So please don't laugh, this weekend I had to pick up my nephew and stuff his car seat in the back of the 996. I was not happy with the fit, but glad I found the anchor points. So 996 owners with kids what is safest and best fitting car seat out there these days. Keep in mind I don't plan on doing any track days with him, maybe when I have my own kids. I'll just never tell him mom

 

There was a thread about this before,i think. Try the search,it should be in there.

 

belive it or not the best seat that i could find that fits well in my 996 is this cosco high back car seat from walmart
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Here are the anchor points just incase if somebody needs to know where they are

 

better yet just remove the base of the seat it's just velcro'd on...

I purchased a Britax marathon 65, according to my research it's the best fit along with great safety, I have yet to install it in the P-car... but you can look into it to confirm...

 

There's a huge thread on rennlist on this. I suggest you look there.

You should be specific on what kind of seat or age of child you have as well.

I have two cheap Cosco seats that seem to fit well back there. I have removed my rear seats all together though. I'm in the process of modifying my seats further trimming off some excess for a more custom fit.

 

what would be funny is if some one had a cage and your little ones had to crawl over it to get into the car seat...LOL

or a seat like this

 

Dang, that looks serious. Is that real? I got two Baby Recaros in the wife's car but the Recaros don't really fit well on the 996s.

I wouldn't wish a cage on even an adult in a street car where a helmet isn't worn all the time but I do see your humor.

 

Does anyone know what year they installed the rear anchor point? I've got a '99. I don't "feel" it when I run my hands over the location, but that doesn't mean it's there. I see that Bitemeneatem has them in his 2000. Just trying to see if anyone else can confirm if they have them on their '99.

Also, @ Biteem, could you feel them before you cut into them, or did you just know they were there and cut away?

Thanks,

DS

 

You will literally be able to see the perforation in the carpet. Carpet foam is so thick you probably won't be able to feel them.

 

What alpin003 said. the carpet is kind of precut in that area but the foam realy isn't and its thick. Thats why if you look on my picture the carpet has a clean cut but the foam looks more ripped

 

Using a very sharp utility knife is the trick to clean cuts in that area.

 

I'll have to do some more investigating, I didn't see it clearly last evening when I looked, but it was with a flashlight, so I'll have to check tomorrow in the daylight.

Thanks,

DS

 

I also have an awesome Recaro seat for my daughter in the DD but there's no way to fit it in the 996. She's using a Harmony booster seat from Walmart ($17.00) which fits perfectly with no mods .