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BW1426
04-20-2009, 01:49 PM
I need help. I'm attempting to get a Nautilus and hopefully 2 booster seats (likely a turbo and vivo) in here. I can't get the center seatbelt to adjust--it's jammed so the only way I got it in was by twisting down the belt stalk 2-1/2 turns. If worse comes to worse I will look into a different seat. I'm darn near certain a radian will not work due to the fact that the belt stalks are so long. Rearfacing would be a rather temporary solution.

There are these carpeted humps on the side of the seat. So the booster has to be pulled out with E in it, buckled in, jammed up into the center seat and then the seat belt tightened. There may be three kids at a time. The driver seat side in the back seat doesn't have the housing to the seatbelt. Does anyone know if this will affect the integrity of the seatbelt?

There obviously aren't any top tethers. The LATCH Manual says that there are 3 weld nuts on the ceiling, however, there's a rear sky light, how does this affect things?

In the meantime, I'm going to try and get a hold of the Land Rover dealership. Not even sure where the closes one is. Hmmm.

TIA :)

BW1426
04-20-2009, 01:59 PM
$77 for one tether anchor :jaw:

The dealer can no longer order replacement buckles so I have to order it from the classic parts place and install it myself :confused: I didn't think 1997 was that old. He seemed to think it was fine, the only thing that alarms me is that I seem to remember other manufacturers saying that it was not okay to use them if the housing was missing. Additionally, he said they'd never retrofitted tethers before so they couldn't even offer me any direction :confused: again.

So I don't know what to do. Help me :crying: