Child Seat LATCH System
Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 12:53 am
May 26,2011
My most recent mod is more for the daily driver side of my Corolla and less to do with performance.
I purchased Audi's LATCH retro kit part # ZAW269005 to add a child seat LATCH system ("Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children") to the Corolla. We mounted mine in the center of the rear seat since I don't plan on taking two kids in the Corolla at on time. The center position is also the safest for a child in a side impact accident. Plus the center seat position gives my kids a direct view out the front window which should limit the amount of car sickness induced by the Corolla's suspension.
Audi Latch bar. There are two different part numbers. The one with the wider mounting brackets is the one I used.
Looks OEM baby!!!
Underneath the floorpan both holes clear everything. One of the holes comes out behind the heat shield which is no big deal. My buddy Dan helped me with the install and used some three inch washers to help distribute the force in the event of an accident.
I mounted the top latch tether mount off to the side since the seats split 50/50 and the tether wants to slip between the seats. I may change this in the future but it works fine for now.
This setup works so much better then the seat belts. I could not get the seat belt to tighten down enough to hold the car seat securely. Plus the LATCH system makes it a lot easier for me to swap car seats from car to car if need be. The end result came out very nice.
My most recent mod is more for the daily driver side of my Corolla and less to do with performance.
I purchased Audi's LATCH retro kit part # ZAW269005 to add a child seat LATCH system ("Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children") to the Corolla. We mounted mine in the center of the rear seat since I don't plan on taking two kids in the Corolla at on time. The center position is also the safest for a child in a side impact accident. Plus the center seat position gives my kids a direct view out the front window which should limit the amount of car sickness induced by the Corolla's suspension.
Audi Latch bar. There are two different part numbers. The one with the wider mounting brackets is the one I used.
Looks OEM baby!!!
Underneath the floorpan both holes clear everything. One of the holes comes out behind the heat shield which is no big deal. My buddy Dan helped me with the install and used some three inch washers to help distribute the force in the event of an accident.
I mounted the top latch tether mount off to the side since the seats split 50/50 and the tether wants to slip between the seats. I may change this in the future but it works fine for now.
This setup works so much better then the seat belts. I could not get the seat belt to tighten down enough to hold the car seat securely. Plus the LATCH system makes it a lot easier for me to swap car seats from car to car if need be. The end result came out very nice.