Baby Car Seat install

[BG1988]

But when you have mechanical issues with almost every major system in your vehicle, including brakes that don't stop you BEFORE you enter the intersection (Have you read this guy's other posts?), chances are that YOU will be "the other guy."

that was electrical issue


1. faulty 12v+ battery..
2. faulty ground connections I used a heavy duty solvent to clean up the connections... I have not had an issue with the map sensor yet. no codes or pending codes...


after cleaning it the voltage jumped by 0.15volts from 14.65 to 14.8volts when charging state


even my fuel trims are way better too on Bank1 long term was +7-9 and bank2 was +9-11 once warmed up..



both are under +6 once warmed up



the plan is to replace the wires with new oversized wires... i found some 0 gauge braided ground strap cables

the Positive cable is way bigger in size then the ground cable (the factory cable is 2awg while the ground cable is under sized at 8 awg) so if there is a short there will be a fire ..

 

[petethepug]

Call fire dept or google Highway Patrol install station.

Put towel folded in half under call seat. Lay an Amazon or Target online seat protector over towel to catch all the leaky diapers, vomit and unknown milk bottles that fall on the seat.

It’s easier to pull out a Target seat protector than clean up whatever on the car seat. The towel acts as a 2nd line of defense when you must throw out the seat protector.

Lastly, consider having a 2nd car seat. When one seat is just too far gone with crap, vomit and sour milk, a 2nd seat ready to plop in zero odor is heaven. Our kid erupted vomit as we left the driveway to the airport. We had no time so I swapped the seat protector and seat with the back up chair and threw the barfy one in the pool and tossed in a shock treatment.

Upon returning a week later I pull the seat out, hosed it off, washed the upholstery and it was like nothing happened. Most of all zero barf oder on demand. [emoji2]


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[shegarty]

FYI - in Canukistan there is a weight limit to using the LATCH system. I believe it is 65lbs combined weight (child and seat). After this it is recommended to use the seatbelt option. This usually occurs around the same time that you will be wanting to switch to forward facing due to child interest and the length of their legs.

 

[HiHoeSilver]

FYI - in Canukistan there is a weight limit to using the LATCH system. I believe it is 65lbs combined weight (child and seat). After this it is recommended to use the seatbelt option. This usually occurs around the same time that you will be wanting to switch to forward facing due to child interest and the length of their legs.

Lol @ Canukistan.

 

[swathdiver]

Did the 800s or any earlier models have integrated car seats for little ones? We had them in our Montana and it was great.

 

[Ilikemtb999]

Did the 800s or any earlier models have integrated car seats for little ones? We had them in our Montana and it was great.

Was mandatory by 2002.



using a seatbelt to secure it is equally as safe, it’s just a pain in the ass if you have to remove it. It also seems to loosen up over time if you’re using a base type system. Both my vehicles have center seat LATCH and our child seat has a base so they just stay in each car. Makes it easy.

 

[wjburken]

Was mandatory by 2002.



using a seatbelt to secure it is equally as safe, it’s just a pain in the ass if you have to remove it. It also seems to loosen up over time if you’re using a base type system. Both my vehicles have center seat LATCH and our child seat has a base so they just stay in each car. Makes it easy.

Are you saying integrated cars seats were mandatory or the LATCH system was mandatory?

 

[Ilikemtb999]

Are you saying integrated cars seats were mandatory or the LATCH system was mandatory?

LATCH. After looking it up, looks like sept. 2002 so I’m guessing model year 2003’s. My 01 Silverado had it in the back and the front passenger seat so it clearly existed before then.



there’s no such thing as an actual integrated car seat but some things refer to LATCH as that.

 

[wjburken]

LATCH. After looking it up, looks like sept. 2002 so I’m guessing model year 2003’s. My 01 Silverado had it in the back and the front passenger seat so it clearly existed before then.



there’s no such thing as an actual integrated car seat but some things refer to LATCH as that.

Dodge Caravans had options with built in booster/child seats starting back in the 90’s.
https://www.ebay.com/i/303129212307...MI07mr9cK15gIV0__jBx0KLwk0EAQYASABEgJwrPD_BwE

 

[The_Burban]

LATCH. After looking it up, looks like sept. 2002 so I’m guessing model year 2003’s. My 01 Silverado had it in the back and the front passenger seat so it clearly existed before then.



there’s no such thing as an actual integrated car seat but some things refer to LATCH as that.

There are. Just not in the US.

BMWs had rear seats where the bottom pad could be actuated to a higher position. Built in booster.

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[Ilikemtb999]

Dodge Caravans had options with built in booster/child seats starting back in the 90’s.
https://www.ebay.com/i/303129212307...MI07mr9cK15gIV0__jBx0KLwk0EAQYASABEgJwrPD_BwE

Looks safe. Also booster is different than a child seat made for a kid under 35lbs.....

There are. Just not in the US.

BMWs had rear seats where the bottom pad could be actuated to a higher position. Built in booster.

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your attachments don’t work. Myself and the OP live in the United States though.

 

[The_Burban]

View attachment 236584 Very aware of that.. but as this thread has derailed.. I added to the notion that some vehicles do have built in child supplemental restraint systems.

 

[swathdiver]

there’s no such thing as an actual integrated car seat but some things refer to LATCH as that.

The center of the seatback cushion dropped down revealing the straps and it also had a pad at the bottom to catch messes and was easily removed for cleaning. I've always been curious as to GMs reasoning for not including this and some other features from the minivans into the trucks.

 

[gat0r]

just dont do this...

 

[wjburken]

Or this

 

[gat0r]

^
that is actually a viable option, when they have a blow out that comes up their back & out the neck of their shirt.

 

[swathdiver]

just dont do this...

Nope, he got it wrong. Used a Danforth and not an Admiralty anchor! LOL

 

[swathdiver]

This is how we got around when we were kids:

We didn't grow up with car seats, the nanny state wasn't as big back then. Mom carried us home from the hospital in her lap. As we grew up, the top of the bench seat was the mountain we fought to climb to the top or jump over as many times as possible before we got to the store. If mom had to make a sudden stop, she reached out with her right arm to restrain us. We were usually crawling around the floor boards anyway listening to the road pass by underneath or the driveshaft spin. Door sills were wide enough so we could sit outside and bang on the roof and walk from the back to the front on the outside while stopped. Dad's '63 Ford Falcon was great for this!

 

[The_Burban]

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The center of the seatback cushion dropped down revealing the straps and it also had a pad at the bottom to catch messes and was easily removed for cleaning. I've always been curious as to GMs reasoning for not including this and some other features from the minivans into the trucks.

Lee Iaccoca would have been one of the major hurdles. His stance on SRS was abysmal.

It came down to more business than concern for safety. Search his stance on airbags. After thirty some years he admitted he was wrong. For those thirty years, he fought like hell against their implementation.

It had to do with money. It only costs $13 a vehicle. But that's one million vehicles at $13. Then it becomes a cost risk analysis. Is it worth the life saved? And just settle .. cheaper that way. Government outs a price tag on each life. Each office that does this calculates it a different way, yielding a different number albeit slight.

Super PAC, money, government, private interests over greater good...

 

[swathdiver]

Lee Iaccoca would have been one of the major hurdles. His stance on SRS was abysmal.

It came down to more business than concern for safety. Search his stance on airbags. After thirty some years he admitted he was wrong. For those thirty years, he fought like hell against their implementation.

It had to do with money. It only costs $13 a vehicle. But that's one million vehicles at $13. Then it becomes a cost risk analysis. Is it worth the life saved? And just settle .. cheaper that way. Government outs a price tag on each life. Each office that does this calculates it a different way, yielding a different number albeit slight.

Super PAC, money, government, private interests over greater good...

GM had airbags and seat belts in the 1960s, the public didn't want them. Miss the old steering wheels prior to airbags. Iaccoca at the time was head of Chrysler, our 1999 Pontiac Montana had those seats and those are my darlings when they were little; they're grown women now!