Child Car Seat installation - 69 bug

5 posts · joined Jul 2008 · 21 Mar 2009, 3:21 pm

#702264

Has anyone put a car seat (Safe'n'Sound model) into a '69 beetle or similiar? Where abouts is the safest spot to put the anchor bolt?

Don't want to go drilling until I get an idea of what I will drill through in the back parcel area.

Appreciate any help.

kombivw Wolfsburg Wizard

463 posts · joined Mar 2009 · 21 Mar 2009, 5:15 pm

#702276

I think you may find back parcel area is no good.
I have a 73 Kombi and with that the chassis area's were on the sides and in the bottom (floor) and I am pretty sure that is same with Beetle. But let some others with more experience correct me if I am wrong

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alien8 Wolfsburg Wizard

521 posts · joined Sep 2008 · 21 Mar 2009, 5:27 pm

#702278

I had two anchors put in to my 72 S Beetle. One for each side. Its a metal plate with a nut tacked on the back and rivited to the engine side of the fire wall about half way up. It was done by a engineer. It cost $200 for the fabrication and $100 for the certificate. Costly, but safe as it can be in a Beetle. I am pretty sure its not legal to install them yourself, unless your an engineer that is.

pod i`ve got to finish this thing one day

4,980 posts · joined Dec 2003 · 21 Mar 2009, 5:45 pm

#702283

find a seat belt and restraint fitting station ,who will be able to put in what is needed and approve it at the same time👍

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Waikikamukau Learner Dubber

5 posts · joined Jul 2008 · 21 Mar 2009, 6:56 pm

#702293

Cheers thanks all, I had a feeling it may require certification from a licensed engineer. Particularly because it involves safety. Any suggestions on types of places I should be googling in order to get this done?

pod i`ve got to finish this thing one day

4,980 posts · joined Dec 2003 · 21 Mar 2009, 7:15 pm

#702294

pod wrote:find a seat belt and restraint fitting station ,who will be able to put in what is needed and approve it at the same time👍

one of these places,for fitting child restraints😎

http://www.onlinemechanical.net/child-restraints.html
that site has listings for nsw and victoria

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pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome

6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 · 9 Apr 2009, 10:25 pm

#706170

Waikikamukau wrote:Cheers thanks all, I had a feeling it may require certification from a licensed engineer. Particularly because it involves safety. Any suggestions on types of places I should be googling in order to get this done?

in sydney, "Littles" are really good. they are at blacktown but also in at least one other spot too.

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