Pictures of the True Fit Premier in Honda Civic

natysr

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• Jan 23, 2010

• #1

Testing out my new True Fit Premier in our 2007 Honda Civic Hybrid.

Rearfacing install for a newborn with LATCH. It is in the #1 zone for 45 degree angle.

Side view. Funny how this seat appears overreclined, even when its not.

It sits so low that if the door is closed, you can't really tell there is a seat there.

Here is the more upright install for a toddler. Modeling the seat is Jordan. 5 1/2 years old, 34 pounds fully dressed (barely squeeking by on the rearfacing weight limit) and 41 inches. He's on the 2nd to the bottom slot.

ETA: OMG my boy has grown! This was 15 months ago in the true fit premier prototype.

 

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armywife12

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• Jan 23, 2010

• #2

I love the pics! That is crazy how reclined it looks for a newborn. It looks like it is almost laying completely on the seat. That would be hard to get used to for me. Lol. I love the cranberry cover

 

Spam

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• Jan 23, 2010

• #3

It looks so cute w/out the headrest. And wow, Jordan looks so much older now. How excited is he to be getting a lil bro?

 

Laurette

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• Jan 23, 2010

• #4

Are you saying it is not over reclined by the indicator on the seat? Have you tried the paper trick?

 

natysr

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• Jan 23, 2010

• #5

Laurette said:

Are you saying it is not over reclined by the indicator on the seat? Have you tried the paper trick?

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The seat is not actually over-reclined. The way the seat is constructed makes it appear over-reclined when it is not. The recline of the inside of the seat's seat back is not parallel to the plastic shell you see on the outside of the seat. So the seat is actually at a 45 degree angle. The ball indicator is also correct.

 

natysr

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• Jan 23, 2010

• #6

Spam said:

It looks so cute w/out the headrest. And wow, Jordan looks so much older now. How excited is he to be getting a lil bro?

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He is thrilled to be having a brother!

 

firemomof3

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• Jan 24, 2010

• #7

Great pics! I missed that you are having a boy, congrats!! Any names yet?

 

canadiangie

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• Jan 24, 2010

• #8

love the colour.

 

An Aurora

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• Jan 24, 2010

• #9

I love how in both your new pics and the prototype pics, the same seat is in the background

The TF does look ridiculous when properly installed for a newb. DS sure looked silly in his

I actually like the cranberry in the real-life pics! It looks like a Tootsie pop.

 

natysr

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• Jan 24, 2010

• #10

firemomof3 said:

Great pics! I missed that you are having a boy, congrats!! Any names yet?

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Thank you. We are about 90% sure on a name. We haven't started calling him by name yet, just waiting to see if we think it will stick.

Trevor Grant

An Aurora said:

I love how in both your new pics and the prototype pics, the same seat is in the background

The TF does look ridiculous when properly installed for a newb. DS sure looked silly in his

I actually like the cranberry in the real-life pics! It looks like a Tootsie pop.

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I thought that was funny too. We had put Jordan in the Frontier on the test bench. More proof that the kid actually does grow eventually. The headrest is one notch up in the install in the car vs. the one 15 months ago.

I like the cranberry too. I also like the feel of the cover. It feels very high quality.

 

firemomof3

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• Jan 24, 2010

• #11

Trevor Grant is a great name! Its so handsome

 

ZephyrBlue

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• Jan 24, 2010

• #12

The seat is not actually over-reclined. The way the seat is constructed makes it appear over-reclined when it is not. The recline of the inside of the seat's seat back is not parallel to the plastic shell you see on the outside of the seat. So the seat is actually at a 45 degree angle. The ball indicator is also correct.

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:yeahthat:

Compared to the MR, the TFP looks like a car-bed almost when installed correctly for an infant.

 

noahsmom24

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• Jan 24, 2010

• #13

Compared to pics online this seat cover looks GREAT in real life pics!
I want one just for the cover lol

& Congrats!!!! I love the name too!

 

todzwife

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• Jan 24, 2010

• #14

Wow! Your LO is so handsome!

Could you do me a huge favor and measure how far it is from the back of your seat to the top of the TF? I'm trying to figure if it will fit in my car.

 

seamonkeys

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• Jan 24, 2010

• #15

Great pics! That cover is gorgeous!

 

lukensophie

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• Jan 24, 2010

• #16

Jordan is so cute. Thanks for sharing the pictures. Congratulations on your new little guy!

 

Kat_Momof3

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• Jan 24, 2010

• #17

Great pics!!!

I'm glad Jordan is getting a brother... something about that precocious boy just screams a need for a brother.

And I LOVE the name Trevor Grant. It sounds very similar to Jordan Kendall with the type/style of the names, so I'm sure it will work perfectly.

Did Jordan get to help pick the name?

 

djma

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• Jan 24, 2010

• #18

That is crazy about how it looks so reclined! Don't think I could get used to that.

Love the color, though!

And love the name!!

 

natysr

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• Jan 24, 2010

• #19

todzwife said:

Wow! Your LO is so handsome!

Could you do me a huge favor and measure how far it is from the back of your seat to the top of the TF? I'm trying to figure if it will fit in my car.

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Oh, I'm sorry. I took it out yesterday. Just left it there long enough to get the pictures. My measurements may not mean too much anyway. Different back seat shapes could make things vary. Plus, did you notice how my front seat has a curve to the back? I pulled that seat all the way forward so that I could stand in that spot to push the carseat into the seatback when I installed it. After it was installed, I checked to see how far back the front seat could go, and it just so happed that the TFP puzzled right under that curve.

What kind of car do you have? Have you checked to see if there are any specialty shops in your area that you could try it out? (I did need to use a rolled towel in the seatbight of mine, since my back seats are bucketed.)

Kat_Momof3 said:

Great pics!!!

I'm glad Jordan is getting a brother... something about that precocious boy just screams a need for a brother.

And I LOVE the name Trevor Grant. It sounds very similar to Jordan Kendall with the type/style of the names, so I'm sure it will work perfectly.

Did Jordan get to help pick the name?

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We are glad he is getting a brother too. I think they will be a hoot.

It wasn't easy finding a name with a similar style, but wasn't rhymey. So that is exactly what we were looking for.

 

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Yoshi

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• Jan 24, 2010

• #20

Just a question about the Frontier in your Civic...is that installed w/LATCH? Because when I tried one out for DD a year or so ago (returned it because she was already AT the top slots anyway) I could not get it installed w/ seatbelt in our '08 Civic(and I forget which seatbelt path it was) She was 46lbs at the time. I know Jordan is under 40 lbs, but can you get a good seatbelt install with it for when he reaches 40 lbs? Just curious!