CG Lock

[ScoobyChris]

Anyone use one of these devices and if so what do you think of it?

http://www.cg-lock.co.uk/index.html

They seem to get a lot of good press!

Chris

[billgates e30]

i've just recieved one this very morning for a review for another forum, i'll let you all know how it goes

[SammyTheSnake]

"For an unparalleled improvement in lap times and driver performance look no further than the CG-Lock"

Um, so if I'm going around track in a rusty montego with balding tyres, knackered shocks, 3 cylinders working (fourth's got a broken spark plug) and I forgot my glasses today, I'm better off putting a ratchet on my seatbelt, than sorting all that out and having some skill at driving?

Even if the claim were essentially true, I could surely do better by having a proper 6 point harness, anyway.

It really bugs me when adverts make clearly impossible claims.

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On the other hand, I'm sure it's a useful thing if you find yourself slopping around your seat more than you'd like to and happen to have £50 to throw at the problem.

Cheers & God bless
Sam "SammyTheSnake" Penny

[Gareth]

Even if the claim were essentially true, I could surely do better by having a proper 6 point harness, anyway.

That's really the point - you don't need to go to the trouble of fitting a proper harness to get some significant gains.

[crr003]

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If you've got leather seats and a big arse ( ) it does help, without going to the extent of a full harness, which makes opening the passenger window or turning the radio on virtually impossible when you're strapped in.

Nice little video here:
http://www.cg-lock.co.uk/reviews/videos/hspn/index.html

[SammyTheSnake]

Even if the claim were essentially true, I could surely do better by having a proper 6 point harness, anyway.

That's really the point - you don't need to go to the trouble of fitting a proper harness to get some significant gains.

Like I said, I'm not saying the device isn't good, I'm sure it's great, just that "unparalleled" is just a smidgen disingenuous.

Cheers & God bless
Sam "SammyTheSnake" Penny
Don't get me started on the "statistics" adverts love to throw about...

[jont]

Even if the claim were essentially true, I could surely do better by having a proper 6 point harness, anyway.

Of course to fit a 6 point harness safely you'd also need suitable bucket seats with harness cutouts in the correct places, and you'd also need to modify the inside of the car to safely mount the harness, particularly the rearward straps (which in a 4 seater car would prevent use of the rear seats) - ideally to a roll cage cross bar. Badly fitted harnesses are very dangerous and in a crash can do far more harm than good.

I've almost been tempted by these, but I'd really like to try them and see how good they are first - Chris perhaps I can have a look at yours at the weekend.

[MGF]

Do these have any effect on pre-tensioners?

Just a thought. There must be a limit on how much tightness is desirable.

[andy ellis]

Firstly let me say hello to the forum! I'm a fully qualified DSA ADI and Disability Driving Assessor.

I done some work on the effectiveness of CG Lock and review is here and members comments are here.

Please note we have a group buy going on briskoda and I am not linked to the company. If this breaks any forum rules, I apologise and am willing to post all this info here separate.

[jont]

Having had a look at Chris's at the weeked - it seems to work very well for such a simple piece of kit. Think it might well end up on my Christmas list of gadgets.

[ScoobyChris]

Ordered mine on Friday

Chris