Car Seat Questions...

[Torque]

When my daughter was in an infant seat, I just used the center belt and it was VERY secure... so secure it put divots in the cushion foam that took a couple weeks to disappear when it was removed. But there was no way a rear facing infant seat would fit behind the driver's seat.

I have a forward facing child seat on the driver's side now using the latch system. It's kind of a wierd routing to make it work, but it's very secure too. The owners manual helps with routing the belts.

 

[DeputyDipShizz]

Thanks torque I have the rear facing in the center as well...Just thought I was possibly missing the latches somewhere

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[Torque]

At least with my experience while shopping for cars, only the foreign makes put teh latch system in the middle seat. My wife's Saturn Outlook doesn't have them in the middle seats either.

 

[zack]

At least with my experience while shopping for cars, only the foreign makes put teh latch system in the middle seat. My wife's Saturn Outlook doesn't have them in the middle seats either.

My magnum wagon has them in the middle seat

 

[RubberFrog]

You have latch. They have been federally mandated for years. You're just not digging deep enough. My 04 had them as well as my 07. Like I said, it's mandated, not optional.

 

[DeputyDipShizz]

Well froggie looks like we gotta meet up...and you shall dig for em...cause I don't see em

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[zack]

Well froggie looks like we gotta meet up...and you shall dig for em...cause I don't see em

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Hey I will post a pic up today sorry forgot the other night

 

[BMRbrnSNRbrd]

If you want to place the seat in the middle why not just use the inner latch point from either side?

 

[DeputyDipShizz]

I would however my fire gear resides on the small side and when you flip the seat up the latch disappears

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[RubberFrog]

I will take pics in the morning.

 

[zack]

If you want to place the seat in the middle why not just use the inner latch point from either side?

that is what i do ..

 

[Torque]

You're not supposed to use the inner latch from the side seats to latch the kid seat in the middle position. The distance between them exceeds the recommended gap... at least that's how I read it for the three seats I have (Graco and Evenflow).

I guess I should have said the lower latch points don't seem to be present in the domestic makes. My Ram and Saturn have the upper anchor in the middle position, just not the lower ones. So you still have to use the seat belt for the middle position.

 

[zack]

its worked fine for me the past 3 years my little man hates not being able to see where he is going

 

[DeputyDipShizz]

When we switch to a front facing the sides will be fine...but with the rear facing there is no way it will fit behind a seat...Might have to invest in a 4th gen or mega cab...Gotta tell the woman...

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[zack]

^ good luck with that lol

 

[DeputyDipShizz]

She isn't to hard to persuade...its the $$$ that holds me back...

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[zack]

I know what you mean man

 

[LB3711]

come up and see my 4th gen. I'd recommend a crew cab if you don't mind a 5 foot bed

 

[DeputyDipShizz]

Why do I always have to come up there...It feels like I'm the one that does all the work in this relationship :-(

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