Question Booster for race style "bucket" seats?

firemomof3 · Oct 20, 2010

OK, so a 4y/o little boy who goes to dd2's preschool is transported in his father's Mitsubishi Eclipse 2 door in the front seat w/o a booster with the shoulder portion of the seat belt behind his back

Ya, so after me having a coronary I offered my Vivo

to him. I put it in the very small back seat which are very contoured bucket seats

The base of the Vivo was not really on much of the seat because of deep contours...what is he suppose to do? This guy is a real ass so telling him that this car is NOT compatible with children will not go over well. But then again, he was willing to use the Vivo...what do I do

Kecia · Oct 20, 2010

He needs something with kind of like a V shaped base (something that will nestle into the scooped-out vehicle seat). Harmony LiteRider at Walmart has that type of bottom. The new Harmony Carpooler and highback version, V6, have that type of narrow bottom design too but I don't know if those are available yet.

wendytthomas · Oct 20, 2010

Would he do a Ride Safer Travel Vest?

Wendy

firemomof3 · Oct 20, 2010

wendytthomas said:
Would he do a Ride Safer Travel Vest?

Wendy

I thought of that but this father was rolling his eyes at just having to put the seatbelt into the seatbelt guides on the Vivo.

momto3girls · Oct 20, 2010

What about the probooster since it has a small base? It might just fit between the contours. Or does it have the same base as the vivo?

lorismurph · Oct 20, 2010

I don't know about the HB Harmony boosters but the one that came to my mind was the literider. It's only $13.50 too! Yes, I know we'd all MUCH rather see that little boy in a high-back booster but a booster at all with a belt positioned properly is MUCH better than the front with nothing and belt behind him.

Kat_Momof3 · Oct 20, 2010

I'd try a turbobooster... it can surprise you...

yetanotherjen · Oct 20, 2010

lorismurph said:
I don't know about the HB Harmony boosters but the one that came to my mind was the literider. It's only $13.50 too! Yes, I know we'd all MUCH rather see that little boy in a high-back booster but a booster at all with a belt positioned properly is MUCH better than the front with nothing and belt behind him.

I agree, plus Dad maybe more likely to use it correctly

DahliaRW · Oct 21, 2010

I woudl not advise the turbo in this situation. At least it does not work AT ALL in dh's bucket seats like that (dh has an Mercedes SLK). Especially since the TB requires the back of the seat to be flush with the seat back of the car's seat, so the hbb most likely won't work at all. Backless *might*, but usually the arm rests are too wide for the seat contours. The literider works great, however.

firemomof3 · Oct 21, 2010

I'm going to go and pick up a few of the harmony literiders at Walmart tomorrow :thumbsup: Maybe then I can get my Vivo back.

monzogary · Oct 21, 2010

I fit a Compass B510 in dh's last fun car, a '95 Firebird with scooped out back seats. A Turbo was no where near fitting in there!

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