Has anyone gotten a forward facing car seat in their F12? My son is 15 months old and weighs 10.5 KG. I wanna be able to take him with me in the F12 when i use it on weekends (around town & NOT spirited drives). He's too young for anything more at this point. I hate leaving him at home just cause i'm using my sports cars. Was hoping i could do both. Curious if anyone has installed a good quality one? Money is no issue. Safety and a good fit are my primary concerns. Passed by my local dealer for Recaro Car Seats. I tried every model they have. Favorite one was the "Young Sport Hero" model. Unfortunately the narrowest part of my F12's Racing Seats are 27cm. The base of the Recaro is 30cm wide, which means it was sitting lopsided once installed/fasted in place with the seatbelt. Has anyone successfully installed a proper car seat in their supercar yet? If so, can you recommend the brand and maybe measure the width of the base? Would be much appreciated.
Thanks for the quick reply. Just Checked it out online. Looks like a quality product. Unfortunately the width of the base is 13 inches (33cm). The narrowest part of the F12's racing seat is 27cm, so it won't fit unfortunately.
Check out some of the Britax Romer kidfix seats. I have one (but doesn't look like they make this particular one anymore) that used to fit in my Scuderia very well. The base was narrower than the seat section the child sat on, if that makes sense. Edited, sorry can see he is only 10.5kg, these are for 15kg I think, but would still suggest to look at this manufacturer to see if they have any. Once he is 15kg something like the below link has worked for me. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Britax-Kidfix-ISOFIX-Group-Booster/dp/B00694W8FQ
Try Diono radiant XT, best and slimmest. Used them for my twins in back of FF, now lusso, never front.
HOLD ON! unless things have changed the only booster you can use is the MB which has the airbag sensor and turns if off in the FF for sure. Im assuming f12 is the same. you do not want to use a booster that doesn't deactivate the airbag. Have you searched? https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/has-anyone-found-a-booster-seat-and-passanger-airbag.459140/#post-143343843
this is the only seat i was able to find that deactivates the airbag. i paid $500 for mine https://www.benzworld.org/forums/sale-wanted-trade-giveaway/2630866-fs-mb-babysmart-car-seat-100-a.html
Looks like they have quite a few models. I obviously need one without the isofix, since you can only attach a child seat in the front using the seatbelts. I downloaded the user manuals for almost every model. They show the dimensions for each seat, but not the base of it that will be resting on the F12's passenger seat. I have yet to find a car seat with a narrow enough base which can fit comfortably between the two side bolsters that stick up either side of your thigh. Would you happen to have the dimensions of the base of your Britax model? Also, what size bucket did you have in the Scuderia. I went for the standard size in my F12 (which i think comes as a medium or large). In any case, the narrowest part between the bolsters is 27cm.
I had the large bucket seats. The seat above (and incidentally the one that TTforefed mentions) fits perfectly. I have two, one is the mercedes one that has the airbag deactivator in it (but it didn't work in the scud). The other is identical but has Britax written on it, they are the same seat but one is branded mercedes. I'll try to measure it for you later when I get home. The only issue you have is that this seat is not suitable for your son right not, but in a few months once he is bigger it is the seat to go for!
This is a useful thread too. If you post on it this guy who works testing child seats may reply with a suitable seat. https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=23&t=963637&i=1280
Hello Tupps11, Curious if you found any good seats for the F12? Looking for same now, my daughter is a bit over 3 years old now. Did you do anything ref the airbag or just put the seat as far back as you can? Pleased to hear any recommendations Brgds Andre
