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To tell him to remove the car seat?!!

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Ttrwq · 17/01/2025 21:32

Dh needs wheels changing. He’s lost the wheel nut so that’s now got to be sorted too when they come out tonight to change them. Aibu to expect him to take car seat out to do this? Won’t it harm the car seat?

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Shade17 · 18/01/2025 19:04

SmellLikeStreepForCheap · 18/01/2025 18:40

How likely is it that a nut would come off a wheel outside the car, and make its way into the way?!

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It’s the locking nut adaptor not an actual nut off the wheel. In fairness these things do get lost all over interiors.

SmellLikeStreepForCheap · 18/01/2025 18:40

ThinWomansBrain · 18/01/2025 12:22

might be worth removing the child seat in case the missing nut is trapped underneath it?

How likely is it that a nut would come off a wheel outside the car, and make its way into the way?!

Shade17 · 18/01/2025 17:30

malmi · 18/01/2025 12:38

You don't actually need to remove them for the MOT. They will just skip the seat belt test if you leave them in.

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This. Just an advisory to cover their arse.

malmi · 18/01/2025 12:38

ShamblesRock · 18/01/2025 00:15

The only time you need to remove the car seats is when it goes in for a MOT as they can't test the seatbelts.

This will be fine.

You don't actually need to remove them for the MOT. They will just skip the seat belt test if you leave them in.

BilboBlaggin · 18/01/2025 12:33

I'm going to assume you're not explaining the situation clearly. Has your DH dropped the wheel locking nut and it's gone somewhere under the car seat where it's inaccessible? Or has it gone under the base of a child's car seat? I think if people understood better what the situation is then you may get some more polite responses.

WeeOrcadian · 18/01/2025 12:29

OP, kindly, in what way would the car seat be risked / damaged / etc if it isn't removed for the wheel to be changed? Do you think the locknut is underneath it?

I think most of us are all kinds of confused here

ThinWomansBrain · 18/01/2025 12:22

might be worth removing the child seat in case the missing nut is trapped underneath it?

HelpMeGetThrough · 18/01/2025 12:07

Bloody part timer you are. Whole drivetrain out, no excuses

🤣

Couldyounot · 18/01/2025 11:41

HelpMeGetThrough · 18/01/2025 11:15

I'd go belt and braces and take off the gearbox and clutch as well.

Bloody part timer you are. Whole drivetrain out, no excuses

HelpMeGetThrough · 18/01/2025 11:15

I'd go belt and braces and take off the gearbox and clutch as well.

Wavescrashingonthebeach · 18/01/2025 11:06

ShamblesRock · 18/01/2025 10:57

You should for the MOT, otherwise they won't be able to check the seatbelts.

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Both my car seats are in an isofix so can check seat belts without removing them.

ShamblesRock · 18/01/2025 10:57

Wavescrashingonthebeach · 18/01/2025 10:25

This is fucking bizarre. I've left my car seats in for wheel replacements, MOT's and other repairs.

You should for the MOT, otherwise they won't be able to check the seatbelts.

Wavescrashingonthebeach · 18/01/2025 10:25

This is fucking bizarre. I've left my car seats in for wheel replacements, MOT's and other repairs.

NoCarbsForMe · 18/01/2025 10:23

Eh?

sanityisamyth · 18/01/2025 08:32

MrsCrabOrange · 17/01/2025 22:07

I promise you this will be fine, it won't have any impact on the car seat.

I'm sure everyone being rude to the OP has never had any sort of anxiety about anything in their lives 🙄

There's anxiety about things that actually might happen or have an effect, and then there's this.

wombat1a · 18/01/2025 07:50

I would think removing it and re-installing it would have the potential to cause more damage to it (damged while stored and in particular re-installing incorrectly in a dangerous manner) than leaving it in place where it has been perfectly fine for the last X months.

Leave it in OP and have a cup of tea.

Twaddlepip · 18/01/2025 07:15

Ttrwq · 17/01/2025 21:37

It’s the nut bolt thing that’s been lost so that’s got to be replaced first

I have had an awful personal experience with a car incident so very anxious about car seats

Why would the car seat be damaged by the locking wheel nut? They don’t turn the car upside down to change wheels.

Blueuggboots · 18/01/2025 06:36

oohlalalaa · 17/01/2025 22:07

Obvs you don't need to take anything out of the car.

Don't forget to get a jerry can of petrol, they'll need to siphon it out and you'll need enough to get you to the petrol station to replace it.

????

CountryVic · 18/01/2025 06:04

I wonder if the OP is meaning that the back strap that goes over the car seat and clips on the boot floor will need to be taken off so they can get to the spare wheel, jack and equipment out? We had a wagon with the car seats like this, you can loosen the strap and unclip then when finished just reclip them on and tighten it all up.

paulyispoorly · 18/01/2025 00:49

Eh?

ShamblesRock · 18/01/2025 00:15

The only time you need to remove the car seats is when it goes in for a MOT as they can't test the seatbelts.

This will be fine.

BarbaraHoward · 17/01/2025 23:49

Pretty sure we left the children in the car while a tyre was repaired once. Confused

Whydoeseveryonewanttoargue · 17/01/2025 23:42

Tyres and wheel nuts are outside the car.

Car seats are inside the car.

This is like saying you are worried your television will be broken when they are weeding your garden.

OUTSIDE THE CAR.

On a separate but related note your complete ignorance of this being two very separate things is worrying.

Knowitall69 · 17/01/2025 23:30

neilyoungismyhero · 17/01/2025 23:11

Pretty sure the AA guy knows what he's doing.

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LOL LOL LOL LOL

SWEET JESUS!!!!

You know that was a joke, right?

neilyoungismyhero · 17/01/2025 23:11

Knowitall69 · 17/01/2025 22:08

Home mechanic here. Been fixing motorbikes and Landies for years.

Car seat should be fine during a wheel change BUT removing wheel nuts usually resets the immobilizer.

You'll need to remove and charge the main battery if you don't want to end up needing a new set of keys cut.

Pretty sure the AA guy knows what he's doing.

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