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Old 31 Aug 2017, 13:23 (Ref:3763172)   #1
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At a recent meeting a scrutineer, whose attitude was a contrast to almost every other I have met, I hasten to add, told me I must exchange the right and left shoulder straps on my harness. I asked why, expecting to be told that I (and a hundred other scrutineers) had not realised that they were handed or something.

He said that the plastic FIA homologation tag should be on the left strap, not the right.

This was on a right hand drive car, so seeing the tag would be more difficult if it were on the left, and AFAIK, the straps are not handed. Can any kind scrutineer (like the vast majority) tell me if this is a true statement? If it is, I will gladly swap them. It's a small but otherwise unnecessary task!

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Old 31 Aug 2017, 13:39 (Ref:3763180)   #2
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I'm not a scrutineer but it's not something I've ever heard mentioned (not even sure which side our homologation tags are on to be honest).
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Old 31 Aug 2017, 22:27 (Ref:3763307)   #3
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This was covered in the MSA Extra, July issue.
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Interesting - I'll have to have a look at ours!
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OK, thank you, Fred and Deley!
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"FIA HARNESS
HOMOLOGATION
LABELS
Competitors are reminded that the FIA harness
homologation standards (8853/98, 8854/98 and 8853-
2016) all require the FIA homologation label to be sewn
into the left shoulder strap of the harness (from the point
of view of the wearer). Therefore competitors must install
the harness correctly, making sure that the left shoulder
strap is the one bearing the FIA homologation label.
The MSA Technical Department has received reports of
harnesses with the labelled shoulder strap fitted on the
right rather than the left – this could cause the buckle not
to align or close properly, potentially seriously affecting
the efficiency of the harness. There have also been
reports of harnesses presented with homologation labels
on each shoulder strap; this can only be a case of ‘mix
and match’ and is equally unacceptable."

This implies that my, or some harnesses are handed. Nothing in the instructions - no instructions - when i bought them, and they appear to be symmetrical. But if that's what is wanted....

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