911 v small child
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jonny996 said:
My son is 2.5 & is in a Porsche zoom with sleep support, olny thing is if he is sleeping and I have to brake hardish, no hard enough for seatbelt to bite, he slumps forword and head buts the passanger seat.
Any body else had this, and how did you fix it?
If you have to brake hard enough that he is damaging the passenger seat and the seat blet isn't biting then there may be something wrong with the inertia reel. A strip of gaffer tape across his forehead might do the trick.
los angeles said:
Get it adopted - visit it at weekends in the Porsche
los angeles said:
Kids in sports cars - paa! If you were longing for the patter of tiny feet you should have bought a dog. They are cheaper and you get more feet. In fact, children can ruin your lives, dogs only ruin your carpet.
Thoroughly irresponsible I know, but when my daughter was born, we took her home in the 911.... in a papoose with the back seats folded down and seat belts holding her in!!!
This we did for a good few weeks until I spent a fortune on a genuine Porsche car seat (as standard car seats wouldn't fit). Even then it was forward facing I recall.
Do forgive me, this was in the 80's and I don't think we knew quite as much as we do now about safety... that's my excuse... or maybe I was just 911 mad!
>> Edited by 911addict on Tuesday 11th April 19:21
>> Edited by 911addict on Tuesday 11th April 19:23
This we did for a good few weeks until I spent a fortune on a genuine Porsche car seat (as standard car seats wouldn't fit). Even then it was forward facing I recall.
Do forgive me, this was in the 80's and I don't think we knew quite as much as we do now about safety... that's my excuse... or maybe I was just 911 mad!
>> Edited by 911addict on Tuesday 11th April 19:21
>> Edited by 911addict on Tuesday 11th April 19:23
I always carried my 3 year old as a passenger in my 996 turbo with the Porsche child seat and the airbag deactivated by the Porsche underseat system it was never a problem ( unless she grabbed the handbrake ) and she loved it
But, now I have swopped it for a GT3RS I can't find a way to deactivate the airbag and Porsche say it can't be done for liabilty reasons. My daughter wants to travel in the car, does anyone know of a reputable dealer in the South East to remove /deactivate or assist?. Obviously it's done on race cars so it's not impossible
But, now I have swopped it for a GT3RS I can't find a way to deactivate the airbag and Porsche say it can't be done for liabilty reasons. My daughter wants to travel in the car, does anyone know of a reputable dealer in the South East to remove /deactivate or assist?. Obviously it's done on race cars so it's not impossible
Here's my sob story : sold my 964, was busy planning my next purchase (964 cab, 993, cheap 996, ... many happy hours spent surfing on AutoTrader et al) when we found out she was pregnant. Now she wants me to sell my Z3, Triumph Speed Triple and Daytona too (all are battered and old, but fun) ... and buy a 5 door small car, while she gets to keep her 3 door 10 year old Nissan Micra. How fair is that? Why do I have to make the major sacrifice when she hates cars?
OK, I should have bought another 911 more quickly. OK, we need at least one 5 door vehicle in the household. OK, we live in Paris where the public transport system means we shouldn't need a car at all, without mentioning the omnipresent risk of vandalism when parked in the street, but why should I have to get rid of all my toys???
One thing in my favour was that the other day when shopping for baby clothes we walked passed a 997 with not one, but two baby seats, which added a bit of weight to my argument.
My cunning plan is to get her to give the Micra to her parents, sell the Z3 and the Daytona as a show of good faith, keep the Speed Triple as protection against transport strikes, then I'll buy her a 2nd hand 5 door diesel Yaris for extra brownie points, and then hope she doesn't notice when a shiny 911 appears in the garage one day. Wonder if it'll work?
OK, I should have bought another 911 more quickly. OK, we need at least one 5 door vehicle in the household. OK, we live in Paris where the public transport system means we shouldn't need a car at all, without mentioning the omnipresent risk of vandalism when parked in the street, but why should I have to get rid of all my toys???
One thing in my favour was that the other day when shopping for baby clothes we walked passed a 997 with not one, but two baby seats, which added a bit of weight to my argument.
My cunning plan is to get her to give the Micra to her parents, sell the Z3 and the Daytona as a show of good faith, keep the Speed Triple as protection against transport strikes, then I'll buy her a 2nd hand 5 door diesel Yaris for extra brownie points, and then hope she doesn't notice when a shiny 911 appears in the garage one day. Wonder if it'll work?
Cabs are best, because you can lift the child straight in.
Get the airbag disabler kit; then you can use the porsche baby seat in the front or rear. Then switch to the Prince seat (the thing with the "table" in front of the child in the twins' picture). Finally a Britax booster works OK (although the seatbelt clip is a squeeze) in the rear until the child's a bit bigger at which point you take off one seat squab, stick it on top of the other with a cushion in between at the back and you have a perfect booster seat. I originally had a GT3, which was fine for me and the girl, but my wife had to run behind us so I moved to a family-friendly 996 cab.
Buggy-wise, first remove the spare wheel from the front boot (pointless thing) to free up space. You'll struggle with a C4, of course, due to diff intrusion. Then get a Porsche buggy to begin with, as they're designed to fit. As soon as the child can use a Maclaren, get a Techno XT; this will fit behind the driver's seat leaning back against the back seat backrest (unless you're very tall or think you're Stirling Moss), leaving the boot free.
Finally, get a SmartTop if you have a mk2 996 cab, as the rear quarter windows don't wind up with the roof down, and the nipper will complain about the draught.
Get the airbag disabler kit; then you can use the porsche baby seat in the front or rear. Then switch to the Prince seat (the thing with the "table" in front of the child in the twins' picture). Finally a Britax booster works OK (although the seatbelt clip is a squeeze) in the rear until the child's a bit bigger at which point you take off one seat squab, stick it on top of the other with a cushion in between at the back and you have a perfect booster seat. I originally had a GT3, which was fine for me and the girl, but my wife had to run behind us so I moved to a family-friendly 996 cab.
Buggy-wise, first remove the spare wheel from the front boot (pointless thing) to free up space. You'll struggle with a C4, of course, due to diff intrusion. Then get a Porsche buggy to begin with, as they're designed to fit. As soon as the child can use a Maclaren, get a Techno XT; this will fit behind the driver's seat leaning back against the back seat backrest (unless you're very tall or think you're Stirling Moss), leaving the boot free.
Finally, get a SmartTop if you have a mk2 996 cab, as the rear quarter windows don't wind up with the roof down, and the nipper will complain about the draught.
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