Sunil
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After many hours of research, going backwards and forwards to different stores and trying many seats, I have finally bought and installed a baby seat I can throw my nephew into.
I've been looking into this for a while now but had to resolve the issue this week as, and I'm not sure how this happened, my nephew decided that he prefers my car over those of his parents and grandparents - he's going to be 2 at the end of the month.
Expense aside, the general consensus seems to be that most children don't care for the Porsche seat because it's quite restrictive.
Therefore, without further ado, I present to you the:
Mamas & Papas Pro-Tec
Black Chequers
Group 1 Forward Facing Car Seat
Suitable from: 9kg - 18kg (9 months - 4 years approx)
£120
I checked this seat out yesterday and fitted it to both the rear and front seat (passenger side obviously although I'm sure my nephew would be happy to have the steering wheel on his side!).
It fit perfectly on the sports seats in the front but I won't be using it there till I've had the airbag deactivation kit installed. I believe it's supposed to work in conjunction with a toggle on a Porsche child seat but I'll figure it out. The store also suggested that I buy a seat cover from Halfords to protect the leather when using the seat in the front.
The fit in the rear was snug but a good one, much to the surprise of the manager who never for one second thought it would fit. To the contrary in fact, he was very happy with the fit. I decided to have my Porsche bodyshop remove the rear seat backrest and base so that, when installed, the child seat sits further back to give my nephew more legroom and avoid sitting too close to the seat in front. It also sits lower down thereby reducing a marginal blindspot created by a slightly higher seat. Moreover, the leather on the rear seat is safeguarded as the seat sits on the carpet. Once again, I made sure that both the manager and the installer at Mamas & Papas were happy with the fit of the seat directly on the carpet.
I took my nephew out for a spin this evening to dish out his birthday party invitations and he was over the moon. He was looking particularly dapper in the back seat with his leather jacket and Winnie the Pooh shades. When asked, he was happy to give both the car and the seat his full and unconditional seal of approval.
I will post pictures of the installed seat asap for anyone who's interested.
I've been looking into this for a while now but had to resolve the issue this week as, and I'm not sure how this happened, my nephew decided that he prefers my car over those of his parents and grandparents - he's going to be 2 at the end of the month.
Expense aside, the general consensus seems to be that most children don't care for the Porsche seat because it's quite restrictive.
Therefore, without further ado, I present to you the:
Mamas & Papas Pro-Tec
Black Chequers
Group 1 Forward Facing Car Seat
Suitable from: 9kg - 18kg (9 months - 4 years approx)
£120
I checked this seat out yesterday and fitted it to both the rear and front seat (passenger side obviously although I'm sure my nephew would be happy to have the steering wheel on his side!).
It fit perfectly on the sports seats in the front but I won't be using it there till I've had the airbag deactivation kit installed. I believe it's supposed to work in conjunction with a toggle on a Porsche child seat but I'll figure it out. The store also suggested that I buy a seat cover from Halfords to protect the leather when using the seat in the front.
The fit in the rear was snug but a good one, much to the surprise of the manager who never for one second thought it would fit. To the contrary in fact, he was very happy with the fit. I decided to have my Porsche bodyshop remove the rear seat backrest and base so that, when installed, the child seat sits further back to give my nephew more legroom and avoid sitting too close to the seat in front. It also sits lower down thereby reducing a marginal blindspot created by a slightly higher seat. Moreover, the leather on the rear seat is safeguarded as the seat sits on the carpet. Once again, I made sure that both the manager and the installer at Mamas & Papas were happy with the fit of the seat directly on the carpet.
I took my nephew out for a spin this evening to dish out his birthday party invitations and he was over the moon. He was looking particularly dapper in the back seat with his leather jacket and Winnie the Pooh shades. When asked, he was happy to give both the car and the seat his full and unconditional seal of approval.
I will post pictures of the installed seat asap for anyone who's interested.
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