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06-21-2007, 03:33 AM
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Agree with the previous post. I have been doing emergency medicine for 17 years and frankly one of the reasons I upgraded from a Boxster to a 996tt was the back seat. Kids are just safer there.
Now --> getting a 5 point harness seat that will fit in a 911 seat is not easy. My daughter is 4 years old and has a SafeGuard Go seat ---> this is one of the few 5 point harnesses that will fit back there. I highly recommend it.
Now --> getting a 5 point harness seat that will fit in a 911 seat is not easy. My daughter is 4 years old and has a SafeGuard Go seat ---> this is one of the few 5 point harnesses that will fit back there. I highly recommend it.
06-21-2007, 05:20 AM
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IF the child seat fits the rear seat properly, then the rear seat would be the safer place, but from first hand knowledge, a ill-fitted child seat is much more dangerous than a properly fitted one in the front seat.
A couple years ago I was admited to the ER, while I was there a mother a 2 kids got wheeled in. They were in a 996 that got rear-end, her car is stationary and the trailing car was doing around 30-40km/hr when it hit her car. She was completely fine, apart from the seatbelt burnt, her 4 yr old son was in a properly fitted child seat in front and he was also completely fine. Her 3 yr old daughter was in a child seat in the back seat, it wasn't fitted properly and the little girl suffered a broken neck and will be paralysed for the rest of her life. The physicians at the ER all concluded that the difference between the 4yr old and the 3yr old was due to a properly fitted vs a ill-fitted car seat.
Now I am no doctor but this is a pretty graphic illustration, same accident, properly fitted and secured car seat in the front vs a ill-fitted car seat in the back. One walks away and one is wheelchaired for life.
IF the car seat fits the rear seat properly and securely, by all means put the child in the back, but if the car seat does not fit properly, then the front seat is going to be that much more safer.
A couple years ago I was admited to the ER, while I was there a mother a 2 kids got wheeled in. They were in a 996 that got rear-end, her car is stationary and the trailing car was doing around 30-40km/hr when it hit her car. She was completely fine, apart from the seatbelt burnt, her 4 yr old son was in a properly fitted child seat in front and he was also completely fine. Her 3 yr old daughter was in a child seat in the back seat, it wasn't fitted properly and the little girl suffered a broken neck and will be paralysed for the rest of her life. The physicians at the ER all concluded that the difference between the 4yr old and the 3yr old was due to a properly fitted vs a ill-fitted car seat.
Now I am no doctor but this is a pretty graphic illustration, same accident, properly fitted and secured car seat in the front vs a ill-fitted car seat in the back. One walks away and one is wheelchaired for life.
IF the car seat fits the rear seat properly and securely, by all means put the child in the back, but if the car seat does not fit properly, then the front seat is going to be that much more safer.
06-21-2007, 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Whoopsy
IF the child seat fits the rear seat properly, then the rear seat would be the safer place, but from first hand knowledge, a ill-fitted child seat is much more dangerous than a properly fitted one in the front seat.
A couple years ago I was admited to the ER, while I was there a mother a 2 kids got wheeled in. They were in a 996 that got rear-end, her car is stationary and the trailing car was doing around 30-40km/hr when it hit her car. She was completely fine, apart from the seatbelt burnt, her 4 yr old son was in a properly fitted child seat in front and he was also completely fine. Her 3 yr old daughter was in a child seat in the back seat, it wasn't fitted properly and the little girl suffered a broken neck and will be paralysed for the rest of her life. The physicians at the ER all concluded that the difference between the 4yr old and the 3yr old was due to a properly fitted vs a ill-fitted car seat.
Now I am no doctor but this is a pretty graphic illustration, same accident, properly fitted and secured car seat in the front vs a ill-fitted car seat in the back. One walks away and one is wheelchaired for life.
IF the car seat fits the rear seat properly and securely, by all means put the child in the back, but if the car seat does not fit properly, then the front seat is going to be that much more safer.
A couple years ago I was admited to the ER, while I was there a mother a 2 kids got wheeled in. They were in a 996 that got rear-end, her car is stationary and the trailing car was doing around 30-40km/hr when it hit her car. She was completely fine, apart from the seatbelt burnt, her 4 yr old son was in a properly fitted child seat in front and he was also completely fine. Her 3 yr old daughter was in a child seat in the back seat, it wasn't fitted properly and the little girl suffered a broken neck and will be paralysed for the rest of her life. The physicians at the ER all concluded that the difference between the 4yr old and the 3yr old was due to a properly fitted vs a ill-fitted car seat.
Now I am no doctor but this is a pretty graphic illustration, same accident, properly fitted and secured car seat in the front vs a ill-fitted car seat in the back. One walks away and one is wheelchaired for life.
IF the car seat fits the rear seat properly and securely, by all means put the child in the back, but if the car seat does not fit properly, then the front seat is going to be that much more safer.
Safest solution....buy a vehicle with two rear rows and place each child in the middle.
06-21-2007, 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by YellowTurbo
Now --> getting a 5 point harness seat that will fit in a 911 seat is not easy. My daughter is 4 years old and has a SafeGuard Go seat ---> this is one of the few 5 point harnesses that will fit back there. I highly recommend it.
06-21-2007, 12:10 PM
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The SafeGuard Go does require a tether. (my 996tt coupe has a tether option-had to cut thro the back material to expose it. The manual stated the Canadian model had one but said nothing about the the US model but indeed it did)
06-21-2007, 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by YellowTurbo
The SafeGuard Go does require a tether. (my 996tt coupe has a tether option-had to cut thro the back material to expose it. The manual stated the Canadian model had one but said nothing about the the US model but indeed it did)
06-21-2007, 02:24 PM
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What a sad story! Was the rear car seat a 5-point or just a booster, how exactly was it not properly installed do you recall?
06-22-2007, 02:48 AM
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I strongly recommend the Porsche seat for the 997 that retails for $275.
PN 955-044-801-03.
This works for my '06 Carrera S -- perfect in the back
- I assume would for TT, but check w/ you dealer.
There were 2 PORSCHE seat options for my 4 year old (now 5). The other was huge more expensive one with the crossbar....
The one I purchased above fits the back perfectly, is made by Porsche and though not cheap not crazy either (unlike the $100 leather key fob in the parts display case...).
PN 955-044-801-03.
This works for my '06 Carrera S -- perfect in the back
- I assume would for TT, but check w/ you dealer.
There were 2 PORSCHE seat options for my 4 year old (now 5). The other was huge more expensive one with the crossbar....
The one I purchased above fits the back perfectly, is made by Porsche and though not cheap not crazy either (unlike the $100 leather key fob in the parts display case...).
06-22-2007, 10:09 AM
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Porsche seats work well.
I fully agree with Tone.
We have two of the "Porsche Kid Plus, G2+G3" seats,
Part no. 955 044 801 02 in the back of our 997TT. As I have them installed fulltime for our two girls (3 and 5 yrs), I removed the seat bottoms (simply attached by Velco) to avoid damaging the seats.
We have two of the "Porsche Kid Plus, G2+G3" seats,
Part no. 955 044 801 02 in the back of our 997TT. As I have them installed fulltime for our two girls (3 and 5 yrs), I removed the seat bottoms (simply attached by Velco) to avoid damaging the seats.
06-22-2007, 10:40 AM
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These look perfect, exactly what I am looking for. Does anyone know who makes them for Porsche, they must be made by someone like Britax or Fisher Price? As I don't put the kids in the 997 much, I don't really want to spend $600 on 2 seats.
06-22-2007, 12:17 PM
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Yep - that's the one I have - as MaxPorsche has pictured. I don't know why the PN is different...maybe a rev or maybe there is a difference between the CS & TT.
Regarding getting the same seat elsewhere cheaper....I don't think you can. The base is custom for our cars and fits PERFECTLY. I tried a different one and it just didn't fit right.
I recommend spending the extra money and getting something that fits perfectly -- which can only be safer.
Regarding getting the same seat elsewhere cheaper....I don't think you can. The base is custom for our cars and fits PERFECTLY. I tried a different one and it just didn't fit right.
I recommend spending the extra money and getting something that fits perfectly -- which can only be safer.
06-22-2007, 01:56 PM
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Cute girls!.... exactly the reason to get a p-car..those back seats fit kids great!
The porsche seats are not 5 point belts but they do look very good.... are they installed with Latch system or wth the standard seatbelt?
The porsche seats are not 5 point belts but they do look very good.... are they installed with Latch system or wth the standard seatbelt?
