Hi all i'm considering my first alfa but would need the ability to install a child seat in it occasionally.
has anyone had any experience doing this as i don't believe the spiders come with anchor points?
i have read you can turn the air bag off which is good but how can a child seat be fitted and who do i approach to do the work?
anyway thanks all
andrew
Hi mate,
if you need to modify the car to provide the right tether mounts for the seat - these guys: http://www.v-gear.com.au/ (http://www.v-gear.com.au/) might be a good starting point. They do a lot of work for the 4wd crowd - fitting rear seats in old series land rovers for example.
You could give one of the auth. fitting stations a call here: http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/Home/SafetyAndRules/SaferVehicles/ChildRestraints/RestraintFittingStations.htm (http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/Home/SafetyAndRules/SaferVehicles/ChildRestraints/RestraintFittingStations.htm) - you may need to drop in with the car and they'll let you know what's required, and possibly recommend someone (probably vgear / vehquip anyway) who can mod the car for you.
You usually only need to disable the airbag if you are using a rear-facing seat / capsule for a real young-un - double check with the fitting station :)
I fit supplementary restraints and I wouldn't touch it. I've had so many people come in and say "oh, but I can turn the airbag off". Sorry, you can't, not legally. And I'm not fitting a child anchor into a car that could potentially kill your kid.
So, I would advise, like I do with everyone who brings in a two seat vehicle with airbags, to forget about carrying a child seat in the front, because if you do find someone to fit it and they don't know 100% that airbag is disabled, then they are breaking the law.
Quote from: Typhoon90 on December 14, 2010, 06:10:54 PM
Sorry, you can't, not legally.
Not quite sure what you mean, my 147 has a key hole to disable the airbag in the dash (only when the door is open).
I understand what you mean if there was no ability to disable, but there is.
PS: Nice to see you again Andrew.
thanks for the replies guys.
i'll contact one of the vic roads fitters v gear is a little far from me.
i am confident about being able to turn the airbag off i'll let you know how it turns out i still need to do a little bit of research.
thanks again