Rear Seat in a GT???

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Originally Posted by jmowens has anyone actually done this yet? This will be something I will have to do if/when I get another GT.

So did anyone get around to doing this? Pics?

[opelenvy]

What about something like this?
Obviously not rear facing, but the seat itself is very small.
http://www.thejeep.com/seats/kustom2.html
Or the back seat from a wrangler/CJ?

[baz]

as i said before i would not carry something a precious as a kid in the back of a GT there is no way to get out in a fire or crash

all 2 door 4 seat cars have bigger doors so folks or kids in the back can get out and seats with a way to pop them forwards from the back , not something you can do in a gt if the person in the front is unconscious and has the stock seat belts on

as the gt stands it would be a death trap back there


is that some thing any of us could live with ?

[swiss]

This is a little bit cynical, and I am not implying that we should not consider the risk when we do things that involve our kids. Realistically, if you were in your 4-dr sedan driving along with the doors locked, windows up and the kids securely belted into their child-proof seats in the back and then had an accident that caused you to be unconscious there would be little if any difference. If that worries you, leave the kids safely at home where they can be caught by a house fire or earthquake or tornado or maybe a local flood because the dam broke. There is no vehicle built that is totally safe if it contains people and moves. I would suggest having the rear vent windows so that there was a bit more air flow in the back area.
It would be possible to set up a "latch/lever" that would activate the release for the seat back from the rear, but you aren't really expecting a child under 5 to climb out of it's safety seat and unlatch it are you? I live in NM and until just a few years ago it was legal to ride unsecured in the back of pick-up trucks. Lots of people did it with their kids and construction workers could be seen on a daily basis riding in the back end of the boss' truck out to the work sites. The Native Americans (Indians) used to carry their whole families into town and down to the store in the back, because they could only afford one vehicle and it had to be a working pick-up truck. It was amazing over the years how few the serious accidents were, but even one with a child involved was enough to start campaigns to change the laws to protect everyone! Let's not overdo the "No Child Left Behind" thing. We go through life at risk and being belted into a crashed car kind of increases that risk doesn't it? Would be nice if the computer could release the seat belts and open the doors and windows when the danger was past, but we don't seem to have any computers in the GTs? In fact they don't have that function in the modern cars either.
Granted, I live in a nice small town of 35,000 and the serious accidents around here are few and far between. There are a number of "fender benders" but few serious rollover/catch fire and loss of life accidents. In a large city I would worry a little no matter what I was driving.
On a constructive basis, make sure that there is a strong steel cross beam that the seats and belts bolt into. A "fender" washer through unibody sheet metal isn't enough. Did any of you ever get this done and worked out?

Swiss

[technos]

Originally Posted by swiss I live in NM and until just a few years ago it was legal to ride unsecured in the back of pick-up trucks. Lots of people did it with their kids and construction workers could be seen on a daily basis riding in the back end of the boss' truck out to the work sites. Swiss

The reason it stayed legal for so long is because of the agricultural trade.

For example, if you had to bale and transport a sixteen four of alfalfa in 1980, you did it with four guys, a pickup truck and trailer. When you're finished baling and loading, you have a full trailer, a half full truck and two guys that don't fit in the cab. So you stick 'em in the bed. You're only going to do 15mph anyway, you didn't lash the load.

It's still legal many places. That's not to say it's a good idea, at all.

[Gigsworth]

i am not saying that kids in the back of a gt is a safe thing, but if you were to put a back seat in an opel gt, i don't think anyone but other opelers would know any different...

[baz]

oh to live in the land of the free

ever think if you had to live under the rules of most of the world, there would be twice as many of you

a four seat two door GT is called a "manta" made to carry 4-5 people in comfort and safety

most folks buy a gt because its a 2 door 2 seat car for 2 people for a reason

[alfred]

Originally Posted by baz a four seat two door GT is called a "manta" made to carry 4-5 people in comfort and safety most folks buy a gt because its a 2 door 2 seat car for 2 people for a reason

I agree...