Child seat in a Murci?

[132]

My son is now 4 and has never been in the Murci, so I thought it was high time that we put that right.

Has anyone put a child seat in a Murci safely and without damaging the seats?

Many thanks.

[teen_cerbera]

What I would have given to have gone in a Lambo when I was that age. Great Effort in creating a future Petrol/Pistonhead

[Hughesie]

just drape a towel over the seat before you secure it, should stop any damage.

[132]

teen_cerbera said:

What I would have given to have gone in a Lambo when I was that age. Great Effort in creating a future Petrol/Pistonhead

Me, too. When I was a kid, I used to take the bus to Brentford to stand and watch Del Hopkins and co service and test drive Countach's, Miura’s etc. I desperately wanted to have a go in one, but never plucked up enough courage to ask...

Cheers.

Edited by 132 on Wednesday 3rd November 12:21

[S1M VP]

I regulary take my 3yr old girl out in the 360, using the normal big bulky seat, but guess teh seats are a little wider than yours.

You can buy a protective car seat mat from Halfwits which is "supposed" to protect the leather, but the seat has two flanges on the back which have permanently stretched the leather in the rear seats of my S Tye R that the seat sits in most of the time.
Towel as suggested, is probably better to be honest.

If you go out for a few hours it can leave an 'impression' on the seat, which soon disappears as long as it's only short periods - when I take her out for teh day, when we park up I release the tension on the belt to avoid squashing the foam/leather any longer than necessary.

[BPD]

Hughesie said:

just drape a towel over the seat before you secure it, should stop any damage.

^^^ This is what I did in the Gallardo. Just remember to take it out as soon as you are back.

[Caelum Blue]

Just follow the advice given so far, blanket and release the tension when they are not actually in it.

Here is my 2yr old in my G.

[lordbluf]

Caelum Blue said:

Just follow the advice given so far, blanket and release the tension when they are not actually in it.

Here is my 2yr old in my G.

How can you prove the kid in the picture is yours? Kiddy Snatcher!

[AndrewD]

My son came out in my SV regularly. Used a Porsche child seat on two of those special seat protectors

[andrew]

can't you just use a bolster like nosey jon does ?

[Caelum Blue]

andrew said:

can't you just use a bolster like nosey jon does ?

You can if you care more about your car than your child.

[andrew]

Caelum Blue said:

andrew said:

can't you just use a bolster like nosey jon does ?

You can if you care more about your car than your child.

nosey jon's not a child, short and childish maybe

[Caelum Blue]

Sorry, the humour was lost on me as I don't know the individual, and having to deal with car accidents including fatalities involving children may skew my thinking towards the more serious side of things.

[FactoryPilot]

I used to regularly take my 4 year old son out in my old Murcie with just the booster base type affair. Seemed to fit really well due to the shape of the Murcie seats. I now do the same in my Scud complete with harnesses. I think as long as you take the time to adjust the belts and seat to fit the child, you should be fine.

[traxx]

Slightly OT but quite a few years back I remember driving my daughter down to Goodwood in a Gallardo early on Sunday morning when she was 3
This truck pulled out right in front of us and I slammed on the brakes

Needless to say all of her breakfast ended up right in that tight bit between the window and dashboard - never did really managed to get rid of the smell


btw on the main topic you will have no problem using standard kids seats provided you dont have the 4 point belts
I've still never found a seat the correctly fits the SV raceseats with the 4 point belts so the kids have to slum it in the GTO

Edited by traxx on Thursday 4th November 10:27

[GillyD]

Actually, we didn't use the porsche seat in the SV. We used a Britax seat - can't remember the model but it's quite old now but it was narrow enough to fit into the SV seat and was secured tightly by looping the seat belt through the child seat which had it's own integrated harness. The SV seats are a really awkward shape because they slant forward slightly at the top which makes fitting a child seat really hard. Not sure if Murci seats are the same. If you live anywhere near Milton Keynes I recommend the in car safety centre - they really fit seats properly and you can take your car to them. www.incarsafetycentre.co.uk

I don't like booster seats for young children - they are more vulnerable in the front and you don't get side protection. To protect the seats we used 2 non-slip heavy duty seat protectors. Other things can actually cause the child seat to slip forward under heavy breaking.

Anyway, good luck, it's worth it to see a small grinning face next to you. Our five year old says he is a co-pilot!

[132]

Thank you all very much for the advice. I will buy a couple of seat protectors and try his seat in the car tonight. Without any question, safety is the key issue for me, which is one of the reasons why I have not even contemplated it in the past four years. Once I am satisfied that the seat is secure, Dylan will be one very happy young man...
Thanks again.

[Anjum]

I just went to Mothercare - and found one that fitted - with a big chamis underneath

[Redwing]

Hi Anjum, how are you? I have to admit to doing the school run in the Countach a couple of months ago! Well sometimes you have to! James

[boobles]

I realize that this thread is somewhat old but if any of you require any info regarding child seats for any "supercars" or want to know what fit's & what doesn't or just general advice on how to fit them securely etc, please don't hesitate in emailing me.