Which baby seat (ISOFIX) ?

[Wolverine]

To those of you here who have retro-fitted ISOFIX, what car seats do you recommend ? I have twins who are reaching 9 months old, and am considering the Britax Duo Plus. The Britax website doesnt say if these will or will not fit into the RS6 ... can someone confirm.

Thanks.

[MarkB]

Isn't ISOFIX meant to mean it will fit.

[Wolverine]

I presume so, but since I am retrofitting the ISOFIX system, just want to make sure there werent revisions to the system.

[RSVI]

Personaly I think the "ISOFIX" is more for dumdum fitters IMO.

We had ISOFIX in prev car but didn't go with it because i wanted to have the option of fitting the seat in my other car that didn't have the ISOFIX.

Can't think of the make but it fits REALLY well in the RS6 when i put it in, there's a knack of putting them in and in my opinion its as safe as the "ISOFIX" when i fit it.

Not sure where you are but you're more than welcome to come over and take a look and I can show you how good it is.

Brother and sister inlaws have the same seat as us, when they put it in the wifes car when she had theirs for the day, i had a fit, loose as anything. (They're the people that need ISOFIX)

Mothercare's a good place to start, borrow one off them and try it in the carpark.

The one thing you must do is get a seat protector on each seat(two's better). Some seats will leave marks on the leather.


As i said, if you're in the Guildford area and want to have a look then just ask.

TWINS! ! ! OMG

[DrB]

I retro-fitted the isofix (£60 approx)and I think it was a good thing. I still am using the maxi-cosi car seat (my son is 4 months). We have one base in the RS6 and one in the Jazz. The car seat drops into each with no effort. The seat is then SECURELY fixed. I should be able to use the maxi-cosi until he is at least 12 months - from then on I am not sure what I will move to.

[Wolverine]

Have just purchased two Britax Duo Plus ISOFIX Group 0 car seats in Geneva trim .... the trim is the closest to my RS6 trim, black cloth with silver piping. Obviously not the reason I bought them

Got them from an ebay seller supplied as new for £155 each. They were highly rated in Which tests, and one of the safest on the markets. Can also be used in non-ISOFIX cars.

[RSVI]

That's the same one my inlaws have in their car.

Nice one

[marmite]

I looked into this, and people I spoke to said with isofix it damages the seats.
I have just bought Recaro Young sport for my son and Recaro start for my little girl

I also bought 2 seat protector from http://www.travellingwithchildren.co.uk/which protect the leather and the seat from the usual kiddie muck

[ChipHazzard]

Just as a thought I seem to remember seeing that recaro make baby seats as well

[Wolverine]

I am using a very heavy duty rubber protecting over-seat mat. I am sure this will protect the seat, picture below.

Looked into recaro seats, but they had mixed reviews. The Britax Duo Plus and Maxi-cosi PrioriFix had consistently the best reviews. However, went for the Britax as it was £50 cheaper than the Maxi and had the same trim as my RS6. The paramount thing is of course safety, and Isofix seats are generally agreed the safest option.

[RSVI]

3 seconds after picture was taken

"What the bloody hell are you doing that for!?

"I need to post it on the web site"

"You're really sad you are, get a life! ! !"

Just a guess, but they really don't understand do they

Trying to work out what car it is, BMW? Some kind of 4x4 though.


Keep it tight

[bobjebb]

I found the rest of the article.

[RSVI]

FPMSL! ! !



We have too much time on our hands really don't we

[ChipHazzard]

top notch FROFPMSL

[Dippy]

I've had ISOFIX in my S4 (Leather seats) from new (2001) and have used if for both my kids' seating from baby to present age (4 and 6). During that time I have had several different types of child seat and all have fitted without problem and with no damage to the seats.

Without doubt the best seat came from Audi themselves, however I don't think it is available yet. Instead of a 'Y' harness (which is a PIA IMHO), it has a huge bolster cushion which is secured by a lap-belt. Not only does this mean that the child is very secure, but it is easy to fit and allows a baby to sit upright and fall asleep. The seat is rated for 9 months to 6 years (although my 6 year old is far too big for it).

The trouble with the Britax type shown here is that again IMHO they are only good for 9 months to 2 or 3 years. At that age the 'Y' strap becomes an issue. However the problem then with booster seats is (a) they might still not be enough to allow the child to use the car's seat belt without the extra strap which is another PIA, and (b) they are not secured so they tend to fly off the seat when driving fast (not that anyone here does that I'm sure ).

So a tip for you guys for the future. When your kids have outgrown the baby seat, get ahold of a LATCH retrofit kit. This is simply a belt with hooks on it that fit to the ISOFIX brackets. Unfortunately these are not available in Europe, so you need to get them from the US (where ISOFIX is called LATCH). If you don't go over there then you can get them mail-order for about 35 quid including postage. This strap can be used to secure down a booster seat which has a high back. These have an adustable headrest which incorporates a seat-belt guide which can be used to lower the seat belt to a safe level. I have used a GRACO Junior seat like this for the last 4 years and am about to get another one for my youngest.