trying to install baby seat in my 02 C4S, need help.....
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trying to install baby seat in my 02 C4S, need help.....
just picked up my 2002 C4S of Friday (thanks Ignacio).
I bought the Britax Roundabout and installed it forward facing for my 2 yr old daughter. She is 3 ft tall, and weighs 28 lbs. Seat fits great, but front passenger seat has to be moved up quite a bit to give my daughter any leg room, then my wife who's 5' 5 can't fit up front.
Someone mentioned in another post that I can remove the seat back and gain more leg room.
How do I remove the seat back?
any other suggestions to gain a little more leg room (should I install the seat with or without the seat cushion)?
thanks
Glenn
I bought the Britax Roundabout and installed it forward facing for my 2 yr old daughter. She is 3 ft tall, and weighs 28 lbs. Seat fits great, but front passenger seat has to be moved up quite a bit to give my daughter any leg room, then my wife who's 5' 5 can't fit up front.
Someone mentioned in another post that I can remove the seat back and gain more leg room.
How do I remove the seat back?
any other suggestions to gain a little more leg room (should I install the seat with or without the seat cushion)?
thanks
Glenn
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Take off the bottom cushion (attached with Velcro) and the small back cushion (also attached with Velcro). Also take out the rear cushion that pivots down... remove the bolts on the outside (number 7 on the attached schematic) and screw number 10 in the middle. Now you can take out both rear seat cushions.
See attached for the look without the seats and with two boosters in place. Hope this helps.
See attached for the look without the seats and with two boosters in place. Hope this helps.
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thanks, Dutchie.
I took out the bottom cushion, I don't have a middle cushion.
How do I access screws 7 & 10 to take out the cushion that pivots down? (I'm not very handy) Am I pulling up the carpet, etc?
I took out the bottom cushion, I don't have a middle cushion.
How do I access screws 7 & 10 to take out the cushion that pivots down? (I'm not very handy) Am I pulling up the carpet, etc?
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Britax Baby Starriser Booster Seat from Babaycatalog.com
$59.99... can't beat it!
http://carseats.babycatalog.com/boos...eat/17105.html
$59.99... can't beat it!
http://carseats.babycatalog.com/boos...eat/17105.html
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I'm considering my first Porsche purchase and one of the many features that I like is that fact that I can take the kids with me and the wife if we all want to go out together (can't do that in a Corvette). However, seeing these pics, it sure looks like a tight fit back there. My kids are 6 and 4, so I am sure they will fit OK, but at what age would you guys say that your kids are really too big to fit back there with 2 adults up front comfortably? Thanks in advance!
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[QUOTE=Zedder]I'm considering my first Porsche purchase and one of the many features that I like is that fact that I can take the kids with me and the wife if we all want to go out together (can't do that in a Corvette).
I just sold my Corvette Z06 to get the porsche.
I think a 6 and a 4 yr old might actually be easier, because you don't need a baby seat. Best way to find out is to bring your kids with you to the porsche dealer
I just sold my Corvette Z06 to get the porsche.
I think a 6 and a 4 yr old might actually be easier, because you don't need a baby seat. Best way to find out is to bring your kids with you to the porsche dealer
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Originally Posted by Dutchie in NC
no need to pull the carpet; there may be some plastic covers over the screws that you have to remove, but it should be quite simple.
Sorry for all the questions, I'm know I'm retarded. i popped the covers off, what do I need to remove the screws? an allen wrench?
Sorry, this is all new to me, I'm not very handy.
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Originally Posted by bnewport
I can fit my 7 and 9 year old in the back, I put the 7 year old on the drivers side which gives me more leg room.
Days are numbered though as they get bigger.
Days are numbered though as they get bigger.
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Originally Posted by RaceCarDriver
Dutchie,
Sorry for all the questions, I'm know I'm retarded. i popped the covers off, what do I need to remove the screws? an allen wrench?
Sorry, this is all new to me, I'm not very handy.
Sorry for all the questions, I'm know I'm retarded. i popped the covers off, what do I need to remove the screws? an allen wrench?
Sorry, this is all new to me, I'm not very handy.
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The cover (item #8) does just pop off. The bolt #7 can be undone by a 6 mm hex head.
So question for you folks is, why did you have to remove the bottom seat cushion? I didn't. But I did remove the back rest so that the child seat would rest against it evenly.
Lastly, is there a place to put the tether? The carpet on the deck has a cutout. But when I feel under it, I can't feel anything metallic that the tether can attach to. Any thoughts? I have the Bose system.
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I removed the bottom seat cushion, its only velcro, and the seat fit much better. Cabs and coupes are different, so it depends on the baby seat and the car. Cabs are much more vertical in the back, and have less space. Cabs do not have a tether, I read that the coupes do, but I have not confirmed it.
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