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Baby seat for lap belt

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mignot · 23/05/2011 11:18

Does anyone know of a rear facing baby seat that fits a lap belt?

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PrincessScrumpy · 23/05/2011 12:09

Do you mean without the angled bit coming down? If so I would be shocked if they made them - can't see how it would be safe. Sorry.

SkyNewsAddict · 23/05/2011 14:32

Do you mean a baby from birth seat or 9kg+ seat?

If you mean from 9kg+ then the Britax Two Way Elite can be fitted with just a 2 point lap belt. I've just checked and its in the manual.

If its for a baby from birth+ then you could try the Graco Junior Baby Seat here with the Junior Baby Base here

Page 57 of the manual media.gracobaby.eu/manuals/8401_8F97.pdf here gives intructions for using a lap belt only. If it will be in the middle of the back seat you would need to check whether the leg that comes down from the seatbase will be stable or not though. Hope that helps.

BikeRunSki · 23/05/2011 14:38

Forward facing, but we had a Britax Eclipse on a lap belt in the centre seat of our van when we drove a van (until very recently).
We also fitted our MaxiCosi Isofix base on the lapbelt and used it that way.

But, this is all forward facing.

SkyNewsAddict · 23/05/2011 14:48

I've just checked and the MaxiCosi EasyBase 2 says only use a 3 point seat belt. The MaxiCosi Easyfix base needs isofix or a 3 point belt. The MaxiCosi Familyfix base is isofix only.

So if its a baby from birth seat you want then I don't think you can use a Maxi Cosi at all, unless you have Isofix to use instead of your lap belt.

mignot · 23/05/2011 17:03

Thanks everyone. It's a from birth seat I'm after. I've checked out those links SkyNewsAddict and that looks perfect. Cheers.

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aswellasyou · 24/05/2011 23:41

My sister has a Mamas and Papas Primo Viaggio seat with a base that only uses the lap belt section of the seatbelt so I assume that would be fine as well as the Graco.

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