Question Baby Trend infant Car seat

abgrant_2006 · Feb 4, 2012

Has anyone had any issues with the baby trend flex-loc infant carseat? In my small saturn car it seems that no matter how tight i get the seat belt when installing it still slips side to side way more than an inch, really about 2 inches. Is this because the belt path for the base is so much narrower than the belt and the buckle stock in my car? I mean is that possible? It seems the same way in my husbands Dodge truck too. I have not had this checked my a tech, we will as soon as i figure out how to install it half way decent, I need to know how to do this by myself because I or my husband will be doing this often, it is just not practicle to have it checked everytime we have to install. HELP!!! O we do not have latch in either vehicle.

mylittlet · Feb 4, 2012

Are you moving the base from one car to another daily? If so, I would just use it baseless in the less used car.

A tech will help you learn how to install it. Most of the time our new parents don't even attempt to install them before coming to a check.

wendytthomas · Feb 4, 2012

A good tech will teach you how to do it. Many fire department techs will install it and walk away. You're right, they're wrong.

We have someone here on the board from your neck of the woods, I believe. http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?p=574704#post574704

But yes, the Baby Trend is a PITA with the seatbelt, is one of the more incompatible seats, and often doesn't fit behind front seats because the handle has to be down.

Wendy

abgrant_2006 · Feb 4, 2012

Ok I have a card from a tech with her number and what not, she is with the police dept and manages the car seat checks set up in Spokane WA, close to where I live. Maybe I will just go in and ask to be taught how to do it, lol. I would not be moving it daily, really not even driving daily, but I just feel it is my responsibility to know how to do it, and not depond on a tech to check it everytime, although I will go in and get a lesson, as well as see if it is not compatable. They are a PITA!!! lol maybe we will just end up on using our radian/diono from birth, which is what i wanted from the begining, lol. Thanks so much for such the fast reply's guys, your great!

Brigala · Feb 5, 2012

There's at least one tech on the list Wendy mentioned that's near you. Generally the CSO techs are the best.

We're the car seat geeks who sit around chatting about car seats all day. Most of the other ones are car seat techs because it's one small part of their job (as police or fire personnel). Obviously there are good car seat techs that aren't part of CSO, too.

As far as the Baby Trend goes, the problem you're having is common. It can be installed tightly, but it's more challenging in a lot of cars due to that narrow belt path. I see the Baby Trend at car seat checks quite often - it's a popular seat, probably because it comes with a nice stroller as a travel system. But it's not my favorite because it seems to be a real challenge to install in more than its fair share of vehicles.

The good news is that once the base is in nice and tight, you shouldn't have to move it too often. When you want to put the seat in the other car on occasion, just install it with the seat belt without the base. If you're going to be using it in both cars frequently, pick up a second base.

BabyTrend · Feb 9, 2012

Hey there! Feel free to call the Baby Trend customer service department: 800-328-7363. They can help you out with your issue. Off hand though, it sounds like you need to use the locking clip. We look forward to you call. Cheers, the Baby Trend Team.

snowbird25ca · Feb 11, 2012

I had a Saturn car that had a really big "dead zone" to the seatbelt - it meant that the seatbelt switched from locked mode back to the free-moving emergency mode while there was still quite a lot of webbing out of the retractor.

If this is the problem you're having in your car, you may encounter it with the Radian too. I know it was a ff'ing radian that I discovered the problem in my car.

If this is the case, the previous person is right that a locking clip is the best solution.

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