05 C2S Rear Car seat

[Bradgt123]

Looking for some advice on what brand of car seat (front facing, for 2.5 year old) fits in the rear 997 C2S seat. I tried several types and they were all too large. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

[larez2]

Depending on the size (height/weight) of your child and state laws you may be able to use a booster.

For an actual child seat you can use a Britax Marathon. It is a tight fit and removing the seat cushion bottom of your rear seat helps. The hardest part is finding a a car seat with a base that will fit in the bucket area of the back seat. The front seat has to be moved pretty far forward for it to work, but it does fit. I image some of Britax's smaller child seats would probably fit as well. There is actualy a latch point back there in the middle of the rear shelf which is nice.

I recently switched to a booster seat, a Recaro Vivo. It is a better fit back there, but it's just a booster, so if you kid is not big enough or state laws, that may not safely work for you.

Good Luck,

larez2

[Bradgt123]

36lbs, 36 inches, A booster uses the original seatbelt as the restraint. I am looking for a seat with a 5 point harness that fits well into the seat bottom "bucket". I tried the marathon but the seat fits somewhat angled and the lower seat belt attachment is angled forward, not up so it only compounds the problem.

With a booster the seatbelt crosses her too high on it's way back up to the retractor (she is too short)

[w00zie]

I have a 2006 C4S coupe and put a Britax Roundabout for my 2.5 year old. Fits perfectly, nice and snug (she weighs 30lbs)

Edited September 9, 2009 by w00zie

[Bradgt123]

Thanks, Did you remove the lower leather seat?

[w00zie]

Thanks, Did you remove the lower leather seat?

no, left it there and bought a seat protector with grip so the seat wouldn't slide fwd