I'm having serious problems installing a child car seat in the 2nd row
bucket seats of an 04 Nissan Quest. the child seat is flat at the
base, but the bucket seat is curved at the back, which doesn't give a
good fit between the 2. This creates a gap which prevents the two
from fitting snugly. in turn, this prevents the seat belt, when
connected, from holding the car seat tightly.

Is there some extra tether or kit I need to do this right? If so,
you'd think the dealer would've told me this since I only mentioned a
dozen times that I planned to put in 3 child car seats in it.

Try posting msg at
http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/...quest/messages
More quest owners to get advise from
jim

Never use the rear seat belts to hold your childseat in a new ca
(after 2001). Your child will not be safe. All new cars have a ne
method to install car seats. It's called the Latch system. You ca
buy the new latch belt anywhere you buy carseats. The latch bel
hooks up to independant hooks at the back of the seat. You use th
normal tether system. You do not use the seat belt. The only plac
a seat belt should be used in a 04 Quest is the middle rear benc
location. The latch system makes the child seat very tight and safe
After the seat is in and tight, you can then adjust the seat bac
angle to accommodate the design of you child seat