prince_monkey

Well thanks to you all for your replies. At least I know a bit more now than when i satrted. All the best to those expecting babies. And of course all the best to all the other posters who aren't expeciting babies. Cheers Michael

hi all Thanks for the replies. The staff at the pram centre basically refuse to sell you a car seat if they don't approve its fitting into your car. They did have the mamas and papas one you mentioned but according to them it wasn't ok. I'd maybe get yours checked as the last thing you want is it to look ok but as soon as you have an accident it might pop out. I think with that one the issue was the belt buckle was bending the base where they came into contact. The staff are trained up poroperly as they go on courses but they seemed to basically put the seat in place and check for any movement by pulling the belt tight and also pushing on the top to simulate the forces acting on the seat in a crash, all be it with not as much force. The also make sure the belt is fitting 100% correctly and the buckle doesn't interfere with the base/seat which i think the mamas and papas did. I'm not saying the mamas and papas one doesn't fit and work but I like the fact they refuse to sell you a seat if it doesn't fit - not many sales people like that about eh? Brendan, congrats on your impending arrival too. Haven't seen that type of car seat to be honest but i'll have a look. We wanted to get a pram/buggy that also allowed the car seat to clip in but the one we're going to get the car seat defnately didn't fit as it turned round slightly when pressure was applied to the top, just behind the baby's head. I never thought I'd have this much hassle getting a car seat but I'm not for putting my baby in one which the 'professionals' don't approve. Cheers fluff, I'll check the belts next time im out. Also maybe the cars of different ages have different sucess with different seats? Mine is a 200 W reg and the rear seats belt buckles are on the end of a wee bit of belt. Apparently the sunken buckles are better.

Hi I am in the process of trying to get a car seat for my baby which is expected on the 3rd of February. Has anyone bought a car seat for an IS200. My car is a 2000 W plate and according to the local Lexus sales staff "might" have the isofix connectors. I was at the huge pram centre in Glasgowe and they couldn't find any which they would approve as an ok fit. As I say Lexus might do one and I need to contact the technical department when its open on Mopnday but I was hoping someone here might be able to give some advice. Thanks in advance. Michael

Sorry to act like a noob but does that mean you can buy and aftermarket headunit and fit it using just the 2 items mentioned? Has anyone replaced thiers? Is it possible? Apologies again for the noob questions. Just bought my car and it has that err 3 problem. Looking into my options Mikee