Third Row Seat Install - "Little Seats"
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I think these are some people's first Jeeps. I understand wanting to be safe (I have 3 kids of my own) but come on people, these are JEEPS! Most Jeep people at some point or another have driven an old beater CJ that was probably barely road worthy, many have hauled kids in them. If you want the safest possible vehicle or seating position for kids don't buy a real Jeep. Go get something with curtain airbags.
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I think these are some people's first Jeeps. I understand wanting to be safe (I have 3 kids of my own) but come on people, these are JEEPS! Most Jeep people at some point or another have driven an old beater CJ that was probably barely road worthy, many have hauled kids in them. If you want the safest possible vehicle or seating position for kids don't buy a real Jeep. Go get something with curtain airbags.
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So with my research that I have done, my observations of others, I would much rather be in the back of a JK and get rear ended than any of those small cars that I mentioned above. I would guess, no scientific data to support this, but my feeling is that the JK properly equipped with this system is just as safe as the minivan's I mentioned, the Commander, the Durango's, trailblazers and more safe than the small cars that are on the road, when you are looking at getting hit by something taller, like a semi.
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Maybe if you gave them helmets to wear? Risk is part of life, even for children. Besides those are approved for that use and as safe as anyone can reasonably desire. They could be injured pretty bad everytime they get in the jeep that doesn't mean they have to stay home swaddled in bubble wrap.
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Maybe if you gave them helmets to wear? Risk is part of life, even for children. Besides those are approved for that use and as safe as anyone can reasonably desire. They could be injured pretty bad everytime they get in the jeep that doesn't mean they have to stay home swaddled in bubble wrap.
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I don't know if I understand. You only want one folding seat? That's exactly what they sell, one at a time. You also by their adapter if you want the seat to face sideways.
I will typically run with just the driver-side rear seat in, facing sideways. It will allow me to carry 4 kids (my two & two more) or let me lay down the right side for larger cargo.