Child seat and lap belt

Question

I have a ford Lazer and the back seats do not have a Adult 3 point seat belt. I have only a lap belt. I have a child and have been looking for some time now for a car seat for 3yrs and older that uses a lap belt that will also strap her shoulders in. Or where can I have a 3 point seat belt installed? Regards

Answer

I'd suggest going to one of the baby stores...they normally have quite a wide range of seats...perhaps they have one that can be secured by the lap belt only. In terms of installing a belt, I'm sure a Ford dealership could advise you on the complexity of the task. If it were me, I'd go to a scrapyard and remove a rear belt from a crashed later model Laser / Meteor / Mazda 323 (same model) and just bolt it in. (Obviously, make sure that the belt wasn't occupied at the time of the crash or it may have been stretched and weakened.)