Car Seat Mega Thread! Please post all your car seat questions here!

Millem · 25-06-2018 3:31pm

Whirl_wolle wrote: »

At this stage I may need to take my eye of an isofix seat and go for a group 2/3 seat that will be installed with the seat belt but I will wait until I hear from incarsafety.

In car safety are great. I found the main guy in Belfast really pushed me for a harness rather than the HBB. Another lady in the Essex store said both were as safe.

TBH the seat you are looking at didn’t suit us as my son has a long body so harness would barely close on him at 3!!! The main guy to great lenths with measuring it.
Anyway they are the experts and will sort you out

fits · 25-06-2018 3:33pm

Mumnme in waterford are excellent also.

Whirl_wolle · 25-06-2018 5:53pm

Millem wrote: »

In car safety are great. I found the main guy in Belfast really pushed me for a harness rather than the HBB. Another lady in the Essex store said both were as safe.

TBH the seat you are looking at didn’t suit us as my son has a long body so harness would barely close on him at 3!!! The main guy to great lenths with measuring it.
Anyway they are the experts and will sort you out

It's a good thing I'm asking loads of questions here. That seat won't be suitable for us because I'm buying for a tall child.

Millem · 25-06-2018 6:32pm

Whirl_wolle wrote: »

It's a good thing I'm asking loads of questions here. That seat won't be suitable for us because I'm buying for a tall child.

At the time incarsafety have an 2 old ones which harness’ go up to 25kg! Anyway it wasn’t a runner

I am sure it is on this thread maybe a year ago! If your child has a short or normal size body it might be ok?

They are so so good and literally measured crotch straps and distances for me. The radian5 was also not a runner.

I have two old harness two way elites and wanted another harness seat up to 25kg for granny. I ended up getting a HBB for occasional use.

Whirl_wolle · 25-06-2018 6:33pm

Thank you so much for the incarsafety recommendation.

I got a reply back with two recommendations. One of them being the Britax envola SL sict. I watch a YouTube video of installation and this is exactly what I'm looking for. It has isofix but not like other seats. This isofix comes in a strap system which would make the seat lighter. The cars seat belt is threaded through the back too. It has a 5 point harness for the child. It converts to a booster once child is 18kg.
The Britax envola is what I'm looking for in a seat.

I would prefer a seat up to 25kg but from what I've seen online, they are few and require a top tether so I can't be fussy.

Reading a reply above about the Britax advanasfix, someone had a problem with the harness because their child was tall. I wonder would this problem exist in the Britax envola? Does anyone have experience of this seat and a tall child?

Millem · 30-06-2018 2:49pm

Had a look at a few isofix car seats 0-18kg today for Granny’s car.
I think she probably needs a swivel tbh.
So my options are:
dualfix (old one) £240 amazon
dualfix isize (new one)
joie spin €232 smyths, cheaper from uk?
cybex sirona m2 £228 amazon
reverso but not happy with shield FF
joie i anchor £170 pramsworld
joie everyday isofix

Am I missing any?
I have a maxfix already but want the option of FF if needed down the line.
Anyone got the sirona?

jlm29 · 30-06-2018 6:01pm

You’re missing the nuna rebl plus, and the cost and safe (?merlin). Are you looking for a swivel specifically, or just a seat that can front or rear face?

Millem · 30-06-2018 6:06pm

jlm29 wrote: »

You’re missing the nuna rebl plus, and the cost and safe (?merlin). Are you looking for a swivel specifically, or just a seat that can front or rear face?

Tbh I don’t know she complained about max fix 2 on older boy when he was 3!! I defo want one that goes in either direction though

Saw that merlin online but never heard of cozy and safe!!!!

Also I looked up reverso....no mention of a shield? mothercare told me you have to use a shield??

jlm29 · 30-06-2018 6:41pm

Obv you know that the I anchor doesn’t swivel, but can face either way. I didn’t think the recaro needed a shield!
I think, but am not certain that the joie spin has the biggest shell of the swivels!
There’s a klippan seat that can rear or forward face but it’s super expensive, and it’s not a swivel.

FurBabyMomma · 30-06-2018 6:43pm

lazygal wrote: »

Due number three and there's no combination of car seats that will fit across our Skoda Octavia without a squeeze I'm not happy with. Can anyone recommend a car that fits three across the back comfortably (we will have new one in extended rear facing until four once they outgrow baby seat) or any seven seater cars?

Just had this exact problem and had to get rid of our beloved Octavia! We got a 7 seater and chose the Peugeot 5008 as it has 3 full across the back. We were finding the majority of 7 seaters are actually 6.5 seaters, meaning one child would always be in the boot, so basically you lose the use of your boot which was a no-go for us. Think the Alhambra has 3 full seats too but it was out of our price range.

Millem · 30-06-2018 6:56pm

jlm29 wrote: »

Obv you know that the I anchor doesn’t swivel, but can face either way. I didn’t think the recaro needed a shield!
I think, but am not certain that the joie spin has the biggest shell of the swivels!
There’s a klippan seat that can rear or forward face but it’s super expensive, and it’s not a swivel.

yeah know i anchor doesnt swivel. gosh car seats would melt your head!!
I am thinking maybe reverso plus...it passed swedish plus test and goes to 23kg or the cybex one?
The baby was say 11kg at 8.5 months....don’t know is that heavy?

bee06 · 30-06-2018 7:41pm

Millem wrote: »

yeah know i anchor doesnt swivel. gosh car seats would melt your head!!
I am thinking maybe reverso plus...it passed swedish plus test and goes to 23kg or the cybex one?
The baby was say 11kg at 8.5 months....don’t know is that heavy?

You can check the percentiles using the HSE growth charts using the link below (it’s the 2nd file for both boy and girl). I can’t remember if you have a boy or girl but a boy @ 8.5 months that is 11kg is just under the 98th percentile. So assuming he held the same growth rate would outgrow the standard 18kg limit seat at around 3.

Just to add, the reverso still has a height limit of 105cm (same as the 18kg seats) so if you have a tall child it won’t last any longer despite the higher weight limit. And I don’t think it can ff because one of the requirements of the Swedish plus test is the seat is rear facing only (but maybe I’m wrong on that)

https://www.hse.ie/eng/health/child/growthmonitoring/#charts

Millem · 30-06-2018 8:41pm

bee06 wrote: »

Millem wrote: »

yeah know i anchor doesnt swivel. gosh car seats would melt your head!!
I am thinking maybe reverso plus...it passed swedish plus test and goes to 23kg or the cybex one?
The baby was say 11kg at 8.5 months....don’t know is that heavy?

You can check the percentiles using the HSE growth charts using the link below (it’s the 2nd file for both boy and girl). I can’t remember if you have a boy or girl but a boy @ 8.5 months that is 11kg is just under the 98th percentile. So assuming he held the same growth rate would outgrow the standard 18kg limit seat at around 3.

Just to add, the reverso still has a height limit of 105cm (same as the 18kg seats) so if you have a tall child it won’t last any longer despite the higher weight limit. And I don’t think it can ff because one of the requirements of the Swedish plus test is the seat is rear facing only (but maybe I’m wrong on that)

https://www.hse.ie/eng/health/child/growthmonitoring/#charts

I remember that (about swedish plus test) years ago when buying erf seats for my older boy but it must of changed? Hakan has on his website it has passed it!

I am not really concerned about height too much....isize it is what it is! I have 2 tall erf seats that go to 25kg and tethered but I really need isofix for Granny.

jlm29 · 30-06-2018 8:42pm

Millem can you still get the rekid? I know you can only use isofix to 18kg, but at least you can belt it after that if you need to, and the shell is very tall

bee06 · 30-06-2018 8:51pm

Millem wrote: »

I remember that (about swedish plus test) years ago when buying erf seats for my older boy but it must of changed? Hakan has on his website it has passed it!

I am not really concerned about height too much....isize it is what it is! I have 2 tall erf seats that go to 25kg and tethered but I really need isofix for Granny.

Maybe it has or maybe I’m misunderstanding the section where it talks about it on the axkid website.

https://www.axkid.com/plus-test/

Millem · 30-06-2018 8:56pm

jlm29 wrote: »

Millem can you still get the rekid? I know you can only use isofix to 18kg, but at least you can belt it after that if you need to, and the shell is very tall

Great thinking!
I remember posting it maybe 2 years ago on bargains they had reduced them heavily. Can’t find any...,,they took up alot of space though....

Found one that can be delivered here £259....from a scottish company “little peas”. Never heard of them though.

Flip though the rekid could turn forward? I would like that option as had to turn older boy when I was pregnant...couldn’t lift him.

mjj · 30-06-2018 9:05pm

Hi all!! Due first baby at the end of September, confused about which car seat to go for. Was looking at Maxi Cosi Cabriofix and BeSafe izi go x1. I was leaning towards the besafe because of the 5 point harness but when I was doing a bit of research online I see that neither of them are isize. Does this rule them out? What would people recommend? I know maxi Cosi are popular, is there another one I should look at in the range?

bee06 · 30-06-2018 9:15pm

mjj wrote: »

Hi all!! Due first baby at the end of September, confused about which car seat to go for. Was looking at Maxi Cosi Cabriofix and BeSafe izi go x1. I was leaning towards the besafe because of the 5 point harness but when I was doing a bit of research online I see that neither of them are isize. Does this rule them out? What would people recommend? I know maxi Cosi are popular, is there another one I should look at in the range?

You don’t have to get an i-size seat. At the moment I-size regulations and the older ones are running side by size. http://www.madeformums.com/reviews-and-shopping/shopping-guides/i-size-child-car-seats---what-you-need-to-know/37718.html

I don’t have any experience of the seats you mentioned but have read that the cabriofix performs very well in testing. I have the Joie I-Gemm which is I-size. It’s a great seat but the only downside is it’s quite heavy (over a kg heavier than the cabriofix). My little boy is 6 months now and I’m struggling to lift it in and out of the car.

Millem · 30-06-2018 9:20pm

mjj wrote: »

Hi all!! Due first baby at the end of September, confused about which car seat to go for. Was looking at Maxi Cosi Cabriofix and BeSafe izi go x1. I was leaning towards the besafe because of the 5 point harness but when I was doing a bit of research online I see that neither of them are isize. Does this rule them out? What would people recommend? I know maxi Cosi are popular, is there another one I should look at in the range?

I had/have both! Besafe on first boy and maxi cosi on second. Getting much longer out if maxi cosi. Besafe has a 5 point harness....maxi cosi 3 point.
I had to move first boy from besafe at 7 months....this fella is 10 months and still in maxi cosi.

Also have a bugaboo cameleon....the adapters are a NIGHTMARE for besafe.

If I planned to leave seat in car I would look into a lie flat one? Bella baby have them half price at mo. They are heavier than normal seat.....hence the leaving them in the car!!

jlm29 · 01-07-2018 12:27am

Millem, sorry, it can’t turn forward, but neither can the concord??
It’s such a minefield!

I have a cabriofix, I feel it’s much roomier than the be-safe! My little guy is one, but had plenty space in it, and he isn’t small! I’d also get one that can either be belted or isofix personally!

Millem · 01-07-2018 12:35am

jlm29 wrote: »

Millem, sorry, it can’t turn forward, but neither can the concord??
It’s such a minefield!

Omg!!! They told me in mothercare it could!! They are so so so bad in there

They told me you have to use a shield FF!!! Desperate

I just want the forward option in case I can’t lift him if I am pregnant!!

jlm29 · 01-07-2018 1:18am

When you’re talking about the reverso, are you mixing it up it the recaro? Sorry, I’m your original post about swivels I didn’t cop this!
The reverso is plus tested, 23kg isofix, and only rf. The recaro zero is an 18kg swivel seat- I didn’t think it needed a shield, but I know that some recaro seats do, so could be wrong on that!
Tbh, if it’s not going to be used lots and lots, and you really want one that will also ff, I’d just buy the joie spin, as it’s the most reasonably priced. People seem to like it when they get it!

Millem · 01-07-2018 8:16am

jlm29 wrote: »

When you’re talking about the reverso, are you mixing it up it the recaro? Sorry, I’m your original post about swivels I didn’t cop this!
The reverso is plus tested, 23kg isofix, and only rf. The recaro zero is an 18kg swivel seat- I didn’t think it needed a shield, but I know that some recaro seats do, so could be wrong on that!
Tbh, if it’s not going to be used lots and lots, and you really want one that will also ff, I’d just buy the joie spin, as it’s the most reasonably priced. People seem to like it when they get it!

No it was the reverso as it went up to 23kg. It came down to 3 seats......reverso, dualifix or sirona. They were all a good €400+ in mothercare.
Just shows you how bad they were!
She said all seats were isize so you need to turn them forward at 2!!! I knew that was wrong but didn’t waste my time arguing!!

Seat is for Granny but she goes on m50 so I would like a safe seat!

jlm29 · 01-07-2018 11:28am

Oh great, I didn’t know they had started doing the reverso. It’s great that they have started doing more rear facing seats. But it’s a pity they don’t train their staff. None of the ones you’re looking at are plus tested as they can ff, they’re probably all as safe as each other really!

Millem · 01-07-2018 12:45pm

jlm29 wrote: »

Oh great, I didn’t know they had started doing the reverso. It’s great that they have started doing more rear facing seats. But it’s a pity they don’t train their staff. None of the ones you’re looking at are plus tested as they can ff, they’re probably all as safe as each other really!

omg their staff are so so so bad!!!!!!
Mothercare even have minikid and twe!!! Great selection in fairness!!

I emailed incarsafety to see what they suggest! Have to keep Granny happy you know yourself

J.pilkington · 01-07-2018 12:54pm

Millem wrote: »

omg their staff are so so so bad!!!!!!
Mothercare even have minikid and twe!!! Great selection in fairness!!

I emailed incarsafety to see what they suggest! Have to keep Granny happy you know yourself

That’s large uk chains for you. Aside for disinterested staff i always found mothercare useless for things like car seats because of their location, either high street or buried in large shopping centres. Try an Irish chain and you’ll get more passionate hands on staff, there are plenty of them about who are either similarly priced or will match. Where are you located?

Millem · 01-07-2018 1:17pm

J.pilkington wrote: »

That’s large uk chains for you. Aside for disinterested staff i always found mothercare useless for things like car seats because of their location, either high street or buried in large shopping centres. Try an Irish chain and you’ll get more passionate hands on staff, there are plenty of them about who are either similarly priced or will match. Where are you located?

I am in Dublin! I was just in carrickmines by myself (rare occurrence!!) so said I would look at the seats!
I think it was a summer job for the girls!!
I find kealys good but hate the walkinstown roundabout!!!

Lazygal this might help you on 3 seats across the back!! We are in the early stages of looking.....husband tells me apparently there is a mercedes estate with two seats in the boot?

http://erfmission.com/car-seats-3-across-in-the-backseat/[\url]

chocfan · 03-07-2018 9:20pm

Hi Millem

Just to let you know in case you're still looking that we got a Concord Reverso Plus for our now 3 year old and love it. Nowhere in Ireland was selling it at the time but I just spotted that you said Mothercare have it for €400. We got it from the Concord site on Amazon from the UK and it came to €250. They had a sale at the time but I just looked there and it's definitely cheaper than Mothercare etc

It had to come via ParcelMotel and had to be collected at a depot so there is that fee too but way cheaper overall. Really well padded etc when it arrived. Really happy with it, would recommend

Millem · 03-07-2018 9:47pm

chocfan wrote: »

Hi Millem

Just to let you know in case you're still looking that we got a Concord Reverso Plus for our now 3 year old and love it. Nowhere in Ireland was selling it at the time but I just spotted that you said Mothercare have it for €400. We got it from the Concord site on Amazon from the UK and it came to €250. They had a sale at the time but I just looked there and it's definitely cheaper than Mothercare etc

It had to come via ParcelMotel and had to be collected at a depot so there is that fee too but way cheaper overall. Really well padded etc when it arrived. Really happy with it, would recommend

Oh Brill thanks a million that was super value! The best price I found was £229 online! Incarsafety said it takes up too much space?? I do think it is probably the best as it has higher weight limit. What car do you have it in?

Incar (not the men I usually deal with) recommended dualfix or sirona m2.

Joie spin is not approved in Granny’s car!! Don’t think i anchor is either but not 100%! Reading some very dodgey things about it anyway

chocfan · 03-07-2018 10:02pm

Millem wrote: »

Oh Brill thanks a million that was super value! The best price I found was £229 online! Incarsafety said it takes up too much space?? I do think it is probably the best as it has higher weight limit. What car do you have it in?

Incar (not the men I usually deal with) recommended dualfix or sirona m2.

Joie spin is not approved in Granny’s car!! Don’t think i anchor is either but not 100%! Reading some very dodgey things about it anyway

I did lots of research at the time like it sounds like you're doing and I decided it was the seat I wanted most as it seemed to tick all the safety features I wanted and the higher weight limit etc. I also think the fact it's i-size is handy. I know it's not a mandatory requirement for cars yet but my thinking when I was buying was it might be down the line and if there's any more kids, I don't want to have to fork out for another seat when I could just get it now!

I have a Peugeot 508 which is a decent size saloon I suppose. Trying to picture is the back seat in it bigger than other cars but I don't really think it is. There's definitely plenty of room for a passenger in front of it. We have a baby seat in the back as well with an isofix base etc and you probably wouldn't fit a seat in between them but I think there's very few cars you'd manage that with (and I don't know your situation but it mightn't even be something you'd need)

Millem · 03-07-2018 10:18pm

chocfan wrote: »

I did lots of research at the time like it sounds like you're doing and I decided it was the seat I wanted most as it seemed to tick all the safety features I wanted and the higher weight limit etc. I also think the fact it's i-size is handy. I know it's not a mandatory requirement for cars yet but my thinking when I was buying was it might be down the line and if there's any more kids, I don't want to have to fork out for another seat when I could just get it now!

I have a Peugeot 508 which is a decent size saloon I suppose. Trying to picture is the back seat in it bigger than other cars but I don't really think it is. There's definitely plenty of room for a passenger in front of it. We have a baby seat in the back as well with an isofix base etc and you probably wouldn't fit a seat in between them but I think there's very few cars you'd manage that with (and I don't know your situation but it mightn't even be something you'd need)

I should really go to a shop to try it out!
I will bring the audi up and try it out! incar said golf is ok but audi may not be.
She said golf will be grand!

We will probably get a 7 seater yoke in the next year or so, only starting to research. Husband thinks the majority of them look like vans and won’t drive them!!!

Spideog Rua · 16-07-2018 3:05pm

Any recommendations for getting isofix installed in north dublin?

Clashmore · 17-07-2018 10:38pm

What car do you drive, the main dealer in ur area shud be able to fit isofix to your car

Lizardlegz · 27-07-2018 8:31pm

Hi all, looking for some advice please. My very tall and heavy 9 month old baby girl peed all over her maxi cosi cabriofix today! So while I was going about washing the fabric I noticed a big dent in the shell. Must’ve been dropped or dented while in storage.

I didn’t want to give up the cabriofix so prematurely but there’s no point me buying another for what might be only a couple more months anyway.

So I’m looking to buy her a new seat. We have the maxi cosi axis seats from my older children but I would prefer to keep her rearward for now as she is still very young. I would like a seat that can go both ways. She is 99th centile for height and weight. I don’t know her weight now but she was over 10kg a month or so ago. I have seen the maxi cosi axissfix plus which looks brilliant as it goes forward and rearward and has a swivel! Also looks very easy to put in with only isofix and top tether. But it’s not on the incarsafety website or the Swedish website so worried it’s not a good one?

Anyone any idea about the axissfix plus? Or any other recommendation would be great. Thank you.

bee06 · 27-07-2018 8:40pm

If you want her rearfacing as long as possible then you should look at the 25kg seats like the Axkid Minikid and Move, the Britax Two Way Elite are the most popular ones off the top of my head. I have my 7 month old in the Minikid and it’s fab.

The Axissfix plus only rearfaces to 87cm which is very young to turn ff especially if she’s the 99th percentile for height.

Clashmore · 27-07-2018 8:42pm

The axiss fix is not an extended rear facing seat it must be turned forward facing at 87cm (approx 2years old). With your child’s height and weight you would be better off with a 25kg seat if u want to keep her rear facing until 4. Seats such as Britax TWE, Britax Maxway, Diono Radian, Axkid Minikid or Axkid Move. All of the above seats are installed using seat belt and tethers as isofix stops at 18kg.

Hope this helps

Lizardlegz · 27-07-2018 8:54pm

Hi! Thanks so much for that information! If I’m totally honest (and I hope I don’t get shot here for it!)... I don’t think I will keep her rear facing till 4. I know it’s recommeded and safest but my other children didn’t tolerate rearward at all past a certain age. Every journey was a nightmare so I had to turn them forward.

I would say it’s the 87cm thing which is the reason the axissfix isn’t on those websites I mentioned then! I wonder is it a good seat otherwise other than that!

I don’t like the 2-way elite. I would prefer isofix and simpler to install. But I will check out the mini kid! Thanks again so much for taking the time to reply! I really appreciate it.

Millem · 27-07-2018 9:31pm

lizardlegz did you look at dualfix....there is a new one out.

You can order replacement foam for maxi cosi....they might even send out for free!

jlm29 · 27-07-2018 9:33pm

If you do want a swivel and isofix, there’s a few others that do the same. Joie spin 360, recaro zero, Britax dualfix, nuna rebl plus and cosy and safe merlin. I’m sure there’s another, but I can’t think of it.

I think the joie has the tallest shell.

Do be aware though that with your girl on the higher end of the centiles, she will hit 18kg well before age 4, regardless of whether she’s facing forwards or rearwards, and you’ll either have to put her in a booster with a seat belt, or buy a 25kg seat for her then with a harness.

My 2.5 yr old is 17 kg, and while I know he can legally go on a booster, there’s no way I could trust him to leave the seat belt on.

If you want a seat that can rear or forward face to 25kg with a harness; I think your only option is the diono radian 5, but I stand to be corrected on that!

jlm29 · 27-07-2018 9:35pm

Oh yes, Bella baby used stock the foam online.
And the cybex sirona is the other swivel.

PS, I think the reason you don’t see the maxi cosi on the Swedish website is that their car seat laws are much stricter than ours, and it wouldn’t be legal to turn a 2 year old forward facing there

Lizardlegz · 27-07-2018 9:38pm

Millem wrote: »

lizardlegz did you look at dualfix....there is a new one out.

You can order replacement foam for maxi cosi....they might even send out for free!

Thanks Millem! It’s actually the shell of the cabriofix that is dented. The fabric is ok... once it’s washed. But because I’ve seen the dent in the actual seat shell I don’t believe it’s safe to use anymore.

I will check the dualfix! Thanks so much. I have a lot of research to do tomorrow. It’s all such a minefield! I’ve also seen the maxi cosi pearl might be a runner....

bee06 · 27-07-2018 9:41pm

Lizardlegz wrote: »

Hi! Thanks so much for that information! If I’m totally honest (and I hope I don’t get shot here for it!)... I don’t think I will keep her rear facing till 4. I know it’s recommeded and safest but my other children didn’t tolerate rearward at all past a certain age. Every journey was a nightmare so I had to turn them forward.

I would say it’s the 87cm thing which is the reason the axissfix isn’t on those websites I mentioned then! I wonder is it a good seat otherwise other than that!

I don’t like the 2-way elite. I would prefer isofix and simpler to install. But I will check out the mini kid! Thanks again so much for taking the time to reply! I really appreciate it.

If you don’t want to get one of the 25kg seats I would at least look at an 18kg seat rather than the Axissfix plus. If she’s in the 99th percentile for height she’ll hit 87cm around 18 months. At least with an 18kg seat it goes to 105cm so would get her to around 2.5 - 3. I always see the Joie Spin recommended as a good spin seat with a good recline rf (which can be an issue with isofix/spin seats). Much more reasonably priced compared to the Axissfix as well!

Lizardlegz · 27-07-2018 9:41pm

jlm29 wrote: »

If you do want a swivel and isofix, there’s a few others that do the same. Joie spin 360, recaro zero, Britax dualfix, nuna rebl plus and cosy and safe merlin. I’m sure there’s another, but I can’t think of it.

I think the joie has the tallest shell.

Do be aware though that with your girl on the higher end of the centiles, she will hit 18kg well before age 4, regardless of whether she’s facing forwards or rearwards, and you’ll either have to put her in a booster with a seat belt, or buy a 25kg seat for her then with a harness.

My 2.5 yr old is 17 kg, and while I know he can legally go on a booster, there’s no way I could trust him to leave the seat belt on.

If you want a seat that can rear or forward face to 25kg with a harness; I think your only option is the diono radian 5, but I stand to be corrected on that!

Thanks so much for all this information! Food for thought! Boards really is a great resource! I’m going to check out all those seats you mentioned tomorrow! I have my work cut out for me tomorrow. Will have to get the other half to take the kids out as this could take a while ðŸ€£.

Lizardlegz · 27-07-2018 9:43pm

bee06 wrote: »

If you don’t want to get one of the 25kg seats I would at least look at an 18kg seat rather than the Axissfix plus. If she’s in the 99th percentile for height she’ll hit 87cm around 18 months. At least with an 18kg seat it goes to 105cm so would get her to around 2.5 - 3. I always see the Joie Spin recommended as a good spin seat with a good recline rf (which can be an issue with isofix/spin seats). Much more reasonably priced compared to the Axissfix as well!

Great! Thank you

jlm29 · 27-07-2018 9:55pm

Is it the white styrofoam stuff that’s dented, or the black plastic? Because Bella baby stock the replacement styrofoam

Millem · 27-07-2018 9:57pm

Lizardlegz wrote: »

Thanks Millem! It’s actually the shell of the cabriofix that is dented. The fabric is ok... once it’s washed. But because I’ve seen the dent in the actual seat shell I don’t believe it’s safe to use anymore.

I will check the dualfix! Thanks so much. I have a lot of research to do tomorrow. It’s all such a minefield! I’ve also seen the maxi cosi pearl might be a runner....

Oh that’s a bummer

Car seats would just wreck your head! I still haven’t bought one!!! Haven’t managed to try them out yet!
I was thinking the new sirona m i size one but it doesn’t swivel but does go ff and rf. Base can be reused on baby seat aton m. Don’t know how much space it takes? I think the dualfix is ok on space.

What is it though with stupid underfloor storage boxes on cars

so annoying.

I think having the option of going forward is good to have.
The pearl is lovely but shell too short for my guy.

Lizardlegz · 27-07-2018 9:58pm

jlm29 wrote: »

Is it the white styrofoam stuff that’s dented, or the black plastic? Because Bella baby stock the replacement styrofoam

Thanks. It’s the black plastic. It’s dented near the bottom where it sits on the isofix. Near where the little flap is that opens up at the back near the bottom.

jlm29 · 27-07-2018 10:55pm

Lizardlegz wrote: »

jlm29 wrote: »

Is it the white styrofoam stuff that’s dented, or the black plastic? Because Bella baby stock the replacement styrofoam

Thanks. It’s the black plastic. It’s dented near the bottom where it sits on the isofix. Near where the little flap is that opens up at the back near the bottom.

That’s a dose!

Lizardlegz · 28-07-2018 1:04pm

Hi all... again!!!

So I’ve looked at all the seats you kind posters recommended yesterday. We have a storage space thing on the floor where our girl will be sitting... so I don’t think I can have an isofix leg bar sitting on the floor!? So unfortunately all the seats ye recommended won’t work for us. Apart from the radian 5. I’ve looked at the radian online and it seems pretty good? Any experiences? But I keep again coming back to the axissfix plus as it also does not have the isofix leg.

Thank again!

bee06 · 28-07-2018 1:32pm

Lizardlegz wrote: »

Hi all... again!!!
So I’ve looked at all the seats you kind posters recommended yesterday. We have a storage space thing on the floor where our girl will be sitting... so I don’t think I can have an isofix leg bar sitting on the floor!? So unfortunately all the seats ye recommended won’t work for us. Apart from the radian 5. I’ve looked at the radian online and it seems pretty good? Any experiences? But I keep again coming back to the axissfix plus as it also does not have the isofix leg.

Thank again!

The Britax TWE doesn’t have a support leg either. Both the TWE and the Radian brace the front seat instead.

Some cars have a reinforced storage space that are ok to use a support leg. There’s a really good Facebook group called Ireland -rearfacing car seats that could give specific advice for the car you have. They’re really knowledgeable.

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