Hi All,
Due to the increase of family members, my 5 seater wagon is not enough, so I decide to install two additional seats at the back for the kid. However, when I picked up my car I found the seat does not look like what appears on the brochure, they are installed too far backwards and are directly pushed on my rear gate. I think this is a big safety issue especially in case of rear-end collision, but the technician insisted he followed all the standards.
Later I did some measurements myself and found the floor space behind the seats is only 20 ~ 40 mm, rather than 150 mm claimed on the brochure, and the head rests stick out of the car body when the rear gate is open. Apparently it is not designed like this as there is more than enough space in front for the seats to be folded up. I sent some pictures to the manufacturer and ask their opinion, and although I haven't got any feedback formally, the girl on the phone told me their technician also think it's not installed on the right position.
Now I need to get this fixed, but I am worrying if the extra holes they drilled on my car will have any negative effects to the structure/strength of the chassis? Should I be happy if they just get the job re-done correctly?
Thanks for your advice.
cheers,
Mily
Hi,
I'm no structural engineer but I'd say that as long as the holes aren't too close together that it shouldn't be a problem.