Am I being robbed by Audi re Isofix retrofit?

[LondonRS6]

Had a chat with my local Audi dealership near work (Docklands area).

Audi are telling me they need to send the car for 2-3days to a coachworks company to bolt and weld the ISOFIX bracket.

I appreciate you dont want to cut corners on these fittings esp with your first newborn. But i am being quote north of £600 (inc VAT) for fitting 2 brackets. This seems extortionate...

I thought the bracket was bolted into the housing behind the rear seat bench bulkhead or am i being naive?

If anyone has had a similar experience in London, where did you go to get this fitting?

Forum members you help would be appreciated.

[grizz]

WOW ,I used a normal seat for both of mine with no problems .

[GardinerG]

Yeah, me too. But I was just wondering if they actually weld them when factory fitted?

[TopBear]

Sounds like a load of cobblers. If its the same as the RS4 then there are threads into the chassis for adding this, and its a half hour job.

[rs6express]

I had ones fitted to mine. They were welded on rather than bolt on. To be honest, although our child seats fitted perfectly, they made a bit of a mess of the leather due to the seat grips pressing hard onto the seat. Make sure you put a good protection sheet between the seat and the sprog carrier!!
Were the Isofix an option or did they install them as standard for later builds?

[Wolverine]

Sounds like the stealer is ripping you off ! If you can take the bakc seats off you should see a pair of holes where the isofix brackets bolt onto. I had mine done by a dealer .... think was about £130 all in with parts. Fitting is a 15 min job.

[DavidT]

I wouldn't go to all that expense, a properly fitted seat belt one will be just a safe, surely ?

[LondonRS6]

DavidT/ Grizz i agree with your sentiments, but pregnant wife want ISOFIX and who am i to argue....

[grizz]

DavidT/ Grizz i agree with your sentiments, but pregnant wife want ISOFIX and who am i to argue....

O Dear , well if it's like that get it done .Go to another dealer for a price .

[GardinerG]

Do they need welding or just bolting on though?

[rs6express]

Do they need welding or just bolting on though?

Mine was welded

[TopBear]

Do they need welding or just bolting on though?

Mine was welded

Dunno why. According to VAGCAT diagram below, the holes are in the chassis.

Do a search on here for ISOFIX and you'll see a few ppl have had it retrofitted at relatively low cost by the dealer, parts alone will cost ~£80

[shunt1tech]

Docklands are having a laugh , I've fitted Isofix to my sisters A6 with leather ,which is the same floor pan as RS6. They bolt in and the bar plus bolts is about £28 a side for the rear. You can fit these yourself or better still ring me at Camberley Audi. Recommend Isofix for all child seats as there is 0% movement when fitted correctly unlike belt fitted child seats .
Stu.

[DavidT]

DavidT/ Grizz i agree with your sentiments, but pregnant wife want ISOFIX and who am i to argue....

O Dear , well if it's like that get it done .Go to another dealer for a price .

Yeah, I can't argue with that either

[Wolverine]

The most disappointing thing about Audi ownership are the stealers!