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What about the top tether?
I thought I'd add something here. I also installed a safety seat by removing the seat belt straps and installing 2 eye bolts. I think mine were sparco brand. They work great as latch anchoring points, or you can thread a racheting type or grip type tie down strap and snug the seat secure that way. However, one problem i've noticed is there isn't a place to hook the third latch strap that usually secures the top of the child seat. On most new cars these days they have a latch attachment on the seat back or directly behind the seat on the floor where you can anchor the top lath tether to. I feel this is quite important, because even with the seat secured snugly with the bottom seat belt points, I do notice that the top of the seat can still be wiggled front to back quite considerably. Has anyone considered modifying the rear deck of the 911 to install a latch attachment point? If anyone has, please let me know how to do this..
FYI, as far as the child booster seats i've been looking into this too and some people are saying that even though most seats will tell you over 40lbs and 4 years you can go to a belt-adjusting booster (or the seat will convert to one), however 5 point harness is better for as long as you can keep them in one of those seats. The Britax REGENT apparently uses a harness for up to 80 lbs but is quite a big seat and might not fit in the porsche. Another option is the Safeguard booster seat that says you can use the 5 point harness up till 65 pounds (but again, probably won't fit in the 911 b/c it requires the top latch for installation)...
I think the previous poster is right, you don't want to be using any booster seat without a shoulder strap and only the lap belt, i think this could be quite dangerous. If you have a bigger kid who won't fit a harnessed seat which can be installed in the rear like the britax (which might not fit in the porsche anyway) then the front seat looks like the only option.
Even if your child will still fit in a harnessed seat in the back (like mine) -- the problem I have is that I'm still looking for a better / more secure way to mount the seat which includes securing the top tether. I haven't been able to figure anything out yet. Any ideas?
Thanks.
Last edited by 84porsche9113.2; 02-23-2008 at 10:42 PM..
Reason: wrong model of seat originally posted, it is the REGENT, not monarch...
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