Alpha Omega Elite - removing the cover?!

nglauser · May 10, 2010

I was just given an Alpha Omega Elite carseat, manufactured in 2005, so I have one year left to use it, correct? Either way, I am having a heck of a time getting the cover off to wash - any suggestions?!
Thanks muchly!

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Carrie_R · May 10, 2010

You have to take the base off. There are about 5,000 elastic loops holding it on.

My dcbaby has this seat in his mom's car... he pooped out of his diaper one morning and I offered to take the seat, disassemble it, wash the cover, reassemble and help reinstall. Wow, did I regret that. I think it took me half an hour to get the cover off, what with the base, the headrest, etc.

It's a bear, but it can be done. Figuring out how to get the base off, and actually removing it, turned out to be the trick in my case.

Hope that helps.

nglauser · May 10, 2010

Thank you thank you!! Bit of a pain, but I did succeed

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mommycat · May 11, 2010

The AOEs have an 8 year lifespan, so it should be good to end of Dec 2013. Check the back of the shell, it should have lettering stamped onto the back saying "Do not use after December 20XX".

When you re-asseble the seat, make sure to route the harness through correctly. It needs to go OVER the metal bar but UNDER the plastic bar, and it needs to go BETWEEN the shell and the recline foot, and the adjuster strap needs to be... I want to say between the shell and the harness webbing going from hip to hip under the shell.... and the straps need to go in from a certain direction on the buckle pieces, I think from the hips in from the bottom of the buckles and out the top to the shoulders, but I am not positive.... Also, it matters which way you re-insert the metal bar on the base as one end is rounded and the other is flat, keeping it in place better... It would be best if you had the manual out and followed the pictures and instructions carefully - it's awfully easy to misroute that harness!!! :twocents:

Illiah · Jan 26, 2013

Removing the cover from the Safety First Alpha Omega carseat

This took me an hour to find and a minute to figure out. I LOVE eHOW!

http://www.ehow.com/how_7563427_remove-omega-elite-car-seat.html

1. put the car seat in its fully reclined position
2. push the tab on the bottom right of the seat base
3. push the metal rod on the left side all the way through to the right. i used a ball point pen, since this was hard to do with just your fingers
4. pull the recline bar until the seat lifts off the base.

Ta da!!!!

Kelly S · Mar 19, 2014

Illiah, we are pulling our hair out looking for a tab or button or anything on the right side of the car seat for step 2! Can you post a picture or description of what we should be looking for?

Pixelated · Mar 19, 2014

Kelly S said:
Illiah, we are pulling our hair out looking for a tab or button or anything on the right side of the car seat for step 2! Can you post a picture or description of what we should be looking for?

Unless you are using a seat that is several years old, the base is not removable, unfortunately

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