Child restraint in mk

[Wish I had coils]

Does any one know whether there is previsions for baby seat restraints in a mk wagon ? i am getting a new member to my family on monday and need to know. i have another car but on the chance that the old girl goes out, i need to know whether the young bloke can go in the 4b. cheers

[pongo]

theres not any factory points, spossed to have to use a proper mounting thing that costs a few $$.

I drilled my own hole but rio'd it with a large chunk of 6mm plate to resisit tearing through the body on impact, but still used the proper bolt,etc. its syas in the instructions that you can drill a hole but apparetnly its still illegal

goodluck

[patrol with 6 kids]

I know it hurts financially but you are best to go to an authorized restraint fitter to get this done. Might save a lot of grief in the long run.
Better safe than sorry

[RC_Freak]

Get it done by an authorised restraint fitter, it's just not worth the risk.

Matt

[jav]

I'm sure my shorty had them but that was 6 years ago, bit hard to remember.

[Wish I had coils]

Did'nt think there were any restraint points it's just like my old 720 Pain in the arse. I just looped a heap of thick wire around the back seat and through the bolt hole (dodgy i know but i fighured that it would be safe enough and never drove very far in it.. Sucks though i know 60 series have restraints in them right at the back but there still there and that's the same sort of year model Nissan must not have been family orintated

[jav]

I remember now, I used the the bolt for the seat belts.

[festy]

MK wagons need a 'crab bar'. They're a universal (usually beige) adjustable length tube that bolts behind the seats.
If you can find one from any car at a wreckers, you can fit it up then go and have it checked by an authorized restraint fitter. I don't think they're too expensive to buy new either.
I don't think the requirement is to have it installed by them, just checked - and there's no certificate issued or anything, it's just a visual inspection.
I had mine inspected when I put my first baby seat in (got 3 in there now) and it was a free, 5 minute check.
There's 2 places to mount one in a Mk wagon, the bottom of the C pillar behind the 2nd row of seats, or the D pillar behind the 3rd row.

The actual anchor points are provided by clamps around the crab bar, so can be positioned anywhere along the bar.

[Wish I had coils]

cheers for that festy how does it bolt in, do you drill holes and bolts through or is there a place to bolt it to already. Not real important as i have another car now and the new bub as of yesterday can go in that

[festy]

Drill a hole, bolt U bracket to the bottom of the pillar with supplied backing plate, then bolt crab bar to u bracket.

[Wish I had coils]

cheers i'll see what i can find

[Wish I had coils]

well i have not found a crab bar as yet but i really have not looked that hard as i have been trying to fix the damage i incurred up the bush a last week. But i will try a bit harder this week Cheers all for your help it is much appreciated

[festy]

There was one in the trading post last week for $50, can't remember where it was though.