TriganoVan
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Hi - bit of a lurker here ... first time I've had a real question that I need to answer.
We've got a 7month old that up to now we've been taking in the Van in his car seat fixed by the 3 point seat belt. But he's outgrowing his infant seat and we're looking for the next one.
With the huge emphasis on safety most car seats are now isofix only (and a huge price) - but our Van (Trigano Tribute 650 PVC) doesn't have isofix points in the rear seat - double forward facing with 3 point belt. Probably doesn't have them in the front either - but I'd rather not sit him in the front just yet!
I asked Trigano about retro-fitting isofix (it's 2 small metal tags) and they just came back with "we're not aware of any way of fitting an isofix system to the existing frame in your vehicle. .... motorhomes actually have an exemption from this regulation"
Well - exemption or not - it's imaterial - we need to fix a car seat in the back of the van for our little lad - isofix would mean we can have 1 seat that will go between all our vehicles - either that or we'd have to get a belted one for all of them - just that isofix seems somewhat more secure!
So - question is - has anyone retrofitted isofix to the rear seats in their van?
TIA
We've got a 7month old that up to now we've been taking in the Van in his car seat fixed by the 3 point seat belt. But he's outgrowing his infant seat and we're looking for the next one.
With the huge emphasis on safety most car seats are now isofix only (and a huge price) - but our Van (Trigano Tribute 650 PVC) doesn't have isofix points in the rear seat - double forward facing with 3 point belt. Probably doesn't have them in the front either - but I'd rather not sit him in the front just yet!
I asked Trigano about retro-fitting isofix (it's 2 small metal tags) and they just came back with "we're not aware of any way of fitting an isofix system to the existing frame in your vehicle. .... motorhomes actually have an exemption from this regulation"
Well - exemption or not - it's imaterial - we need to fix a car seat in the back of the van for our little lad - isofix would mean we can have 1 seat that will go between all our vehicles - either that or we'd have to get a belted one for all of them - just that isofix seems somewhat more secure!
So - question is - has anyone retrofitted isofix to the rear seats in their van?
TIA