Baby and toddler seats for BMW E63

[Earthboundmisfit]

Morning folks, I'm hoping any 6er owners can help me with some info regarding child seats. I have a 9 month old and a 3.5 yr old and looking for child seats for them both. Seen the youngsport recaro in halfords which looks good for my 3.5yr old. This uses the 5 point harness up until she growns out of it. She had a trial sit in it and it looks like it'll last her a while. Would prefer the 5 point harness for saftey rather than just a seatbelt one as she's not powerfully built. in fact she, built like a racing snake like myself. However, i'm concerned about the positioning of the cars belt buckles which are elevated compared to the ones in a conventional bench seat.

Looking forward to hearing what you guys use.

Thanks

Misfit

[Herbs]

Hello,

I went through this 6 months ago and ended up a Britax Safefix Plus which fits perfectly and includes the leg and still allows a passenger in the front.

Daughter loves it

[Earthboundmisfit]

Hi Herbs, thanks for the reply. Ill have a look at this seat now.

Thanks again

[Earthboundmisfit]

Is this using ISOfix or the seatbelt? Cheers

[Earthboundmisfit]

Hi again, has anyone got any suggestions for the 3.5yr old?

[Spuffington]

Not sure if it'll fit in an E63 but we've got one of these for our little'un and she loves it. Very comfy and got the highest safety rating of virtually any seat.

http://www.johnlewis.com/kiddy-phoenixfix-pro2-car...

[Herbs]

Earthboundmisfit said:

Is this using ISOfix or the seatbelt? Cheers

Using ISOFIX, after reading the report that 96% of belt seats are incorrectly fitted, it was a no brainer if you have the option.

[Ellieb10]

Hello, I'm not an E63 owner but I got my son a Cybex pallas II isofix for my E61. They aren't commonly suggested but are very good so thought I'd mention it. It uses a big bumper thing which I thought my son would dislike (but doesnt) and sits high enough for him to see out well. It will last him through until he doesn't need a seat anymore.

Its got a good ADAC rating and is easy to get in and out of. Much better than the maxi cosi opal he had before. Buying via Amazon from mamas and papas worked out best.

http://cybex-online.com/gb/carseats/pallas2fix.html