[Sue]

Aww thanks so much guys!! After speaking to Halford I left thinking I'd have to trade my car in!!!!!!!! I feel now there may be hope!

[baranigirl]

Sue, on 17 March 2010 - 10:08 PM, said:

Aww thanks so much guys!! After speaking to Halford I left thinking I'd have to trade my car in!!!!!!!! I feel now there may be hope!

I remember that feeling! But I was determined to find something that worked!

[Townaceclive]

The buckle is too low down to get the triangle in the correct position to hold the seat in, is that it?

Have you thought of a longer buckle part that sticks up a bit higher if you get my drift?

Or even an extension piece? Securon seat belts may have what you would need, just Google securon.

The buckles in my Hiace are in the seat cushion and my grandsons Britax Freeway fits in fine.

[Sue]

Townaceclive, on 17 March 2010 - 10:26 PM, said:

The buckle is too low down to get the triangle in the correct position to hold the seat in, is that it?

Have you thought of a longer buckle part that sticks up a bit higher if you get my drift?

Or even an extension piece? Securon seat belts may have what you would need, just Google securon.

The buckles in my Hiace are in the seat cushion and my grandsons Britax Freeway fits in fine.

Thanks but thats not it, my buckle piece is quiet long and not the problem at all, its fixed into the seat around 10cm in the seat so when you pull the seat belt tight to fit a child seat it pulls down and not into the seat towards the back if that makes sence. It feels tight at first but u can easily full the seat loose again and it wobbles side to side, This happens in both my graco and britax seats that I have in the back! The middle row of seat I have fixed are tight and wont budge but the buckle piece is fixed differently (from the gap between back rest and seat)

[buffallobob]

There is another solution to this if all the belt is required to do is hold the seat in place and the seat is going to be fitted as a semi permenant fixture then securon in amersham bucks produce static belt kits for less than £30 per side why dont you fit these to the car at the rear where you are having trouble. they can then be adjusted to tighten the seat as you need.
I used to fit these on the townaces that only had lap belts on all seats.
probably the cheapest option and more importantly safe.
bob

[Rich44]

Barani have you got the 8 seat version? It's the only thing I can think of as a difference either that or my belts have been changed at some point, the Tobi fits perfectly in the front and middle rows but not the back but only as the belt is not long enough and it's been checked as well.

Other than that I have no idea why I can get those 4 seats to fit perfectly other than just to say that they do

[lucifreak]

My kids would like to be minded in a supercharged estima! as would i in fact!! apparently my diesel tractors not fast enough!!

Im sure youll get the seat thing sorted as i am pretty certain they have children in japan,youve had some good advice so far and I can back up the cheaper argos seat ive had two,got 5 kids and my buddy who has a 7seater has used the same one to without issue i think.   

PLEASE DONT SELL THE BUS!!! put some pictures up of it so we can all dribble a little at a car not made in the 90's like most of ours!!

[Sue]

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My kids would like to be minded in a supercharged estima! as would i in fact!! apparently my diesel tractors not fast enough!!

Im sure youll get the seat thing sorted as i am pretty certain they have children in japan,youve had some good advice so far and I can back up the cheaper argos seat ive had two,got 5 kids and my buddy who has a 7seater has used the same one to without issue i think.

PLEASE DONT SELL THE BUS!!! put some pictures up of it so we can all dribble a little at a car not made in the 90's like most of ours!!


Luci, ur reply has really made me smile... I'm off to mothercare in a bit they said they would look at it for me although she knew what I was talking about when I phoned and she said she has come across this problem before and wasnt able to find a car seat that fitted. Also the seats used in japan are apparently illegal to use over hear (acording to Halford last night) I'll report back later....

[Rich44]

I wouldn't put too much faith in what Halfords say about such things, they receive training on foreign car seats presumably

Good luck at Mothercare the only trouble is they only stock a small fraction of what the online store sells, our Recaro wasn't a stock item. However if you buy a car seat online and it doesn't fit they will take it back at the store and give a full refund had to do that with a front and rear facing britax as it was shite

[Sue]

I have car seats THAT FIT!!!! Britax First Class plus. It has an alernative route for the belt.
Mothercare couldnt help would you believe so I went to Toys r us and they were determined to prove Halfords and Mothercare wrong! Anyway after getting the approved (tho slightly sighed) nod from the other half I paid £100 for each (as I needed 2) on the c/card but I feel so much better now!
Pheeewww! What a relief... I can keep my lovely new bus!

I cant thank you peeps enough for all your help,

....now how do I add friends??

[baranigirl]

mine is the 8 seater version and yes the rear belts are shorter as the rear facing car seat wouldn't fit in the rear (or back back row as the kids call it) but the forward facing does, I have had 2 freeways, 2 argos cheapies and a graco booster in the back all well fitted and secure in all the seats (obviously the booster in the 3 point rather than lap belt)plus another bum on the vacant seat

[baranigirl]

Sue, on 18 March 2010 - 10:18 PM, said:

I have car seats THAT FIT!!!! Britax First Class plus. It has an alernative route for the belt.
Mothercare couldnt help would you believe so I went to Toys r us and they were determined to prove Halfords and Mothercare wrong! Anyway after getting the approved (tho slightly sighed) nod from the other half I paid £100 for each (as I needed 2) on the c/card but I feel so much better now!
Pheeewww! What a relief... I can keep my lovely new bus!

I cant thank you peeps enough for all your help,

....now how do I add friends??

fab they must have changed the design since I had one attempted to be fitted in 2008, so pleased you got sorted