Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 06:33:05 -0700
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From: Raymond Paquette <paquette@NETHERE.COM>
Subject: Child safety seats in the back
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Oliver
It's a pain if you take the seats in and out much, but I found a way to
attach the back strap without any modifications to the car. I also have an
'87 Syncro-with the fold down rear seat.
Just for clarity: child seat is the child safety seat, car seat is the seat
that VW installed in your Vanagon.
Set the child seat on your car seat. Before you attach the seat/shoulder
belt, run the back strap (from the child seat) over the car seat's back and
down under. You can attach the clip to the metal of the car seat's bottom
frame. Tighten that strap tight enough to hold the child seat about 4"
above the car seat's cushion. Kneel in the child seat, pushing it down to
the car seat cushion, and fasten/tighten the shoulder/lap belt. The back
strap will squash down into the cushion on the car seat. This will put
tension on the back strap, keeping it from coming loose from the car seat
frame. I suppose it might come loose if you get hit hard from behind, but
I'd bet not. Of course, my way relies on the latch that keeps the seatback
from folding down-probably not the strongest part of the car.
Raymond
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> Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 23:31:40 -0400
> From: Oliver Gruber <osgruber@COMCAST.NET>
> Subject: Child safety seats in the back
>
> Hi all,
> I have an 87 Syncro and I need to mount three child seats across in the
> back seat. Is there a mounting or retrofit kit available for this model?
> I also own an Audi and it was free to have the dealer install a kit into
> the back. My local VW dealer is being less than helpful on the
> availability of such a kit. I understand that 1987 was before the
> federal mandate that all autos have the L.A.T.C.H. mounting points
> installed. Is this something that anyone else has run up against? I
> don't have a center seat and like the extra room that I have. Has anyone
> ever rigged a latch system from another car?
> Thanks,
> Oliver
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