Has anyone shortened 5 point harness straps?

[beeman]

My shoulder harnesses are fine but the lap straps are way too long. Has anyone shortened harness straps? Thanks!
Dave

[VRaptor SpeedWorks, LLC]

Looks like you should be able to just cut off the excess and melt the ends so they don't fray out?

[Ray]

I trimmed ours and used a heat gun to melt the cut ends so they wouldn’t fray.

Ray

[wareaglescott]

Yep sure did. I have those cipher belts and they were way to long. Melted the end after cutting and got my mom involved in the build sewing a nice fold on the end.

[beeman]

Sounds good, did you use a flame or something else?

[Jetfuel]

This is what I did
Cut to length, melt edges with a lighter and with wet fingers roll the corner inward
Using two pieces of a flat material in my case flat aluminum I folded the end about 3/16 and then squeeze it between the flat metal using vise-grip pliers
A second fold was created and squeezed again until I had the look I wanted.
After getting the fold right open the last fold and apply a thin line of superglue gel and fold and squeeze until dry
No stitches required

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[beeman]

This is what I did
Cut to length, melt edges with a lighter and with wet fingers roll the corner inward
Using two pieces of a flat material in my case flat aluminum I folded the end about 3/16 and then squeeze it between the flat metal using vise-grip pliers
A second fold was created and squeezed again until I had the look I wanted.
After getting the fold right open the last fold and apply a thin line of superglue gel and fold and squeeze until dry
No stitches required

6BD84B38-F61E-4BFC-9235-2CC42A1F66E7.jpg

I like that idea, thanks for the reply!