UNCATC

Hey, I know that I will probably be strung up for asking this question, but I have to know. My wife recently told me that we are having a baby, and i am fighting to keep my '97 3.0 CL. So, I gotta know: What kind of car seats can fit in a CL that will not hit the front seats? That is what the law calls for, and I need help finding one, without taking them all out into the parking lot and trying them out. I know that a baby seat is not the most technical, tricked out option you can put in a CL, but in this case, it is a necessary one. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

97Cl22

Your not gonna get flamed for asking that, maybe just goofed on a bit though. Wish i could name the one my niece uses because that fits in my 2.2 CL. If nobody has gave ya a good answer by the time i get home i'll check it out for ya.

red99cl2.3

umm i had a regular baby seat all the time, i give rides to this girl with a baby. any seat will do.

UNCATC

I went and tried the seat from the "travel system" we picked out, and it hits the back of the passenger seat with it pushed all the way forward. That one is by evenflo, I think. I just need one that doesn't do that, because NC flaw does not allo a rear-facing car seat to touch the front seats. Thanks for the help... for whoever can provide it.

d5c5b

wheres willp99........he's got one "permanently mounted" in his back seat...........haha

dustbuster4

I've had this in my car since I've owned it.

97Cl22

No wonder you car is so quick dust. Those baby seats add at LEAST 50hp!

suXor

Yeah, but for a newborn, you have to use rear facing seats, and those stick out a lot.

dustbuster4

Right.

I never had the rear facing seat in the CL, but it fit fine in my wife's old '93 Accord.

Using the same setup, I think the rear-facing child seat will hit the front seats in the CL (unless you had them pulled up towards the dash real far).

kevin79925

OMG u guys are some OOOOLLLLDDDD Fawkers!!!!! Im NEVAR gonna have kids!!! lol jk maybe one day when i get OLD.

erishe69

Haha, This is why I bought the wife a Honda Odyssey, so I could keep my CL. Babyseats aren't that hard to get in on the passenger side, that seat goes up farther. If the kids is under a year old by law in MD they have to face backwards.

red99cl2.3

fuck the law as long as you have the seat and you know ur kid is secure they wont give you any BS.

erishe69

I dont think the law about facing backwards has to due with them trying to fuck with you. It is has to do with the safety of the child. Their necks aren't that strong for the first year, and they are more likely to be injured (IE: whiplash) if the are facing forward in an accident.

wilp99

yo man dont hate on your seat dogg. thats a fly ass seat. 5 point harness n all. i dont have any problem w/ a carseat hitting the back of the seat. its my sons legs i gotta watch. dude has gotten them smashed on many occasions. that damn automatic seat.

sylthecru

hey UNCATC where in NC are u located?

acura1983

shooda kept in ur pants now u gotta get rav 4 to fit all ur kids

Python2121

^^^ HHHAHAHA PIZZOWNED

jqturbo

Dude, shouldn't be much of a problem! I didn't even think of that when I was choosin' a car seat for my son!...and I have an Eclipse! Ofcourse, we mostly used my girl's Maxima at the time, but I fit the car seat in the Mitsu alot!
You'll be alright, not a big deal! As long as the baby's comfy, that's what should count!

a9c8uCrLa

I didnt realize so many people on this fourm were even old enough to have kids.

jqturbo

Hey, hey, I'm not old! :sqnteek: I'm only 27!

dustbuster4

I'm only 38!

UNCATC

I'm not that old either. Just started hovering at 29...lol. I am from Greensboro originally, but now I am in Chapel Hill, btw.. as a grad student, for whoever asked that question.

The baby will be in the wife's Accord most of the time, we may just put the seat in my car and let it touch the back in the rare times it has to go in my car.

mdm22cl

I had one by Graco and it worked fine it would only hit the seat when I would lean it back, but when it was straight up it would not touch no matter how far foward or back it was.

latincl

This would be perfect.....http://www.speedwaremotorsports.com/seat/child.asp

latincl

http://www.speedwaremotorsports.com/seat/child.asp

jqturbo

Sweeeeet!!! I'd take it!

I have a Dale Earnhardt Sr racing (car)seat myself!

dustbuster4

$335+ for a car seat!

I'll stick with the one I have and spend the $335 on mods!

matteichenfels

My wife and I just found out we're having a baby too!

when you find out what carseat fits ok....let me know!

jqturbo

Congrats man! It's a great adventure!

matteichenfels

...Thanks...I'm sure my days with the Cl are numbered.....nah!

My kid will sporting sunglasses and a backwards hat at all the meets here in da burgh

jqturbo

Hahaha! Funny, cause my son's now gonna be 5yrs old, and that's exactly how he chills w/me at the meets and shows!

Good luck w/the car seat thing!