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Schroth are the most technical harness brand we carry and the only one where the clever bit is patented rather than cosmetic. Two things separate them. ASM, which changes how a 4 point belt behaves and is also the reason a Schroth is handed, and QuickFit, which puts a proper 4 point harness in an ordinary road car and takes it back out in seconds. Neither is obvious from a product photo, so this page explains both.
Two things to take away. If the car is your daily as well as your track car, look at QuickFit first, because it clips in and out in seconds and leaves the factory belt in place. And because the ASM flap sits in the inboard shoulder strap, a Schroth is handed. Order the side of the car it is going in.
The one with the patents
Schroth were founded at Arnsberg in 1946 by Hildegard Schroth, a master seamstress, and Carl F. Schroth, an engineer. Carl rallied, and the first Schroth harness was one made for a co-driver out of roller blind material and coat buckles. By 1954 the company was the first in Germany making car seat belts, and through the 1970s and 1980s they led the German market for retrofit 3 and 4 point belts.
ASM is the first. Anti-SubMarining, an extra flap of material sewn into the inboard shoulder belt so that one shoulder strap elongates at a different rate to the other. That difference pushes the pelvis down into the seat cushion rather than letting it slide forward under the lap belt, and on rebound it puts you back upright with the belt where it should be. It is on 53 of the 80 lines we stock.
QuickFit is the second and it is the one nobody knows about. A 4 point harness engineered around a specific car, mounted on two attachment points, that clips in and out in seconds and leaves the factory belt untouched. Track day on Saturday, school run on Monday, same car, nothing removed.
Founded by a master seamstress and an engineer. The first harness was made for a rally co-driver out of roller blind material and coat buckles.
An extra flap in the inboard shoulder belt. One strap pays out differently, and the pelvis is pushed into the seat rather than under the lap belt. It is also why a Schroth is handed.
Two mounting points, in and out in seconds, factory belt stays. Audi, VW, Skoda, Seat and the BMW E46.
Their own designs. The FE push button is what makes four of these harnesses road approved as well as FIA approved.
Bead and resin casting kits rather than bucket seats. £215 to £350, and the Profi kit is SFI 45.2 certified.
Six names, and what each one is for
Schroth name by family and then by webbing. Learn the six below and the 2×2 and 3×2 suffixes and you can read any listing here.
01QuickFit
33 car specific 4 point harnesses, mostly £231 to £233. Two mounting points, clips in and out in seconds, factory belt stays in the car. Road and Track approval.
02Rallye
The universal road and track family. Rallye 4 at £176.70, Rallye 3 at £141.24 for cars where the geometry will not take a 4 point, and Rallye Cross at £156.94 with no quick disconnect.
03Clubman
The entry to the FIA range. Clubman II ASM 4 point at £248.79 with 3 inch shoulders, 2 inch laps and the RFR rotary buckle. Our best selling FIA Schroth.
04Profi
The professional range, £313.13 to £485.77. 4 point and 6 point, alloy adjusters, and the versions to look at if you run a head restraint. The FE variant is road approved as well.
05Enduro
Built for driver changes, £501.61 to £518.57. Yellow hand loops on the lap belts, ZIP adjusters in the latches and a compact rotary buckle. Touring car and endurance kit.
06Car specific FIA
Lotus Elise and Exige series 1 and 2, Caterham, Westfield and Porsche, £290 to £547.37. Handed, so order the side of the car it is going in.
Four questions, and the first one saves the most money
This brand rewards knowing what you are looking at, so start at the top.
Is the car a daily as well as a track car?
Then start with QuickFit and possibly finish there. It is a 4 point harness engineered around your specific car, on two mounting points, and it comes out in seconds so the car is normal during the week. No cage, no harness bar, no compromise on the factory belt, which stays in. There are 33 cars covered, weighted heavily towards Audi, VW, Skoda and Seat, plus the E46 which is our best seller in the range at 36 sold. The fitment is genuinely specific, and the E46 listing states plainly that it does not suit an E92.
FIA, road approved, or both?
This is where the money goes on Schroth. The Rallye and QuickFit belts are Road and Track. The Clubman and Profi ranges are FIA. And then there is FE, which only four products carry. A Profi II-FE at £390 is FIA approved for competition and EEC approved for the road, because of the FE push button buckle. The plain Profi II at £313.13 is FIA only. That £77 buys an approval, not a better belt. Pay it when you genuinely need both, skip it when you do not.
Do you run a HANS or FHR?
Read the number in the name. Schroth put the webbing width in it, shoulder first then lap. A 3×2 is 3 inch shoulders onto 2 inch laps. A 2×2 is 2 inch throughout, which is the width that works over a head restraint, and every 2×2 we stock is listed HANS specific. So Profi 2×2 and Clubman 2×2 are for a car with a device in it, and the 3×2 belts are the general purpose ones.
Then order the correct side of the car
This is the mistake we see most on this brand and it follows straight from ASM. Because the extra flap is sewn into the INBOARD shoulder strap, a left hand belt and a right hand belt are not the same product and cannot be swapped. 53 of the 80 Schroth lines here carry a driver side and a passenger side option for exactly that reason, and the Lotus and Caterham listings spell it out. While you are checking, check the geometry too: a tail strap should not angle down more than 45 degrees from horizontal, and where a car cannot achieve that with a 4 point, the Rallye 3 is the answer.
QuickFit is the product I wish more people knew about. Somebody rings up wanting a harness for track days, and they have a normal car that they drive to work, and they have already decided they need a harness bar and probably a cage and it is going to be a project. If their car is on the Schroth list it is two mounting points and then the belt clips in and out in seconds, factory belt still in place. About two hundred and thirty quid and an afternoon. It is not the cheapest harness on the site, but for that job nothing else comes close.
Cameron, GSM PerformanceThe four we sell most of
The Rallye 3 at £141.24 leads on 90 sales, then the Clubman II FIA at £248.79. The last two are the pair worth comparing: Profi II-FE at £390 is FIA and road approved, Profi II at £313.13 is FIA only, and they are otherwise the same harness.
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A 4 point in a road car, out in seconds
The BMW E46 is the best seller here at 36 sold. Then Audi A3 8L, VW Golf Mk5 and Skoda Octavia. Two mounting points, then the harness clips in and out and the factory 3 point belt never leaves the car.
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Seat, Audi TT, VW and Skoda
The list is heavily VAG. Seat Leon and Ibiza, Audi 80, 90, 100, 200, A3, A4, S4 and TT, VW Golf, Polo, Passat, Lupo, Corrado and Scirocco, Skoda Octavia and Fabia. If your car is on that list, this is the easy answer.
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Lotus, Caterham and Westfield
Elise and Exige series 1 and 2 with a harness bar fitted, plus Caterham and Westfield. These are handed, so order the side of the car it goes in. Note the Lotus II-FE at £420.76 against the Lotus II at £341.47, the same FE road approval question again.
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Read the 2×2 and the 3×2
Profi 3×2 at £370.01 is the general purpose one. Profi 2×2 and Clubman 2×2 are 2 inch throughout and listed HANS specific. The Enduro 3×2 at £518.57 is the endurance belt, with yellow hand loops and ZIP adjusters for a quick driver change.
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The road end and the adjustable end
Rallye 4 at £176.70 and Rallye Cross at £156.94, both bolt in with ASM. The Flexi belts are the other useful trick: the lap latches and brackets assemble onto a two bar sliding bracket so you can change the configuration after fitting.
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The rest of what Schroth make
The iNDi 70 litre seat casting kit at £350 and the SFI 45.2 Profi Seat Kit at £240, which sets in about 30 minutes. Then the two accessories worth having: 2 inch shoulder pads at £31.75, and the bendable bolt in end fitting kits at £19 that solve awkward mounting.
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Four ways to put a Schroth in a car
| QuickFit | Rallye | Clubman II | Profi II-FE | |
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| Price | £184.68 to £232.94 | £141.24 to £176.70 | £248.79 | £390 |
| Approval | Road and Track | Road and Track | FIA 8854-1998 | FIA and EEC road |
| Fitting | Two points, car specific | Bolt in, universal | Clip in with eye bolts | Clip in, removable |
| Removes in seconds | Yes | No | No | No |
| Webbing | 2 inch throughout | 2 inch throughout | 3 inch to 2 inch | 3 inch to 2 inch |
| ASM | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Best for | Daily driven track cars | Track days on a budget | Club competition | One belt for both |
The fourth row is the one that decides most orders. Everything else on this site, and everything in the other three columns here, goes in and stays in. QuickFit is the only harness we sell that is designed to come back out, and that is worth more than the price difference to anybody whose track car is also their transport.
Four numbers worth knowing
Schroth publish more of this than most, which makes it easier to get right first time.
Common questions about Schroth harnesses
What is a Schroth QuickFit?▾
A 4 point harness built for one specific car that bolts to two attachment points and then clips in and out in seconds. Your factory 3 point belt stays exactly where it is, so the car is normal on Monday and has a harness in it on Saturday. We hold 33 of them covering Audi, VW, Skoda, Seat and the BMW E46, mostly around £231 to £233.
So I can run a harness without a roll cage?▾
That is the entire point of the QuickFit range. The mounting is designed around the car rather than around a harness bar, so there is no cage and no bar involved. Fitment is genuinely car specific, and Schroth are strict about it. The BMW E46 listing says in as many words that it is not suitable for the E92, after they tested it.
What does ASM actually do?▾
ASM is Anti-SubMarining and it is Schroth’s patent. It is an extra flap of material sewn into the inboard shoulder belt. On an ordinary 4 point both shoulder straps hold your upper body equally, which pulls up on the lap belt. With ASM one shoulder belt pays out at a different rate, which pushes the pelvis down into the seat cushion instead, and on rebound puts you back upright with the belt sitting where it should. It is on 53 of the 80 Schroth lines we hold.
Why is the Profi II-FE £77 more than the Profi II?▾
The FE push button release buckle, and what it buys is an approval rather than performance. The Profi II-FE at £390 is FIA approved for motorsport and EEC approved for the road. The plain Profi II at £313.13 is FIA only. Only four products in our Schroth range carry FE. If you want one harness that is legitimate on both sides, that is what the money is for.
What do 2×2 and 3×2 mean in the names?▾
Webbing width in inches, shoulder first then lap. A 3×2 is 3 inch shoulder straps onto 2 inch laps. A 2×2 is 2 inch all the way through, which is the width that suits a head restraint, and every 2×2 we stock is listed HANS specific. So the number in the name tells you whether the belt is built around a HANS before you read anything else.
What is the difference between the Rallye 3, Rallye 4 and Rallye Cross?▾
The Rallye 4 at £176.70 is the standard road and track 4 point. The Rallye 3 at £141.24 is for a car where the geometry will not work for a 4 point, usually because the rear seat is too close, and Schroth are clear that a tail strap should not angle down more than 45 degrees from horizontal. The Rallye Cross at £156.94 is the simplest of the three, with no quick disconnect between the front and the tail, so all four straps bolt straight to the car. That suits a car on standard seats where you do not need access behind.
Why do I have to pick driver side or passenger side?▾
Because ASM makes the belt handed. The extra flap is sewn into the inboard shoulder strap, so a left hand harness and a right hand harness are mirror images and cannot be swapped between sides. 53 of the 80 Schroth lines we hold carry the option and the Lotus and Caterham listings say so directly. If you are doing both seats you need one of each, which is why we list several of them as pairs.
Which Schroth suits my car if it is not on the QuickFit list?▾
The Profi and Clubman ranges are universal and cover saloons and sports cars, and there are dedicated versions for Lotus Elise and Exige series 1 and 2, Caterham, Westfield and Porsche. If your car needs a bracket the eye bolts will not clear, Schroth make bendable bolt in end fitting kits at £19, which solves most awkward Porsche and classic installations.
Tell us the car and whether it is your daily
Those two answers usually settle a Schroth order in a minute. If the car is on the QuickFit list and you drive it during the week, that is the product. If it is a dedicated race car, it is a Clubman or a Profi and the question becomes which webbing. Ring and ask for Cameron.
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