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HotAirMama
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I'm looking for some advise on installing my brand new Britax Frontier 85 into my 2002 Ford Explorer XLT. My car does NOT have latch (urgh...) and I only have one child. So - I really want to put her in the center seat of the 2nd row. There are top tethers in the car. The middle seat only has a locking lap belt only - so my only option is the short method. If I did move to an out position, I would need to order a locking clip.
The 1st thing to note - is this car seats are a 60/40 bench that has an extreme seat angle (like 30% angle). I have used a Marathon and Roundabout in here and always had to roll up a towel to fill in the extra space.
So - the Frontier has the "block" that moves and it says it HAS to be on the front of the seat while in harness mode. If I put the block forward like I'm supposed to - it only exaggerates the fact that the seats are at an incline. I get a better fit if the block is to the back (for booster mode only) - is there a safety reason you're not supposed to have the block in back for harness?? or is it just for the correct incline (if you had a flatter seat?)??
Next question - I know when she was a baby, it was a big deal to have the correct incline angle on the actually seat. Is that as big a deal for a 3 year old? I don't see anything about it in the booklet? Because of the above issue - if I keep the block forward, the actual block isn't all the way on the seat (it hangs over a bit) and I feel like she's leaning too far back. Shouldn't this seat be more upright??
Also - the seat doesn't move at the belt and top with the tether, but the front will wiggle a bit. Is that OK?
The 1st thing to note - is this car seats are a 60/40 bench that has an extreme seat angle (like 30% angle). I have used a Marathon and Roundabout in here and always had to roll up a towel to fill in the extra space.
So - the Frontier has the "block" that moves and it says it HAS to be on the front of the seat while in harness mode. If I put the block forward like I'm supposed to - it only exaggerates the fact that the seats are at an incline. I get a better fit if the block is to the back (for booster mode only) - is there a safety reason you're not supposed to have the block in back for harness?? or is it just for the correct incline (if you had a flatter seat?)??
Next question - I know when she was a baby, it was a big deal to have the correct incline angle on the actually seat. Is that as big a deal for a 3 year old? I don't see anything about it in the booklet? Because of the above issue - if I keep the block forward, the actual block isn't all the way on the seat (it hangs over a bit) and I feel like she's leaning too far back. Shouldn't this seat be more upright??
Also - the seat doesn't move at the belt and top with the tether, but the front will wiggle a bit. Is that OK?