Seat and can of worms

What , you have removed the rear seat but still want to put a child seat in , is that right ?

I read somewhere on the Internet - so of course it's true - that you can legally remove seats only temporarily.

G'day Stephen,
Having owned vehicles for a very long time & worked alongside the automotive industry for many years common sense would tell me that a child seat is designed to work IN CONJUNCTION with a standard automotive seat.
I would under no circumstance use a child seat as a "stand alone" as it seems you wish to do.

Cheers
Stu

The child restraints in vehicles are designed to be used with the original seat. If you wish to have anything else you will have to get it designed, approved and installed. There is no simpler way to go than that.

hi ,
Mounting a child seat by not using the original seats and seat belts is illegal .The ADR rules apply here to seats, seat mountings ,seat belts and there mountings. A child seat needs to be mounted as per makers instructions .
If u still want to change u can consult an engineer and get a report /ruling on the matter .After doing this u will get an idea of costs and processes .
Interfering with an ADR designed component will make the insurance void in the case of an accident unless re engineered and approved .
After spending 30 years changing vehicles many many rules applied by govt can be changed or considered bullsh*t. Changes are considered modifications Commonsense applies here .Some do require engineer reports .
ADR changes require engineer reports 99% time
Many "" modification rules"" are way way different from state to state and cause grief when travelling and transfering rego
Bonnet scoops are now acceptable considering they come from the factory.
Even if they were installed correctly in the 1970-1980s it comes down to the police or road transport inspector . If there is doubt u are defected . I cannot to begin to describe to u what police harassment is like especially when they are not fully aware of the rules .
Certain vehicles I own have there glove boxes full of paper work .Consultations with the police every 100kms becomes annoying after a while .Police are just untrained drones in this area of there job. Modifications can attract much unwanted attention even if it is legal
.swampy

Like said above, you will have to get a non-standard solution engineered by an RTA approved engineer. I don't think that you will get one to do it for you though. We got our GVM upgraded but that's not mucking around with child approved seat mounts etc. I believe that most would steer away from that type of job. Too many legal consequences.

Look for a Toyota factory approved option. If one exists then that may be fine.

Personally I think that you will have to put the original seat back in and mount the childs seat on it. Bit of a bugger though. However every child is worth doing the right thing for.

Phil

This is what Multidrive did with their Southern Scorpion 6 wheeler 70 series, road legal as It was listed for sale some months back, not hard to imagine one seat less in the picture. Check the suitability ofParadrive as to child restraints of course.

Stephen, after all the other responses have been absorbed, a question remains.

If you were happy to buy a DMax until salesman's antics put you off, why not try another st\\dealership?

Not only do you have to use the original seats but you must use the factory connections for the car seat.

Have you done the Hilux rear seat mod that allows you to lower the rear of the seat? It gives you access to a large storage area and only takes about 30 minutes. I carry 2 maxtrax, some tools, spares, first aid kit and other stuff like rain gear, spare set of cloths towel etc.

Well well Seems the back seat can be converted legally .So thanks to everyone who thought otherwise...All I need is $5 donations from everyone and my back seat conversion can be done..yes folks only a cool 5 to 6 grand..expensive having a son ha ha ha...see you around with boring useless back seat ...Oh and thanks to all the advice ....

Amazing after reading the comments, what some ppl do to save a buck but not a Life

Stephen

Today a little 5 year old girl in WA because her parent did not have her secured in her car seat correctly and was involved in a car crash.
Think very carefully about this seat issue my friend.