Well anyone with children will know that getting a car seat to fit in the rear of our cars is to put it bluntly a bloody nightmare.

 

When my bumper was cracked and being fixed i came up with a damn good idea.

 

To use the fiber glass past to make a seat base to help my car seats from sliding around on the leather seats.

 

Here is my child seats in question.

 

 

Now, with cloth seats the child seat isnt a issue as the seat + child compress the cloth and it holds the seat, with the leather seat the added stiffness means that the child seat only contacts in small locations allowing the seat to shift and move. the idea was to take a mold of the seat using fiber glass, then attach that fiber glass mold to the child seat.

 

So with out further a due.

 

My little boy helping put the plastic bag on the seat

 

Bag secure.

 

Slap that paste in and let the weight of it, form the shape of the seat, i found starting at a corner then spreading it out the best way to get it going with out it taking the bag with it.

 

Once it starts to cure, it pretty much stays where it is.

 

One base is now done, just need to let it dry fully and attach it to the seat once ive tided up the edges.

Bloody stupid 5 pictures rule......

 

Anyway, once it had cured enough to be handled, i removed the bag from it and test fitted it while waiting for it to cure fully.

 

 

Just need to clean up the edges and attach it now

 

Will update further once ive got it attached to the seat.

Thought people just put a small pillow in the bottom bit.

Thought people just put a small pillow in the bottom bit.

 

Doesnt really grip the seat though, well i tried attaching it to the seat but the seat has too much flex in it, which is a shame as with the base attached, it holds the seat very firm, think i might put some area's inside it and screw it to the base of the seat instead.

update on project car seat, having taken two molds of my rear seats and attached the fiber glass mold to the bottom of the car seat, here is the end result

 

 

the seats now sit perfectly in the rear seats, with no movement, bloody awesome parenting :D

Edited September 24, 201312 yr by vodkashots

Nice work mate, they look more comfy too, than the original seat on its own :thumbup:

Nice work mate, they look more comfy too, than the original seat on its own :thumbup:

 

 

thanks matey, the best thing is, each seat is a mold of the OEM seat now, so it sits in very snugly, means they are pretty much unique to my car now lol

They have grown alot in the last couple of years since i saw them, Wesley's skin looks to have healed now, how is the little guy doing?

He is doing great his skin is miles better, only have to deal with the occasional flair up, rather than what used to be everyday care

Nice work there mate..... I like this idea having 2 small and valuable passengers myself........lol

But I am too busy to make these, so I will just stick them in the boot under the targa straps..... if they are safe enough to store the targa roof's without them breaking, they are safe enough for me kids........ :whistling::biggrin:

Nice work there mate..... I like this idea having 2 small and valuable passengers myself........lol

But I am too busy to make these, so I will just stick them in the boot under the targa straps..... if they are safe enough to store the targa roof's without them breaking, they are safe enough for me kids........ :whistling::biggrin:

 

:lol::lol:

Nice work there mate..... I like this idea having 2 small and valuable passengers myself........lol

But I am too busy to make these, so I will just stick them in the boot under the targa straps..... if they are safe enough to store the targa roof's without them breaking, they are safe enough for me kids........ :whistling::biggrin:

 

lol i had that thought, but trying to get my daughter to do the boom boom boom sound to the music, just wasnt working out as well as the sub i had taken out a few days before.

Nicely done ! :cool:

Nice work.

 

No chance of the twins going in the back of mine since it's a SWB! lol

Luckily I have an S-Max for them and all their associated paraphernalia

I have been pleasantly supprised over the years of just how versatile the 2+2 is as a family car lol

lol i had that thought, but trying to get my daughter to do the boom boom boom sound to the music, just wasnt working out as well as the sub i had taken out a few days before.

 

Give them a drum each...... Drum n bass............lol

Very nice work Vods - and you should patent that idea mate!!

 

On another note, the kids are looking nice and happy - they're a credit to you and your good parenting my friend:thumbup:

 

Richard:cool:

Great idea bud, works a treat.:thumbup1::clap: