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Oooooh, I missed it...do you think there is a link to view it online??
I have noticed that it makes a great fit for kids who are too big for the harnessed portion of the seat.
For kids who can still fit in the harness, it can make anywhere from a poor to a good fit on the child, depending on body type.
The Nautilus was the main one I was thinking of. It's on my short list of combo seats that I recommend, specifically if someone's looking for a booster for a young child. It's easily accessed since they have it at walmart, decent price and has the high harness limit. But if it's not going to fit a lot of kids well in booster mode, then I don't know if I want to throw it out there to parents who may or may not actually check the fit of the belt.
I've always heard the Nauti was a pretty good fit. I wonder how big of a difference it makes using the dummy's compared to actual kids. I also wonder why they use the dummy's for a fit comparison. For something like this, they could be using real kids in a range of ages and sizes. It seems like this would give a better indication of how well the seat really fits kids.
One point I made in my interview that was omitted: checking the fit in each vehicle is important because seats and seatbelts vary a lot. Some have shoulder belts that come out of the ceiling, others from the pillar, some on the seat back itself. Lap belts might come from very low on the floor to way up on a long stalk sticking out of the seat. The vehicle seats themselves vary, too. A booster that fits well in one of your vehicles could fit poorly on the same child in your other vehicle. Shoulder belts also affect whether the belt can "catch" in the guide on some high back boosters. Depending on the design of the shoulder belt and the angle and position of the guide in the booster, it makes a difference.
and harmony juvenile's response - http://www.harmonyjuvenile.com/images/news/Harmony_News_Final Release.pdf
I'm not really surprised the Turbo moved down from the highly recommended pile, OEAMTC has never loved it, here's their translated 2004 review about the lapbelt riding up (and their picture shows the screw in place, if you look closely, so that wasn't the problem..) http://translate.google.com/transla...c+graco+junior&hl=en&rlz=1C1GGLS_enUS355US356
Josef is 44", 44lbs and has outgrown the GN in harness mode, and *just* turned six two weeks ago. The fit for him in the GN was horrible :thumbsdown: even before he officially outgrew the GN.
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