Child Seat/Porsche discontinued theirs

[sboxster]

I purchased a 2000 BoxsterS and had the bar with the female latch installed under the passenger seat by the Porsche Dealership. After installation they told me that Porsche discontinued making their car seat with the third buckle that snaps into the female connector. They said no other dealerships had any. Without this, the airbag cannot be disabled. I have tried unsuccessfully to find one on Ebay..lost several auctions. Does anyone know a way I can find just a buckle that snaps into the bar or a way to easily disable the passenger airbag while a child is in it then reenable it for an adult? The buckle appears proprietary to Porsche.

Thanks

[Tool Pants]

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[sboxster]

http://www.986forum.com/forums/showthread....59418#post59418

Tool Pants,

Thanks!

[Baconaire]

How old/large is your child? Mine is a 7 year old but is the size of a 10 year old. I use a simple booster(it fits in both trunks) and make sure the seat is all the way back and upright. She is a about three feet away from the dash, so I feel it is safer to have the airbag on then off.

I did a lot of reading about disabling airbags a while ago. A rear facing seat with an infant is off course a different story. What I learned is that most of the situations where a child was harmed by an airbag they were not restrained properly or very young and rear facing. Or was simply too close to the airbag (less than a foot).

Every parent must make their own call. I do feel that the Boxster is a pretty safe care in its breed. And we both share of love for it.