tl01
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ETA... Added two more pics further down.
So I'm even more confused about this seat today. Yesterday I was pretty sure I'd keep it but it seems that DS1 has less time in this seat in harness mode than I thought he did in the house. I know install can always affect the harness height room... but this was a pretty big difference. I need to see how much more space he has in his Frontier 80. If that's his primary seat I need him to have enough harness room left in it. Plus, yesterday I noticed that I need to move him up to the next notch in that seat too. Ugh!
Today the seat was easier to get in and out of the base.. maybe b/c I had had more practice or maybe it was b/c I put the car in the driveway and had more light. Either way.. that's good b/c yesterday it was pretty frustrating. Also, in a three across with the Radian next to it, when the seat if RFing, I can't reach the knob to secure the seat. I just pushed down the red tabs and made sure the other knob was turned. I haven't read the manual to see if it makes a difference if it is done that way.
In booster mode, I really like the lap belt fit. I'm not so sure about the shoulder portion. DS2 is a big kid for his age. He's 2 months from his 5th birthday, but the moment I put a shoulder belt on him, he looks so tiny. I can't imagine how the belt will hold him in place....does that make any sense at all. In harness mode he seems so much bigger.
The seat also does take up way more leg room FFing than our FR85. I took pics of the two seats installed in DH's car so you can see the difference. DH puts his seat way back and there really isn't a lot of space for a child's legs. I wouldn't really be able to use the RFing in that spot either b/c of the lack of space.
Now for the pics... sorry about the shadows. I tried taking the pics outside with light shining on the car but it didn't work as well as I'd like. I thought I had a better pic of the booster belt path... it's sort of hard to see. I'll try to get another one. It really looked better that the pic seems to show.
A pic of the upright RFing install in DH's car... 2009 MB ML 350.
Difference in FFing leg room. See how much more space the SS takes up.
Leg room FFing for SS... I believe this was the upright mode.
Booster mode
Booster mode... he's all slouchy here... I think it's b/c I told him to sit normally and he was trying to figure out what that was.
So I'm even more confused about this seat today. Yesterday I was pretty sure I'd keep it but it seems that DS1 has less time in this seat in harness mode than I thought he did in the house. I know install can always affect the harness height room... but this was a pretty big difference. I need to see how much more space he has in his Frontier 80. If that's his primary seat I need him to have enough harness room left in it. Plus, yesterday I noticed that I need to move him up to the next notch in that seat too. Ugh!
Today the seat was easier to get in and out of the base.. maybe b/c I had had more practice or maybe it was b/c I put the car in the driveway and had more light. Either way.. that's good b/c yesterday it was pretty frustrating. Also, in a three across with the Radian next to it, when the seat if RFing, I can't reach the knob to secure the seat. I just pushed down the red tabs and made sure the other knob was turned. I haven't read the manual to see if it makes a difference if it is done that way.
In booster mode, I really like the lap belt fit. I'm not so sure about the shoulder portion. DS2 is a big kid for his age. He's 2 months from his 5th birthday, but the moment I put a shoulder belt on him, he looks so tiny. I can't imagine how the belt will hold him in place....does that make any sense at all. In harness mode he seems so much bigger.
The seat also does take up way more leg room FFing than our FR85. I took pics of the two seats installed in DH's car so you can see the difference. DH puts his seat way back and there really isn't a lot of space for a child's legs. I wouldn't really be able to use the RFing in that spot either b/c of the lack of space.
Now for the pics... sorry about the shadows. I tried taking the pics outside with light shining on the car but it didn't work as well as I'd like. I thought I had a better pic of the booster belt path... it's sort of hard to see. I'll try to get another one. It really looked better that the pic seems to show.
A pic of the upright RFing install in DH's car... 2009 MB ML 350.
Difference in FFing leg room. See how much more space the SS takes up.
Leg room FFing for SS... I believe this was the upright mode.
Booster mode
Booster mode... he's all slouchy here... I think it's b/c I told him to sit normally and he was trying to figure out what that was.
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