HELP! Baby seat needed!
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i would agree that you would struggle to get 2 kiddies in the back. The Cerb is really a 2+1 with baby seats inthe back although you could get one seat in and maybe a booster behind the driver if you copromise the drivers legroom.
Im happy to be put right on this as I only ever use the space behind the passenger for my 3 year old sons Recaro start although when its just two of us he goes in the front. ( he likes to change gears)
Im happy to be put right on this as I only ever use the space behind the passenger for my 3 year old sons Recaro start although when its just two of us he goes in the front. ( he likes to change gears)
Gazzab said:
Thats a pic of recaros in Typhon not a cerb.
Yup. We removed all the rear seating trim and then created moulds from the bare CF. We then used the moulds and racing seat foam to create a bespoke fitment of the adjusted Recaros.
We did this because the baby seats wouldn't fit right back due to a trans tunnel crossmember in just the wrong place and sitting 3 inches forward with mounting plates was fine behind the passenger but not behind the driver as it meant I couldn't drive the car comfortably.
If i had a Cerb I would look to do the same as the seats are realistically going to be in there for years so creating a bespoke fit so the people in the front are as comfortable as possible would be my objective. There is also the advantage that when you are done the leather seating goes back in and has not been damaged.
I can get both my little 'uns in the back in recaro starts. Eldest is 5 and goes behind the passenger, youngest has just turned 3 and goes behind me. I guess it helps that I'm 5' 8" but I still have to have the seat back more upright. Its a squeeze getting the youngest in but once he's in he's fine as we don't go for huge long journeys
Re the parent parking, the looks I used to get pulling up in the Tuscan, and laterly the cerb, and then getting the little 'un out were and still are priceless.
Re the parent parking, the looks I used to get pulling up in the Tuscan, and laterly the cerb, and then getting the little 'un out were and still are priceless.
Hi all, Im pretty sure I just found a Cerbera to buy but wanted to check on the baby seat situation. My daughter is 4 months old and is currently in a rear facing Maxicosi seat. I know the Recaro's are the best option for an older child/toddler when sitting forwards, but until then, will my rear facing car seat work in the back seats?
Anyone done it? Have any advice for small babies in Cerbs? Is it poss in the rear?
Thanks!
Anyone done it? Have any advice for small babies in Cerbs? Is it poss in the rear?
Thanks!
bionicjim said:
No the rear seat has such a small seat base bout 7inch and what you will find
Is that the seat will roll of it and the rear seat belts ant that long
Best thing kid seat in front and the wife in the back
Bionicjim - appreciate the speedy reply.Is that the seat will roll of it and the rear seat belts ant that long
Best thing kid seat in front and the wife in the back
That was what I was worried about, and one of the selling points to the wife of getting a Cerb, was that it (nearly) has 4 seats, so im not sure that putting her in the back will fly, although maybe you could tell her for me?
I kinda thought that may be the case, but I do have one of these, so wondered if it may solve the problem? This base has a leg that will solve the "falling off the short base" issue and is the same size (nearly) as the car seat.... http://www.kiddicare.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet...
Thoughts?
That may solve the problem
I think it's a suck it and see thing it will sort the seat belt issues out I had the same set up in an yank
At least your wife will come out
My wife said the same as yours she whanted to do the school run in it
( to show off ) how ever she is 5.1 tall and can not track the peddles
And now she says its to fast to low to hard a ride and to loud and to many people look at you
Sorry gone off there slightly
Please let me know how you get on
I think it's a suck it and see thing it will sort the seat belt issues out I had the same set up in an yank
At least your wife will come out
My wife said the same as yours she whanted to do the school run in it
( to show off ) how ever she is 5.1 tall and can not track the peddles
And now she says its to fast to low to hard a ride and to loud and to many people look at you
Sorry gone off there slightly
Please let me know how you get on
Have you found a particular car you need to buy or could you wait a few weeks?
I've got two young daughters and have just bought a Cerb too but I won't collect it until the last weekend of the month. Having had a good inspection of the rear seats I'm confident the guys above are right - your child will need to go in the front seat and your missus in the back.
I've been told however by another Cerbera owner that there is an alternative to the original Recaro Start (it's been replaced by a new model which is comparitively huge) in the Janes Montecarlo. I've bought one of the latter to try it and when I get the car I'll let you know if it fits! It's a forward facing seat but can take children from a relatively light weight as it has an impact cushion like the Recaro. Once they're bigger still they can just use the Montecarlo with the seatbelt alone.
My youngest daughter will be 1 year old in a fortnight and is average sized for her age. The elder daughter is 3 in a month and is a skinny malinky (but she loves the "purple car" which is "very fast and very noisy" so much that she cried when we strapped her back into the Jag to go home from the viewing
)
I've got two young daughters and have just bought a Cerb too but I won't collect it until the last weekend of the month. Having had a good inspection of the rear seats I'm confident the guys above are right - your child will need to go in the front seat and your missus in the back.
I've been told however by another Cerbera owner that there is an alternative to the original Recaro Start (it's been replaced by a new model which is comparitively huge) in the Janes Montecarlo. I've bought one of the latter to try it and when I get the car I'll let you know if it fits! It's a forward facing seat but can take children from a relatively light weight as it has an impact cushion like the Recaro. Once they're bigger still they can just use the Montecarlo with the seatbelt alone.
My youngest daughter will be 1 year old in a fortnight and is average sized for her age. The elder daughter is 3 in a month and is a skinny malinky (but she loves the "purple car" which is "very fast and very noisy" so much that she cried when we strapped her back into the Jag to go home from the viewing
)
I have the base you mentioned in our audi and have tried it in the cerb, won't fit in standard form as the leg is too long and it makes the base sit at an angle, even when used on the front seat. You could possibly mod it but I think that then it would be the child seat that caused an issue.
Cerberas aren't the safest cars for carrying the kids. So I wouldn't muck around. Rear facing seat in the front only. With the passenger seat pushed forward then your wife can travel behind. Not something my wife entertained.
The issue then is that the baby seat is pushed against the dash which might create extra risk in some accident situations.
With the recaro start and impact cushion you can put them forward facing from around 1 yr.
Be careful of their heads in the rear as the seat belt mounting bolt is painful when the clonk it.
The issue then is that the baby seat is pushed against the dash which might create extra risk in some accident situations.
With the recaro start and impact cushion you can put them forward facing from around 1 yr.
Be careful of their heads in the rear as the seat belt mounting bolt is painful when the clonk it.
Hi all, appreciate the feedback and comments.
Im going to see the car again today and take it for a spin so will take the seat and base with me and see if it fits, however reading your comments today, it doesn't seem like it wil,l so may make buying one this year a no-go.
My little one is only 3 months, so will be a while before she is in a forward facing seat. Maybe il have to wait until next year to do this....?
I will let you know how I get on though either way.
James
Im going to see the car again today and take it for a spin so will take the seat and base with me and see if it fits, however reading your comments today, it doesn't seem like it wil,l so may make buying one this year a no-go.
My little one is only 3 months, so will be a while before she is in a forward facing seat. Maybe il have to wait until next year to do this....?
I will let you know how I get on though either way.
James
Gazzab said:
If practicalities are high on the wish list then I'd say tread carefully.
Im going into this with my eyes open and have owned many an unreliable/unique car in the past, I would rather have something that we would use on the odd occasion as a family so getting the wife and kid in it was appealing, but maybe a Cerb should be something for next year when the little one is a bit bigger and fits the seat....I might go look at a Yank V8 with a bit more space to arse around in this year?!
PuffsBack said:
Little ones can go in front facing at 15kg however if you use either the Recaro Start with Impact cushion or the even more rare TVR cushion they can go in from 9kg. To be honest in my opinion the Impact cushions are superb and make the most safety sense so I would keep them in them rather use the harness for as long as possible. As GazzaB says the top seatbelt mounting point is a hard point that needs covering with something soft as its at head height in a side impact.
My seven year old however fits in the Cerbera's rear seats perfect and just uses a device to bring down the height of the belt
Thanks, Puff - good intel.My seven year old however fits in the Cerbera's rear seats perfect and just uses a device to bring down the height of the belt
Edited by PuffsBack on Monday 7th January 10:28
Are the Recaro's with the impact cushion's readily available? Il go have a look about now..... Anyone got a complete rig knocking about that they would like to sell?
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