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ISOFIX or not?
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 3:25 pm
by ChrisRS6
Hopefully this is a quick question… my friends are coming to visit this weekend and are brining their baby. We were planning on all going out in the RS6 (because we can all fit in the one car… and it’s awesome
), but they’ve asked me if it has ISOFIX points for their child seat?
No idea if I have ISOFIX or not! Were all RS6’s the same, or was ISOFIX an optional extra?
I’ve got a C5 RS6.
RE: ISOFIX or not?
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 4:05 pm
by drybeer
Was extra. If you feel in the "crack" between the rear seat squab and backrest if there are two equally spaced smooth shaped metal brackets where the outer two rear seats are, then you've got it.
Mine does not.
I use a Recaro child seat belted in which is very secure, although I admit Isofix is better.
To my knowledge it can be retro-fitted.
RE: ISOFIX or not?
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 4:35 pm
by ChrisRS6
Thanks for the advice drybeer.
I don't think I'll go to the effort of getting it retro-fitted just for my mate's kid this weekend, but I'll have a grope around in my crack this evening to see what I can find
RE: ISOFIX or not?
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 4:53 pm
by RS6Steve
You probably don't have it, but as said can be retro fit, ITS NOT cheap...
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 4:59 pm
by ChrisRS6
ITS NOT cheap...
I've heard that once or twice on this forum
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 5:41 pm
by el_ringo
I had two fitted, most baby seats can be connected to a belt but I found the ones`in the '6 a tad too short.
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 8:56 pm
by ChrisRS6
A bit of a grope later and I've found I have the fixings. So we get to use the 6 instead of my mate's Nissan Quasquai (or whatever it's called - hateful thing)!
Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 1:00 am
by drybeer
Yay!
Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 9:02 am
by mrmule
found the receipt for the retro fit ISOFIX to mine; rear seats only, performed by Audi Reading: £42.55.
Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 10:39 am
by batty
42-55 sounds a reasonable price for a dealer fit. i read somewhere the parts are about 18 quid.
Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 8:55 pm
by rossm
batty wrote:42-55 sounds a reasonable price for a dealer fit. i read somewhere the parts are about 18 quid.
I just installed ISOFIX into our 6, cost was £47 for the brackets and around £3 for the bolts so £50 per side. That was from Hatfield Audi, so looks like part prices have gone up slightly. Took 5 mins to bolt it all in, very simple job - if you can hold a screwdriver without hurting yourself you should be ok
Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 8:58 pm
by RS6Steve
rossm wrote:batty wrote:42-55 sounds a reasonable price for a dealer fit. i read somewhere the parts are about 18 quid.
I just installed ISOFIX into our 6, cost was £47 for the brackets and around £3 for the bolts so £50 per side. That was from Hatfield Audi, so looks like part prices have gone up slightly. Took 5 mins to bolt it all in, very simple job - if you can hold a screwdriver without hurting yourself you should be ok
I thought it was much more than that... WOW I was wrong
Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 9:13 pm
by rossm
RS6Steve wrote:rossm wrote:batty wrote:42-55 sounds a reasonable price for a dealer fit. i read somewhere the parts are about 18 quid.
I just installed ISOFIX into our 6, cost was £47 for the brackets and around £3 for the bolts so £50 per side. That was from Hatfield Audi, so looks like part prices have gone up slightly. Took 5 mins to bolt it all in, very simple job - if you can hold a screwdriver without hurting yourself you should be ok
I thought it was much more than that... WOW I was wrong
Sorry just to be clear, that's £47 per bracket so x2 if you want both rear sides.