Castor

Trainee maniac

• Mar 2, 2016

• #1

Eyup you lot,

I have an ex MoD S3 without a seat or seat belt in the middle, however the lap belt fixings are there. I wish to construct a comfy seat for my six-year old granddaughter to perch between my wife and I.

What do people do, seatwise, in these circumstances?

 

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109inches

Well-Known Member

• Mar 2, 2016

• #2

Would be safer on the outer seat. I have a classic Land Rover magazine all about fitting a child seat securely to an old Land Rover. Dunno whether the fixings they use could've adapted for the centre seat.
I can send you some pictures of the article if required.

 

FlyingPete

Well-Known Member

• Mar 3, 2016

• #3

The simplest way would be to fit a proper middle seat, and install a child seat that can be used with a lap belt. The advantage is that the middle seat can then be used by adults for occasional short trips.

The law states that an approved child seat must be used- it's a bit backwards but a purpose-built smaller seat would most likely not be acceptable, despite being better suited to the job. For insurance purposes a standard bolt-in solution is almost certain to be better received than a DIY job.

 

Castor

Trainee maniac

• Mar 4, 2016

• #4

109inches said:

I can send you some pictures of the article if required.

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Thanks - I'd really appreciate that.

 

Castor

Trainee maniac

• Mar 4, 2016

• #5

FlyingPete said:

The law states that an approved child seat must be used- it's a bit backwards but a purpose-built smaller seat would most likely not be acceptable, despite being better suited to the job. For insurance purposes a standard bolt-in solution is almost certain to be better received than a DIY job.

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I've been toying with retrofitting an Isofix type mounting, but as you say a standard solution is probably better from an insurance standpoint. Grrrrrrr.

 

Rattlegun

Well-Known Member

• Mar 5, 2016

• #6

Looking at videos of how far a childs head moves in a crash, even a restrained one, and the position of the gear lever in an S3 I wouldn't have done it with my kids. But then in my day we just rolled around on the back seat of Dads Cortina