I need to fit 3 child car seats in the back of my FL2 and be able to get to the seat belt release on each. Wondered if anyone else has fitted 3 successfully? If so what make/model were they ? Thanks

3 seats

I can comfortably fit my single forward facing seat on the rear seat at both side, but i was under the impression that the center seat did not conform to safety standards for child seats

But you can place a seat in the front if the airbag is turned off Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

I was one of four kids but back then cars did not have seat belts so no problem.

I have been in the same position as you with my 3 children needing seats too a few years ago.

Fitting 3 seats in any car is near impossible unless you go for 7 seats like a Disco. At the time I could not afford a Disco so had to use a Booster seat in middle but would have been happier with a proper seat.

It is not just cars that give you this problem though - everyone caters for 2 adults and 2 children - having 3 seems to be a curse!

I recently had to carry 3 toddlers in seats and it was a squeeze but I managed - getting at the release was difficult though. I dont know the makes of seat - they were all different. I did not use the isofix.

We fitted a childs seat in them middle a while back, so we good do some greenlaning, and give my niece a good view out the front, and fit 4 adults in the car, never gave a thought to regs about seats, I thought that as it has a 3 point belt it would be fine.

But more to the oint 2 adults and a childs seat in the middle worked well, though not sure about getting 3 child seats attached, unless you have very long thin arms.

Rich

I've been having a good look around and have found seats like the Britax Evolva 2-3 are sculpted in at the base so you can comfortably get your hand in and undo the seat belt. Also the Britax Sprint booster seat is also sculpted in to help with the tight space. Im thinking this combo could well be the answer.

pop along to you local mothercare

they be more than willing to try out combinations of seats Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

ptbalfour wrote:

I need to fit 3 child car seats in the back of my FL2 and be able to get to the seat belt release on each. Wondered if anyone else has fitted 3 successfully? If so what make/model were they ? Thanks

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my cousin has 3 kids under 3, he had to sell his D4 and get a merc van with seats to properly fit the seats in. His wife chased all possibilites to keep the D4 but it just isnt possible/practical At work
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chicken george wrote:

my cousin has 3 kids under 3, he had to sell his D4 and get a merc van with seats to properly fit the seats in. His wife chased all possibilites to keep the D4 but it just isnt possible/practical

My Ex had a mid-life-crisis ...... and bought herself a Megane 'Tin-Top' (folding metal roof).

The only way to get the (grand) child's seat in rear seats of the vehicle was to open the roof, install seat, close the roof, install child. Extrication was the reverse procedure !
..... oh and first you had to empty the boot, of any contents, in order to get the roof down.




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Largered, that reminds me that we discovered (a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away!) that a Mothercare travel cot, fully made up, would fit in the back of the 90 CSW but without enough space to then get the child into it... We also knew that a short journey in the LR was great for getting child off to sleep and that evening visits to friends led to disproportionate babysitting costs... I guess you can join the dots! 2005 D3 2.7 Auto
Previously:
2010 MY FL2 TD4e GS - Now gone at 199,500 miles, about 135,000 of them mine.
‘93 Defender 110 200TDi CSW
‘87 Defender 90 4 cyl Petrol
‘83 110 CSW V8 - best ever!
Range Rover 2-door V8 (not sure of year - 4-speed box and vacuum diff switch)
Series III SWB Diesel