Thread: Anchor Points

Spoke to an Authorised fitting station and as the threaded anchor points are > 35mm off centre it will need to be certified.
Mobility engineering said about $450 to certify plus brackets.

Originally Posted by mojo

Yep, the holes in Ciaran's pics are what I used (although I have since removed the baby seat from the third row, as we lose too much luggage room). I would say the points in gotaflat's pics have been drilled through the floor by the installer.

I emailed LRA:

Hello,

I have recently bought a new Discovery 4, and have a question regarding child seat anchor points for the third row of seats.

I have been told that there are 2 holes near the rear tail gate that you can screw a standard anchor point into. I've located the holes, and they do seem to accept an anchor point bolt. However, I've also been told that I'm not legally able to fit these anchor points myself - they need to be fitted by a licensed installer.

Are you able to confirm if:
1 - the holes near the rear tail gate are in fact for child seat anchor points?
2 - if I can screw in the anchor point myself, or should be getting it done by a installer?



And their slightly confusing response:

Hi Sean,

Thank you for your email.

The answer is "Yes" to both of your questions.

Please contact your nearest Authorised Land Rover Dealership and book it in for installation.

You can locate your nearest Authorised Land Rover Dealer via the following link: Find Land Rover Dealers near You | Land Rover Australia



The "yes to both of your questions" seems to indicate I can do it myself, but then they suggest booking it in to a dealer to get it fitted??? I've asked for more clarification ...

And the final reply:

Thank you for your email.

Your questions were:

1 - the holes near the rear tail gate are in fact for child seat anchor points?

2 - if I can screw in the anchor point myself, or should be getting it done by a installer?

My answer is “yes” to the first and second questions.

In regards to the installation, legally it needs to be done by an authorised installer, please contact your nearest Authorised Land Rover Dealership and book it in for installation.

Originally Posted by mojo

And the final reply:

Thank you for your email.

Your questions were:

1 - the holes near the rear tail gate are in fact for child seat anchor points?

2 - if I can screw in the anchor point myself, or should be getting it done by a installer?

My answer is “yes” to the first and second questions.

In regards to the installation, legally it needs to be done by an authorised installer, please contact your nearest Authorised Land Rover Dealership and book it in for installation.

Thanks Mojo,

Agree with you points, however in terms on using the threaded holes that are there - I guess they will only be used if the engineer/installer is happy with the location etc during certification. (mine were clearly done differently...

Originally Posted by gotaflat

Thanks Mojo,

Agree with you points, however in terms on using the threaded holes that are there - I guess they will only be used if the engineer/installer is happy with the location etc during certification. (mine were clearly done differently...

Would you really expect an installer to use the supplied holes and think that you would be happy to pay him $450 or thereabouts for doing so?

Interesting, i got a reply by phone from Landrover today on using the threaded holes and the answer was:.....They are not shown in the handbook, therefore we cannot recomend their use as child restraint anchors. we reccomend you take your vehicle to your nearest authorised restraint fitter. when i pushed them a bit they said that they don't know what 3rd party brackets would be used therefore not rated, so my response was so the holes are rated for use, but not the 3rd party items.... we cannot recomend their use as child restraints. this was coming from Land Rover Australia Technical dept, very poor answer, and as we can see there is inconsistancy in there responses to different people. It would seem that they are concerned about liability, which i can understand, but then why fit these if they won't let people use them.

When my D3 next goes in for a service i will be asking Trivett Parramatta how they do it (they are an authorised installer) so i'll see what they say!

So that's as clear as mud!

The Hand Book ssems to imply they are suitable for forward facing seats with universal fitting (would appear to mean tethered).
Ask LR UK for confirmation?