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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: i260 on 30 June 2009, 01:24:21

Title: ISOFix on the Miggy?
Post by: i260 on 30 June 2009, 01:24:21

1) Did the facelift Omega's have the rear ISOFix child / baby seat anchor points; or

2) Is it something that could be retrofitted by a competent mechanic?

Thanks, as my rear seatbelt is slowly looking tired!

Title: Re: ISOFix on the Miggy?
Post by: Jimbob on 30 June 2009, 08:11:18

I think it was available as an option, but was expensive

prob easier to replace the seatbelt

Title: Re: ISOFix on the Miggy?
Post by: andyc on 30 June 2009, 13:03:02

factory option only as the system was built into the body shell when it was made

Andy

Title: Re: ISOFix on the Miggy?
Post by: i260 on 30 June 2009, 17:18:37

Oh - ok.

Best find a spare seatbelt then!

Title: Re: ISOFix on the Miggy?
Post by: Diamond Black Geezer on 01 July 2009, 00:57:37

Cant remember the location, but a few weeks ago a very long thread about the poor fitment of a child seat led me to query the retro-fitment of an ISOfix. Omegas did have them as an option. Presumably there are lovely holes waiting in the bodyshell for you....presumably!

As far as I can tell, on principle, it would be do-able to retro-fit it. No doubt there would be various scary issues like 'ahh, what if you dont do it right!?' 'No no no, cant be done' 'Factory-fit only' 'you'll kill everyone!' etc...But if you ordered ISOfix on your brand-new Insignia, say, and it arrived and they forgot to fit it I don't for a second imagine Vauxhall would ship the whole car back to the factory, tear out the whole rear trim, fit it, then ship it back to you. No. What would happen is the dealer would retro-fit it according to the exacting specifications they have in their very detailed 'haynes-esque' manuals. It happens when a car arrives scratched/dinged, they respray it, but just don't tell you.

Doing that on a week-old car, or an 8year old one should make no difference. The issues are if the ISOfix mounting holes are there, if you can get the 'kit' including correct bolts and if you trust yourself to do it!

If someone ripped a seatbelt, I imagine you'd have no worries getting a replacement, and fitting it to the car yourself. So I'm not sure how this differs.

Like I say, just be mindful of them three 'ifs' above, please don't go drilling your own holes into steel that may not be the correct thickness/strength to take it!

If it's do-able, it's do-able, if it isn't, it isnt!!  :)

Title: Re: ISOFix on the Miggy?
Post by: Diamond Black Geezer on 01 July 2009, 00:59:12

Oh, and as an adendum...all what I've just said compared with just doing the seatbelt?...hmmm....think I'd go for the seatbelt option!!

Anything for an easy life!  :y