pool noodle question for techs!

supercrunch

New member
I have a saturn with bucket seats and a while back I had our roundabout installed by a tech and a cop (who I assume was also a tech as he really seemed to know his stuff) at a BRU seat check. They took it out to remove our seat protector (woops!) and re-installed it ff using a pool noodle to support the back end of the base.

When I posted in response to someone on another board to someone asking if they could use a noodle to install, several people posted that you cannot use a noodle under a ff seat...only rf.

Is that true?
Was my ds less than as safe as he could have been for 6+ months because of a mis-informed install?

I *just* took it out a couple days ago to install our second Radian for him as he's getting close to the top slots in the roundabout.

I am going to be a bit grumpy if we were put in a potentially dangerous situation by uninformed techs.
 
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joolsplus3

Admin - CPS Technician
Yup, it's absolutely forbidden to use anything noodle-like under the seat when FF. A thin mat is actually fine... hmm...seems like it's easy to 'look like' you know what you're doing and project that image, yet still not have a clue, huh? :(
 

skaterbabs

Well-known member
I would stromgly encourage you to contact the people who sponsored the check (police dept, Safe Kids, dept of health, ect) and COMPLAIN. The police officer's advice could be deadly.
 

racesmom

Senior Community Member
I would stromgly encourage you to contact the people who sponsored the check (police dept, Safe Kids, dept of health, ect) and COMPLAIN. The police officer's advice could be deadly.

Agreed! I had a former tech do the same thing to fill in the opening the bucket seat caused. Please report it!
 

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