installation check

lourdes

Well-known member

• Sep 13, 2014

• #1

I really don't remember the exact name of the seat, is one of those 3 in 1 dorell seats

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lourdes

Well-known member

• Sep 13, 2014

• #2

Bump

 

ketchupqueen

CPST and ketchup snob

Staff member

• Sep 13, 2014

• #3

I can't really see the details, such as the level line. How is it installed, LATCH? In what vehicle? Is it touching the front seat, and if so, how hard? Does it move at the belt path?

 

lourdes

Well-known member

• Sep 13, 2014

• #4

ketchupqueen said:

I can't really see the details, such as the level line. How is it installed, LATCH? In what vehicle? Is it touching the front seat, and if so, how hard? Does it move at the belt path?

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It is a Suzuki SX4 it is install with latch, it is touching the seat but not with force or bracing just touching, it doesn't move at all, the line it's almost level, baby is 5 months old.
The seat came with a base but my friend who gave me the seat had issues installing the seat with the base so I called dorell and they seat the seat can be use RF only without the base.

 

tiggercat

New member

• Sep 13, 2014

• #5

The noodles look like they are pretty far away from the seat bight. Is the seat still within it's useful life? I thought the removeable base 3in1s were all pretty much done now.

 

ketchupqueen

CPST and ketchup snob

Staff member

• Sep 13, 2014

• #6

What model year is the vehicle?

 

lourdes

Well-known member

• Sep 13, 2014

• #7

ketchupqueen said:

What model year is the vehicle?

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I have yo check but it allows bracing because I had check here before

 

lourdes

Well-known member

• Sep 13, 2014

• #8

tiggercat said:

The noodles look like they are pretty far away from the seat bight. Is the seat still within it's useful life? I thought the removeable base 3in1s were all pretty much done now.

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It expires in 2018, I don't remember where but I had seen it in stores last year

 

lourdes

Well-known member

• Sep 13, 2014

• #9

Oh and it's not a pool noodle is a beach towel

 

lourdes

Well-known member

• Sep 17, 2014

• #10

Do I need to use a pool noodle instead?

 

BookMama

Senior Community Member

• Sep 17, 2014

• #11

lourdes said:

Do I need to use a pool noodle instead?

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A tightly rolled towel is fine. I usually roll the towel as tightly as I can and then wrap some tape around it so the towel doesn't unroll as I'm installing the car seat.

 

lourdes

Well-known member

• Sep 17, 2014

• #12

The towel is tight but someone said it look like it was to close to the seat bight

 

BookMama

Senior Community Member

• Sep 17, 2014

• #13

lourdes said:

The towel is tight but someone said it look like it was to close to the seat bight

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Someone said it looked too far from the seat night. Hard to tell from the picture. I'd reroll the towel, tape it, and reinstall the seat. Make sure the towel is I close to the night, with the feet of the car seat propped on it.

 

lourdes

Well-known member

• Sep 17, 2014

• #14

Hopefully my friend will bring me the base tomorrow and I will try with the base to see if I can get a good installation with that, if not I went to the store and got the pool noodle

 

lourdes

Well-known member

• Sep 18, 2014

• #15

Ok, so My friend didn't find the base.... so my question is if it is really safe to use without the base, I was the one who called dorell and they said yes but I am having issues adjusting the harness because is line the towel is too close to the harness underneath the seat and is pinching them, so when I am pulling the harness it gets kind of like stuck. I got the pool noodle but don't know if that will fix it. Any help?

 

lourdes

Well-known member

• Sep 18, 2014

• #16

Bump

 

BookMama

Senior Community Member

• Sep 18, 2014

• #17

Try using pool noodles, and make sure they're under the foot of the seat, not in the curve/ empty space in front of the foot and under baby.

 

lourdes

Well-known member

• Sep 18, 2014

• #18

BookMama said:

Try using pool noodles, and make sure they're under the foot of the seat, not in the curve/ empty space in front of the foot and under baby.

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Ok, i will try that