How are your seats installed?....

emandbri · Mar 28, 2007

for this poll use your primary vehicle, too many options to take into account two cars.

Megan · Mar 28, 2007

I voted other.
1) Snugride is installed with LATCH.
2) Triumph is installed with seatbelt and tethered to 3rd row seatbelt (minivan).

twokidstwodogs · Mar 28, 2007

I said LATCH because that's how my Marathon is installed. Obviously, DD #1 uses a belt in her Compass, but I left that out. When she was still in a Marathon, it was installed with LATCH (yea for Subaru's 60 lb LATCH limits!)

Jewels · Mar 28, 2007

Seatbelt (lap) and tether, we don't have LATCH

LuvBug · Mar 28, 2007

I voted some and some.
I prefer the seatbelt, so in my car that is what they are... but in my mom's van I can not get the lightweight locking latchplates to work(even when flipping and whatnot) so I am currently using latch until the limit.
Always top tether

ETA: that we do not have 1 primary vehicle, lol! DS is in both just about exactly equal. I drop him off, mom picks him up, mom takes him somewhere, I take him somewhere lol! so I had to list both.

joolsplus3 · Mar 28, 2007

emandbri said:
for this poll use your primary vehicle, too many options to take into account two cars.

The new study from CHOP is coming out soon... so far LATCH is turning out to be safer than seatbelts, just like the Ford engineer told us it was 5 years ago... this might only be with Average Jo Parent who does a crappy seatbelt install anyway, but the study's coming and it might be compelling enough for me to use LATCH whenever possible.....

joolsplus3 · Mar 28, 2007

LuvBug03 said:
I voted some and some.
I prefer the seatbelt, so in my car that is what they are... but in my mom's van I can not get the lightweight locking latchplates to work(even when flipping and whatnot) so I am currently using latch until the limit.
Always top tether

Yes yes yes...ALWAYS top tether, it's like SO much safer than just the seatbelt.. that'll be out in that study, too

Simplysomething · Mar 28, 2007

I voted other-because in my car, the 2 year olds seat is installed with a belt. It's not tethered, because it's rear-facing Scenera. And the booster is just belted in. lol

LuvBug · Mar 28, 2007

joolsplus3 said:
The new study from CHOP is coming out soon... so far LATCH is turning out to be safer than seatbelts, just like the Ford engineer told us it was 5 years ago... this might only be with Average Jo Parent who does a crappy seatbelt install anyway, but the study's coming and it might be compelling enough for me to use LATCH whenever possible.....

I hope its for average joe and not overall... and are they testing the husky/regent? lol! I SO much prefer the seatbelt with the husky/regent because it just holds it in there so nicely with that LBP.

bbartlettnfld · Mar 28, 2007

Mine is FF with the seatbelt and not tethered, because there is no tether bolt. Its a longterm rental and they don't know what tether bolts are here..heck they don't know what carseats are for that matter!
BethANn

Minniemouse · Mar 28, 2007

In my car (boulevard and husky) they are installed w/ LATCH, our second car(advantage and turbobooster) they are both seatbelt since there aren't any lower anchors.

I actually did have a husky in there for a while but the $#&*% belts don't have switchable retractors and even w/ the long belt path it kept loosening. I wasn't comfy using a locking clip on the husky so we opted to switch to the booster in that car. Beth doesn't ride in it for long periods, mostly 4-5 blocks to school and occasionally home from a store... so I'm okay w/ that.

I sold our second husky to help fund the boulevard purchase for Ben

joolsplus3 · Mar 28, 2007

bbartlettnfld said:
Mine is FF with the seatbelt and not tethered, because there is no tether bolt. Its a longterm rental and they don't know what tether bolts are here..heck they don't know what carseats are for that matter!
BethANn

That's why a seat with a shoulderbelt lockoff is a good thing... since they don't have top tethers in Europe they have the shoulderbelt lockoffs to 'act like' top tethers to some extent

joolsplus3 · Mar 28, 2007

LuvBug03 said:
I hope its for average joe and not overall... and are they testing the husky/regent? lol! I SO much prefer the seatbelt with the husky/regent because it just holds it in there so nicely with that LBP.

It's not testing, per se, it's crash/injury data that CHOP/State farm collects...it's real life crashes... probably not a lot of crashed Regents yet, give 'em ten years (I bet l/s belt WILL be better on that puppy, lol)

twom · Mar 28, 2007

"I actually did have a husky in there for a while but the $#&*% belts don't have switchable retractors and even w/ the long belt path it kept loosening. I wasn't comfy using a locking clip on the husky so we opted to switch to the booster in that car."

Out of curiosity, why are you not comfortable using a locking clip on a Husky? Both my kids are in Huskies installed LBP with ELR lap/shoulder belts using a locking clip, and they're very solid. We started with SE's, which didn't require the use of a locking clip, but when they were recalled and replaced with Huskies I followed the manual and did use a locking clip.

Jody

joolsplus3 · Mar 28, 2007

twom said:
"I actually did have a husky in there for a while but the $#&*% belts don't have switchable retractors and even w/ the long belt path it kept loosening. I wasn't comfy using a locking clip on the husky so we opted to switch to the booster in that car."

Out of curiosity, why are you not comfortable using a locking clip on a Husky? Both my kids are in Huskies installed LBP with ELR lap/shoulder belts using a locking clip, and they're very solid. We started with SE's, which didn't require the use of a locking clip, but when they were recalled and replaced with Huskies I followed the manual and did use a locking clip.

Jody

I agree, the locking clip is absolutely acceptable with a Husky and an ELR belt, I'd feel much safer for my own kid in a locking clipped Husky than a booster (a younger kid, of course...over age 7 or so, I'd probably go booster).

natysr · Mar 28, 2007

Our main car is a 2006 Civic Hybrid. We have a Marathon installed rearfacing, in the center position with the seatbelt, and tethered to the right back track of leg of the driver's seat. My son is 31 months old, 23 pounds, and 34 inches.

Here is my question. I *know* that you aren't supposed to use the two inside latch anchors for the center seating position. So, I have it installed with the belt. BUT...I've been really looking hard at the back row. The inside latch anchor for the drivers side is exactly even with the position of where the center seatbelt is bolted....and, the inside latch anchor for the passenger side is exactly even with where the female end of the belt stalk is bolted to the seat. So, on it's surface, it appears that IF a person were to use those two latch anchors for a carseat in the center position of a compact car such as mine, the two anchors are not any farther appart from each other than where the two ends of the seat belt are bolted to the car. Does this make any sense? Does anyone have any thoughts on this?

Natalie

broken4u05 · Mar 28, 2007

FF radian LATCH for a few more pounds, MA center with seatbelt and RF tethered and BV outboard LATCH RF tether

joolsplus3 · Mar 28, 2007

natysr said:
Our main car is a 2006 Civic Hybrid. We have a Marathon installed rearfacing, in the center position with the seatbelt, and tethered to the right back track of leg of the driver's seat. My son is 31 months old, 23 pounds, and 34 inches.

Here is my question. I *know* that you aren't supposed to use the two inside latch anchors for the center seating position. So, I have it installed with the belt. BUT...I've been really looking hard at the back row. The inside latch anchor for the drivers side is exactly even with the position of where the center seatbelt is bolted....and, the inside latch anchor for the passenger side is exactly even with where the female end of the belt stalk is bolted to the seat. So, on it's surface, it appears that IF a person were to use those two latch anchors for a carseat in the center position of a compact car such as mine, the two anchors are not any farther appart from each other than where the two ends of the seat belt are bolted to the car. Does this make any sense? Does anyone have any thoughts on this?

Natalie

You just have to wait for Honda to do some appropriate testing and start allowing it in writing. In theory it's probably ok, but i wouldn't do it till they are absolutely clear that it's OK to do. Kind of annoying, isn't it? :scratcheshead:

My Sweet Blessings · Mar 28, 2007

right now, my son's seat is installed with the seatbelt only. My car doesn't have a tether (or latch obviously)BUT, I am getting the tether installed

Mazda provides the tether kits and installation free of charge! I called the guy at one of the dealerships and he is quite confused and i have to call back this afternoon to confirm that it is free of charge (like mazdas website says) because the first guy gave me prices. my car is in the shop for the week, so i will hopefully get it installed at the beginning of next week! I can't wait. i will feel so much better with that. right now, we are using my in-laws CRV and it doesn't have tether either!

scatterbunny · Mar 28, 2007

I said seatbelt and tether, even though I always tethered to a third row seatbelt (no tether anchors).

How are your seats installed?....

How are your seats installed?

Seat belt no tether, I don't have LATCH in my vehicle

Seat belt and tether, I don't have LATCH in my vehicle

Seat belt and tether, I do have LATCH in my vehicle

LATCH

LATCH but I would like to use seat belt but it would be in the way (thinking minivan)

I have some seats installed with LATCH and some installed with seat belts

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