Traffic53

Got it, but loads of these and other cars have bits hanging on them that are not approved or tested from the factory, beginning with wheels. Do you believe insurance companies have a "get out of paying" card for any vehicle with any modifications from the factory? Seriously asking. I don't know the answer. Seems to me that if we conclude back seat mods void your insurance coverage, so would modifications to front seats, wheels, suspension, brakes, ECUs, steering wheels, window tint and whatever else would as well.

We didn't do LATCH on the 997 above, but otherwise, sounds like we are saying the same things. We did have to weld in the bit that holds the seat back vertical. I didn't ever put a baby seat back there, just a booster and seat belts with the regular factory seats as shown. I didn't know the LATCH anchors were welded. Thought those were bolted. My mistake. Carry on.

stout

Conversion looks nicely done, and would be highly desirable to me in a GT3 Touring, and possibly some other Motorsport 991s for that matter.
https://elfermotors.de/porsche-991-g...sitztbank.html

Would like to know more about some of the particulars re: what has to be welded/drilled/etc as well as the approvals. In the past, I've understood that the sheetmetal under where the seats go has been lightened (thinner) and that TUV or other certifications require the tires to be up to X speed with four passengers...and counts the weight of adult passengers rather than kids back there, which then changes the tire loads at speed, etc. Can any of our friends on the other side shed some light on this? And on whether TUV stations are like they used to be in the old days, where one might sign off on something that another wouldn't?

Some good comments/questions/what-ifs here. When I see a 991 GT3 or GT2 in the U.S., I often catch myself looking through the quarter windows at all of the space back there. No seats, no cage allowed. If you get the fixed buckets, no easy window cleaning or large luggage, either.

PCA1983

I'm thinking about pulling my 991.2 S rear seats and belts and replacing with a GT3 carpet set in back. Maybe someone here can answer: Do any of the the GT3 rear carpets have the GT3 embroidery in Red? The ones I've seen were all in that silver/off-white stitching.

BTW, I personally would not be concerned with some lightening in the GT3 rear seat area if wanting seats there for kids, because it's highly unlikely any kids would be sitting back there weighing 250 lbs each. More likely, they would be under 100 lbs.

n d

you have more restraint then me! Lol

bli8

My '18 GT3 has silver (never seen any other color) GT3 embroidered on the rear deck and middle of the rear seat console, but my '19 Touring has neither so it would fit any 991.2 nicely.
Wanna trade your rear seats and panels with mine???

bli8

BTW here's the rear of my RS, and the bottom child seat anchors (LATCH system) are not there for sure.

rosenbergendo

Pretty sure the 992 Touring will have rear seat option if you don't get LWB a la Carrera T.

tstafford

That would be really nice for luggage. Not having the back shelf in the GT3 is inconvenient - I use it for road trips to track events frequently.

GiuseppeM

I think that too but not limited to touring

_fletch

Maybe they might ditch the fixed LWBs and develop a new solution that allows access to the back. Maybe an improved/lighter version of the Euro buckets. I notice in the review videos of the 992s they have redesigned sofas (looks MUCH better imho) so not a stretch to think they might looks at the buckets too.

raidersfan

Did you install this? I saw it linked on another thread

bli8

Speaking of using the back shelf in the GT3, has anyone carried more than me (all 4 track tire/wheel plus a folding tent)???

iphilips

Where do you out the roll cage? On the roof? 👍

MarcusG

Man I miss being a kid in the late 70's early 80's. Rode around in the back of every one of my friends older brothers pick up trucks. I swear they tried to fling us out of the truck bed on every trip. One time I did get thrown from the bed of that pickup. My father told me it was my fault for not paying attention.
Drinking out of the hose. Being out all day and night until you heard your dad whistle for you from across the neighborhood in the pitch dark. How about riding in the back of that huge Chevy station wagon with no seat belts facing the rear traffic with that big curved window all the way down?

I say anyone in the US that wants to find some 991 Carrera rear seats, pull the carpet and bolt those things in there.. go at it. Like others have said, if you're carting around your own kids, then who gives a ****.

The other day I did put one of my daughters middle school aged kids in the back and she sat on that package tray while we took her home in the neighborhood. 25 mph speed limit. I did think about it later and should have put her in the front seat and my daughter in the back.

It's the parents of the other kids you need to worry about so just don't do it if you'll lose sleep over it.

Porschian

Much cheaper than a turbo