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Installing a rear facing seat which braces against passenger seat in a Volvo with WHIPS

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Tweetinat · 04/02/2012 18:33

Has anyone got any experience of installing a rear facing car seat that braces against the front passenger seat in a Volvo with WHIPS?? More specifically - is it safe??

Cannot get Volvo to give any assurance whatsoever and waiting for an official statement from Britax (we have two way elite) but in the meantime DS is forward facing and I'm not at all happy :(

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2plus3 · 05/02/2012 22:27

http://www.carseat.se/contact-us/you could try asking here they have been very helpful with enquiries from us in the past, and are in Sweden, so know lots about rear facing.

2plus3 · 05/02/2012 22:28

try again

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Tweetinat · 06/02/2012 16:29

Thanks 2Plus3 - very helpful. Will send them an email :)

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thisisyesterday · 20/02/2012 16:02

Yes I am fairly certain our Volvo has WHIPS, and we have a britax 2 way elite and a besafe izi combi in it.

thisisyesterday · 20/02/2012 16:02

we were told by the people at Milton Keynes it was fine

justforinfo · 21/02/2012 21:05

What is WHIPS?!

thisisyesterday · 21/02/2012 21:18

whiplash protection system

MrsJasonBourne · 21/02/2012 21:20

Is it not a whiplash protection system where the seat falls back in a collision so you're not flung forward? I don't think it falls right back, but wouldn't know exactly.

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