calihannah
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Thanks very much for the suggestions to re-try the CA in my car in my quest to keep DD RF longer. I went to BRU today and after some epic battling with the seat, I got a decent seatbelt install outboard behind the passenger. However, even armed with my 20% off coupon, I didn't buy it today...I have number of questions I'm hoping you can help with:
1) Is it just me and my car, or does the CA base get in the way of a good LATCH install? The base sat on top of/in front of the LATCH anchor points in my car (BMW 328i wagon), so I couldn't actually install with LATCH. I got a decent install with the seatbelt, but DH is bad at belt installs, so I prefer using LATCH when possible so he can do it if necessary.
2) Is there any problem with having the seat installed quite upright? I didn't have my phone with me to check the angle (yes, there's an app for that), but it was close to 35*. Their manual is actually pretty annoying because the diagrams for RF don't show the front edge of the car seat making contact with the vehicle seat. They mention something about level lines, but I swear the seat I tried at BRU did not have them.
3) The fabric on the CA -- does it snag with velcro (e.g. on shoes)? Has anyone felt the fabric on the SE edition (with the swirl embroidery)? Is it any nicer? Also, how does it wash? I'm reluctant to spend $$ on a seat that feels like a Scenera
4) Any other differences in installation with the CA models that have the 4-position recline?
Anything else I should know about the Complete Air before committing to it?
TIA!!
1) Is it just me and my car, or does the CA base get in the way of a good LATCH install? The base sat on top of/in front of the LATCH anchor points in my car (BMW 328i wagon), so I couldn't actually install with LATCH. I got a decent install with the seatbelt, but DH is bad at belt installs, so I prefer using LATCH when possible so he can do it if necessary.
2) Is there any problem with having the seat installed quite upright? I didn't have my phone with me to check the angle (yes, there's an app for that), but it was close to 35*. Their manual is actually pretty annoying because the diagrams for RF don't show the front edge of the car seat making contact with the vehicle seat. They mention something about level lines, but I swear the seat I tried at BRU did not have them.
3) The fabric on the CA -- does it snag with velcro (e.g. on shoes)? Has anyone felt the fabric on the SE edition (with the swirl embroidery)? Is it any nicer? Also, how does it wash? I'm reluctant to spend $$ on a seat that feels like a Scenera
4) Any other differences in installation with the CA models that have the 4-position recline?
Anything else I should know about the Complete Air before committing to it?
TIA!!