Cybex X-Fix and 4.5 year old

krfogle88 · Aug 16, 2011

So I will need a booster for DN when preschool starts. They take occasional trips to places 5-10 minutes from the school about 4 times a school "year." She has sat in Turbo booster twice during emergency situations where there were no other options and was told she sat perfectly still. I have the chance to get a Cybex X-Fix for $60 shipped using gift cards I have. Do you believe this seat will fit her okay?

ETA: She's currently 48 inches and 42-43 pounds and has a long torso.

nmb · Aug 16, 2011

There's a thread I started here w/ pics of my 4 yr old in it, and several opinions: http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?t=164355

Lots of opinions that the lap belt was too low. However, a local tech instructor looked at it in person (one of the instructors of my class who is on this board) checked him in it, at 4.5, and said it was a good fit. Also showed me how to get the LATCH to work. So between him growing a bit and using LATCH it seems to fit him fine ... I don't have any more recent pictures that are good but can get some. He's still about 43 lbs, and 42 inches tall... I think this booster would be better for skinnier kids... still seems fairly narrow to me.

Kat_Momof3 · Aug 16, 2011

definitely should work perfectly... it was made to give a good fit for smaller riders.

turtlemama · Aug 16, 2011

Yep, it fit my 30 lb 36 in 2 year old really well.

bnsnyde · Aug 16, 2011

My 2-year-old is 36 inches and 30 lbs, too!

We have that Cybex on hand, I guess for emergencies for the 5-year-old (and really because I wanted to play with that seat).

I would say $60 is a good deal.

NannyMom · Aug 16, 2011

I put some kids in my new Cybex today. Sofi is 4.11yrs, 35 pounds and 41 inches. She fit great (though she won't use a booster for another year or 2). L is 6.8yrs, not sure on height, but 45.5 pounds (weighed today, she was hoping to try RF in the XTSL). She fit great in the Cybex too.

thepeach80 · Aug 17, 2011

How long of a torso are we talking? The Cybex should be about as tall as an Evenflo Big Kid, about 19" I think. AJ is about too tall for it, he uses the Big Kid on the highest slot w/ little room to grow. For $60 though, it'll be good for a few years probably.

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