A4 cabriolet, B6 or B7, S4. isofix?

[rgv250ads]

Hi, struggling to get firm info on this either via web searches or searches on PH

does the B6 and B7 cabiolet allow two isofix in the back. I have read you need to buy an isofix bar for offside and nearside for about 50quid a pop in B6 and B7 A4's, What I cant decipher is if you can fit these isofix bars to the A4 cab in either B6 or B7.

I am thinking of buying an S4 and this is fundamental to the buying checklist. Is the S4 like any B6 or B7 cabriolet.

thanks for any help or advice!

Edited by rgv250ads on Saturday 14th May 22:24

[rgv250ads]

Bump

[Epimetheus]

I have a B7 cab. There are no isofix points in the back, only the front passenger seat has them.

Not sure what you mean by isofix bars - do you mean the seat bases or is it some kind of retrofit that gives you isofix points?

[rgv250ads]

thanks Epimetheus, yes reading online if a B6 or B7 A4 didn't get spec'd with the Isofix bars then you buy them from Audi and fit them with torx bolts, by revealing the mounting points (captive Nuts) by peeling the back seat away between bench and seatback, some few inches, and put the bars in. Guide here:

http://www.audi-sport.net/xf/threads/rear-isofix-f...

what i want to know is, are these holes there in B6 B7 cab's when the rear seat backs and bench is peeled back per Picture two on the above thread.
Would you mind having a look and letting me know?

Edited by rgv250ads on Monday 16th May 16:16

[Epimetheus]

Isofix bars are exactly what I need - never heard of them before, so thanks for the info :-)
I'll have a look in the back later on and see what I find. I'll let you know.

[JuniorD]

I have a 2004 B6 cabriolet.

Can confirm Isofix mounts present at both back seats and front passenger seat.

Quite a practical car for ferrying babies in my experience

Edited by JuniorD on Monday 16th May 19:49

[rgv250ads]

JuniorD - Any chance of some pics ? Do you have the Bars fitted ? thanks for the post.

[JuniorD]

rgv250ads said:

JuniorD - Any chance of some pics ? Do you have the Bars fitted ? thanks for the post.

The little mounting brackets came with the car. I was not the original owner so don't know if standard, but I suspect so.

Here are some pics for you:

[rgv250ads]

Cracking thanks ! Off the the classifieds /AutoT for S4 Cab!

[Epimetheus]

Well would you believe it.....I have what appears to be isofix mounts in mine as well.



Mine is an 2008 B7. I could swear I read in the manual that it only had isofix mounts in the front seat so never bothered checking the back.

Edited by Epimetheus on Monday 16th May 22:56

[JuniorD]

We used a maxi cosi isofix base in the back of the car so that it would be handy to get the child seat in and out. But to be honest, fixing the seat with the seat belt wasn't much less convenient. Plus, the isofix base would often bleep for hours and hours on end, even though everyting was fitted and connected correctly.

[Adrian E]

Most Audis have had Isofix bottom anchorages since about 2003 - when they were optional you could usually tell if they were likely to be fitted by seeing if there was an airbag deactivation switch in the glovebox. They appeared to be linked spec-wise.

Generally the B5 shape they were optional but B6 onwards I'm pretty sure they all have them.

No top tether attachments for years after, so a foot prop is a good plan to offer anti-rotation protection rather than relying on the cushion stiffness of the seat base.

[rgv250ads]

Any reason to suspect the S4 variant wouldn't have this? say exhaust routing etc. I very much doubt it as surely the core chassis is identical.

[rgv250ads]

Epimetheus said:

I read in the manual that it only had isofix mounts in the front seat so never bothered checking the back.

Would you mind attaching pics to this thread please Epimetheus, thanks

[Adrian E]

rgv250ads said:

Any reason to suspect the S4 variant wouldn't have this? say exhaust routing etc. I very much doubt it as surely the core chassis is identical.

No, no reason at all - you just have to stick your fingers in the gap between the backrest and base and feel about for the round bars that the Isofix seat attaches to - as per the pictures above