Brey-Krause has been our gold standard for Corvette harness mounting since we opened the doors. We've handled a lot of bars over the years. There are plenty that cost less. There aren't many we'd want behind us when something goes seriously wrong.
Pick one up and it becomes pretty obvious where the money and weight went. This isn't a decorative tube whose only job is to keep the shoulder belts from sliding sideways.
A true harness mounting structure has to deal with the loads transferred through the belts when something goes wrong. That's a very different job from simply guiding the webbing behind the seat.
There are cheaper bars we could put on the website and make a few bucks on. We don't. Brey-Krause is the bar we'd install in our own Corvette, so it's the one we're comfortable selling to you.
The R-1115 provides a purpose-built mounting point for the shoulder-harness portion of a multi-point restraint system while properly locating the belts relative to the driver.
Proper belt routing matters. The R-1115 places the shoulder-harness mounting tube directly behind the occupants rather than forcing you to improvise a mounting point farther back in the car.
The guides help control lateral movement of the shoulder straps during braking and cornering. They locate the webbing on the main bar—but they are not themselves the harness mounting points.
The main bar attaches at the factory B-pillar shoulder-belt locations. Separate support rods then triangulate the structure forward to the outside rear seat-track mounting points.
The R-1115 uses the C5's existing structure instead of asking you to start drilling structural mounting holes wherever a universal bar happens to fit.
The ends of the main tube locate at the factory upper shoulder-belt mounting points. From there, left- and right-side support rods run forward and down to the outside rear seat-track mounts.
It's a simple layout, but mechanically it makes a lot more sense than a lonely tube hanging between two points behind the seats.
The R-1115 is intended for C5 Coupe and Fixed Roof Coupe applications, including the fixed-roof C5 Z06.
Brey-Krause specifies the R-1115 for Coupe and Fixed Roof Coupe applications. We do not list it as a C5 Convertible harness bar.
The R-1115 handles the shoulder belts. For the lap-belt and anti-submarine portions of the restraint system, Brey-Krause specifies its R-9115 mounting kit.
Brey-Krause specifically recommends using a sternum strap when the R-1115 and racing harnesses are used with the factory C5 seats.
Compared with some of the later-Corvette BK bars, the R-1115 installation is pretty straightforward. The main tube uses the factory upper shoulder-belt mounting locations and the support rods attach at the outside rear seat-track mounts.
BK's instructions are only two pages because there isn't a mountain of interior surgery involved—but this is still restraint-system hardware, and proper installation matters.
Brey-Krause recommends professional installation.
BK's official two-page guide shows the B-pillar mounting arrangement, support-rod orientation, rear seat-track attachment points and the correct shoulder-harness wrap-mounting method.
DOWNLOAD R-1115 INSTALLATION PDFCurrent Brey-Krause specifications for the R-1115 C5 Corvette Harness Mount Bar.
| Manufacturer | Brey-Krause |
|---|---|
| Part Number | R-1115 |
| Application | 1997–2004 C5 Coupe / Fixed Roof Coupe / Z06 |
| Material | Type 304 stainless steel |
| Finish | Durable black wrinkle-finish powder coat |
| Weight | 18 lb |
| Main Bar Mounting | Factory B-pillar shoulder-belt mounting points |
| Support Rod Mounting | Outside rear seat-track mounting points |
| Structural Drilling | None |
| Shoulder Harness Attachment | Wrap-mounted around main horizontal tube |
| Harness Guide Attachment | Do not attach shoulder harnesses to guide loops |
| Lap / Anti-Sub Mounting | Brey-Krause R-9115 mounting kit |
| Factory Seat Note | Brey-Krause recommends a sternum strap |
Stainless construction, factory mounting points and triangulated support into the rear seat-track mounts. There are cheaper ways to hang harnesses in a C5. This is the way we'd do it.
