Bracket for child’s seat tether strap[850][96R]... posted by Chris  on Tuesday, 6 March 2001, at 6:39 p.m.
 

         I am looking for the bracket that mounts in the center behind and under the rear seat for a 95 – 97 850
         wagon that the tether strap from a child seat attaches to. I already have the one that mounts to the
         backside of the rear seat for when the child seat is mounted behind the passenger or driver's seat. I have
         tried my local dealer, but to no avail. Anyone got one and are willing to sell? Cheap!

... posted by Chris  on Wednesday, 7 March 2001, at 9:26 a.m. ...in response to "Bracket for
         child’s seat tether strap" posted by Chris.

         Chris, this subject came up about 2 week ago with a ton of input. I think we have all agreed that there is
         no difference in the mounting hardware between the center and side seating positions. The center
         attachment point is far enough below the rear deck that the rather large looking hardware actually fits.
         My dealer was also unaware that there were (or at least supposed to be) separate mounting parts.

         Hope this helps.

         --
         Chris '98 V70 AWD

         Chris,

         So you are saying I can use the bracket that is mounted on the backside of the seat and mount this
         instead to the rear deck area? The brackets I have seen allow the tether strap to mount just above the
         rear deck cover (allowing quick connection/removal). I just don't want jeopardize my 20 month old son
         by incorrectly mounting the seat.
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         96' R Wagon

         Chris,

         Sorry, but there is a difference. My 98 V70 came with an anchor kit (I'm in Canada, and all new cars
         sold here have had to have teather anchors and attachment points since 1989). The kit consists of a
         bolt, a few washers, and two anchors, one short, and one long. You use the short one if you're installing
         the seat in one of the outboard positions, the long one if you're installing in the center. The extra length
         ensures that the part that accepts the clip extends a few inches above the floor of the cargo area. This
         makes it easier to install and remove the tether. You may be right that a side anchor can be used in that
         center spot (I haven't checked for clearance), but since the seat has to be folded over in order to reach
         it, installing the car seat would be more difficult than it needs to be.

         Koz.

... posted by slabbyrich  on Wednesday, 7 March 2001, at 9:18 a.m. ...in response to "Bracket
         for child’s seat tether strap" posted by Chris.

         shouldn't all the brackets be the same regardless of seating position?
         I havent dug into it yet, but isn't the center position for the anchor underneath the cargo cover area?
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         slabbyrich 95 855 50K, 85 244 160K

... posted by Kosmas Moutis  on Wednesday, 7 March 2001, at 9:39 p.m. ...in response to "Re:
         Bracket for child’s seat tether strap" posted by slabbyrich.

         The bracket you use for the center position is longer than those for the sides. This is so that it extends
         above the floor of the cargo area for attachment.

         Koz.

... posted by Kosmas Moutis  on Wednesday, 7 March 2001, at 10:23 p.m. ...in response to
                     "Re: Bracket for child’s seat tether strap" posted by Chris.
 

                     Chris,

                     I have seen people attach the bracket to the actual rear deck in other vehicles by drilling a hole into it,
                     but I'm not sure how safe that is. I think however that what Chris is saying is that you can attach the
                     bracket that you have in the center position. The drawback that you have with that is that access to that
                     bracket is not available for "quick connection/removal". Have a look at my reply to his post above.

                     Koz.

... posted by Marc  on Friday, 9 March 2001, at 8:09 a.m. ...in response to "Re: Bracket for
                     child’s seat tether strap" posted by slabbyrich.
 

                     All of the teather anchors for the wagon are not the same. The middle one (don't remember the part
                     #)has a length of webbing on it so it is not burried under the seat in use; so you can attach and remove
                     the teather without having to folding the car's seat down. The outboard anchors are the same though.

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                     Marc 855T