Fitting a Baby seat?

[CB_Phil]

So need a bit of help, now that the little lad is amongst us &so is th good weather (well sort of) I want to get him out in the Mini & do a few spins/ trips. Now I have had him in his seat (a Maxi-Cosi0 w/some difficulty & was wondering if anyone has found a good solution for putting him & his seat in both the front & back
Cheers,
Phil

[D.M.G.T]

Ah congrats on the new arrival man!! You still at sea?

[CB_Phil]

Cheers, I am indeed. just back from 1st trip since he was born, Ive changed ships (DP2 now) & now 2months on/off instead of 4/2.5 so not all bad
Aiming for offshore support next

[rosssmall]

There is a unit ya can leave strapped in and the seat locks into it. When ya want ta take the baby seat it just unclips. no need to have seat belt wrapped around baby seat no fuss

[rosssmall]

Something like wats on dis website hope it helps. http://www.babyaccessorize.com/car-seat ... -base-unit

[CB_Phil]

There is a unit ya can leave strapped in and the seat locks into it. When ya want ta take the baby seat it just unclips. no need to have seat belt wrapped around baby seat no fuss

Like the idea of that, but hoping for a little less costly solution. I got a seatbelt extender but wasnt the right one & wouldnt work for the back anyway.
Anyone tried one of these bases in a Mini?

[Stuie.91]

Hi CB Phil I have managed to put a seat into mine. It was a maxi cosy one and was'nt an isofix one. I managed to put it in using the both rear seat belts and was solid as a rock did'nt budge at all. What seat are you trying to fit?

Stuart

[CB_Phil]

Maxi-Cosi CabrioFix I think. we were hoping to have one of us in the back w.him. But if we cant sort something else it maybe the way to go. how did you hold it in& secure it @ the back?

[rosssmall]

I have two child seats in the back. Ya are so close to the back ya don't need to beside the baby. I have my child in the mini since a month old.I had to fit two seat belts to my 81.

[D.M.G.T]

Ah very good man! You still with chevron? A nice sleep had so on that ship dp2 keeps here fairly steady! Wer are you based ?

[CB_Phil]

I have two child seats in the back. Ya are so close to the back ya don't need to beside the baby. I have my child in the mini since a month old.I had to fit two seat belts to my 81.

How did you manage to secure them, the rear belts especially I found far too short & cant get a belt extender to suit?

[CB_Phil]

Ah very good man! You still with chevron? A nice sleep had so on that ship dp2 keeps here fairly steady! Wer are you based ?

For the moment I am, shs a shuttle tanker (the most powerful int he world @ the moment, more powerful than she needs to be too) We're running Brasil to Bahamas (Freeport)
Im covering myself to do the MIST & BOISETs down in Cork to hopefully make a move easier

[woody]

Are your rear belts fixed or inertia?

[CB_Phil]

inertia. I was thinking maybevfitting a front belt in the rear as they seem longer

[woody]

Front belts may not work in the rear because of the mounting angle.
Securon do aftermarket belts which can be set at different angles. There are two inertia types available for the mini rear, a 3 point and a 4 point ( 97 on) . I have both types at the garage and I can measure them later in the week if it helps.

[CB_Phil]

Cheers Woody, lucky you posted there, I was just looking @ a front belt on ebay to stick in the rear. I reckon a belt of similar lenght t the front should work as the points are closer together, making the belt stretch that bit further. I have ordered an extender it says is for a '97 Cooper, so should fit my '97 Mayfair & @ least then he can be in the front & which ever of us is in the back car reach over to him, if it fits.....
Still would like some longer rear belts. Hopefully when hes old enuf for forward facing seats it should make it easier too

[CB_Phil]

Bit of an update,
I managed to get an extender off ebay for the front which fits bit more expensive than the generic ones, but this one works (the other didnt!) so its worth it.
This is the one in case anyone else is looking http://www.ebay.ie/itm/161217882182?ssP ... 1439.l2649
Will do the trick till he can go in a forward facing seat