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YOUR RESEARCHI've got kiddy seats in my Porsche
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there is sopmething really cool that comes to your car when the back is filled with little smiling faces !!
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Use harmony literider booster (as mentioned in post #2 above)
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I use the Harmony Literider booster (as mentioned in Post #2 above) for my 5-year-old.
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Can anyone confirm this or add updated information on what booster seat they recommend on a cab ?
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How old are the kiddos you want to run with in the rear?
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I've been trying to figure out how to get kiddy seats in the back of my 996. My daughter is insistent that her kids can't ride in Grandpa's Porsche without proper safety equipment.
The Grandkids (GK) range in age from 5 years down to 10 months. I tried to get a booster type seat for one of the seats, but they are too damn wide. I measured the rear bucket seats, and they are only 12" wide at their narrowest point. So, any seat that I find would have to be less than 12" wide to fit in the back, and fit all the way back in the bucket seat.
I went to ToysRUs with my tape measure, and measured and tried out 3 or 4 seats before I found one that was both reasonably priced, was suitable for both front facing GK with a harness and older GK using it as a booster, and fit my color scheme (OK, as long as I was looking.)
I came upon the Evenflow Steeplechase Model seats. They were selling for $60 each (which is really cheap, especially if you consider that Porsche kiddy seats are over $300, and could be used with baby's as small as 6 or 7 months, and as large as 100 pounds. I configured one with the harness and one without. Both are held in place with the conventional seatbelt wrapped around the front.
I also got some seatback covers, so that the GK could kick their muddy feet all they wanted at the seatbacks, but would only mess up the nylon cover. A pair of covers came to $12.00.
I thought I would share my "research" so that you guys could set up your cars the same, if you wanted. There really isn't a lot of leg room in the back, even for mini-kids. I have had to pull my seat farther forward than my normal driving position so that there was room for their legs. Small price to pay for carting the GK around and hearing them shout -"Grandpa, get it up to 8 (8,000 RPM). I need to teach them a bit about cars - plenty of time for that!!
larry
Glad you found some that worked! Kinda late, but we have a backless booster that fits, and it's only $13 at Walmart, lol, in case you ever wanted to go that route. Took me forever to find one that fit, but it does!
Wow, I love the new family truckster Larry. HAHA
My youngest daughter is now too big for the booster seat but I have fond memories of buckling her into the 996 when she was younger.
It's funny you mention the tach, my daughter would often say "wow dad you got it up to 5,000, etc." and I'd reply "yes, but don't tell mom".
I can hear it now, "Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, Grandpa got the car to 7,200 today. It was real fun"!!!
Nice rear of the seat protector towel thingy!
I'm tall, and have to move my driver seat way back. So, when my kids are in the car, the older (8) daughter sits behind short mommy, and my son (6) complains the whole trip about not having enough room for his feet!
Or if you searched you would have found the thread I started that documents MANY people's experience with what works and doesn't work in the back of a 996!
So......
How old are the kiddos you want to run with in the rear?
So for the 5 and 4 year old, the booster seats will be perfect.
The 2 and 22 (and the 10 month old when 1 year of age is reached so he can be forward facing) will be great in a forward facing convertible seat like the Britax roundabout. The Britax is the one seat that actually fits in the rears of these cars as long as you remove the base that is attached to the seat. I've attached pics for you.
Very welcome.
Consensus is the Britax Roundabout is the best forward facing convertible and the Recaro PROBooster is the best "fit like a glove" booster seat.
Same for the CAB but you just don't get the rear anchor that you can use in conjunction with the seat belt. I have a CAB as well and use the same setup between both cars.
Dell:
Actually, the 10 month old is stable enough to be able to sit in a forward facing seat with a full harness, so the configuration that I have works for all 5 of the grandkids. With the Evenflo Steeplechase seat, I don't have to remove anything. The base is narrow enough at the back to fit right inside the space available in the rear bucket. It looks like you did a rear seat delete for your car. That works out very well. I just belted these seats right into the buckets. The seat back fits right against the back of the rear seat, and the bottom of the base sits fully back into the bucket. I didn't see a Britax seat when I was shopping. The seat I picked was the best fit, at the cheapest price.
larry
I am only referring to what the law as well as pediatricians state. A child should be rear facing as long as possible and no sooner than 1 year and a minimum of 20 pounds to turn forward facing.
To each his own though.
To be honest, the space in the rear of these cars is so small, that I don't know if you could even fit in a rear facing seat, with the front seat in a normal sitting position. That being said, my daughter is still using a rear facing seat for Asa when he is in the car. He isn't the reason why I bought the seats. It is mainly for the other 4 GKids.
larry
You can fit a rear facing seat (Graco Snugride). That is also dcumented in the link I posted for you that has all the baby seat info you could want. The problem though is there is a time between when a baby will weight too much for it but yet still less than a year old so no riding in the P-car.
Yeah I'm pretty sure it's illegal in all states (as well as extremely unsafe!) to put a baby under 1yr in a forward facing seat. They should stay rearfacing as long as possible. My daughter rearfaced until she was 2.5yrs old and the only reason I moved her forward was because she started getting very carsick.
Also, newer infant carriers go up to 30+ lbs so if those fit rearfacing, that's an option. My daughter grew out of her carrier (at the time they only had 20lb max) at only 4 mos, but she would've fit until 1yr if it went just 5lbs higher.
I use the Harmony Literider booster (as mentioned in Post #2 above) for my 5-year-old. The booster was $13.50 at Walmart.
See more (with pictures) in
this long post
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FYI, my 7-year-old uses a booster in most cars, but in the back of my 996 Cab, the booster makes the belt fit too high on her. So, she rides in the back of my 996 without a booster seat of any kind. The seat is small enough, it fits her fine.
You know, that was one of the concerns that I had. How does the belt track on the child sitting in it. In the Evenflo seat, there are two positions on the outside edges (you can see them in the second and third picture) that allow you to thread the shoulder belt to keep it at the right height. Secondly, the seat is set up so that the lap belt is channeled directly across the waist of the passenger. So, if during an unfortunate accident there is a lot of forward pressure on the child, the lap belt can't move out of position, and the shoulder belt remains in the proper height because of the channel.
BTW, one other thing about the booster seats. I know that they are convenient, I used them in my Lexus. The problem that I had was when my Gkids fell asleep while using the booster. There was nothing to support them, and they flopped to the side, so that their shoulders weren't supported by the belt, they pretty much "fell out" of the safe position. In a full seat, the child is held in at the shoulder and waist, and if they fall asleep, and they slide to the side, their heads are held in place by the "wraparound wings" of the safety seat.
Makes me feel more comfortable. I guess the main thought is that you need to find something that works for you, fits properly in the car, and makes you comfortable that your kids or Gkids are protected. BTW, our Toys R Us let me take the seats out into the parking lot so that I could try them out in my car. No mystery here, great customer service.
larry
My daughter is 7 also, but she does not fit in the seat without a booster. Yes, the seat itself fits her great, but the shoulder part of the seatbelt cuts across her neck instead of sitting on her shoulder. So while it may look like they fit back there fine without the booster, they may still need it. This pic is of her without the booster seat - you can see how the seatbelt is still way too high on her (and she's the biggest girl in her class). I don't even want to imagine what would happen if we got into an accident with the seatbelt like that on her. With the harmony literider in there, the seatbelt sits perfectly on her shoulder. For $13, it seemed stupid not to use it.
LOL! I can't imagine any kid falling asleep in these cars, lol. My daughter thinks it's like a roller coaster or something, egging me on at every turn! LOL
I haven't had a chance to drive the Gkids too much in my car yet. They have fallen asleep in my Lexus, though, and that was what I was referring to. Of course, if they spend a lot of time watching my performance by viewing the instrument cluster, I am in deep doo-doo.
larry
The biggest problem I've encountered with my 7-year-old in the rear seat is, uh...vomiting. I think it's a combination of a claustrophobic seating position, the vibration of the engine right behind her, and dad's driving. It's happened three times now. I just shrug it off...whaddrya gonna do?
The other day, I spent the entire day with two of my grandkids. The pleasures of having them close, and being unemployed. So, this was the first time that I had a chance to put both of them in the back seat. This just seemed like a good reason to flaunt my good looking grandkids to the Porsche crowd. I also snapped a pic of the nylon seatback protector. Works very well.
larry
Larry - not to be some sort of safety police - but the kids shouldn't be in puffy coats while strapped in the seat. Some videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNGT9eBL_gg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDhng9hvjlI
My kids love riding in the back! Nothing quite like the smile on the 2 year old's face during exceleration
The seats I found didnt fit as snuggly as i wanted but after removing the lower seat pad and some creative work a few tightly rolled black towels i was able to strap each seat down firmly with no slop.
I am picking up my first P-car this weekend (assuming it passes the PPI). Eitherway, its time to buy a car seat.
It seems the Recaro PROBooster is a good option for a 996 cab for a 5 year old. Can anyone confirm this or add updated information on what booster seat they recommend on a cab ?
Thanks!
Yup; Ive been reading all of your posts Dell ... they are fantastic.
Okay; ordering the ProBooster now ... too bad you cant get a commission from Amazon!
With the amount of $$$ Amazon gets from me and my friends it would be nice
The thing about the ProBooster is it actually fits in there like it was actually designed with the car! It is that good.
Hah; become an amazon affiliate member and provide links to it. Ive read nearly all of your posts (searching for booster seat ---> you pop up a LOT).
I wont buy the 2nd car seat yet for my 2.5 year old ... primarily because if I need to drive both kids I will probably be taking the X5 versus the p-car. Of course, if I have as much fun driving the p-car as I hope; I maybe be ordering another car seat next week ....
