Frontier or Recaro Prosport?

rverrone11

New member
My 5 year old DD needs a new seat. What are your thoughts on one vs the other. It will be in the center of our jetta with a Coccoro RFing on one side and a RFing Radian on the other (but the Radian will turn FFing probably in a year or so). I tried the three across with my nephew's Frontier and it worked okay, but I didn't check it with the Radian FFing next to the Frontier. I don't have access to a Recaro prosport.

Are either of these narrower across the shoulder area (externally)?
 
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bnsnyde

New member
We got the Prosport but my son outgrew the harness at age 6 and a few months. So I guess I should have gotten the Frontier!
 

mlohry

New member
I've never used a Frontier, but bought the Prosport for my DD on NBD and have used it one time on a 4 hour trip and was very impressed. DD is still RF until 4, but I wanted to try it. It will be her full time seat come March. It's super plush, seems very comfy. Lots of seat room, she kept her legs curled up like RF. It's very easy to install with LATCH. I've heard lots of complaints about the FR and installs. DD also took a good long nap in it and seemed very cozy with no head flop at all.

My photos are full right now, but can add pics if you want.
 

Spam

New member
The prosport is a little narrower. I have both and like each of them for different reasons. The prosport offers more leg room since it's not as deep, but it doesn't lack support either. If he has a really long torso, go with the frontier if you plan to keep him harnessed longer, the harness height on the frontier85 is about 2" taller than the prosport. DS1 is on the top setting of the prosport with maybe an inch of growing room, he's got two clicks to go on the frontier85.
 

Carrie_R

Ambassador - CPS Technician
Just another vote for the ProSport and CCO puzzling like they were made for each other. I have photos somewhere, let me know if you want to see them and I can dig them up. :)
 

whitneyg

New member
I recently tried my neighbor's Prosport next to my CCO and it fit really well. The only issue that I saw was that the super deep wings on the PS totally blocked my DD's view of her little brother (and his view of her as well) in his seat. Depending on your kids, this may or may not be a problem. My kids need to see each other to be happy, so it was a no go for us. Both are still RF right now and can see each other in the mirror so it doesn't matter yet, but that knocked the PS lower on my future FF seat list. Everything else about it seemed fantastic though.
 

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