Hi,
Hopefully somebody has solved my problem.
Our family just had an addition in November, and now we have 3 boys. Aged 7, 5 and our newborn.
Our van is a 2007 Nissan Quest, and when we moved our oldest to the back row we've had a problem with the high back seat belts.
Here is our setup...
2007 Nissan Quest
Maxi Cosi Mico for the baby.
2 x Britax Frontier (the previous version)
2008 Nissan Rogue
2 x Sunshine Monterey Seats (backs on)
My boys are 7 (48 lbs) and 5 (40 lbs). Both a little small for their age, so support is key.
We recently transitioned our 7 year old to the booster form on the Frontier, both are on booster form with the Sunshine seats. We put it in the centre of the rear van seat (to use latch) and we found the seat belt didn't retract enough to unclock. This caused a nightmare of trying to get my son into his seat.
We could probably move the Frontier to the side in the rear seat, but then there is no latch, and that seat is big and heavy. That worries me in the event of a crash.
So... I moved it into my 2008 Nissan Rogue. SAME PROBLEM!! First off, the seat is too big for the little Rogue... but for my 5 year old, it works okay. However, I practically have to pull the back / top of the seat out the door to unlock the seat belt.
Now... when I moved the Frontier out, we moved the Sunshine Monterey into the van. We took the back off and put it on the side, and that works... but we really do want the high back for protection.
We have been looking at a Britax Parkway SG, but I'm worried I'm going to drop $130 and the seat belt still won't thread properly. If the solution is to use a backless booster, then again, I don't want to spent $130 on one.
Does anybody have suggestions on how they have dealt with similar problems? Even when in my car, the Sunshine seats can be difficult to thread the seat belt without it twisting and such.
Thanks
-Mike
Hopefully somebody has solved my problem.
Our family just had an addition in November, and now we have 3 boys. Aged 7, 5 and our newborn.
Our van is a 2007 Nissan Quest, and when we moved our oldest to the back row we've had a problem with the high back seat belts.
Here is our setup...
2007 Nissan Quest
Maxi Cosi Mico for the baby.
2 x Britax Frontier (the previous version)
2008 Nissan Rogue
2 x Sunshine Monterey Seats (backs on)
My boys are 7 (48 lbs) and 5 (40 lbs). Both a little small for their age, so support is key.
We recently transitioned our 7 year old to the booster form on the Frontier, both are on booster form with the Sunshine seats. We put it in the centre of the rear van seat (to use latch) and we found the seat belt didn't retract enough to unclock. This caused a nightmare of trying to get my son into his seat.
We could probably move the Frontier to the side in the rear seat, but then there is no latch, and that seat is big and heavy. That worries me in the event of a crash.
So... I moved it into my 2008 Nissan Rogue. SAME PROBLEM!! First off, the seat is too big for the little Rogue... but for my 5 year old, it works okay. However, I practically have to pull the back / top of the seat out the door to unlock the seat belt.
Now... when I moved the Frontier out, we moved the Sunshine Monterey into the van. We took the back off and put it on the side, and that works... but we really do want the high back for protection.
We have been looking at a Britax Parkway SG, but I'm worried I'm going to drop $130 and the seat belt still won't thread properly. If the solution is to use a backless booster, then again, I don't want to spent $130 on one.
Does anybody have suggestions on how they have dealt with similar problems? Even when in my car, the Sunshine seats can be difficult to thread the seat belt without it twisting and such.
Thanks
-Mike