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IdahoDoug
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Hi all,
We're grudgingly selling one of our 2 Britax Kings for $100 and I'll be putting it on eBay in a few days. Thought I'd offer it to the board here first. I say grudgingly because it's the best car seat I've ever experienced as I'll explain below, but our daughter just hit the height limit and I'm a stickler. She's a petite little 6 year old (33lbs, 43" tall), and loves the seat so much she's leery of getting a new one.
First the basics. This is a great seat for a child ready to face forward with a 5 point harness. Our daughter loved this b/c she could climb in and buckle herself. It's the desireable upholstery with navy blue trim and yellow and blue window pane pattern. Measuring from where the child's bottom sits, the strap slots are 11.5", 13.5" and 15.5" and the back height is 21.5". It is airline approved and we've used it several times on flights (great for them to sleep in). This seat has never even been in the presence of a smoker, or pet and car snacks are limited to dry items, so no stains or odors whatsoever.
Weight rating: 20 to 40lbs
Age rating: 1 year plus
Width: 17.5"
Child Restraint: 5 point harness with 1 strap pull adjustment and belly/crotch pad.
Seat Restraint: Versa Tether with storage pocket, and King's unique clamshell mechanism for self tightening into vehicle lap/shoulder belt (described below).
Date of Manufacture: January 16, 2002.
Date of first use: January 10, 2003 (Britax recommends a seat be discarded after 6 years of use).
The clamshell mechanism bears describing because it is the finest way to secure a safety seat to a car I've ever seen. You place the seat on the car seat and pull a small lever to allow the forward half of the seat to pivot forward. This exposes a few engineered plastic tabs through which the lap belt is fed. The shoulder belt is also fed through a lockoff device. Then, closing the clamshell causes the plastic tabs to pull on the vehicle's belt. The tremendous mechanical advantage causes the King to compress deeply into the vehicle seat - more tightly than I can do it even using my weight to press the car seat down. The whole process takes about 10 seconds and is an excellent design. I design products for a living and suspect Britax only used this design until they realized how much it cost them to manufacture. Too bad, as when I simply close the seat with no sweating or even getting in the vehicle I cannot budge it even on slippery leather. My 100lb wife likes this, as other seats require her to get in the car and really work to get the slack out for best restraint. The mechanism works equally well on center lap belts or on airline seats.
Anyhow, we love this seat so much we own 2 of them, but will keep the other for my son. We're getting her another Britax ($270 - ouch). We live in the Pacific NW for shipping purposes. So, if you want it, please contact me this week. I'll try to post pics if I can figure out how.
Regards,
Doug
We're grudgingly selling one of our 2 Britax Kings for $100 and I'll be putting it on eBay in a few days. Thought I'd offer it to the board here first. I say grudgingly because it's the best car seat I've ever experienced as I'll explain below, but our daughter just hit the height limit and I'm a stickler. She's a petite little 6 year old (33lbs, 43" tall), and loves the seat so much she's leery of getting a new one.
First the basics. This is a great seat for a child ready to face forward with a 5 point harness. Our daughter loved this b/c she could climb in and buckle herself. It's the desireable upholstery with navy blue trim and yellow and blue window pane pattern. Measuring from where the child's bottom sits, the strap slots are 11.5", 13.5" and 15.5" and the back height is 21.5". It is airline approved and we've used it several times on flights (great for them to sleep in). This seat has never even been in the presence of a smoker, or pet and car snacks are limited to dry items, so no stains or odors whatsoever.
Weight rating: 20 to 40lbs
Age rating: 1 year plus
Width: 17.5"
Child Restraint: 5 point harness with 1 strap pull adjustment and belly/crotch pad.
Seat Restraint: Versa Tether with storage pocket, and King's unique clamshell mechanism for self tightening into vehicle lap/shoulder belt (described below).
Date of Manufacture: January 16, 2002.
Date of first use: January 10, 2003 (Britax recommends a seat be discarded after 6 years of use).
The clamshell mechanism bears describing because it is the finest way to secure a safety seat to a car I've ever seen. You place the seat on the car seat and pull a small lever to allow the forward half of the seat to pivot forward. This exposes a few engineered plastic tabs through which the lap belt is fed. The shoulder belt is also fed through a lockoff device. Then, closing the clamshell causes the plastic tabs to pull on the vehicle's belt. The tremendous mechanical advantage causes the King to compress deeply into the vehicle seat - more tightly than I can do it even using my weight to press the car seat down. The whole process takes about 10 seconds and is an excellent design. I design products for a living and suspect Britax only used this design until they realized how much it cost them to manufacture. Too bad, as when I simply close the seat with no sweating or even getting in the vehicle I cannot budge it even on slippery leather. My 100lb wife likes this, as other seats require her to get in the car and really work to get the slack out for best restraint. The mechanism works equally well on center lap belts or on airline seats.
Anyhow, we love this seat so much we own 2 of them, but will keep the other for my son. We're getting her another Britax ($270 - ouch). We live in the Pacific NW for shipping purposes. So, if you want it, please contact me this week. I'll try to post pics if I can figure out how.
Regards,
Doug
