Peg Perego Primo Viaggo 30/30 in 08 trailblazer

Unregistered · Apr 23, 2010

First kid due in a few weeks. Went to install my Peg Perego Primo Viaggio 30/30 today in my 2008 trailblazer. I'm using the latch system as well as the seat belt on the passenger side, but I can't get the level to be exactly in the center. Its just off a little bit. The reason is because the back seat is on an angle. Anything I can do to remedy this? Also the trailblazer has these annoying leather flaps that get in the way of the latches. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Twinklefae · Apr 23, 2010

Unregistered said:
First kid due in a few weeks. Went to install my Peg Perego Primo Viaggio 30/30 today in my 2008 trailblazer. I'm using the latch system as well as the seat belt on the passenger side, but I can't get the level to be exactly in the center. Its just off a little bit. The reason is because the back seat is on an angle. Anything I can do to remedy this? Also the trailblazer has these annoying leather flaps that get in the way of the latches. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Hi! Welcome to car-seat.org!

Good job remembering to install the seat before the baby arrives!

You can't use both the seat belt and the LATCH strap at the same time - the seat wasn't tested that way, and there is no telling what would happen in a collision.

Have you extended to angle adjuster on the base all the way? (Your manual will tell you how.) If you have and the seat still isn't at a 45* angle, which is what's required for newborns, then you can use a pool noodle length in the corner of the seat back to help tip the seat back a little further.

Also, feel free to post pictures of your seat if you continue to have trouble.

And I agree, those leather LATCH flaps can be a pain!

wendytthomas · Apr 23, 2010

Congrats on your upcoming arrival!!

Like Twinkle said, you cannot use LATCH and the seatbelt at the same time. On page six your manual says to use LATCH or the seatbelt. On page seven it says to use LATCH if you have it *instead of* the seatbelt (which is BS, the seatbelt is not less safe than LATCH. However, I've found the Peg very difficult to install with the seatbelt, so maybe that's why they say it?).

Also so you know, the seat will be outgrown at 30 pounds OR when there's less than an inch of hard shell above the head. If your LO is like her mother, then you may make it to 34" in the seat because the baby is all legs. Short torsos are wonderful in the carseat world. Seats last longer.

Congrats!

Wendy

Unregistered · Apr 23, 2010

Thanks very much for the responses. Here are some pictures of the seat in my car. As you can see, the level is slightly off center and I'm 100% sure that the adjustment knob is all the way in the down position. Any pointer to getting a little more level would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again.

dsantopietro · Apr 23, 2010

Just registered. Posted some pictures and waiting for admin approval before they show up. Thanks again for the answers.

wendytthomas · Apr 23, 2010

Yes, use pool noodles at the crease in your seat to recline it to the other edge of the green space. That'll be 45º (provided you're on a level surface).

Is it still on the side, or did you move it to the middle? I don't see the seatbelt with the LATCH, so that's good.

Wendy

dsantopietro · Apr 23, 2010

wendytthomas said:
Yes, use pool noodles at the crease in your seat to recline it to the other edge of the green space. That'll be 45º (provided you're on a level surface).

Is it still on the side, or did you move it to the middle? I don't see the seatbelt with the LATCH, so that's good.

Wendy

Right now it's on the drivers side but I will be moving it to the passenger side. The 2008 trailblazer does not have Latch support for the middle seat and I'm not sure if I should put it in the middle and use one latch from the left and one from the right. I removed the seatbelt as you guys instructed. I'm a little confused as to where to put the pool noodles. Is it a problem that the front of the base goes off the edge of the seat at all?

wendytthomas · Apr 23, 2010

You cannot borrow the inner anchors. Neither Chevy nor Peg Perego allows that.

You could install it in the middle with the seatbelt. You don't need to use LATCH. If you can't get a good installation there, then move it to a side. Either one. But the center is statistically safest.

See where I've put the pool noodles here? They're orange. I had to use five for my baby's seat. I suspect you won't need that many (most don't). Try one, then a pyramid of three, then five if necessary.

HTH!

Wendy

dsantopietro · Apr 23, 2010

Perfect. Thanks so much wendy!

dsantopietro · Apr 23, 2010

Last question. Putting the noodle there is safe and doesn't compromise the integity of the seat? Thanks.

wendytthomas · Apr 23, 2010

dsantopietro said:
Last question. Putting the noodle there is safe and doesn't compromise the integity of the seat? Thanks.

Not in the least. A pool noodle is often specifically mentioned in manuals (the other accepted way being a tightly rolled towel) to adjust the recline. That's my baby's seat.

She hasn't got five under there anymore, she's seven months old and is upright, so there's just one, but I wouldn't do anything to hurt her seat.

Wendy

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