kidzndogz
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I've got an orange CCO. I love it. It's adorable, it's lightweight, and it fits Liam like a glove. It seriously looks like it was made for him when he sits in it.
But the install scares me. I've just been using it because I try to take comfort in the fact that it's been crash tested despite its tippiness and that seats are SUPPOSED to cocoon...but I just can't. I've got an '05 CR-V.
After fighting with it for like a half hour I managed to get an install that took more than me touching it with my finger (or sitting Liam in it hard....I kind of chuck him into his seats 'cuz he's heavy ) to flip it. But it still loosened all the time. I tighten it with each use. Doesn't matter if it's Euro routing or not. The harness also must loosen slightly because I'm always tightening it yet I never loosen it. I think it's just the fact that the seat itself loosens, changes the angle, which results in him sitting in it differently. Anyway, we've almost been smashed to smithereens by a semi twice (I hate truckers) and I can't deal with worrying about this damn seat.
Shaun has a BLVD70 in his car, and it's just too big. He's got a Volvo S70. He doesn't care but I dunno, it's just huge and blocks his back window and he scares the crap out of me when he drives so the fact that it blocks his view makes me nervous. I put it in my car, and it is fine and I like it outside of the @#(*&@#*@#& twisty straps.
I put the KF back in his car, but Liam is 2-3 pounds away from the 22lb weight limit.
The CCO doesn't install safely in his car (in my opinion). Yes, it gets rock solid side to side. But then you touch the back and it flips and then is looser than a hooker. It's worse than in my car. The recline block is a joke and towels/noodles don't do anything. So it's out.
So. Put the CCO back in my car and stress? My gut really tells me this seat just isn't safe in either of our cars despite it meeting install standards. Keep the BLVD70 in mine and get something else for his? It would have to be way way low, he already whacks his head on the ceiling when putting Liam in the BLVD70. So what? I will not use a Radian or a Dorel seat.
I need to either talk it out with the CCO and relieve my fears or get suggestions on something else. Oh and my mom has a CCO in her car and that scares me too although it seems to be staying pretty tight in there. Effing CCO needs a tether and none of this would be an issue.
I need to talk. lol.
But the install scares me. I've just been using it because I try to take comfort in the fact that it's been crash tested despite its tippiness and that seats are SUPPOSED to cocoon...but I just can't. I've got an '05 CR-V.
After fighting with it for like a half hour I managed to get an install that took more than me touching it with my finger (or sitting Liam in it hard....I kind of chuck him into his seats 'cuz he's heavy ) to flip it. But it still loosened all the time. I tighten it with each use. Doesn't matter if it's Euro routing or not. The harness also must loosen slightly because I'm always tightening it yet I never loosen it. I think it's just the fact that the seat itself loosens, changes the angle, which results in him sitting in it differently. Anyway, we've almost been smashed to smithereens by a semi twice (I hate truckers) and I can't deal with worrying about this damn seat.
Shaun has a BLVD70 in his car, and it's just too big. He's got a Volvo S70. He doesn't care but I dunno, it's just huge and blocks his back window and he scares the crap out of me when he drives so the fact that it blocks his view makes me nervous. I put it in my car, and it is fine and I like it outside of the @#(*&@#*@#& twisty straps.
I put the KF back in his car, but Liam is 2-3 pounds away from the 22lb weight limit.
The CCO doesn't install safely in his car (in my opinion). Yes, it gets rock solid side to side. But then you touch the back and it flips and then is looser than a hooker. It's worse than in my car. The recline block is a joke and towels/noodles don't do anything. So it's out.
So. Put the CCO back in my car and stress? My gut really tells me this seat just isn't safe in either of our cars despite it meeting install standards. Keep the BLVD70 in mine and get something else for his? It would have to be way way low, he already whacks his head on the ceiling when putting Liam in the BLVD70. So what? I will not use a Radian or a Dorel seat.
I need to either talk it out with the CCO and relieve my fears or get suggestions on something else. Oh and my mom has a CCO in her car and that scares me too although it seems to be staying pretty tight in there. Effing CCO needs a tether and none of this would be an issue.
I need to talk. lol.