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phorj

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In anywhere between 2-4 weeks I'm going to be a dad (like baby's ever come on time anyway).

I have an R33 GTS25t and was wondering if a baby seat / newborn capsule will fit in it, as they are a 4 seater and I thought the capsules / seats had to go in the middle???

BEFORE anyones asks... yes I do have the child seat restraint bolt things in the rear parcel shelf.

Do I need any special brackets, etc, to mount the seat / capsule on the side rather than the middle?

Are the any laws prohibiting me from putting the seat / capsule on the side?

LASTLY: Has anyone got / had a good capsule / seat that they have had fitted to their skyline and can recommend?

Thanks for all the helps peoples... I'll await the abundance of replíes :rofl:

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Firstly, Congratulations!! You'll never look back from here... Being a father of 3 boys aged 7, 3.5 and 0.75 I can honestly say they bring more joy than most anything else in this world...

There are no laws against putting a baby capsule / seat on the side as opposed to the middle... You may find that the clearance when using a capsule requires you to move the seat quite a way forward though... It may be best to use the passenger side for this reason...

No special brackets should be required if you have all 3 child restraint bolts in the parcel shelf... You may find that the baby seat / capsule leans to one side a little when used on the side though due to the hump in the middle of the rear seat... A folded towel underneath the baby seat evens things out...

I'd recommend that you get a convertable baby seat / capsule... ie one that can be used as a baby capsule in the early months and then "stood up" once the child is old enough to sit up... I use and can recommend the Fisher Price baby seat / capsule... It's lasted over 3.5 years of continuous use for my kids and is still going strong... Well made and very comfortable for the children.

Hope this helps!!

meshmesh Mentor

meshmesh

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buy a Recaro Baby Seat

Hey that's what i did! To match the GTR interior. Good Luck, & wish you guys the best, we just had out first child a baby boy who's now 9weeks old. Regarding the seat, I didn't have any problems fitting in the GTR, just got one of the RACV guys to fit it. No headaches for $35.

red900ss Grand Master

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Congrats on the imminent arrival. :rofl:

I'd echo the comments on getting a combined capsule/seat. If you are going to buy one this is defiantely the go as you'll only need to fork out for the one seat until they get to 2 1/2 years old or so.

We've got one that fits well in the back of the 33. I'll have a look at the name/model tomorrow and post it.

You may find there is a company that comes to the hospital one day per week and fits/rents/sells seats and capsules. That's what happens up here anyway.

SKY031 Grand Master

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Congrats, and I hope all goes well with the birth.

I think one of the main reasons for putting the baby in the middle seat, is that there is much less chance of injury in the event of a side impact.

However, if you do decide to use a seat next to the door, please make sure you use the passenger side..... it makes my blood boil when i see parents lifting the capsule out of the car, and swinging it towards the traffic while they shut the door.

:cuss:

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Thanks peoples :D

I thought I'd get laughed at... of well I guess people actually care!

I've only got 2 child anchorages in the back of my R33... am I meant to have 3? Does the 3rd one really matter?

geez, I'd love to spend $600 on a recaro baby seat, but bottom line is, i'd be the most expensive thing in my car and something else to go missing the next time it gets broken into :rofl: Plus, I really don't think the kid is going to mind whether or not it is sitting in a plush recaro seat, or a 'yum cha' equivalent (please note: I'm NOT being racist... I first heard that expresion of an asian friend of mine!)

The only thing a recaro seat is going to do that a fisher price seat won't is REALLY hurt my bank account! :)

Thanks for all the input once again!

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