CAR SEAT FOR A CERBERA

[MADELINE]

MY HUSBAND AND I ARE HAVING A BABY, WE HAVE A GRIFF THAT WE HAVE TO SELL TO GET A CERBERA SO THE BABY CAN COME TO THE TVR EVENTS. BUT WE DONT KNOW WHAT CHILD SEATS ARE SUITABLE FOR A CERB,CAN ANYONE CAN HELP US ON WHAT SEAT IS SUITABLE, THANKYOU. MADELINE

[mr spectraflair]

The 'Recaro Start' according to previous threads.

[FUBAR]

mr spectraflair said:

The 'Recaro Start' according to previous threads.

Wot he said

They're not perfect, but better than the rest.

Although I did it once or twice, new born/tiny baby in a forward facing start in a Cerb is rather a worry and all very tight. Once the baby is big enough to go in the Start (with front cusion) and go on the back seats the worry eases some

Do a search in the Cerb forum for 'Baby Seats' and/or 'Recarro Start' as there are quite a few threads on the subject

[SGirl]

We've got the TVR seat made specially for the Cerbera. It's grey and never been in an accident.

Give us a shout if you're interested.

[RUSSELLM]

If you do buy the Grey Cerb seat, I've got the Cerbera metal bar for it fit on to . It's also got a car attached to it with a Portland Grey interior, see the classifieds

[touching cloth]

RUSSELLM said:

If you do buy the Grey Cerb seat, I've got the Cerbera metal bar for it fit on to . It's also got a car attached to it with a Portland Grey interior, see the classifieds

Nice work

[DonnyMac]

RUSSELLM said:

If you do buy the Grey Cerb seat, I've got the Cerbera metal bar for it fit on to . It's also got a car attached to it with a Portland Grey interior, see the classifieds

Smooth

[Cerbdog]

SGirl said:

Give us a shout if you're interested.

I thought she was shouting

[QuiteQuietCerb]

SGirl said:

We've got the TVR seat made specially for the Cerbera. It's grey and never been in an accident.

Give us a shout if you're interested.

sorry to intrude but im very interested. Already have a cerb, and we 're expecting a baby end of august

[Marian]

QuiteQuietCerb said:

we 're expecting a baby end of august

Congratulations Kostas

[QuiteQuietCerb]

Thanks Tom

how are you anyway, did you get an S after all? what about the cerb still off the road for repairs?

[Marian]

QuiteQuietCerb said:

Thanks Tom

how are you anyway, did you get an S after all? what about the cerb still off the road for repairs?

Hi Kostas,

Didn't get an S as I was told my car was almost ready Still waiting on it though 18 weeks later I drove the 240 miles down to see it on Thursday and I Guess I wont be seeing it this Summer as the engine isn't back yet the bonnet wasn't there and it has still to be Motd yet Gutted

[Gazzab]

Babys and Cerbs are a no no IMHO. Their hearing will be impacted. The fwd facing seat is no good until 1 or 2 yrs old. The rear facing seat will be shoved in the front meaning little room in the back for an adult (unless a midget). The baby seat in the front will not be safe in an accident. IMHO

[saranigel]

We have a TVR baby seat (thanks Dave), and there isn't much room but it works well for us, the passenger seat needs to be quite well forward. Our girl is no longer a 'baby' I guess (2.5 yrs old) but she sleeps in the car with her head on the restraint cushion! the noise doesn't bother her now. One thing we did find is that at first you have to be careful because the noise made her cry!

[touching cloth]

Excellent I get a chance to dig out my favourite pic lol

[S1M VP]

Just in case you were interested, RUSSELLM's car is a v.nice example.
I was contemplating a cerb again, Russ met me at TVR Power, let me drive his car and we even went for a pint & burger afterwards.
Great condition car, decent chap and has the baby seat bar !!
Russell ... 1% commission is my fee !!! ha ha ;-)

[QuiteQuietCerb]

Tom i feel for you mate, just imagine getting it back completely sorted, im sure it will worth the wait;)

[mannkork]

Hi,

if your baby is younger than 9 month you have to fix it on the front passanger seat. The other way on the pic is not recommened!!



if your baby is older than 9 month / 9 kg a Recaro Start on the back seat works fine. Other babyseats for the backseats are to big to fix.

Our baby love to drive in the Cerbera.

Cheers

Johannes

[Marian]

QuiteQuietCerb said:

Tom i feel for you mate, just imagine getting it back completely sorted, im sure it will worth the wait;)

I know it will Kostas cos the guys doing the work are ex factory guys and reported to be excellent I am just desperate for it to come back now

[Nefarious]

I've tried all the various options and come to the conclusion that no baby seat - i.e. pre-12 months is really safe, and having tried both the Recaro Start and the TVR custom made jobbie, neither offer more protection than a simple cushion on the seat (IMO both position the lap part of the belt too low.

Now I've also got the perfect opportunity to post a pic of my 3yr old (slightly younger when the pic was taken), showing a perfectly fitting belt.


WARNING - we had to discover this the hard way. Whatever solution you decide to use, you need to put some padding on the retaining bolt for the front passenger seatbelt. As standard its just a plastic cap over a solid metal bolt to the cage exactly at toddler temple height. My LO hit her head quite hard just going over a pot hole. I don't want to think about the consequences in a side impact accident.