Will it fit?

[nursemickey]

Ok, I am getting a new seat for my kids, since I was in an accident this past Sunday. I've been looking at the True Fit, but am wondering will it fit in my husbands F150? The truck does have a backseat ( you know the half door that open type). It looks bigger than the Evenflo Triumph that I have now. Any help would be greatly appricated.

Joy

[nursemickey]

Please anyone?

[ctbcleveland]

I am sorry - I am not a tech and have little experience on the true-fit. Couple suggestions for you.

First, you may want to update your post with the model year and age of your kids, height and weight too.

This will help people to recommend a seat for you that will work in your car. If you still don't get any responses today, you may want to repost including the Seat Name and Car in the title. It will catch more people attention (i.e. True Fit in a 2000 Ford F150?)

If you know of a store that sells them, you could go and ask them to try out the seat.

Sorry about your accident.

[scatterbunny]

The True Fit has the tallest seat shell, but it also doesn't sit up on a base like the Evenflo Triumph, or other convertibles like the Britax Marathon. When installed at a 45 degree recline angle with the upper headrest on the True Fit (it has a removeable headrest piece, I'm sure you know that from research :) ), I'm sure it does take up quite a bit of space. The good news is, once baby is big enough to need the upper head piece attached (22 pounds or when head is within one inch of the top of the shell without the head piece), baby should be old enough to have good head control, and not need a 45 degree recline angle anymore.

All of this is assuming you're talking about fitting the True Fit rear-facing in the back of the extended cab F150. :p Post back with specifics on ages and sizes of kids, and year of the F150, and we can probably help more.

[nursemickey]

Ok, well my son is 14months old and weighs about 21-22lbs ( on home scale). He is prob about 28-29in. The truck is a 2004 F150. So, I don't have to recline it in a RFing postion?


Thanks for the replies

[Defrost]

You still have to follow the manufacturer's instructions for the recline mechanism on the carseat itself, but you can adjust the way you install it so that the angle is more upright.

I don't have a TrueFit, but here are some pictures of a RF Marathon to illustrate what we mean.

This one is over-reclined:
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i301/alunatic_photos/Marathon/IMG_1832.jpg

This one is a bit too upright:
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i301/alunatic_photos/Marathon/IMG_1817.jpg

See how the recline mechanism of the carseat is the same in both pictures? I was able to adjust the recline angle simply by starting out differently in both pics.

Please note - these are extreme examples of the angles, I only took them illustrate the possible variations. A newborn needs to be at 45 degree angle, NO MORE and no less, so that his head doesn't fall forward and block his airway. Older babies' carseats can be installed more upright, between 30-45 degrees.

[emars002]

The true fit must be between a 35 - 45 degree angle - i don't know if that extra 5 degrees will make a difference since i think all other seats can be as upright as 30 - our TF fits RF in a 2001 F150 but its the crew cab so our back seat is probably bigger - it does fit at a 35 degree angle in my chevy malibu if that helps any:) you would probably be best off trying it out in your truck first - if your target started to carry them yet maybe they would let you try out the display model.