Baby seat in the BRZ! - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Quantum · 04-03-2012, 07:42 PM

Okay, so it's a front-facing carseat, not really a baby seat - which most likely won't fit - but I don't think anyone's ever tried this, or have I been able to find any pictures of it. I present:

BRZ by Pelican_Racing, on Flickr

You can see my other pics, and comments, in the Flickr set.

I'm just waiting on the pricing announcement. Dealer was saying they only had 5 cars left, but I'm going to safely assume that's their first allocation and Subaru will make a ton of these cars.

Cheers,
Hong

MRZ415 · 04-03-2012, 07:52 PM

Nice to know .. now if only someone will come up with a solution
for a BABY seat ... or attempt it ...
I figure it like this ... Baby seat shotgun .. and my lady friend
behind me...

tachi1247 · 04-03-2012, 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MRZ415

Nice to know .. now if only someone will come up with a solution
for a BABY seat ... or attempt it ...
I figure it like this ... Baby seat shotgun .. and my lady friend
behind me...

Don't think the car has an airbag defeat switch does it? If not, your plan=fail.

goldenfri · 04-03-2012, 08:11 PM

Nice, thanks!

dookie11 · 04-03-2012, 08:12 PM

The baby's feet are gonna get smashed when the front passenger uprights the seat.

BigFatFlip · 04-03-2012, 09:22 PM

Thank you, this is really good to know. I guess the baby stays in the wagon/truck until he's big enough for a to a child/booster seat...

Deslock · 04-03-2012, 09:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tachi1247

Quote:

Originally Posted by MRZ415

Nice to know .. now if only someone will come up with a solution
for a BABY seat ... or attempt it ...
I figure it like this ... Baby seat shotgun .. and my lady friend
behind me...

Don't think the car has an airbag defeat switch does it? If not, your plan=fail.

Even though current cars have sensors to control airbag deployment, a baby seat should never go in the front. His plan will also fail unless both he an his lady friend are short.

A plan that will work for normal-sized people:

Driver = him (or his lady friend)
Front passenger = lady friend (or him)
Rear passenger-side = baby
Rear driver-side = empty

Quote:

Originally Posted by dookie11

The baby's feet are gonna get smashed when the front passenger uprights the seat.

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...&postcount=257

Oriental Life · 04-03-2012, 10:10 PM

I bet for babies it has to be very compact. Sort of like this Porsche: http://shop4.porsche.com/usa/car/chi.../95504480058/#

And I hope to find this booster for out 1-st grader: http://www.vizualid.com/6speed/INBACK01.jpg

Future · 04-03-2012, 10:28 PM

Page 7 of PDF (not exactly a BABY seat, but better solution still) : http://www.ft86club.com/forums/attac...1&d=1328572663

MRZ415 · 04-03-2012, 11:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Future

Page 7 of PDF (not exactly a BABY seat, but better solution still) : http://www.ft86club.com/forums/attac...1&d=1328572663

^Thx.. I saw and I think this might be useful ..

I also saw on page 7 of the accessories .. that better SPORTS exhaust tips
will be offered at JULY or so ...

carbonBLUE · 04-04-2012, 02:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tachi1247

Don't think the car has an airbag defeat switch does it? If not, your plan=fail.

see what i did there?

Phaedrus29 · 04-04-2012, 02:18 AM

Can someone please (briefly) explain what the difference is between front-facing and rear-facing car seats (besides the obvious) and between regular car seats and "baby" car seats...or direct me to the info. Thanks!

tranzformer · 04-04-2012, 02:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phaedrus29

Can someone please (briefly) explain what the difference is between front-facing and rear-facing car seats (besides the obvious) and between regular car seats and "baby" car seats...or direct me to the info. Thanks!

It is now recommended to keep children in rear facing seats until age of 2. This is because they don't have the neck muscle strength as older children. In event of a crash, they are safer in a rear seat. Front facing is as posted in this thread and exactly as it sounds.

brianbot5000 · 04-04-2012, 02:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phaedrus29

Can someone please (briefly) explain what the difference is between front-facing and rear-facing car seats (besides the obvious) and between regular car seats and "baby" car seats...or direct me to the info. Thanks!

Infants must be in a rear-facing seat, all the way up until they are age 1 (at a minimum). Rear facing is just safer, especially for babies, who don't have the neck strength to fair well in a rear-end collision. Rear facing seats should never be put in the front seat regardless of whether the airbags can be disabled.

Front facing car "baby" seats are for older babies...really, 1 year and up. Some front facing seats handle children as young as 1 all the way up to 4-5. Front facing "car seats" are most likely what you would think of for a child 4-5 - built for older children but still more supportive than simply a booster seat.

I'm no expert here so others may have more details...

04-03-2012, 07:42 PM	#1
Quantum Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: Infiniti G35 Location: Bay Area Posts: 54 Thanks: 7 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Baby seat in the BRZ! Okay, so it's a front-facing carseat, not really a baby seat - which most likely won't fit - but I don't think anyone's ever tried this, or have I been able to find any pictures of it. I present: BRZ by Pelican_Racing, on Flickr You can see my other pics, and comments, in the Flickr set. I'm just waiting on the pricing announcement. Dealer was saying they only had 5 cars left, but I'm going to safely assume that's their first allocation and Subaru will make a ton of these cars. Cheers, Hong

04-03-2012, 07:52 PM	#2
MRZ415 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: 2015 Subaru WRX Location: San Francisco Posts: 339 Thanks: 41 Thanked 14 Times in 11 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Nice to know .. now if only someone will come up with a solution for a BABY seat ... or attempt it ... I figure it like this ... Baby seat shotgun .. and my lady friend behind me... __________________

04-03-2012, 08:12 PM	#5
dookie11 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Drives: Girls crazy with his booty Location: SoCal Posts: 1,123 Thanks: 373 Thanked 63 Times in 41 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The baby's feet are gonna get smashed when the front passenger uprights the seat. __________________

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