Belt installation is a varied as the answers to how to setup a racecar. There is no step by step instruction manual for your car. A general instruction form comes with every set of G-FORCE Racing Gear harnesses.
As for options for mounting, all G-FORCE Racing Gear belts come with slip on, bolt in hardware. To use as a wrap around, simply de-thread the hardware, wrap the webbing around mounting bar and re-thread. To use as a snap inapplication, optional snap in hardware can be purchased and used in place of the hardware included.
The best advice for a customer is to try on a helmet for fit. A measurement chart for helmet sizing can be found here. This chart can only get a user close to the size they may need. As a user, you want the helmet to fit as tightly as possible without causing discomfort. Keep in mind, a helmet will break in with use.
Patchwork can be added using cotton threads as long at the integrity of the suit is not compromised. Testing has proven that the small amount of cotton thread will burn off and fall away relatively quickly in a flash fire. Embroidery should be completed during construction but applying embroidery to an off the shelf suit is commonplace to the racing market. To preserve the performance of the suit you should only apply small sections of embroidery and use Nomex® thread when possible. If using cotton thread, the embroidery must be tightly sewn in order to remain intact in the event of a fire.
When in doubt, mild soap and water will work with most any product. As for racing suits, wash in cold water and hang to dry. Some manufacturers recommend dry cleaning but to be sure of the chemicals used, you should wash at home. With helmets, a damp cloth and mild soap used to blot the inside of the liner will help remove any built up residue. Belts are susceptible to sunlight and water will speed up the aging process. Be sure to remove or cover belts when washing the inside of a racing vehicle.
The biggest determining factor for shield application is the rating if you have a G-FORCE Racing Gear helmet with a Snell rating of M95 or SA95, there are no longer shields produced as the helmets have been out of production since 1999. For helmets with Snell ratings of M00 and SA00 there are 2 possible options.
For helmets with a Snell Rating of M05 or SA05 you will use the 8600 series shields, #8601 (Clear), #8602 (Dark Smoke), #8603 (Mirror), #8604 (Amber), #8605 (Blue) or #8606 (Light Smoke).
G-FORCE Racing Gear helmets are produced with a flame retardant finish and are tested for such. If painting a helmet please do not remove the finish that comes on the shell. If you lightly buff the surface and paint over you should be fine. G-FORCE Racing Gear also sells a paint kit that comes with most pieces you will need to remove to paint a helmet which is item #8517.
G-FORCE Racing Gear recommends replacing harnesses every 3-4 years depending on the element which they were exposed to. This however, may not match what your rulebook may say. Always check with your sanctioning body or rulebook before using a harness system.
They are not. As with 90% of the manufactures belts on the market, your Latch and Link belt system is not sewn backward. This question comes to G-FORCE Racing Gear often when people see that the metal tabs on the shoulder belt curve in toward the body at the latch point. These systems have been designed that way in order to keep the belts from digging into the body at the latch point.