Racing Seats in a WRX (a few questions)

[Icemaster]

Hi I have recently aquired a 03 WRX. Anyway, I was interested in putting some MOMO T Frame racing style seats inside. I however I had some questions on them (and racing styled seats in general).

1. What seat works best in the WRX? As in fits in the vehicle well, giving good support and headroom at the same time. I am fairly small, but sometimes I have larger passengers etc.

2. My girlfriend is particularly worried about getting her clothes messed up with a 4 point seat belt . Are their alternatives to this? Exchangable seat belts etc, or a seat belt that I can install that may be lower profile on the passenger's seat?

3. How hard/or easy is it to install? What am I looking for to get the seat safely and securely installed into the car.

4. What am I looking for when installing seat belts? I want a 4 point, how far will I have to "dig in" to the get them securely attached?

5. For those of you out there who have racing seats or have used them. What are the pro's and con's besides aesthetics?

Thanks

[freakray]

When it comes to racing seats, it's more important the seat fits YOU than what 'suits your car'. The point of a racing seat is to provide critical support to the occupant in specific conditions. If you're looking to get 'racing seats' just for the looks, get some STI seats or something that will be a direct bolt in to your car.

[2turboimports]

Harder to get in and out of the car in. I have a momo seat and w/ a 38" waist they are a bit tight....losing it thought lol. I think the tighter the seat, the more cofortable, when I get in the car it's awesome...however, getting in and out comfortable is gone lol

[Icemaster]

Are the your Harnesses DOT approved?

Also does the installation of a 4 or 5 point require me to have a cage or other mounting device? I have heard a mix of articles saying that I needed a cage or a bar, some others say that the harnesses can be installed elsewhere.

Does the installation require the removal of the stock seat belts?
I would like to keep my stock seat belts in the vehicle to transition between them.

[freakray]

You will not need to remove the stock seatbelt part located on the 'B' pillar, you may need to remove the waist clip when you remove the stock seats though in order to successfully install the 'racing' seats. Ideally the harness bar should be as far rearward as possible and slightly below the shoulder height of the shortest person to use the harness. You can obtain harness bars which are made to fit in the car with the stock rear seats in place.

[SabreKhan]

There are also harness kits out there that attach to the rear seat safety belt attachment points, so there's no harness bar required. However, studies have shown that there is a danger of spinal compression in certain types of impacts when using these types of harnesses. Plus, it eliminates your back seat usage.

[LjasonL]

I kept my stock belts in, my 4 points have quick disconnect clips, I only put them in place for show purposes. The stock belts work pretty well...