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I installed one of my favorite mods this weekend. It's been a favorite of every street car I've owned for many years and I highly recommend it. It's the CG-Lock. It tensions the lap belt tightly, keeping you planted in the seat. You don't have to put a "death grip" on the steering wheel to maintain your position; it allows the driver to make precise, minute steering corrections as needed. It has about 70% of the holding power of a full race harness. Every street car I own (currently 4) has this installed. For me, it's one of those "don't leave home without it" kind of things.
Next, I installed a front splitter from Magic Drift Polyurethane. It cost about $75, including shipping. It required only minor trimming and was a breeze to install. I left it unpainted as it matches the material of the rear difusser. I just put a little vinyl protectant on it.
The only place where it was really tight was the inside lip of the fender. The sides are fine. I've attached a photo of the only places where trimming was necessary.
Did you buy this lip from Ebay or direct from Magic Drift?
BOTH! Hmmm, you say. Well, it's an interesting story. I purchased on eBay and of course began checking the UPS tracking. When it arrived at the UPS distribution center (40 miles away from home), for some reason UPS held it for pickup. Eventually, I convinced them to release it. It was finally out for delivery, but they sent it back to Magic Drift!
I called Magic Drift and asked them to bounce it back to me when they received. Instead, they just sent another one. Well, then the returned splitter hit the UPS distribution center in California, they bounced it back to me instead of delivering to Magic Drift. So I ended up with two splitters.
I called Magic Drift, they emailed me a return item label, and UPS picked it up yesterday. WHo knows, I may get it back the third time!
Anyway, the girl at Magic Drift was a joy to work with, the product was EOM quality, and the install was easy. I highly recommend.
The only place where it was really tight was the inside lip of the fender. The sides are fine. I've attached a photo of the only places where trimming was necessary.
I just bought that lip from Magic as well, and I'm a bit apprehensive to drill my fender well. Can you take a pic in there so I can see what it looks like please?
It simply clamps to the top side of the seat belt buckle. The part of the belt that goes from the lap buckle to the shoulder runs inside the CG Lock. It's retained by that lateral clip with the company logo on it. Behind that clip is a knurled roller. This pinches the belt against the CG Lock clip. You pull the slack from the lap portion up towards the shoulder and the knurled roller pressing against the belt which presses against the clip holds it tight. It's the same concept as the seat belt tightening mechanism on, say an amusement park ride. The CG Lock also has a convenient thumb release that releases the tension and lets the belt have slack again. It becomes a motor memory reaction; I reach up, grab the buckle/CG Lock, press the thumb release as I pull the buckle down, click it, and then pull the slack out of the shoulder portion. When I unbuckle, I just unbuckle; no need to release the CG Lock until the next time you buckle up.
If you're slow, initial installation of the CG Lock takes about 3 minutes. You just have to tighten two screws.
05-15-17, 10:33 AM
My Weekend Mods - CG Lock & Splitter
