Back Seat Seatbelts?

I have been thinking of an IM or Beck, does anyone have any experience with putting seatbelts in the back seats? Are they safe if you do? I have a 4 year old, thought it would be fun for everyone to go out on a sunday drive, eventually.


Eddie

It all depends on how well they are anchored; mine are just bolted to the pan with some large washers.

I won't be the first to mention that safety is pretty relative in these cars. That said, I would probably be OK with driving around town with my offspring in the back, maybe not on the freeway though.

There really are no back seats. You can add some cushioning, but there's nowhere for anyone's legs to go, and the top, when folded down, takes up some of the space where a seat back would be. You might fit one small child sideways for a short ride.

Good point, it is also MUCH too high to use if the top is up. I did squeeze a friend back there once, for a short ride.

I bought a '95 Cobra with the Saleen Speedster package from a friend once, he and another buddy of mine brought the car home from the club with TWO girls stuffed under the rear deck, so anything is possible.

Anything is possible if you really want it. I did weld a structure beneath the rear seating area in order to secure the belts. Though my kids a getting old they still manage to fit back there. Not for long rides. Log rides I can carry two kids one adult driver. I usually am asked how do my kids fit in the back. I tell them I cut off there legs... they fit fine then. You should see the looks I get.

Joe

I shoulda known that if someone could make it work, it'd be Joe.