Carry a baby safely in the back of a morris 1000
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Carry a baby safely in the back of a morris 1000
Does anyone know the best/safest way to carry a baby in the back of a Morris 1000. Currently I have no seatbelts in the back and I will do anything to get the best solution to this problem because otherwise I will be forced to sell my lovely 1964 Morris 1000.
Any suggestions?
Darren
Any suggestions?
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Fit seatbelts! Then a child seat.
Welcome to the forum, I'm sure there are some folk on here who have done this. I know a chap in the East Kent club who has carried his toddler in a baby seat in their Minor 1000.
Welcome to the forum, I'm sure there are some folk on here who have done this. I know a chap in the East Kent club who has carried his toddler in a baby seat in their Minor 1000.
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Hello
Sorry to drag this up again, have looked through all the topics relating to rear inertia seats and transporting a baby...still some questions though.
I am on the verge of buying a Minor, but with a 15 month old in tow (trying hard not to follow advice and "finally buy a sensible car"!). I read one comment on a previous thread that an inertia reel/baby seat combo wouldn't be effective because of the fixings of the rear seat...how so?
It's bad enough considering cutting through the back seat (sacrilege surely, perhaps us baby seaters should be barred from chopping up classics and made to travel in Vauxhall Vectras for all eternity...). But if chopping up the back seat and getting my mechanic to fit the darn thing still won't give me peace of mind...well, the Vectra's half the price...gulp.
Thanks folks.
Sarah
Sorry to drag this up again, have looked through all the topics relating to rear inertia seats and transporting a baby...still some questions though.
I am on the verge of buying a Minor, but with a 15 month old in tow (trying hard not to follow advice and "finally buy a sensible car"!). I read one comment on a previous thread that an inertia reel/baby seat combo wouldn't be effective because of the fixings of the rear seat...how so?
It's bad enough considering cutting through the back seat (sacrilege surely, perhaps us baby seaters should be barred from chopping up classics and made to travel in Vauxhall Vectras for all eternity...). But if chopping up the back seat and getting my mechanic to fit the darn thing still won't give me peace of mind...well, the Vectra's half the price...gulp.
Thanks folks.
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Why do you need to cut through the seat? I would have thought an ordinary three point inertia reel would attach to the child seat and work the same as it does in any other car.
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OK...Thinks...Of course, 'buckle' bit to slide up between seat and back then? That would mean buying a different baby seat (had a helluva job finding one to fit the last car, buckle bit apparently located very far forward) but yes that would be much preferable. Thanks, couldn't see the wood for the trees there.
Still the question of why/whether rear seat mountings would have any impact on safety.
Sarah
Still the question of why/whether rear seat mountings would have any impact on safety.
Sarah
We have 2 Moggies, and 2 young children, 5 and 2 yrs old. Both cars have rear inertia belts. Neither back seats are "cut" in any way at all and both cars take the baby and infant seats that we have which were bought from Mothercare...... What's a Vectra ???
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Hopefully you should see a pic below of my rear belts. They mount to the body of the car and therefore will always pull backwards in the case of an accident so the rear seat mounting has no effect whatsoever on the safety aspect. ie the belts would still retain a child seat even if a rear seat was not fitted at all.... HTH, Rich<br><br>
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If you have a traveller that's a bit different in that it doesn't have a parcel shelf so the belt has to simply loop over the top of the seat back. I imagine that wouldn't be as strong as the saloon setup.
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On our Traveller the reel is attached to the rear wheel-arch, with the belt passing over the top of the seat, as Alex mentions. It's a bit low for adults but fine for the child seat.
The boy was about two and a half when we got the trav, and his seat was a stage 1, I think (Maxi-Cosi Priori, anyway). When it's attached, it's held down by the bottom two mounts so the loop over the seat doesn't really come into it. Now he's older and in a stage 2-3 seat and it still looks fine to me.
I need to put belts in the back of the saloon in the next couple of weeks - Rich, it would be useful to see where you attached them to yours.
The boy was about two and a half when we got the trav, and his seat was a stage 1, I think (Maxi-Cosi Priori, anyway). When it's attached, it's held down by the bottom two mounts so the loop over the seat doesn't really come into it. Now he's older and in a stage 2-3 seat and it still looks fine to me.
I need to put belts in the back of the saloon in the next couple of weeks - Rich, it would be useful to see where you attached them to yours.
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Nah, thats nonsense. The rear seats in a moggy fit pretty much the same as in any other small hatch.I read one comment on a previous thread that an inertia reel/baby seat combo wouldn't be effective because of the fixings of the rear seat...how so?
As long as you have the wingbolts wound in at the back so the rear upright doesnt tilt forward they're as safe as any car.
Some really modern cars have special mounts that match up with certain car seats, maybe this is what was causing confusion? I'd imagine 99% of people just use a 'traditional' child seat attached via inertia seatbelts though.
What would Macgyver do..?
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I'll try and get some pics taken but if I forget remind me pls. Were off on Hols for a week so it maybe when I get back next weekend. But, basically, the inertia belt reel is bolted through the parcel shelf. The bottom mounting is through the rear floor under the back seat just below the little ledge that leads into the boot floor and the stalks are mounted centrally at approx the same level as the botttom mounts. Plates were welded to the body to spread the load but I guess you could just use large washers or the mountings that come with the kits have reinforced plates... HTH, Rich
I'll try and get some pics taken but if I forget remind me pls. Were off on Hols for a week so it maybe when I get back next weekend. But, basically, the inertia belt reel is bolted through the parcel shelf. The bottom mounting is through the rear floor under the back seat just below the little ledge that leads into the boot floor and the stalks are mounted centrally at approx the same level as the botttom mounts. Plates were welded to the body to spread the load but I guess you could just use large washers or the mountings that come with the kits have reinforced plates... HTH, Rich
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The safety belts sold by any Morris supplier will fit your car - just inform them whether its a saloon or a traveller. We've fitted them to both without any problems. The kit comes with everything you need to fit. If your really worried you can always get a larger plate than supplied welded to the underside of the car, but its really not necessary.
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If you mean "baby on board" signs, their purpose is to let emergency services know after an accident that they should be looking for a baby in the wreckage...les wrote:Don't forget the sign in the rear window: you then know people will drive safely when they see it.
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