Hi I am looking to put a car seat for my little boy in the back of a 944 S2 Cab.
The rear seats have two point lap belts and also being a cab it does not look that easy to fit anything what have people done so far??
he is 2 ( 3 in 2 weeks ) so it's not a baby seat I am looking for. Your views would be appreciated. Other wise I will have to follow in my car or sit in the back [8|]
Try this. I think the results are inconclusive. The original Porsche Prince seat is probably you're best bet from what others have said. I was not satisfied at all with the alternatives.
http://www.porscheclubgbforum.com/tm.asp?m=570755
On the odd occasion where I took my family with me in the car the wife squeezed in behind me in the back and the child got the passenger seat. When number 2 came along the SMax entered the scene[]
hi, after all the info here and on tipec and reading on t'interwebbage, the wife will be sitting in the rear whilst junior is up front.
i dont think any seat for a child will fit in the rear safely or comfortably.
When I was a kid my Dad fitted 4 point Britax ( orange ) 4 point harness in the back of any new car we had, Was great fun when we didn't have any in the back when the car was new as we used to side about on the fake leather seats.
Anyway I was thinking I may have to look to use a 3 point harness or look to get a 4 point harness small enought for my son either using a childs seat or some sort of booster.. The problem is that the rear seats are perfect for little ones ( but a 3 point would be better than a lap belt ) by putting in a booster seat it raises the child so they are now in a NEW danger of being too close to the drivers seat.
I know of the law but I have to say I am not looking to break it but to make my little passenger secure and safe in the back of the car. I think I will wait till I can get some time to fit him in and work around that. I have managed a good set up in the back of the 912's and the W108 I am going to have to do the same in the 356 and just fit a smaller 4 point harness for him in the back of the car. I had seen them in the USA in a parts store I should have bought them there and then. I know it's not 100% correct but I would rather have him secure on the small number of journeys we would do. I have done some research on the subject of children in the back of the car and the main problem with small children is that if in a crash the weight is different to Adults and that they slip under the belt where an adult falls forward. but once they grow in size this then changes much to like an adult where the head is the heavy part of the body. Interesting stuff.. In the 912's I used a 3 point static belt and I used the two lap belt bolt holes and the third I plated at the top on the parcel shelf. When I had racing belts they supplied a washer but I didn't like that so I made a bigger square plate twice as thick and this spreads the load more than a smaller point.
I understand the main reason for the car seats is the impact on the side and this is where a standard seat is not very good. Soon we will have to wear cotton wood suits before we get in the car...
Must admit on a recent trip to the airport from long term parking I did wonder what magic force was suddenly protecting my 3YO daughter when we were surrounded by hard metal and driven by someone I didn't trust as much as myself.
I have also wondered about a harness for the rear - probably could be made quite safe, better than a booster and standard 3 point anyway. Should work ok until shoulders reach the top of the seatback.
Tony
yeah I am not going to be rude enough to ignor the law but lets be honest here.
We have 4 seater cars for our enjoyment and for our family to be part of it.. Well in my case the family have no choice I have always been a car nut so it's a case of go with it or get left behind LOL
but I am going to talk with some one I know in the safty world of seat belts for a very wellknown company Bentley and see what I can come up with. I don't mind if I have to have some thing made. But a Childs 4 point harness with some extra padding would be the solution to the problem really. I have an engineering background so I am not going to be gaffer taping him to the seat and hope for the best.. little man is my world and my spanner fetcher so I need him..
very interesting thanks I was looking at the rear shelf and it is total metal and would be to give the car structure. And I thought a 3 point static belt would be good as he can't move then.. and this looks like the type of thing I was looking at.. that or a 5 or 4 point harness for kids from the USA. I tried the seat I had out the 912 in the back.. DANGEROUS!!! big time one his head is exposed two he would be about 6 inches from the head rest with his face!!!
when he sits in the seat in the back its total made for him..so I will continue to make this a family freindly summer car..
let me know how you get on, very interested in this myself as i have a 14month old. the only option i have so far is to put junior in the front in his seat, and the wife sits in the back!!!!
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