db7 back seats
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finally got to test a db7 i6 manual for fitting my two boys
have to say its tight but not unworkable for maybe 2 /3 years
or put 1 in the front and the other behind him for that extra legroom
but the car boosters {2 types} i took to try just did not seem to fit the seats all that well anyone ever heard of a booster seat that fits well
have to say its tight but not unworkable for maybe 2 /3 years
or put 1 in the front and the other behind him for that extra legroom
but the car boosters {2 types} i took to try just did not seem to fit the seats all that well anyone ever heard of a booster seat that fits well
This topic seems to come up fairly frequently so try searching.
I remember this thread (see below) but I know there have been many more.
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Richard
I remember this thread (see below) but I know there have been many more.
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Richard
The other thread was mine.
I have tried all sorts of seats, I tried re-modelling the back of the exsiting seat to 20mm thick to accomodate a thin car seat, I tried booster heights and all failed.
The problem with the booster I found is that the kiddie in the back needs to have their feet low down to make use of the heel space and toe space under the rear seat squab and under the front seat - the leg length of my daughter at 4 yrs is such that her feet end up too high up once "boosted" so they jam between the seat back and the rear seat squab iteself.
My final solution has been to re-make the rear seat back on the passenger side with a set of slots for harness straps and I have replaced the seatbelt with a 4 point harness. This completely negates the whole point of the booster as it is supposed to be there to help position the cross strap of a carseat onto the shoulder better and also to stop submarining but this is negated too as the 4 point harness lapstrap is a set length once adjusted and can't slacken off.
My younger daughter is going in the front passenger seat in her ususal carseat and a local auto-electrical company are adding a switchable circuit into the airbag system so the passenger airbag can be switched off (solution recommended and used by Broughtons AM in Cheltenham).
So all solved, albeit not to the letter of the law - but anyone with a brain should be able to see the sense in the approach; its much safer than a child perched on a booster cushion with a standard 3 point seatbelt.
Cheers
Matt.
I have tried all sorts of seats, I tried re-modelling the back of the exsiting seat to 20mm thick to accomodate a thin car seat, I tried booster heights and all failed.
The problem with the booster I found is that the kiddie in the back needs to have their feet low down to make use of the heel space and toe space under the rear seat squab and under the front seat - the leg length of my daughter at 4 yrs is such that her feet end up too high up once "boosted" so they jam between the seat back and the rear seat squab iteself.
My final solution has been to re-make the rear seat back on the passenger side with a set of slots for harness straps and I have replaced the seatbelt with a 4 point harness. This completely negates the whole point of the booster as it is supposed to be there to help position the cross strap of a carseat onto the shoulder better and also to stop submarining but this is negated too as the 4 point harness lapstrap is a set length once adjusted and can't slacken off.
My younger daughter is going in the front passenger seat in her ususal carseat and a local auto-electrical company are adding a switchable circuit into the airbag system so the passenger airbag can be switched off (solution recommended and used by Broughtons AM in Cheltenham).
So all solved, albeit not to the letter of the law - but anyone with a brain should be able to see the sense in the approach; its much safer than a child perched on a booster cushion with a standard 3 point seatbelt.
Cheers
Matt.
Edited by M@H on Wednesday 11th February 16:19
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