Re: Kids want a ride, Seat belt ?
[Re: POZEST]
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12/01/08 06:41 PM
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For lap belts, only child seats with thier own seatbelts will do. the older the kid is, the less of a chance you have of having a child seat with integral belt. most larger kids, starting at @3, go into some sort of booster that utilized the factory should belt. For them, only rear shoulder belts should be considered.
and before anyone pipes up and says "if you car didn't come with shoulder belts or any belts at all, you can't get a ticket" just don't.
I've been down this road before. I waited to let my kids go in the charger till I had a chance to install 3 point shoulder belts in the rear. Then I got into an accident with my 8 year old riding in the back. 12K in damage and she did not have scratch on her...because she was belted in properly with a proper belt.
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Re: Kids want a ride, Seat belt ?
[Re: IMGTX]
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12/01/08 09:50 PM
12/01/08 09:50 PM
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Check to be sure they didn't fall under the seat bottom. I have never had an old car I didn't have to pull at least 1 if not all of the belts out from under the rear seat.
Back in the 70's and 80's, the first thing everyone did was tuck the rear seat belts under the seat as far as they could. Have you had your seat out to check? At the very least it'll have the mounting points for the rear seat belts.
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Re: Kids want a ride, Seat belt ?
[Re: ademon]
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12/02/08 01:33 PM
12/02/08 01:33 PM
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Lap belts are fine with child/baby seats, at least all the ones that I have owned.
Think about how you mount a child seat (with integrated belts) with a 3 pt belt. You have you use that clip to tie the shoulder belt to the lap belt. Essentially you are anchoring as a lap belt would. Yes, you are distributing the load over 3 anchor points then 2, but for someone under 50 lbs, that is not going to make a difference.
Only thing you are missing is a top tether, but many cars older then Model Year 2000 would not have these anyway. At least that was when Chrysler added that safety feature.
I would just make sure the belts are in good condition and not dry rotted or cut at all. Also, adjust everything so there is no slack. This is the tricky part with the old adjusters. It may take a few minutes to get it all dialed in. I cover my seats with an old folded towel, so the plastic child seat does not dig into the vinyl. They can have some sharp edges.
And all my mopars, with the exception of my a-body vert had 3 belts in the rear.
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