Rear-facing car seats...you've been doing it all wrong

Kamari · 08-22-2016, 07:07 PM

I got to playing around with an idea and this seems to work. The issue with the rear-facing seats is the (ever so low possibility of the) air bag deployment. Fold the seat forward and your car seat can sit on the bench with the back resting on the back of the passenger seat- safely away from the airbag. There's still space to connect your seat belt and even easier to connect to the trunk anchor.
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POS VETT · 08-22-2016, 10:16 PM

I wouldn't do it that way. There are numerous other aspects of a crash that might not be accounted for in such a position.

Your car has an 80-lb occupancy sensor for the passenger seat. The cradle/frame for rear-facing child seat straddles the sensor and the airbag is designed to turn off without an occupant meeting the weight requirement.

Zbrah · 08-22-2016, 11:27 PM

cooltoy · 08-22-2016, 11:45 PM

How about you spend $5-6 thousand and buy a sedan to drive your child in.

ChaseZ · 08-22-2016, 11:55 PM

Can't say I see this as anything that even resembles a good idea...

RAMOS · 08-23-2016, 12:02 AM

This has to be a joke...

labrador · 08-23-2016, 12:08 AM

My wife would kick my *** if I put the carseat in like that.

jcosta79 · 08-23-2016, 12:10 AM

Seems legit.

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Jimiz06 · 08-23-2016, 02:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cooltoy

How about you spend $5-6 thousand and buy a sedan to drive your child in.

I traded in my 350z because I was going to have a baby. Now that my kids are older and are in booster seats, im looking to get a 370z but i still have my sonata as my main means of transportation for my children. Although I will be taking them for a ride on occasion.

kenchan · 08-23-2016, 07:42 AM

This is like a DIY how to kill 2 birds with one stone

mishuko · 08-23-2016, 08:41 AM

but it has a child seat anchor in the hatch...

Ghostvette · 08-23-2016, 09:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kamari

I got to playing around with an idea and this seems to work. The issue with the rear-facing seats is the (ever so low possibility of the) air bag deployment. Fold the seat forward and your car seat can sit on the bench with the back resting on the back of the passenger seat- safely away from the airbag. There's still space to connect your seat belt and even easier to connect to the trunk anchor.
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onzedge · 08-23-2016, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Zbrah

God-Speed · 08-23-2016, 09:43 AM

This is literally an accident waiting to happen!!

Leingod · 08-23-2016, 10:24 AM

I smell an impending darwin award. Poor kid won't stand a chance....

08-22-2016, 07:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
Kamari Base Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Dallas Posts: 23 Drives: 12 370Z GM 6spd spt Rep Power: 13	Rear-facing car seats...you've been doing it all wrong I got to playing around with an idea and this seems to work. The issue with the rear-facing seats is the (ever so low possibility of the) air bag deployment. Fold the seat forward and your car seat can sit on the bench with the back resting on the back of the passenger seat- safely away from the airbag. There's still space to connect your seat belt and even easier to connect to the trunk anchor. 20160822_173244-1.jpg

08-22-2016, 11:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
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08-22-2016, 11:45 PM	#4 (permalink)
cooltoy Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Calgary Posts: 13,971 Drives: 14 PW 370Z S/T MT Rep Power: 243722	How about you spend $5-6 thousand and buy a sedan to drive your child in. scope22, ~37oZ~, csnow and 2 others like this. __________________ Member of kenchan's "photoshopped mods" and "proper offsets" gang.

08-22-2016, 11:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
ChaseZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2016 Location: Calgary Posts: 3,799 Drives: 16 370z Rep Power: 94683	Can't say I see this as anything that even resembles a good idea... scope22 likes this.

08-23-2016, 12:02 AM	#6 (permalink)
RAMOS Enthusiast Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: South Carolina Posts: 251 Drives: '12 370Z Rep Power: 300	This has to be a joke... __________________ BC Racing ll Stillen ll Tommy Kaira ll GT-R ll Akuma ll SPL *RAMOS' JOURNAL*

08-22-2016, 10:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
POS VETT Track Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Columbus OH Posts: 612 Drives: Z34\|C4LT4\|C6Z06\|V25 Rep Power: 3366	I wouldn't do it that way. There are numerous other aspects of a crash that might not be accounted for in such a position. Your car has an 80-lb occupancy sensor for the passenger seat. The cradle/frame for rear-facing child seat straddles the sensor and the airbag is designed to turn off without an occupant meeting the weight requirement.

08-23-2016, 12:08 AM	#7 (permalink)
labrador Base Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: texas Posts: 106 Drives: 09 370z Rep Power: 10	My wife would kick my *** if I put the carseat in like that. UNKNOWN_370, david81968 and Raidernation like this.

08-23-2016, 12:10 AM	#8 (permalink)
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08-23-2016, 07:42 AM	#10 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	This is like a DIY how to kill 2 birds with one stone alcheng likes this.

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mishuko A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: bouncin on tigga Posts: 8,062 Drives: '12 Z Rep Power: 9435	but it has a child seat anchor in the hatch... xxAGAVExx likes this.

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God-Speed A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Austin, Tx. Posts: 4,363 Drives: Prototype Rep Power: 2684377	This is literally an accident waiting to happen!!

08-23-2016, 10:24 AM	#15 (permalink)
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