Diono Monterey has new LATCH straps!

tarynsmum · Aug 17, 2012

Kathy (NannyMom) posted on Facebook from the KIM conference. Today in the post I got my replacement Monterey from our crash (ordered from Amazon).

From Kathy:

Diono has changed the Lower anchors on the Monterey. Instead of 2 straps together in the center, there is now 1 strap on each side. The hooks now are made to go on like regular lower anchors, as opposed to their "upside down" previously.

I don't have my van back from the shop yet (it should be done on Monday) but so far I really like the change. It looks a little goofy, but I'll probably tuck the straps up under the seat once I have it installed.

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Mags462 · Aug 17, 2012

Interesting.... however, i didn't really mind the current latch set up. They should have changed the belt guide to the old SK style, instead of worrying about updating the latch!

NannyMom · Aug 17, 2012

Mags462 said:
Interesting.... however, i didn't really mind the current latch set up. They should have changed the belt guide to the old SK style, instead of worrying about updating the latch!

They are not going to because now they are an IIHS Best Bet

crunchierthanthou · Aug 17, 2012

tarynsmum said:
I don't have my van back from the shop yet (it should be done on Monday) but so far I really like the change. It looks a little goofy, but I'll probably tuck the straps up under the seat once I have it installed.

I'm glad to hear they're right side up, but I think I'd prefer the single pull strap. You don't have to get it super tight, and I think it would be easier to only have one adjuster to loosen when uninstalling.

I always tuck mine under the seat.

NannyMom said:
They are not going to because now they are an IIHS Best Bet

good thing kids sit as still as dummies.

NannyMom · Aug 17, 2012

crunchierthanthou said:
I'm glad to hear they're right side up, but I think I'd prefer the single pull strap. You don't have to get it super tight, and I think it would be easier to only have one adjuster to loosen when uninstalling.

I always tuck mine under the seat.

good thing kids sit as still as dummies.

:yeahthat: and they are all shaped like the dummy too!

tarynsmum · Aug 18, 2012

crunchierthanthou said:
I'm glad to hear they're right side up, but I think I'd prefer the single pull strap. You don't have to get it super tight, and I think it would be easier to only have one adjuster to loosen when uninstalling.

But it had 2 straps before too, just one on top of the other. Which was annoying to me because I could never tell which was for which side, though I could also never remember how to loosen them period

Kat_Momof3 · Aug 18, 2012

that's the downside of the IIHS reports... companies worrying so much about being a best bet. Honestly, if they lurked here like Clek does, they'd know that they were one of OUR Best bets for the bigger/wider kids who had previously not had that many (if any) highback booster options.

I do like the two straps... it will make it easier to tighten.

tarynsmum · Aug 18, 2012

Kat_Momof3 said:
that's the downside of the IIHS reports... companies worrying so much about being a best bet. Honestly, if they lurked here like Clek does, they'd know that they were one of OUR Best bets for the bigger/wider kids who had previously not had that many (if any) highback booster options.

I agree, I think the "best bet" thing can be a misnomer and slightly misleading, although I'm glad for it when it comes to things like the AOE in booster mode - I think the IIHS reports got kids out of them in some cases.

Diono Monterey has new LATCH straps!

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