pics of vehicle interiors

Pixelated · Oct 23, 2013

ETA: I'm done the article. Man that was labour intensive with the photo editing. Here it is: http://vicarseattechs.com/2013/vehicle-shopping-with-car-seat-goggles/

I'm after some pics of vehicle interiors for an article.

If you have any of the following, preferably without car seats installed, please post them here if I may use them.

- pronounced centre hump
- any other vehicle feature that can make installing challenging

I now have, with thanks, the following, but feel free to post yours too if it's especially awful!:
- forward of the bight belt (thanks Keeanh!)
- raised bight as in many Subarus (thanks Keeanh!)
- overlapping seat belts in adjacent seating positions (thanks SnoGurl)
- flip down centre console (can probably use the Rav4 pic from SnoGurl)
- very narrow middle seat (can probably use the Rav4 pic from SnoGurl)
- horrible tethering scenario (thanks MomToEliEm)
- fixed forward leaning head rests (a tech friend)
- offset or shared lower anchors (thanks Brianna!)
- awkward hard plastic at a hinge or bight (thanks shellebelle!)
- fixed forward leaning buckle stalks (a tech friend)
- pronounced side bolsters that eat up side-to-side real estate or make a seat want to twist during install (thanks jordansmom)
- really long buckle stalks
- very shallow truck back seat as in an extended cab (I already have the flip-down Tacoma as an example)

Thanks in advance!

Brianna · Oct 23, 2013

If you need a picture without writing, I think it's on my old phone and I could dig it up for you http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/...7CF1A0-10105-000004F6974989E8_zps1fa39566.jpg

Baylor · Oct 23, 2013

O/T but reading that lists makes me want to keep my car forever.

auto correct hates me

carseatmama007 · Oct 23, 2013

I would take a pic of my off set lower anchors but my backseat is NASTY lol.

Pixelated · Oct 23, 2013

Brianna said:
If you need a picture without writing, I think it's on my old phone and I could dig it up for you http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/...7CF1A0-10105-000004F6974989E8_zps1fa39566.jpg

That would be super - if you can find it I'd appreciate it. Do you remember what the vehicle was by chance?

Baylor said:
O/T but reading that lists makes me want to keep my car forever.

I know! I realized as I was typing that I don't have ANY of those issues with my own vehicles, luckily enough! Purely by coincidence though as I've had them longer than I've had kids.

Brianna · Oct 23, 2013

It's a 2008 Chevy Malibu

MomToEliEm · Oct 23, 2013

Are you interested in difficult tether installs. Our 2003 Toyota Tundra was horrible installing the tether forward facing in the midle seat. I documented our tether issues in this longer tether pictorial thread.
http://www.car-seat.org/showpost.php?p=535881&postcount=12

shellebelle · Oct 23, 2013

I've got the plastic at the bight if nobody else does it first.

Keeanh · Oct 23, 2013

I have forward-of-the-bight. I also have a slightly raised bight. I don't know if it's enough for your purposes. Off to find pics.

Also very thankful for my Safari which has zero install problems and very wide benches.

ETA: I have a few FOTB and raised bight pics in my car seat album: https://www.facebook.com/devon.keeanh/media_set?set=a.288137231273529.69082.100002317632823&type=3
You can use any pics that work for you.

jordansmom · Oct 23, 2013

I have side bolsters that eat up all the carseat real estate! What kind of angle/picture do you need?

jacqui276 · Oct 23, 2013

I have a flip down center console and DH has the overlapping seat belts. If no one else posts these, I will venture out and uninstall my seats to get a picture.

SnoGurl · Oct 23, 2013

Rav overlapping seatbelts--

agave · Oct 23, 2013

I have offset latch, and a rediculously narrow center seat in my van. I'll see what I can find in the Subaru.

Pixelated · Oct 23, 2013

Keeanh said:
I have forward-of-the-bight. I also have a slightly raised bight. I don't know if it's enough for your purposes. Off to find pics.

Also very thankful for my Safari which has zero install problems and very wide benches.

ETA: I have a few FOTB and raised bight pics in my car seat album: https://www.facebook.com/devon.keeanh/media_set?set=a.288137231273529.69082.100002317632823&type=3
You can use any pics that work for you.

Thank you - I'll peruse!

jordansmom said:
I have side bolsters that eat up all the carseat real estate! What kind of angle/picture do you need?

Whatever angle(s) best show how much they restrict space. If it's easier to show with a seat there that works too!

jacqui276 said:
I have a flip down center console and DH has the overlapping seat belts. If no one else posts these, I will venture out and uninstall my seats to get a picture.

Cool

SnoGurl said:
Rav overlapping seatbelts--

Perfect. Why anyone ever thought designing a car like that was a good idea I do not know.

agave said:
I have offset latch, and a rediculously narrow center seat in my van. I'll see what I can find in the Subaru.

Awesome!

jordansmom · Oct 23, 2013

Side bolsters. If these aren't clear enough, let me know and I can try again with the "real" camera.

ETA: argh! The iPad is always rotating the picture! Sorry!

jordansmom · Oct 23, 2013

And one more.

jjordan · Oct 23, 2013

I could have helped you out with a lot of these in our old altima. Our old subaru does have a few of these issues, but I just went outside to take pictures and found that dh took it to work today. If no one posts long buckle stalks and plastic in the bight by tomorrow, I can get those in the afternoon!

Pixelated · Oct 23, 2013

jordansmom said:
Side bolsters. If these aren't clear enough, let me know and I can try again with the "real" camera.

ETA: argh! The iPad is always rotating the picture! Sorry!

They're a bit blurry when I pull them up, but the angle/view of the first one is perfect, albeit upside down

If you do have a chance with a real camera and a flash I'd appreciate it. What vehicle?

jordansmom · Oct 23, 2013

Pixelated said:
They're a bit blurry when I pull them up, but the angle/view of the first one is perfect, albeit upside down If you do have a chance with a real camera and a flash I'd appreciate it. What vehicle?

I will work on it now! 2005 BMW x5.

Pixelated · Oct 24, 2013

Anyone else? My article is just about ready to go, except for the pictures. Gentle nudge for anyone who said they'd take one for me today

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