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[dips]

Anyone tried the Mini Group 1-2 child seat that the dealers sell
Can't see how it can be safe as has no harness
Anyone got other seats that fit a Non-Isofix mini

[mattyoung69]

Best bet would be to go to Toys'r'us or Halfords.

I know that Toys'r'us will come out to your car with a seat and show you how to fit it and can recommend different options.

[mini_turbo_pete]

Anyone tried the Mini Group 1-2 child seat that the dealers sell
Can't see how it can be safe as has no harness
Anyone got other seats that fit a Non-Isofix mini

A lot of the manufacturers now use that kind of seat, it has the big piece that goes accross the lap. and is held down by the seatbelt.

They normally charge an arm and leg for this kind of seat.

I would recommend going to somewhere like toys are us etc as there is more variaty and probably a lot cheaper especialy as kiddies grow out of seats so fast

[dips]

Went to Mothercare - both Maxi Cosi Tobi and Priory XP fit
Tobi seems more secure

Need to remove rear head restraint to get the seat to fully recline

[wolfys_mini]

dont face forward!

rear facing seats are much safer in the crash!

search youtube for some videos of crashes showing the comparisons

[dips]

dont face forward!

rear facing seats are much safer in the crash!

search youtube for some videos of crashes showing the comparisons

can only use rear facing seats until around 9 months

[wayneb911]

dont face forward!

rear facing seats are much safer in the crash!

search youtube for some videos of crashes showing the comparisons

can only use rear facing seats until around 9 months

We hava maxicosi priori great seat and fits in the mini no probs. Rear facing we had a maxicosi cabrio.

[Amy]

dont face forward!

rear facing seats are much safer in the crash!

search youtube for some videos of crashes showing the comparisons

I don't think any parent would willingly want to watch videos like that... unless I'm mis-understanding and they're safety videos, in which case, ignore me


Edit: Forgot to mention that I use a Britax child seat in my mini, for our Neice, it fits in there fine... and my Nephew's new Britax boster seat works well too!


We plan to remove the rear seat squab in my traveller and fix matching Recaro baby seats in it's place, when the time comes that is

Edited by Amy, 06 March 2008 - 03:02 PM.

[Rhys]

I fit baby seats in Halfords and i always recommend the Maxi Cosi Priori XP its nearly the same as the Priori but it has a tensioner and this basically means that no matter how hard you pull the seatbelt the tensioner makes it tighter. Perfect seat and its really easy to fit.

Rhys

[wolfys_mini]

dont face forward!

rear facing seats are much safer in the crash!

search youtube for some videos of crashes showing the comparisons

I don't think any parent would willingly want to watch videos like that... unless I'm mis-understanding and they're safety videos, in which case, ignore me


Edit: Forgot to mention that I use a Britax child seat in my mini, for our Neice, it fits in there fine... and my Nephew's new Britax boster seat works well too!


We plan to remove the rear seat squab in my traveller and fix matching Recaro baby seats in it's place, when the time comes that is

they are safety videos showing cars crashing against the walls with the crash test dummies in them

9 months!? where does it say this!?

bull!

[Rhys]

I always say keep the child in a rear facing until their head reaches the top of it. This is usually around 9 months, its recommended not to put a child in a forward facing until this time, not die to size but due to bone development, the rear facing are more reclined so the neck is supported but the forward facing are fairly upright so the neck can slouch and be very uncomfortable.

Also in a crash if the child is not developed enough then their neck is more likely to break, where as in the rear facing they do not have so much pressure on the neck.

Rhys

[ferrit]

Anyone tried the Mini Group 1-2 child seat that the dealers sell
Can't see how it can be safe as has no harness
Anyone got other seats that fit a Non-Isofix mini

My advice would be to try the Recaro Youngsport, its non Isofix and goes from 9 months to 12 years apparently. Fits in a mini an absolute treat and looks smart. It is dearer than most but you dont have all the inbetween sizes to buy as it has sections you remove as your nipper grows.

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Edited by ferrit, 06 March 2008 - 09:24 PM.