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Location: Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York, USA
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What's inside a Recaro backrest?
I have Recaro SRDs in an SC that's used frequently enough on the track that I am installing a back support bolted to the rollbar (a DAS) to keep the seat from submarining under the horizontal part of the rollbar in a rearward impact. I'm having it fabricated locally. My question: Does anybody know how much of a Recaro SRD seatback is solid enough to take the pressure of such a back support in an impact? The upper half of the seatback seems pretty solid, but lower than that it's suspiciously soft, and I don't want the support extending so far down that it'll punch through an unsubstantial part of the seat. Anybody know what's inside those things?
Stephan
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02-18-2004, 04:03 AM
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This is off their website:
"Essential safety factors of RECARO seats are: > A high backrest to support the back. > The fully padded headrest, which is adjustable for both height and inclination helps providing absorption in the event of head impact. > Seat height and seat inclination adjustment to achieve the desired sitting position and the correct angle of view. > The closed backrest. > A computer optimised metal structure which can absorb deformation energy. > The shape of the seat cushion and a stable cross piece in the seat frame helps to reduce what is known as the “submarining effect” in the event of frontal impact, i.e., slipping through under the seat belt. © RECARO North America, Inc. | Legal notice " |
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