mum2two
Active member
I was helping some friends who first time parents tonight install both bases in their cars...the center install in an older Grand Am was a breeze with the lap belt....now for the Hyundai.
It's an 06 Sonata, the seats are a slippery velor like fabric. The center seat position has a fold down armrest. The car manual does not allow to borrow outboard latch for center but did not forbid install using seatbelt, and in fact there is a TT in the center position.
The latch install outboard didn't seem that rock solid...not like I'm used to.
So as we were going to use a seatbelt we decided to go with the center position (mom is 5'10" and dad is 6'5")....the seatbelt comes from the top/back and it has the funny little thing/hook that you put into a small female seatbelt buckle on one side to create the lap/shoulder belt configuration (does this make sense) and buckles on the other side. Is it ok to use this type of seat belt? I got a good install...less than 1 inch at the base of the seat..the fabric is so slippy that it may wiggle a bit...and even though I know we heard the click I don't love the tightness of the shoulder belt. I wasn't sure if that was typical of a belt that comes from so high up?
As it was getting late we didn't do another attempt-they are going in on Friday for a c-section due to pre-eclampsia so I told them I'd post here and come back if needed.
Suggestions???...should I try a seatbelt install in the outboard position? Would a thin shelf liner help underneath the base?
And yes I did have the husband do the install with me and he's got it! I also demonstrated using my Tad the frog how to do the straps/adjust/and rethread the harness and also gave them the "No aftermarket products" and no thick coats speech. It was fun passing along info that I've learned from all of you and I know they appreciated it.
Thanks!
Beth
It's an 06 Sonata, the seats are a slippery velor like fabric. The center seat position has a fold down armrest. The car manual does not allow to borrow outboard latch for center but did not forbid install using seatbelt, and in fact there is a TT in the center position.
The latch install outboard didn't seem that rock solid...not like I'm used to.
So as we were going to use a seatbelt we decided to go with the center position (mom is 5'10" and dad is 6'5")....the seatbelt comes from the top/back and it has the funny little thing/hook that you put into a small female seatbelt buckle on one side to create the lap/shoulder belt configuration (does this make sense) and buckles on the other side. Is it ok to use this type of seat belt? I got a good install...less than 1 inch at the base of the seat..the fabric is so slippy that it may wiggle a bit...and even though I know we heard the click I don't love the tightness of the shoulder belt. I wasn't sure if that was typical of a belt that comes from so high up?
As it was getting late we didn't do another attempt-they are going in on Friday for a c-section due to pre-eclampsia so I told them I'd post here and come back if needed.
Suggestions???...should I try a seatbelt install in the outboard position? Would a thin shelf liner help underneath the base?
And yes I did have the husband do the install with me and he's got it! I also demonstrated using my Tad the frog how to do the straps/adjust/and rethread the harness and also gave them the "No aftermarket products" and no thick coats speech. It was fun passing along info that I've learned from all of you and I know they appreciated it.
Thanks!
Beth