Member Since: 25 Mar 2024
Location: Great Ayton
Posts: 2
Rear Facing car seat anchor points under front seats
Weve just upgraded our car seats to extended rear-facing seats . they anchor by using straps under the front seat runners, however, in the D4 this looks difficult.
In mine, it appears there should be some form of anchor point but its been removed before I got the vehicle in spring this year.
Just wondering what other people's D4s look like under the back of the front seats and if I can add an anchor point here, I've attached some pictures.
Or any other ideas? Cheers!
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7th Dec 2024 11:22 am
Kilovolt
Member Since: 29 Jun 2015
Location: South Derbyshire
Posts: 1079
I could be wrong but from memory those fixings (holes) you see there are for trim pieces (bits of plastic to cover the end of the rails and to keep toes and fingers out).
I would suggest they are not suitable for anchoring a seat mount. You could remove the rearward bolts holding down the front seat rails and use them (with longer bolts), perhaps? Again, from memory, when converting a Commercial to a 7-seater, I seem to recall they are grade 10.9 bolts—don't use cheap fixings.
Good luck "Track day running - Don't put your foot back on the accelerator until your absolutely sure you don't have to take it off again"
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7th Dec 2024 12:49 pm
Kilovolt
Member Since: 29 Jun 2015
Location: South Derbyshire
Posts: 1079
A picture paints a thousand words. You can see one of the trim pieces here.
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"Track day running - Don't put your foot back on the accelerator until your absolutely sure you don't have to take it off again"
Current Ride: D4 XS Commercial Baltic Blue SDV6 fully loaded with heated everything
Track Days: BMW E36 M3 Evolution MY 1996 (3.2 Litre 377 BHP sat in 1,250 Kgs of car, with a pro safety cage and some serious braking power)
7th Dec 2024 12:57 pm
Tubes3000
Member Since: 25 Mar 2024
Location: Great Ayton
Posts: 2
Definitely looks like mine is missing that extra trim piece!
Probably had a car seat anchored to the seat bolt before!
I have some longer 12.9 that we use on the farm that will fit and will put a spacer to raise the car seat anchor brackets flush with the floor.
Cheers, Kilvolt always helps to look at someone else's!
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