Thread: Baby Seat in Defender

I have used two anchor points joined with high tensile chain and rated shakles, and moved the seat to the centre. I also used bigger washers behind the anchor points to spread the load. I am not sure of the consequenses with insurance, although like you point out it seams pretty strong. the other option is to put her in the wagon area behind the dog barrier!

I would rather put my family in a Defender than a Hyundai any dai.

It should be up to the job or it's not a tie down point. In my 130 I mounted the clip to the frame behind the seat. My argument being like yours if that failed then the entire back seating would be airborn and everything in the cab would be FUBAR.

IIRC in the world of lifting and lugging the safe working load is calculated differently for lifting stuff and for lifting people - 4x and 10x. I suspect something similar. That being the case I doubt that load tie-downs are rated for people.

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/general-ch...-defender.html
Which contains these links:

Here, here, and here.

In a 110 you go to a child restraint fitting station, contact RTA or equivalent. For about $250 or so they will bolt a 'crab' bar - white steel bar that crosses behind the seats - to the steel bulkheads.

There are no anchor points built into Defenders, putting your own anchor points into the aluminium skin isn't really a good idea.

Most child restraint fitting stations don't know what a Defender is, so best you know where and what before you go in there.

PM me if you want more info.

Cheers,
Simon

From what I understand there are two simple approved ways to mount child restraint anchor points in a Defender 110 - either a crab bar mounted across the back of the second row of seats, or a Range Rover style single seat mount that is attached to the floor - I think they also fold down.

I have a copy of the ADR for anchor points sitting on my desk somewhere, I could scan and send to you if you want.

I've been through this for the 130 - single and dual cab Defenders can't accomodate the above solutions, and in my first round of call-arounds I was given one quote for $2500 and a second suggestion that I sell the Defender because it would cost more than the price of the vehicle to install anchor points.

From what I was told, to get approval for a custom anchor point I either had to have it so over-engineered that there was no possible risk of the anchor point breaking without the vehicle being completely destroyed, or have it tested to the point of destruction to get it approved. That's destruction in-situ, they weren't worried about what happened to the Defender.

Or

The short answer is no.

Cheers
Simon

Watching with interest .......

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That is the thread I was probably looking for.

Interestingly, one of the links to this PDF has contradictory information. In one place is states that you should not run the restraint over the top of the seat and down to the floor as the seat back might crush down in an accident, but in another place it says that anchorage points in hatchbacks, wagons or 4WDs may be on the roof or on the floor behind the seat???

Originally Posted by sschmez

Watching with interest .......

see below

Congratulations.

Discoverys should come with three anchor points. Cargo barriers should have holes in them to feed the back strap of the baby seat through.

Install the seat before the day you plan to bring the baby home.

Cheers
Simon

For those living in Western Australia,
I have had my MY15 110 Defender fitted with 3 child seat anchor point neatly installed behind the seats from Down Auto Services in Wangara.
I managed to get away with those ugly crab bar.

We had our child restraints in our puma fitted by http://www.assnugasabug.com.au/ they do a job similar to what ricojmax got in WA only in NSW. It cost us around 1400 and the job is superb quality. They are also capable of fitting the same style to the rear seats in a 7 seat configuration. Not sure about the 90 though.