Used Lotus Seat Belts

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About Seat Belts

The Lotus seatbelt is a vital safety device in a car, acting as the Primary Restraint System, helping to restrain and hold the person seated in the car secure in the seat in a crash situation, or when brakes are applied suddenly at high speed. 

The Lotus seatbelt is a strong, retractable belt which is pulled across the driver and secured by clicking into a bracket fitted to the side of the seat.  There are many different types of seatbelt, the two-point, the lap, the sash, the multi-point child’s seatbelt, but the most common found in modern vehicles is the three-point seatbelt which consists of a strip of material or belt, anchored on three points around the seating position, that is placed over the chest and upper body and lap of the occupant.

The Lotus seatbelt works by stopping the body from flying out of the seat, minimising the risk of hitting the interior of the car, such as the windscreen. Seatbelts can limit the danger of serious injury or even death by stopping the driver or occupants of the vehicle being thrown out via windows, windscreens or doors in the event of a collision. They will also aid in safe deployment of the airbag as they will keep the occupant in the correct position should this be activated. Wearing a seatbelt, and ensuring it's worn correctly, can mean the difference between survival and serious injury or death in an accident.

It's law to have seatbelts fitted for every seat in the car and for these seatbelts to be correctly worn at all times while the car is moving. It's important that the seatbelts in your car are in good working order so that they can function properly when needed. The majority of faults regarding seatbelts are due to problems with the retractor system, either being stuck and not allowing the belt to unreel or not allowing it to be reeled back into its holder. The belts themselves may begin to tear or rip due to prolonged chafing and over-long usage. The seatbelt buckle may malfunction and not enable the tongue to insert correctly and be locked in place. When you need to replace the rear seatbelt on the driver's side, purchasing a Lotus seatbelt will ensure it's compatible with the make and model of your car. 

Lotus trivia

• The Lotus headquarters are based in Norfolk, on a site that used to be a WWII airfield. You can buy tickets to visit the factory where their cars are built too, because unlike most manufacturers they won't expect you to buy one of their cars just to get a tour.
• Geely Holding, the Chinese company, is now a part-owner of the Lotus brand and has already started manufacturing Lotus models in China, including an SUV. Geely also immediately approved the production of two new sports cars.
• Although Lotus has always been a smaller company than other makers, they have been approached to help with the designs of some very famous cars from some big names. Some notable examples include the DeLorean DMC-12, the V12 Vanquish, and the Corvette ZR-1.
• The car that Richard Gere is driving when he meets Julia Roberts in the film Pretty Woman is a silver Esprit Turbo. The car is referenced several times as being the top of its class. The same car also shows up in the Sharon Stone and Michael Douglas film, Basic Instinct.
• The last time that Lotus achieved any big F1 success was in 1978, when they used revolutionary 'ground effect' design to keep their Lotus 79 closer to the ground when turning. As a result of the design, Lotus won 16 of the year's races and the constructor's prize. Ground effects designs were banned in 1983 due to safety fears.