kids car seats

[local]

Hey all,

Quick question. Anyone have a good (ie: safe) solution for installing car seats in an 02? I have a 73 with inertial reel lap belts in the back that just don't reel in tightly enough to keep the car seat from moving around alot, especially in corners (normal everyday driving, nothing 'racey'.....). Anyone have thoughts on this?

Cheers,

Adam Carr

[Mike Self]

the package shelf to hold the seat in place (PO had little ones). If you decide to go this way, I'll trade you my pre-drilled package shelf cover for yours--I may even have the tether bracket around somewhere...

The package shelf steel is plenty strong (esp if you use a couple of fender washers) to properly hold the child seat at the top.

mike

[MichaelP]

The rear belts are just long enough so you can put the kiddie seat in the center (the safest place from side impacts) and cross both belts over the middle and really nail it down. You'll have to kneel in the child seat to make the stretch. Works in our '74 and '71 02s.

[JsnPpp]

Another option I use in my '73. There is a $20 product that is placed inline on the seabelt and ratchets it tighter independent of the reel mechanism on the car. It's called the "Latch" or something, when I get home I can look. It really helps and allows flexibility in installation (not that the center isn't the way to go, I agree it's the safest). I bought it at Target.

Shoot me an email to remind me, I will be home this weekend.

Jason

[okartguy]

Good tips, guys. I've just been kneeling on the car seat and feeding as much of the slack as I can back into the inertia reel, and then yanking on it to lock it. There's enough tension in the seat springs to keep it locked in place without much movement, but it sounds like there maight be some better options!

My 14 mo-old daughter LOVES to ride in the '02 with the roof and windows open, and the back windows popped out. I'd hate to deprive her of the experience ;-)

[ibjettin]

This is the product (or similar) Jason was talking about. I used it for another old car we had that did not have a shoulder belt in the back. It works well and will secure your baby seat nicely to ensure a safe windy ride

https://www.inventiveparent.com/tightride.htm

You can get them at Target or Babies R' Us

[eastsidebimmer]

Mighty-Tite - Car Seat Belt Tightener

Price: $14.99 - $19.99

Description from Babies"R"Us: Even though you've properly installed your child's car seat, there still can be excess belt slack causing the seat to shift side-to-side or back to front. The Mighty-Tite Seat Belt Tightener attaches to all car seat belts, eliminating slack and holding th Carseat.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/stores/detail/-/baby/B000056JHP//103-9349995-9906202