats. The positioning of the belts relative to your torso is critical for safe use, and that positioning can't be achieved with the stock seats.

IMO the best, although expensive, solution is to retrofit the OEM sport buckets as they have pass throughs for shoulder and sub belts, and retain the factory side airbags. (Of course, you'll also need a roll bar or harness bar to mount them to). Other aftermarket seats will allow for safe harness installation, but you will lose the airbags for street driving unless you want to swap seats back and forth, which some people do.

This site has some good info on the considerations for correct mounting and positioning of the harness in your car.

http://www.sfifoundation.com/seatbelt.html

mdrums

Like others have said ...stock seats will not work. Get the Sport Bucket seats shown in the pictures above. They are the best and only solution to retain the thorax air bag and keep the car compliant with federal guidlines.