help! told my kia cant have any child seat installed

kazzys51

hi, ive just bought a kia sedona(2003no iso fix) after i had asked halfords if my britax car seats would fit which they said it would, and fitted it for me , after a week the seats came loose so i went back and they tightened them and said its just one of those things with the belts.

i still wasnt happy so decided to contact britax to ask if there was some sort of gadget............she told me there is no car seat that they would recomend for a kia of that age as the belts are too long:eek: therefore will be too slack which is exactly the case:eek:

i cant believe ive been driving with the kids in the car for 4 weeks.

so she advised contacting kia to see if the belts can be adapted which they cant and also kia recomends that no car seat for a child should be in sedonas!!!!!!!!!!!! i cant believe anyone without kids would want such a big car.

our local kia dealer said she has encountered this before but was very shifty about it and said she was sorry there is nothing she can do.....

ive spoke to motability to see if they can adapt the car..... nope!
kia wont do he haw!!!

ive got two rachets on each seat that can take 300lb weight as well as the belt after my friend recomended and it is really solid but it still dosnt feel right........im stuck with a car im scared to use

atrixblue.-MFR-.

cantact your kia dealer who will be able to recomend a base or seat that will fit it.

kazzys51

hi there i did and they said there is nothing they can do........ i phoned 3 of the closest dealers and they all said the same even kia uk

lawrie28

How old are the kids that you need to put in seats? Are they forward or rear facing?

kazzys51

hi they are 7 months and 3yr old 7 months is 20lb so can be front facing thanks

lawrie28

Why would the length of the seat belt affect how a car seat works?
Wha are the seats you have?

lawrie28

I would get to your nearest Mamas and papas stockist. I found that there car seats always felt the most secure and safest.

This one:
http://www.mamasandpapas.com/product-pro-tec-saats-black/245125300/type-i/

May suit the 3 year old, as the seatbelt goes behind the seat and then clips in place, which means that the seat should be held firmly.

kazzys51

its a britax first class plus the only explanation they could give is there is too much slack on their belts if i could cut a foot off(professionally) it it would be gr8 but renders the belt un safe i cant believe there is no answer to this surely there has to be a gadget, seat or something that will work and pass a safety check..........pure stuck

thanks

lawrie28

I also think the Prima Viaggio car seat would be OK for the baby.

It won't be cheap - £400 for the 2 probably, but hey, what choice do you have?

atrixblue.-MFR-.

theres usually belt clamps on child seats (the red clamp) these are designed to hold the belt and not allow any slack through it keeping the seat in position.

i dont think ive come accross this problem before, and kia usualy recomend a type that will fit, either that you may have to call britax, mama's and pappa's.

but im pretty sure the child seats that have the belt run through the seat have clamps on them you pull the belt tight then clamp them to it wont slacken back through the seat if you get what i mean?

kazzys51

hi lawrie thanks i dont care now about the price cos our only alternative is to get rid of it which will def cost £1000's. how can i tell if they will def fit i had a look but couldent find and link on fitting car type cheers