3.2 rear seat belts

[craigw]

am sure I read a thread where someone was saying they had the rear belts ie lap belts converted to 3 point so that they could use a child seat. any ideas guys ?

[supersport]

You can use the Porsche prince style seat with lap belts. You can't get any other kind of seat in the rear seats of a 3.2.

The seat is also made by Mercedes and possibly Peugeot.

Mark.

[craigw]

cool thanks, any idea what age it goes up to ?

[burriana]

You can get other baby seats to fit Craig, there was a discussion not so long ago on the Porsche GB forum. It comes from Halfords of all places I believe! I'm off to investigate this weekend.

Apparently it is also a very quick job to remove the rear seat backs (both come out together) which gives a bit more leg room.

Converting lap belts to 3-point is also relatively easy to do. Requires a slot to be cut in the rear shelf but I would guess that most independents have done the job a few times. I was told to budget about £300-£350 including the new belts.

[supersport]

The Porsche prince style does 9 months to four years, I think. Can't remember the exact weight range, will check as have to put it back in the Porsche tonight.

When I was investigating, there were no other seats that fitted the 3.2, only 9 months ago, but things may well have changed.

Britax claimed that theirs did, but when we borrowed some, the seats are just to narrow at the back and the car seats just couldn't be made safe.

If you find that others do fit, it would be nice to know.

Mark.

[supersport]

I think this is the topic Al was talking about:

www.porscheclubgbforum.com/tm.asp?m=181293&mpage=1&key=halfords&#181311

It only refers to seats in the front rather than in the back, so I stand by my original claim. Is fine aslong as you have a very small wife!

Mark.

[burriana]

Nope, it was definitely back seats, cannot find the thread though, could even have been on one of the other Porsche forums. Most standard baby seats will fit in the front no probs. Just put a towel under to stop it digging into the side rolls too much.

[craigw]

thanks guys