WTB: Airbag Deactivation bar & baby seat

[Boxtaboy]

The reason you have to get a Porsche seat is because they have a buckle that snaps into a seat belt receptacle located on the airbag deactivation bar that you will have installed under your passenger seat. Other branded car seats do not have this buckle underneath their car seats. Once you do get any of the three Porsche infant/toddler seats, you can just cut off the special belt buckle that inserts into the deactivation bar below the pass. seat, and then you can use any brand booster seat you want pretty much. For example, if you find a Porsche baby seat but want a toddler seat, buy it anyway. Why? Because once you get the Porsche seat, you can cut the special buckle from the seat and then use it to insert in the deactivation bar. The buckle doesn't need to be attached to the baby seat; it is just inserted to the deactivation bar to act as a switch to let the car know that a baby seat is in the car. Thus, you can then buy any other branded toddler seat, and then just insert the buckle into the bar, and it will still work.

However, after you install the bar, you will also have to get the deactivation bar programed either at the dealer or find someone who has a PWIS or PST2 Porsche computer who can do it for you. Don't assume that once you have the seat and the deactivation bar in place, you are done. The car still has to be programmed to recognize the deactivation bar is installed so that when the buckle is inserted, the car will deactivate the passenger side airbag. Once you have the bar programmed, when you plug the buckle into the deactivation bar and start the engine, the airbag light will blink for a few seconds, and then go out on it's own. That's when you know you have the bar programmed correctly to turn off the airbag when the seat is in use.