Child seats in the rear of our 3.2s ?

Anil · Mar 3, 2003

I was hoping this summer I could use the 3.2 as a " family" car and bring my wife and baby daughter along to a few meets.

However, I was wondering if anyone out there has fitted a readily available Group 1 (9months -3yrs) seat into their 3.2 .

I understand that there is currently a similar thread on the 944 forum, but I would like specific information on a 3.2. I have also contacted Quickfit but was told that to supply and fit a seat would cost approx. £210 pounds !!

Design 911 is selling a Group 1 Porsche Prince seat for £86 + VAT which sounds good, but I think my daughter is not going to like the " tea tray" which sandwiches her into the seat ! [&:]

I am basically hoping that someone has fitted a regular child seat into their 3.2 which fits correctly and allows my daughter to travel safely in the back.

Any pictures of installed seats would be appreciated.

Many Thanks

Anil

Guest · Mar 6, 2003

I have child seats in the back of my 911. My 4 year old has a superb Porsche seat (covered in pictures of 356 Speedsters), which is called a Zoom (I think). My 1 year old sits in a Britax Freeway. The Britax required the fitting of another lap-like belt to secure the seat. This was easy to fit but removing the seat can be challenging.

Anil · Mar 6, 2003

Brian

Thanks for the response.

I have seen the Britax Freeway, but can you please explain the fitment of an additional lap belt? Why is this necessary and did you get this with the seat?

I currently have 3 point seatbelts in the back. Are these not long enough to accomodate a car seat?

Again, any help would be appreciated.

Cheers

Anil

Guest · Mar 6, 2003

The extra belt was about £10 and acts like a lap belt securing the seat in the Porsche. I tried using the 3 point belt in the back but it doesn' t hold the seat securely.
The advantage of a freeway is that you can use it in another vehicle.

wedgepilot · Mar 9, 2003

Brian, can you tell us who/where you got the extra belt from? I was looking into this recently, and the only " fitting kit" I could find was one costing over £50, plus it involved replacing the seat belts!