Good ISOFIX 5 point harness carseat for a 4 year old please?

[Kess]

This summer we're having our second child, and our eldest turns 4. We're planning on using his current ERF car seat (it's birth to roughly 4-ish) for the new baby and moving him to a new seat, but I'm a bit lost. Can anyone recommend a good seat for my then-four-year-old? ISOFIX, please, and safety a priority - I think 5 point harnesses are safest of FF seats? One that can grow with him would be good - he's quite tall for his age.

TIA.

 

[Tasha]

Cybex solutions and the britax kid fix sict. Both fit your requirements and score highly with which. They are also ones my husband would consider for our children (he's a car seat specialist) x

 

[lindseymw]

We have the Cybex Pallas (not a 5 point harness, has an impact shield) which turns into the Cybex Solution (using the seat belt).

Ours isn't the ISOFIX model, but you can get it. To be honest, it's easy enough and secure enough just using the belt. We swap between different cars regularly so didn't want the hassle of ISOFIX.

 

[BethK]

Ours is the britax kidfix SICT, I wouldn't want DD in anything else. Was a Which best buy.

 

[Kess]

Thank you, I'll look into them. It seems there aren't any 5 point harness seats for his weight bar one which doesn't fit in my car according to Britax. But the Britax kidfix sict seems a good compromise.

 

[minties]

I found it impossible find a seat that harnessed over 18kg here and didn't cost a weeks wage or more. I don't know why they can't make seats for over 4's that still harness :-/

 

[Wriggley]

I would recommend an impact shield seat... My 4 year old recently changed from ERF to a impact shield seat Cybex Pallas which you can get the isofix or normal one for.

honestly if you really research it forward facing with a 5 point harness is by no means the safest seat to travel in and its unnecessary to extend the use of the harness because during an impact the body is held tightly in the seat by the harness but the head and limbs are thrown forward which means all the pressure from the impact goes straight to the spine. an inpact shield is a cushion that sits on their lap thats held in by the adult seat belt and this allows to spread the pressure from an impact across the body more evenly which results in less harsher injury especially to the spine.

^^ this is based in crashes from the rear and from the front... side impact is based on how well the seats side protection is

hth

 

[KatieB]

We just moved Louis when he turned four from his erf seat to a Cybex Solution Q2 fix (no harness). It's a lovely carseat and also reclines so when he naps his head doesn't tip forward.

https://cybex-online.com/gb/carseats/solutionq2fix.html

 

[tommyg]

What did you eventually decide to go for?

One of DS's car seats is structurally sound and safe but the cover is starting to look shabby. He is a tiny 4 year old at about 14 kg so not heavy enough for a group 2 booster & 3 point belt.

I have been eyeing up the Britax Advansafit but not seen it in the flesh.

 

[tommyg]

Update from me, I've had a look at the advansafix and think it looks good for a young child who has maxed out their group 1 seat but i think older children will end up feeling perched on the seat as it is shallow bum to knee.

From what I've seen the evolva is my best bet but not isofix.