Can you use the seat belt and lower anchors at the same time to install a car seat?
By using both the Lower Anchors and the seat belt system when you shouldn’t, the force of the crash will place stress on the wrong areas of the car seat, which can cause the car seat not to function properly. In fact, most manufactures advise that using both doesn’t allow the car seat to move properly during a crash.
What part of the car seat is where you route the lower anchor strap or seat belt for installation?
This means that, in most vehicles, the side seats have lower anchors AND tether anchors, while the center seat has a tether anchor but NO lower anchors. This diagram above shows the varied locations you may find the tether anchor in the vehicle.
Do you use LATCH with high back booster?
For years Child Passenger Safety Technicians stated that you don’t use LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren) with boosters. The simple reason is the lower anchors are just holding in the booster seat, not the seat plus the child.
Do high back boosters need to be anchored?
Booster car seats need to be anchored, but the car model will determine if this is possible or not. Latching the seat into place requires one to pay critical attention to the directions provided by the manufacturer on the manual.
Do you use latch with high back booster?
Are there aftermarket retractable seat belts for convertibles?
FMVSS Federal Safety Approved Replacement / Retrofit Aftermarket Seat Belts 3 point: CAUTION: Read these seatbelt instructions for 3 point Retractable replacement seatbelts designed for convertibles and hardtops thoroughly before installing this safety harness. These instructions apply only to retractable seatbelts from Wesco.
Where is the anchor point for a retractable seat belt?
Step # 3: Now insert the 7/16″ fine thread hex Shoulder Bolt (Grade 5 or better) through the hole in the (B) Shoulder Sash End of your new seat belt and screw the bolt into the existing anchor point that is located just below the window just behind the seat as seen in Fig. 1 and then tighten. (The hex bolt should be firmly tightened.)
Can You retrofit a 3 point seat belt from WESCO?
These instructions apply only to retrofit seatbelts from Wesco. These instructions are not to be used for 3 point seat belts for sale from other manufacturers or retailers. CAUTION: Read these instructions for retrofitting seatbelts thoroughly before beginning the retrofitting process and installing the safety harness.
What’s the best way to mount a seat belt?
1. Mount the short side of the belt INBOARD, toward the center of the vehicle. 2. Avoid rough or sharp edges when choosing a belt path. 1. Mounting hardware to the floor should always have metal-to-metal contact.