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No idea on the install ease in the '85 or other models, other than to say that the tether anchor isn't the means by which to make a loose carseat installation a solid one. There needs to be less than 1 inch of movement at the carseat's belt path to be considered a good installation before top tethering a forward facing carseat, or else it's not a proper install. I'd much prefer to be able to tether a forward facing harnessed seat because it serves to reduce head excursion in a crash, the amount the child's head moves forward/beyond the carseat's protective shell, and would try to forgo a car that isn't equipped with tether anchors or retrofittable if possible when purchasing a vehicle. While Volvo tends to be ahead of the curve with safety, newer models also tend to have improved safety features in general. :twocents:), the part number is 3525050-5, called "Anchor plate tether hook kit," and the sedan has 3 pre-drilled holes in the rear filler panel/package shelf.
Not sure if that means there was no '94 940 wagon model in the Volvo product lineup at all, or if it's just not retrofittable, or if it was inadvertently left out of the LATCH manual. For what it's worth, the '91-97 940 sedan model and the '91-93 940 wagon models are listed as retrofittable in the LATCH manual with part number 3548778-4.
) have 3 pre-drilled holes on the rear filler panel for retrofitting up to 3 top tether anchors, and Volvo's tether anchor retrofit part number is 3525050-5, called an "Anchor Plate Tether Hook Kit." '94-97 850 Wagons use part number 9136928-0, called "tether hook," and have 3 anchor points on back of the seat.
The '94 940 wagon isn't listed at all.
Any Volvo dealership parts department should be able to determine if top tether anchor retrofit parts are still available for retrofitting a pre-factory equipped Volvo model. Since you mentioned you need to install a rear facing carseat, please bear in mind the top tether anchor retrofit parts discussed above are intended for forward facing harnessed carseat installation using the vehicle seatbelt, and are not retrofit parts to add lower LATCH anchors to the vehicle seat crease/bight to be used instead of the vehicle seatbelt for installing a carseat. Lower LATCH anchors cannot be retrofitted in pre-factory equipped Volvo models nor in other pre-factory equipped vehicle models. any help is very much appreciated!Hi there.
We have a 1990 Volvo 240 and are trying to install a rear facing seat for our baby on the way... Am I correct in assuming from this comment that there are no lower anchor options for this vehicle? The seat we bought says in the manual that lap only belts arent sufficient to install the seat rear facing, I'm thinking the seat won't work for us at all
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