With the regarding laws and regulations, car seats have become indispensable items for children while traveling by cars. However, for families with more than one kid or with four-door cars, after car seats are installed, the use of the rear seat space is greatly limited not only does the adult accompanying the back seat have to sacrifice comfort, but it may even force the child to end riding in the safety seat early.
What is WIDFIX ISOFIX extender?
Description
WIDFIX ISOFIX extenders help optimize rear seat space by allowing parents to adjust the extension length on each side as needed. Compared to the cost of replacing a car, using the WIDFIX ISOFIX extender is a more economical and practical solution. Plus, it has passed the crash safety test, ensuring both safety and convenience.
R&D and manufacturing
The WIDFIX ISOFIX Extender is an innovative product developed entirely by PERO. With a strong background in car seat development, its research and development process is carefully organized into six stages: conceptualization, model development, functional testing, design refinement, material selection, and thorough safety testing. Our design team and factory are based in Taiwan, and both WIDFIX and WIDFIX PLUS are proudly made in Taiwan.
Test
The WIDFIX ISOFIX extender, when used with a safety seat, has passed the EU impact test. In our simulated testing, it successfully withstood an impact energy of 1,000 kilograms, proving its strong durability and stable structure. Together with its excellent rust and corrosion resistance, it provides parents and children with a high level of safety and reliability.
However, we want to emphasize that when facing limited space in your vehicle, the first recommendation is to consider upgrading to a larger car. The second option is to look into different car seat solutions. The WIDFIX ISOFIX Extender should be considered as the last resort for resolving space challenges.
Concepts
For families who often have adults accompanying children in the back seat, optimizing rear seat space can be a challenge. The core concept of the WIDFIX ISOFIX Extender is to reposition the child safety seat, maximizing rear seat usability and reducing the space constraints caused by the safety seat.
Function
The displacement function of the WIDFIX ISOFIX extender is not limited by the common concept of number of segments. In order to improve versatility and adaptability, WIDFIX allows parents to enjoy the free displacement function to meet the specifications of different cars and safety seats as much as possible, or every A family’s practical installation needs.
Appearance design
The WIDFIX ISOFIX extender takes simplicity as its main design core. The PERO R&D team tried its best to perfect its functions and safety, creating a refined and neat shape for the WIDFIX ISOFIX extender, and using a matte black electric surface to enhance stability. Texture, in addition to functionality, also has a certain degree of beauty.
Materials
We use high-quality Taiwanese steel combined with Electro-Deposition (ED) coating. Compared to spray paint, it offers significantly better rust resistance and enhanced protection against oxidation and corrosion.
Features of WIDFIX and WIDFIX Plus
Specification
- Material: High-quality steel from Taiwan, built for excellent rust resistance.
- Adjustment Mechanism: Freely adjustable with no limits on segments.
- Fixing mechanism: screw fixation, low chance of popping open when impacted
- Exclusive design: beveled edges and rounded corners to fit the leather chair
- Special treatment: no metal burrs, safe and beautiful
- Stable structure: excellent stability
- Passed test: crash test
- Product specifications: WIDFIX / WIDFIX PLUS
What's the Difference Between WIDFIX and WIDFIX PLUS?
WIDFIX及WIDFIX PLUS主要差異在於抗撞性及位移量：
結構上，WIDFIX適用汽車用三點式安全帶固定兒童的成長型安全座椅。WIDFIX PLUS則相對具備更高強度的結構，鋼材厚度穩定性更佳，因此適用所有類型、組別的安全座椅，包含新生兒安全座椅、ISOFIX新生兒提籃等五點式安全帶固定兒童的安全座椅，以及汽車用三點式安全帶固定兒童的成長型安全座椅，抗撞性更佳。
位移量上，WIDFIX單邊最大位移量為70mm，WIDFIX PLUS則為85mm。
| Item | WIDIFX | WIDIFX PLUS |
|---|---|---|
| Materials | Taiwan high-quality steel | Taiwan high-quality steel |
| Thickness | 2mm | 2.5mm |
| Length of extension per side | 0-7cm | 0-8.5cm |
| Adjustment | Limitless adjustment | Limitless adjustment |
| Fixed | Stainless steel screw | Stainless steel screw |
| Anti-crash | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★★ |
| Test | EN Crash test | EN Crash test |
| Carseat weight Groups | GII-GIII | G0-GIII |
| Carseats | 3-point seatbelt Front-facing carseat | Carrier 360 rotational carseat 3-point seatbelt & harness Front & rear-facing carseat |
How Do I Choose the Right WIDFIX?
The choice of WIDFIX specifications varies depending on the type of car seat being used. Parents can select the appropriate specifications by considering the following points:
A. Carseats Groups
- WIDFIX：GII-GIII isofix carseats and isofix boosters
- WIDFIX PLUS：G0-GIII isofix carriers, isofix carseats and isofix boosters
B. Car seat-belt and harness
- WIDFIX: 3-point seatbelt
- WIDFIX PLUS: 3-point seatbelt and harness
This is the most intuitive way to judge. As long as you are using a five-point safety belt, it is recommended to choose WIDFIX PLUS.
C. Car seat-belt and harness
- WIDFIX：單邊最大70mm
- WIDFIX PLUS：單邊最大85mm
如安全座椅尺寸較大或有其他空間需求，更大的位移量可以參考WIDFIX PLUS。
D. Safty
WIDFIX：佳
WIDFIX PLUS：優
從安全面來看，WIDFIX PLUS的結構更穩，耐受力強度經過再升級，是市面上唯一一個搭配反向安全座椅通過歐盟撞擊測試的輔助支架類產品。
Where can I buy WIDFIX?
The WIDFIX ISOFIX extender is developed by PERO. Interested parents can follow PERO Facebook to be notified of the latest news as soon as possible, or go to the product page of PERO’s official website to purchase.
FAQs about PERO WIDFIX
WIDFIX ISOFIX extenders are divided into two specifications, one is WIDFIX and the other is WIDFIX PLUS. The main differences are as follows:
- WIDFIX ISOFIX extender metal thickness is thicker
The metal of the WIDFIX ISOFIX extender has special treatment, and part of it is stainless steel, so the entire extension will not rust. - WIDFIX ISOFIX extender has better impact resistance
- WIDFIX ISOFIX extender displacement has no limit on the number of segments
- WIDFIX ISOFIX extenders are less wobbly
- Rivemove is fixed with spring clips andWIDFIX ISOFIX extender lock screws to prevent it from popping open in the event of impact.
WIDFIX and Rivemove are different products. WIDFIX ISOFIX side-shift extender is developed locally in Taiwan and provides prompt after-sales service. Both products were sent to the EU laboratory for testing, but the laboratory does not issue non-safety seat certificates. The official website of the Spanish product agent for this part is the same.
WIDFIX:
- Material thickness: 2mm
- Length of extension per side: 0-70mm
- Anti-crash: ★★★★☆
- Applicable carseat: GII-GIII carsaet
WIDFIX PLUS:
- Material thickness: 2.5mm
- Length of extension per side: 0-85mm
- Anti-crash:★★★★★
- Applicable carseat: G0-GIII carsaet
In the reverse installation and forward five-point safety belt installation modes, the metal bracket part has to withstand a lot of impact energy, so the development team strengthened this part and developed WIDFIX PLUS, a safety seat suitable for five-point safety belts.
The forward growth safety seat is mainly restrained by the car’s three-point safety belt, and the energy will also be transferred to the safety belt, so the requirements for the strength of the metal bracket are relatively loose.
The WIDFIX ISOFIX side-shift extender has wider car adaptability than the Rivemove slide rail. The displacement mechanism of the WIDFIX ISOFIX side-shift extender is not limited by the number of segments, has better displacement elasticity, and can be adjusted according to the distance between the car seat and the door.
In addition, the end of the bracket of the WIDFIX ISOFIX side-shift extender is designed with rounded edges and bevels, so that even if the foam on both sides of the car seat back is protruding, it will not be easily blocked. If parents are still worried about inconsistent specifications, it is recommended that they go to the site to try out samples.
PERO develops a special auxiliary fixing pad for WIDFIX ISOFIX extender – a comfort pad, which can improve the stability of forward-facing safety seats using WIDFIX ISOFIX extender, prevent shaking, reduce neck pressure, and avoid stunting. The comfort pad uses slow rebound memory Cotton, enhances super stable support.
After using the WIDFIX displacement bracket, the ISOFIX installation position will move outward. Generally speaking, the seat belt may not be installed correctly at the same time. We would recommend using WIDFIX PLUS, or go to the site for a trial installation. You can consider it before purchasing.
