Probably the best video in the whole Internet which shows the issues you might be facing if your tether points are not as accessible as in the official materials. I've bought a new car (VW Golf VII 2017) and transferring the seat has been a huge pain in the @#$. Really grateful for the vid!
Thank you so much from Massachusetts in the United States! I have search the internet for a couple weeks trying to figure out how to tether the strap on my rear-facing car seat and found no satisfying answers.... Thank you, this was extremely helpful!
thank you so much for this !!! just watched your britax installation video and i was trying to install my daughters maxway earlier but the instructions were just blowing my mind and you made it sound so simple !! thank you
Thank you so much for all of your videos. They have been incredibly helpful and alleviated so much stress and anxiety. We have recently leased a Peugeot 3008 and are finding that the tethers/seatbelt of the car keep loosening (we have an Erf Avionaut Sky). We found this Same issue with a recent rental car. I am going to check that we have tethered correctly using your advice here but have you come across this issue before with the seats loosening? Many thanks!!
Thank you so much! I have just asked Avionaut for you and the older style clips used to do this in some cars. Not all cars' seat belts are the same and when they're a bit thinner this can happen. They have now changed the clips so this no longer happens, but if yours are the older ones you can stop the belt from slipping by adding a small piece of fabric, effectively making the part of the seat belt that is locked into place a bit thicker. The same thing used to happen with the Britax Max-Way (Plus) and they used to also advice adding a piece of fabric. As for the tethers loosening, this is not something we have come across before. Avionaut have asked me if you would you be able to WhatsApp me a video of that. I will then forward that to them. My number is 07752253499. Thanks!
Thank you, your videos are so easy to follow with clear instructions. I just received my axkid mini today and didn’t realise how heavy it would be. We need to swap the car seat everyday due to childcare. Is there another rear facing car seat you’d recommend at a more reasonable price as we can’t afford to get yet another axkid?
Have you bought a second pair of tether straps? Leaving a pair in each car makes swapping it a lot easier. But if the weight is your main issue, then you will need a second seat. The cheapest seat up to 25kg that I sell is the Axkid Move, which costs £245 and occasionally goes on offer for £195. The Britax Max-Way Plus is normally £299 and goes down to £249 from time to time. rearfacingtoddlers.com/collections/child
@@RearFacingToddlers yes I got two sets. We haven’t actually tried it yet but feeling the weight of it today made me think we may cave in and get a second seat if we get fed up of switching daily. It’s seems a brilliant seat though :) thank you, that’s great to know. If we look at a second seat I’ll be in contact. Thank you for your help, it’s very much appreciated!
I'm trying to install an Axkid Minikid 2 in a VW Sharan. We managed to get under the rails and successfully install the carseat, but now the drivers seat (and passengers if we moved it to that side) won't go back far enough to drive comfortably. Is there anywhere else we can tether the carseat or trick to allow the seat to fully move back while the tethers are in place? Thank you.
Hi, The Minikid will lean back and take up as much space as you give it, so the trick is to put the front seat in the required position before installing the Minikid. There is plently of space in the Sharan, so it shouldn't be a problem.
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Have you tried Nissan Qashqai? The lady in the shop couldn't put the tethers through the rails so we've practically given up on Minikid 4 and Stretch
Thank you for your informative videos, so many of them have been really helpful to me over the years. I have a 2015 Skoda Fabia estate and the rails are not boxed and directly flush with the carpet with no gap underneath. I'm trying to install a besafe stretch, would d rings be the answer and if so, do I need to get them from besafe directly?
Hi, The rails in the Fabia are difficult to get under, but I think it can be done with a blunt knife. Alternatively you can install tether loops, which are made by Axkid and you can buy from me. Please email me at margaret@rearfacingtoddlers.com if you'd like some.
Just tried to fit in my Ford galaxy a maxway and there’s some trim on the left side of the front passenger seat which blocks the rail access and the seat has a big fabric back which is really tight 😢 not sure how to fit it now :/ x
I know that you already know the answer, but I just thought I'd post this here in case anyone else has the same question. czcams.com/video/t3Rmq76iIEM/video.html
Yes, you can. You would just put one strap through the side of each front seat that's closest to the middle. This will only work if you never need to alter the position of the front seat for different drivers.
I have the britax max way plus, I have a 2005 Ford KA and was told I could have this seat in my passenger seat (has no passenger air bag) just wondering where you’d suggest putting the tether straps? Your help would be really appreciated 😊
To install these car seats in the front seat you attach the tether straps to the rails in the same way and then pass them underneath the front seat and up from the front. czcams.com/video/mnfM4-L8pq8/video.html
Anyone managed to get straps under the seat rail in their Astra? It's flipping impossible! Any advise about where we should look to buy additional D rings to fit to the seat rails? Just wanted to say thank you for this video too, its fantastic!
I have installed tether straps in Astras, but I don't remember how hard it was. I sell the rings for £12 including postage, please message me on Facebook facebook.com/RearFacingToddlers if you'd like to order some.
I know this is quite an old video now but hoping you see this. Is it possible to tether a seat (minikid 2) to the seat it is on in the back? I saw you explain how to do that in the front seat. Ive just about got the tethers under the rails of my meriva. The door side one was verrrry tight and not sure i could manage it again if i had to take them out. Thanks for these videos so much more helpful than the manual alone!
Thank you. :) Yes, you can use the front seat installation method in the back seat in cars like yours where you can get to the metal bars under the seat.
It should be possible, but in quite a few Fords the rails are boxed in. This video explain how to attach the straps if that's the case. If that doesn't work either you'll have to pass the straps through the seat. czcams.com/video/t3Rmq76iIEM/video.html
For front seat installation you attach the tether straps to the back of the front seat or the rails as I have described in this video, and you then pass the straps under the vehicle seat and attach them to the back of the child seat.
Do ALL ERF seats have teether straps? I have an ERF seat by baby auto. I know it's not a well known brand but I did loads of research before buying and they do do the extra safety tests. However, thebonly straps on it I thought were for forward facing tethering as it is iso fix when FF. Am I meant to use them for ERF tether too?
Hi Elizabeth, Is yours the Infinity Fix? I had never heard of Baby Auto, but just found it on their website. Your car seat has a top tether which is only used when (if) you use the seat forward facing in Group 1, so with the harness. Rear facing you don't use it. Extended Rear Facing car seats that go up to 25kg have lower tether straps which attach to the back of the front seat behind it, but yours doesn't have those. Margaret
@@RearFacingToddlers no it is not that one it is the baby auto multifix. Essentially the same but only iso fix in one direction. Wish the infinity fix had been out when we got ours as I'd have got that instead. What you say makes sense though, I think ours is only RF til 18kg. Will check.
I have fitted several seats in Tiguans, are the rails boxed in? I don't remember off the top of my head, but I have a separate video on how to fit straps in cars with boxed in seat rails.
That's a stupid idea. If you loosen the bolts on the rail on the drivers seat it makes the drivers seat unsafe. Plus seat won't go back with the belt around rail.
You obviously tighten the bolt again after you’ve passed the strap under the rail. You need to put the front seat in the correct position before you fasten the strap, so that you won’t need to move the seat back.
Probably the best video in the whole Internet which shows the issues you might be facing if your tether points are not as accessible as in the official materials.
I've bought a new car (VW Golf VII 2017) and transferring the seat has been a huge pain in the @#$. Really grateful for the vid!
Thank you so much, I'm glad you found it helpful.
Thank you so much from Massachusetts in the United States! I have search the internet for a couple weeks trying to figure out how to tether the strap on my rear-facing car seat and found no satisfying answers.... Thank you, this was extremely helpful!
Amazing, thank you!
thank you so much for this !!! just watched your britax installation video and i was trying to install my daughters maxway earlier but the instructions were just blowing my mind and you made it sound so simple !! thank you
Thank you so much!
You literally saved my marriage and my Tesla😅
Hahaha! You’re welcome!
Thank you so much for all of your videos. They have been incredibly helpful and alleviated so much stress and anxiety. We have recently leased a Peugeot 3008 and are finding that the tethers/seatbelt of the car keep loosening (we have an Erf Avionaut Sky). We found this Same issue with a recent rental car. I am going to check that we have tethered correctly using your advice here but have you come across this issue before with the seats loosening? Many thanks!!
Thank you so much!
I have just asked Avionaut for you and the older style clips used to do this in some cars. Not all cars' seat belts are the same and when they're a bit thinner this can happen. They have now changed the clips so this no longer happens, but if yours are the older ones you can stop the belt from slipping by adding a small piece of fabric, effectively making the part of the seat belt that is locked into place a bit thicker. The same thing used to happen with the Britax Max-Way (Plus) and they used to also advice adding a piece of fabric.
As for the tethers loosening, this is not something we have come across before. Avionaut have asked me if you would you be able to WhatsApp me a video of that. I will then forward that to them. My number is 07752253499.
Thanks!
I must say I absolutely love you :) those videos are perfect, very useful, outstanding job! Thanks a lot!
Thank you so much, that's great to hear. :)
Thank you, your videos are so easy to follow with clear instructions. I just received my axkid mini today and didn’t realise how heavy it would be. We need to swap the car seat everyday due to childcare. Is there another rear facing car seat you’d recommend at a more reasonable price as we can’t afford to get yet another axkid?
Have you bought a second pair of tether straps? Leaving a pair in each car makes swapping it a lot easier. But if the weight is your main issue, then you will need a second seat. The cheapest seat up to 25kg that I sell is the Axkid Move, which costs £245 and occasionally goes on offer for £195. The Britax Max-Way Plus is normally £299 and goes down to £249 from time to time.
rearfacingtoddlers.com/collections/child
@@RearFacingToddlers yes I got two sets. We haven’t actually tried it yet but feeling the weight of it today made me think we may cave in and get a second seat if we get fed up of switching daily. It’s seems a brilliant seat though :) thank you, that’s great to know. If we look at a second seat I’ll be in contact. Thank you for your help, it’s very much appreciated!
I'm trying to install an Axkid Minikid 2 in a VW Sharan. We managed to get under the rails and successfully install the carseat, but now the drivers seat (and passengers if we moved it to that side) won't go back far enough to drive comfortably. Is there anywhere else we can tether the carseat or trick to allow the seat to fully move back while the tethers are in place? Thank you.
Hi,
The Minikid will lean back and take up as much space as you give it, so the trick is to put the front seat in the required position before installing the Minikid. There is plently of space in the Sharan, so it shouldn't be a problem.
Have you tried Nissan Qashqai? The lady in the shop couldn't put the tethers through the rails so we've practically given up on Minikid 4 and Stretch
Really? I have put tether straps in lots of Qashqais, I can’t remember it ever being a problem.
Brilliant. ❤
Do all these options suit a 36kg limit rear facing seat?
Yes, they do.
Thank you for your informative videos, so many of them have been really helpful to me over the years. I have a 2015 Skoda Fabia estate and the rails are not boxed and directly flush with the carpet with no gap underneath. I'm trying to install a besafe stretch, would d rings be the answer and if so, do I need to get them from besafe directly?
Hi,
The rails in the Fabia are difficult to get under, but I think it can be done with a blunt knife. Alternatively you can install tether loops, which are made by Axkid and you can buy from me. Please email me at margaret@rearfacingtoddlers.com if you'd like some.
@@RearFacingToddlers thanks so much I'll try the knife and be in touch if I don't manage it to buy some loops.
Just tried to fit in my Ford galaxy a maxway and there’s some trim on the left side of the front passenger seat which blocks the rail access and the seat has a big fabric back which is really tight 😢 not sure how to fit it now :/ x
I know that you already know the answer, but I just thought I'd post this here in case anyone else has the same question.
czcams.com/video/t3Rmq76iIEM/video.html
@@RearFacingToddlers thank you :) I went back out yesterday afternoon after watching this and managed to fit it using your method xx
This video is super super helpful! Thankyou! Only question can you use the through the seat tethering for the middle of back seat. Thanks xx
Yes, you can. You would just put one strap through the side of each front seat that's closest to the middle. This will only work if you never need to alter the position of the front seat for different drivers.
I have the britax max way plus, I have a 2005 Ford KA and was told I could have this seat in my passenger seat (has no passenger air bag) just wondering where you’d suggest putting the tether straps? Your help would be really appreciated 😊
To install these car seats in the front seat you attach the tether straps to the rails in the same way and then pass them underneath the front seat and up from the front.
czcams.com/video/mnfM4-L8pq8/video.html
Still helpfull, thank you so much!!
I'm glad it helped!
Thank you, you save my day 👍
You're very welcome.
Anyone managed to get straps under the seat rail in their Astra? It's flipping impossible! Any advise about where we should look to buy additional D rings to fit to the seat rails?
Just wanted to say thank you for this video too, its fantastic!
I have installed tether straps in Astras, but I don't remember how hard it was. I sell the rings for £12 including postage, please message me on Facebook facebook.com/RearFacingToddlers if you'd like to order some.
I know this is quite an old video now but hoping you see this. Is it possible to tether a seat (minikid 2) to the seat it is on in the back? I saw you explain how to do that in the front seat. Ive just about got the tethers under the rails of my meriva. The door side one was verrrry tight and not sure i could manage it again if i had to take them out.
Thanks for these videos so much more helpful than the manual alone!
Thank you. :)
Yes, you can use the front seat installation method in the back seat in cars like yours where you can get to the metal bars under the seat.
@@RearFacingToddlers amazing thank you for your reply! ☺️
Hiya can you help I'm not sure I can fit the straps in my Ford cmas 16 plate x
It should be possible, but in quite a few Fords the rails are boxed in. This video explain how to attach the straps if that's the case. If that doesn't work either you'll have to pass the straps through the seat.
czcams.com/video/t3Rmq76iIEM/video.html
how can you install the rear baby seat at the front seat of the car?
For front seat installation you attach the tether straps to the back of the front seat or the rails as I have described in this video, and you then pass the straps under the vehicle seat and attach them to the back of the child seat.
Do ALL ERF seats have teether straps? I have an ERF seat by baby auto. I know it's not a well known brand but I did loads of research before buying and they do do the extra safety tests. However, thebonly straps on it I thought were for forward facing tethering as it is iso fix when FF. Am I meant to use them for ERF tether too?
Hi Elizabeth,
Is yours the Infinity Fix? I had never heard of Baby Auto, but just found it on their website. Your car seat has a top tether which is only used when (if) you use the seat forward facing in Group 1, so with the harness. Rear facing you don't use it.
Extended Rear Facing car seats that go up to 25kg have lower tether straps which attach to the back of the front seat behind it, but yours doesn't have those.
Margaret
@@RearFacingToddlers no it is not that one it is the baby auto multifix. Essentially the same but only iso fix in one direction. Wish the infinity fix had been out when we got ours as I'd have got that instead. What you say makes sense though, I think ours is only RF til 18kg. Will check.
Yes, it definitely is.
Was anybody able to install the tether straps on a Volkswagen Tiguan? Having a really difficult time 😭
I have fitted several seats in Tiguans, are the rails boxed in? I don't remember off the top of my head, but I have a separate video on how to fit straps in cars with boxed in seat rails.
No underwire bra?! :o hahahahaha
Nah, I do have one in the car, but I am so used to using a knife, that I have never had to use a bra wire.
That's a stupid idea. If you loosen the bolts on the rail on the drivers seat it makes the drivers seat unsafe. Plus seat won't go back with the belt around rail.
You obviously tighten the bolt again after you’ve passed the strap under the rail.
You need to put the front seat in the correct position before you fasten the strap, so that you won’t need to move the seat back.