child seats

[overtontriumph]

Hello everyone.
Has anyone gone through the rigmarole of finding the right children's seat to fit into a mk2 preface lift 2000? I don't have high backed front seats and at the moment only have seat belts in the front of the car although this will change after xmas when i fit rear seat belts. Seat belt type are the rimmers recoil belts with the shorter length click buckle.
My wife is on my case to make my hobby more family accessible so any help is greatly appreciated.

Phil

[red2000chris]

both my kids seats fit the front seats no problem. one is the "standard" looking cumbersome bucket seat for 6months to 4 years, the other is a standard booster seat with removable back. ive fitted reel type 3 point belts in the back as the mountings are already there.

[Mike Stevens]

Agreed. All our 3 boys travelled in the Triumphs from day one (they are now 17, 23 and 27!). Personally, I think rear static belts are better for getting a securely fitted child seat, but you will need inertia ones later when they get onto booster seats.

All 3 body fittings should be there ready for you to bolt to. You might have to clean out the threads a bit first though!

Cheers,
Mike.

[overtontriumph]

Many thanks.
What is the brand of seat you are using? We had a devil of a time to find the correct fitting seat for my wife's Renault.
I don't think i could stomach the thought of losing another half day trial fitting every brand of seat that mothercare stocks again.

Phil

[Mike Stevens]

Hi Phil,

The problem is that ours were in a child seat so long ago, that they have all changed now. Ours had a substantial steel tube frame that made for easy strapping down in the car. Our eldest is going to be a father in the new year (that means I'll be a grandfather in the new year - gulp!), so I can ask him when I next see them.

Cheers,
Mike.

[red2000chris]

the bucket type seat for 12 months to 5 years is ASIS, the booster one is .......cant remember!!! they are all about the same.

[yandy]

I fitted the same Rimmer rear set recently - the first thing I did when i got the car. Took about an hour and was a bit fiddly - a socket with a UJ helps get between the retracting unit and the rear window. All the child seats I've seen will fit these (ignore that iso-fix thing - that's for modern cars).
Similarly, they should all fit in the front fine too, but there are age restrictions to watch out for. Don't forget to disable your airbag

[Alan Chatterton]

I've fitted seat belts in the back of the estate and I will use the existing child seats I have. They are the modern isofix ones but you just retract the arms and the seat belt just goes round them as normal.
I've got monza recarro juniors and they fit just fine.
Hoping to move to booster cushions soon as my girls are 5 & 6.