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But in the case of those seats that only have one they also work with the same seatbelt like buckle? Or they are like US seats like the D-ring?
I read somewhere here that the D-ring is to reduce the rebound but that in an accident after preventing the rebound it can break just like a locking clip, it's the same with the sweden seats?
carseatcoach said:The D-ring does nothing to reduce rebound. It is just a way to attach the rear-facing tether.
ketchupqueen said:I don't think a d-ring is remotely the same as a locking clip. A locking clip is a pre-crash positioner. A d-ring, or rf tethers on swedish seats, are meant to be a structural part of installation.
Now, I suppose with high enough crash forces the thing it's attached to could break, but that's true of either method of tethering; it's also why you have to be careful selecting anchor points and why I would not rf tether in some vehicles.
ketchupqueen said:Why a locking clip is possibly going to break (more likely-come off and/or deform) is a function of its position and shape. It's very unlikely that a d-ring would break due to its shape, construction, and use. I could see it deforming in some circumstances; the webbing is likely to stretch in a crash, and if the part it's attached to isn't strong and stable, that could break. The metal itself breaking is pretty unlikely-webbing is going to stretch first, in the tether and d-ring.
ketchupqueen said:Under the seat it's on. You can do the same in a captains chair in a minivan. The tether(s) wrap around the seat to be installed on, then thread under and attach and are tightened, as they would if coming from the seat in front.
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