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Title: can anyone help with rear seat question
Post by: cona2k on September 09, 2006, 04:25:29 PM
Right im wanting to try and fit a forward facing child seat in to the back of the rex. only think is limited space. Does anyone know of anyone who do specialist seat for this type of can or had anyone found a solution ie removing rear seat etc
Title: can anyone help with rear seat question
Post by: cona2k on September 10, 2006, 08:39:16 AM
anyone please also does anyone know how the rear lower section of the seat comes out
Title: can anyone help with rear seat question
Post by: leggysrx7 on September 10, 2006, 09:51:52 AM
Hi Mate,

I had the same issues about 2 years ago, struggled to find a seat that would fit in the rex mate. I thought about trying to designer a specific seat for the rex, but considered the safety implications.

The bottom section comes without much difficulty,I had mine out a couple of times to fit some sound proofing in it. Top section gets removed 1st. From memory there is four bolts in the boot which you remove and that allows the top section to be removed, the bottom section is clipped in place (all from memory).

If you have any luck with a child seat then let me know

Leggy
Title: can anyone help with rear seat question
Post by: Red and Single on September 10, 2006, 10:32:50 AM
Only solution is to put the kid in the front seat and put the missus in the back !! :rollin
Title: can anyone help with rear seat question
Post by: leggysrx7 on September 10, 2006, 10:42:28 AM
yea, thats what i did! Then no.2 child came along and the rex was sold
Title: can anyone help with rear seat question
Post by: mikeyh on September 10, 2006, 11:27:14 AM
ive got 2 kids and a dog(large one at that)
might be a tight sqeeze lol
Title: can anyone help with rear seat question
Post by: leggysrx7 on September 10, 2006, 03:43:00 PM
Quotemight be a tight sqeeze lol

You think??!!
Title: can anyone help with rear seat question
Post by: cona2k on September 10, 2006, 04:41:54 PM
ok i removed rear seats and still no luck :(
Title: can anyone help with rear seat question
Post by: mikeyh on September 10, 2006, 07:03:29 PM
looks like you might have to modify a rear seat out of another type of car,or make up a metal frame to fit the seat too
Title: can anyone help with rear seat question
Post by: leggysrx7 on September 10, 2006, 11:47:44 PM
You\'ll struggle mate, i tried all sorts of different alternatives..good luck though
Title: can anyone help with rear seat question
Post by: Adriansturgess on September 10, 2006, 11:57:55 PM
How old are your kids, because the rex rear seats are effectively child seats anyway. When I first got the Rex my youngest was 3yrs 6 mths old and just sat in the back with the seat belt fastened. If your kids are younger than that.... might just need a cushion to sit on...;) :D
Title: can anyone help with rear seat question
Post by: cona2k on September 11, 2006, 07:56:34 AM
9 months mate
Title: can anyone help with rear seat question
Post by: Adriansturgess on September 11, 2006, 09:40:46 AM
Uhm...Might need a couple of cushions then.....;) :D
Title: can anyone help with rear seat question
Post by: Martiny on September 11, 2006, 12:43:27 PM
Heres what I did..

remove that rear seat, and then put the child seat on top of the transmission tunnel. Now use the belts from the rear seats on both sides.

My only concern was my little boy was quite close to the roof, so I made the belts bl00dy tight.
Title: can anyone help with rear seat question
Post by: mikeyh on September 11, 2006, 12:51:47 PM
or do what i did and buy a family car instead and use rex as a play toy lol
hope you get it sorted as thats one area you dont want to cut corners or botch up
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