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Originally posted by JinormusJBut of course
E30s are know to be notoriously really really really ridiculously good looking
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Originally posted by mcskibadee1 View PostCheck this thread, there is a special latch in the parcel shelf that I believe is for further securing child seats.
I believe it's this triangle piece.
Originally posted by nando View Postthe triangle piece is for holding the center seatbelt. that's it. it's not for securing or attaching anything - the parcel shelf is basically just cardboard, not strong enough for that.
I put 2 carseats in my car all the time. Honestly, going back and forth between the latch system in our Subaru and the seatbelts in the E30, I prefer the seatbelts in the E30. when you pull them snug they actually lock tight, it's also easy and fast. The latch system has a tendency to bind up when you're tightening the straps, you can pull as hard as you can and it won't be tight enough, and it's a pain in the ass to hook up right.
basically, a properly installed shoulder belt is safer than an improperly installed latch system.
Pull the rear parcel shelf and you will see a couple of threaded metal inserts in the shelf for attaching the strap that attaches to the top of a child seat. You need to drill a small hole brought the cardboard shelf so you can attach the bolt, spacer and bracket for the child seat kit.
I have one I my M3
This is what the kit looks like
Originally posted by codyep3I hope to Christ you have looks going for you, because you sure as fuck don't have any intelligence.
1988 Blk/Blk e30 factory wide body kit car SOLD
1992 DS/BLK 325 m-tech II apperance pack cabby SOLD!
2002 325xit Sil/blk. SOLD
2012 328i xdrive touring. Wht/blk. SOLD
2009 135 cabby. monacoblue/blk leather SOLD
2007 Z4m coupe. Silver grey/black/ aluminum. 1of50
2010 F650gs twin
2016 M235i cabby. Mineral grey/Red leather
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I ran with the respective sized recaro seats. Their materials have outlasted the three other brands, and the side impact protection is a huge benefit that nearly all other manufacturers dont address. Recaro kids seats are huge on side impact and protection.
+1 for the belts being better than the flimsy latch system that is typically loose even when you think its not.
Any more pics on that info for the rear shelf Todd?sigpic
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I may have some from my install on my old computer, but I will take a pic of the position on the rear deck tommorrow.Originally posted by codyep3I hope to Christ you have looks going for you, because you sure as fuck don't have any intelligence.
1988 Blk/Blk e30 factory wide body kit car SOLD
1992 DS/BLK 325 m-tech II apperance pack cabby SOLD!
2002 325xit Sil/blk. SOLD
2012 328i xdrive touring. Wht/blk. SOLD
2009 135 cabby. monacoblue/blk leather SOLD
2007 Z4m coupe. Silver grey/black/ aluminum. 1of50
2010 F650gs twin
2016 M235i cabby. Mineral grey/Red leather
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Originally posted by codyep3I hope to Christ you have looks going for you, because you sure as fuck don't have any intelligence.
1988 Blk/Blk e30 factory wide body kit car SOLD
1992 DS/BLK 325 m-tech II apperance pack cabby SOLD!
2002 325xit Sil/blk. SOLD
2012 328i xdrive touring. Wht/blk. SOLD
2009 135 cabby. monacoblue/blk leather SOLD
2007 Z4m coupe. Silver grey/black/ aluminum. 1of50
2010 F650gs twin
2016 M235i cabby. Mineral grey/Red leather
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My son is 3.5. I have a seat which will be good until he no longer needs one (at 80lbs). It just secures with the seat belt, don't have to use the built in straps anymore. I put him in the front seat unless I have a passenger, because getting him in an out of a coupe is a bit of a pain. And he likes being up front with daddy anyway! :)Estoguy
1986 BMW 325, Alpenweiss ~ "Elsa"
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Originally posted by Van Westervelt View PostI ran with the respective sized recaro seats. Their materials have outlasted the three other brands, and the side impact protection is a huge benefit that nearly all other manufacturers dont address. Recaro kids seats are huge on side impact and protection.
+1 for the belts being better than the flimsy latch system that is typically loose even when you think its not.
Any more pics on that info for the rear shelf Todd?I Timothy 2:1-2
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Originally posted by M-technik-3 View PostFunny I survived being a killed from the 60's...no seat belts nor kid seats. Use to ride in the third row of the Vista Cruiser. Dad would let me drive when I was about 7 in the Ford Galaxy 500 4 speed, stupid fun in a big parking lot.
In the eighties, four or five of us would ride in the open bed of a pickup truck, going back and forth to keg parties and such.
It seems that the number of cars on the road has doubled, easements have disappeared, drivers have far less training than in the past, and the average mass of vehicles the seems to have tripled.
In the E30 it feels like passenger's heads are at bumper level of SUVs and full-size pickups.
If there is a reasonable option for a safer experience, I will select it ;)I Timothy 2:1-2
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Originally posted by Todd Black 88 View PostI may have some from my install on my old computer, but I will take a pic of the position on the rear deck tomorrow.sigpic
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Originally posted by markseven View PostI grew up in the seventies with a similar lack of safety precautions.
In the eighties, four or five of us would ride in the open bed of a pickup truck, going back and forth to keg parties and such.
It seems that the number of cars on the road has doubled, easements have disappeared, drivers have far less training than in the past, and the average mass of vehicles the seems to have tripled.
In the E30 it feels like passenger's heads are at bumper level of SUVs and full-size pickups.
If there is a reasonable option for a safer experience, I will select it ;)
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