Who's using a Child Seat in their e30?

[Todd Black 88]

Would much appreciate seeing how you mounted that through the rear shelf. Having an original sunshade rear shelf I am not too excited to cut into it, so I want to have a reference first. :)

Yeah, sorry for forgetting. Truth is, I pulled the M3 from my storage locker and put a two day permit on it..................and...........I haven't stopped driving it.:)

I will post a pic tonight of where it's located.

[pilotskillse30]

I used the vert for nap time..two laps around the subdivision and they were out like a light, motorsport version of children's Dimetapp. afterwards , grab handle gently and into the house.

[markseven]

yes, having your kid properly strapped in a car seat in an E30 is totally the same as having 5 kids in the back of an open pickup bed. :roll:

My comment was directed at M-Technik-3, acknowledging the the way things used to be. Where is the comparison between riding in the back of a truck and car seats?

[QUKBMER]

I bought an rear shelf anchor for a 2000 ford focus 4 door and mounted it in the rear shelf and a small brace under the bottom and used the child seat anchor belt with that anchor and the seat belt in my 91 325is. Worked just fine for me and laid down a towel from top to bottom where the seat would sit to protect it.

[MatRacer]

One tip - when using the rear shoulder belts to secure a car seat, pull the belt ALL THE WAY then feed it back it out when installing the seat. This will make it so the belt doesn't move freely but 'locks' into position when it retracts - making for a secure seat and not one that moves around.

I usually put in the car seat, thread the belt as needed, then pull the belt all the way out, then let it retract, then put my knee into the seat so get as much of the belt to feed back into the mechanism which makes for a very secure seat. I do release the tension on the seat by unlatching it if the seat isn't going to be used for a day or two.

Been trying to fit child seat in my E30 for joy ride with my kids but my rear seat belts don't lock when fullet extended, no ratchet effect... Had a spair set, checked it and they don't lock either. CHeck the classified, found a couple of guy parting out E30s... They all don't lock. I'm now at 6 sets of rear seat belts that don't lock... WTF!?!

And yeah, mine is a 1989 325i US model and all the five others were canadian models, with 2 1989 and one 1991. The others I don't know...

Where can I find rear seat belts that lock?

[nando]

both of mine definitely lock.

[Exodus_2pt0]

I specifically remember the belts in my sedan didn't lock either. Odd.

That said, I can't speak for other seats, but our Recaros actually clamp the shoulder strap to keep things from loosening up, negating the ratchet effect.

[Exodus_2pt0]

Yeah, sorry for forgetting. Truth is, I pulled the M3 from my storage locker and put a two day permit on it..................and...........I haven't stopped driving it.:)

I will post a pic tonight of where it's located.

I absolutely love those permits. I don't keep tags on my Miata, but every once in a while I print out a 5 dollar transport tag and go for a joyride.

Shit, did I say that out loud?

[nando]

I specifically remember the belts in my sedan didn't lock either. Odd.

That said, I can't speak for other seats, but our Recaros actually clamp the shoulder strap to keep things from loosening up, negating the ratchet effect.

I'm pretty sure they all lock - they have to, or the shoulder belt would be useless. you just have to yank on them.

What I would usually do is pull out a specific amount of belt, yank on it to lock, and then buckle it down. getting the right amount of slack is the tough part, because you want it tight but you also want to be able to get it latched. as long as it was tight, it would stay locked.

I used to do the same thing up front for Autox, when I didn't have a better restraint mechanism. Kept me from sliding around in the seat. :p

These days my kids are in booster seats so it's no big deal, just put them on like regular seat belts.

[MatRacer]

Yeah, they lock if I yank on it, but not when fully extended, like my other cars...

[nando]

Well, there you go. that's how they work.

[itsonlygeorge]

Holy zombie thread!


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[cramer]

MatRacer- You need one of these "locks" to use a child seat in an E30

[mike.bmw]

Thread revival!

The E30s have ELR type retractors (Emergency Locking Retractors). This means that they will lock when yanked, but they won't ratchet/lock if you pull them ALL the way out and slowly feed them back in. You'll need a locking clip to make this a safe install:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2QKoVaHJAM

https://csftl.org/when-to-use-a-locking-clip/

[Stanley Rockafella]

Babies don't belong in e30's
That's what minivans and SUV's are for