How to fit a child seat in 360? (Anchor points?)

I don't know about your seats but on mine (sport seats) there is a hole in the seat It allows access to the upper anchor on the firewall. The rest is done with the seat belt. I use one of these to keep it tight.
http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2267437
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I use this too, you can really get it tight with it

 

Yes my car is a US car. It may be a US only addition as we have pretty strict safety regulations here. Here are a couple of pics showing the hole and attachment point. Hope this helps.
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And I thought it was a bottle opener.

 

I would be more worried about the air bag, in Canada it is prohibited to put children of your ages in front of an air bag, be carefull an airbag can kill a child so young. I know later model 430's had automatic airbab turn off switches. If the airbaG sensed a child under 80 lbs. the airbag would turn off. I would contact your local child restraint authority and get the facts that pertain to your country

BE SAFE !!!!!!

 

There is no anchor point on my australian spec 360 either... my kid is like 3.5 years old and heavy enough to ride in the front seat... I also secure the child restrain harness around the harness holes of my sport seat for extra protection (so the child seat and the kid will not be able to fly forward if the seat belt doesn't work)... and you just have to sit the kid as far back as possible.

Not too sure if we can retrofit an anchor point anywhere though... as I was told, the firewall isn't strong enough for an anchor point.

cheers,

richie

 

Reviving an old thread. I'm in the market for a 360, either Modena or Spider, and one must-have is the child seat anchor points. I'm located in the US and it appears our Modena cars have the anchor point behind the passenger seat, however, it appears the Spiders do not have the anchor point. A local mechanic informed me it might be possible to request/purchase an anchor kit from Ferrari NA. Has anyone explored this?

For the Modena owners who do not have the bucket seats with the latch pass through hole, how does one thread the latch strap back to the anchor point? Does the latch strap just go over and above the headrest (seems unstable that way) or can the strap reach the anchor point another way?

If anyone has installed a (front facing) car seat in a 360, I would love to see it.

Many thanks!

 

Any child riding in a car seat should not be in the front seat of any car, especially with airbags.
I believe in most states it is also illegal.
Wait a few years when your child is older and can really enjoy the experience properly.

 

Thanks for the input. This is something my wife and I are comfortable with in limited circumstances, and from what I found, you can have a Passenger Airbag Exclusion Kit installed. It is also not illegal in my state for a child of my child's age to ride in the front.

If anyone has any experience with the seat anchor, please do chime in. Thanks!

 

Good luck finding the passenger airbag off switch wiring harness, that’s an extremely rare item and no longer available for purchase anywhere.

Can’t help with the child seat as I haven’t done it although I think about it often as I have 2 young boys


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Seems the 430 comes with the anchor and also airbag disable switch.

 

First I had the passenger seat airbag deactivated and I use one of those seats that uses the seatbelt to latch on. I don't use the bottle opener. I believe I have a Graco seat. The only downside to this as that the kids only want to ride in the Ferrari from now on

 

@550nitis, glad to hear some have made it work! My local mechanic indicated he could route the airbag connector to the glovebox and I could unplug it there, so if the switch is not available, sounds like there may be other options. I'd love to see a pic of the car seat installed if you have a picture handy.

Also, it seems not all US cars have the car seat anchor. This '99 on BaT does not.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1999-ferrari-360-modena-28/

See pic #101 in the listing. I'm not sure why some would have it and others wouldn't. I'm also not seeing any way to order that part online. I've asked my mechanic if he has any ideas on how to order one of those.

 

If I had to guess, I say that it was left off during a service or when the rear carpet was removed. Mine is a 99 and it has it. Here's the breakdown on the parts. Good news...the washer and screws are still available!

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Another year later...

I'm reading the manual for my 2000 360, and it indicates all Canada cars have the anchor. But only cars bound for the US market produced after 09/01/99 have them.

I'm also looking at how to (safely!) disable the airbag so I can put my daughter in a car seat in the 360.

The manual also notes "The seatbelts in the car have been designed and tested to protect people of at least 36 Kg in weight and over 1.5m in height."
36 Kg = 79 lbs. So if your child is 75 lbs, the seatbelts may not do the job you want them to, according to the manual. A car seat or other restraint would still be advised.