MINI2 - MINI Forum - View Single Post - Rear seat 'insert' or 'filler' for use with child seats?

Morri7 · Feb 6th, 2007, 07:24 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by tonelesstester (original)

On two separate visits we've been advised (by different fitters) at Halfords that, to use a non-ISOFIX child seat in the rear of our Mini One, we need an 'insert' or 'filler' that sits on the seat, filling the deep dip from front to back providing a flat surface on which the seat-belt held child seat can sit.

The guys who mentioned this have both seen this insert (about £40) but couldn't find it under any obvious heading in their computer inventory and can't remember what it's called.

Our local Mini dealer - hasn't heard of the item I'm trying to describe - they think it may be an 'aftermarket' product rather than a BMW product, and a google search for mini rear child seat filler or mini rear child seat insert has not turned up anything.

Please, has anyone come across such a thing and do you have any details on what it is called, where I can get hold of one?

Many thanks,
TT

We have just bought a car seat that fits very well into the rear of the Mini. It is not ISOfix. It was a Britax Renaissance SI. £99 from Kiddicare.com. It does not use any 'filler' and is very secure. My only reservasion about it is that the seat belt tensioner might damage the Mini seat after a while.

Feb 6th, 2007, 07:24 PM	#6
Morri7 MINI2 Regular Join Date: May 2006 Location: Glasgow Local Time: 09:29 AM Posts: 161 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by tonelesstester (original) On two separate visits we've been advised (by different fitters) at Halfords that, to use a non-ISOFIX child seat in the rear of our Mini One, we need an 'insert' or 'filler' that sits on the seat, filling the deep dip from front to back providing a flat surface on which the seat-belt held child seat can sit. The guys who mentioned this have both seen this insert (about £40) but couldn't find it under any obvious heading in their computer inventory and can't remember what it's called. Our local Mini dealer - hasn't heard of the item I'm trying to describe - they think it may be an 'aftermarket' product rather than a BMW product, and a google search for mini rear child seat filler or mini rear child seat insert has not turned up anything. Please, has anyone come across such a thing and do you have any details on what it is called, where I can get hold of one? Many thanks, TT We have just bought a car seat that fits very well into the rear of the Mini. It is not ISOfix. It was a Britax Renaissance SI. £99 from Kiddicare.com. It does not use any 'filler' and is very secure. My only reservasion about it is that the seat belt tensioner might damage the Mini seat after a while.