Catarinacordeiro
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I have a britax multitech car seat. Please tell me if is there any chest clip for this car seat? How can I buy one? I live in Europe. Thanks.
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Catarinacordeiro
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Thanks. My Kid manage To take his arms out, even when I tie him up. The only thing I thought it would work was a chest clip, so I tried To find one To britax multitech, buy looks like it's impossible. What do You suggest ?
Adventuredad
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There is a simple chest clip available from Akta/Graco. It's not a good fit for MT though since the large shoulder pads are in the way.
The best way to solve this issue is to have a serious conversation with your child. Make it very clear that the car will not move if he/she tries to get out of the harness. Perhaps also add that the favorite toy/blanket will go in the trash if it happens again.
This normally works well for kids 18+ months.
The best way to solve this issue is to have a serious conversation with your child. Make it very clear that the car will not move if he/she tries to get out of the harness. Perhaps also add that the favorite toy/blanket will go in the trash if it happens again.
This normally works well for kids 18+ months.
Catarinacordeiro
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Mingie
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I'm curious how this is attached?
Catarinacordeiro
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I made a thin incision on the sponge that protects the stripes from The seatbelt, and the new stripe passes over and then underneath The stripe from the seatbelt. then, with fire ( matches) attach both parts from the new stripe ( make some pression with a nife to "glue" while stripe' s still hot). The new stripe is not attached to the seatbelt stripe, so that it runs thru.
Hope To explain it well.
Hope To explain it well.
Adventuredad
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Home made solutions for car seat safety are rarely a good idea. I could not understand how the clip is attached to the harness?
tiggercat
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I am pretty sure Britax would not approve/allow use of such a modification of their carseat. If they'd meant for it to have a chest clip, they would provide one, or make an optional one available.
While the playing with fire part sounds fun (
), your modification is going to alter how the harness functions in a crash, which may reduce your child's safety. I would strongly recommend removing it and ordering new harness pads, and using your seat as it is designed.Sent from my iPod touch using Car-Seat.Org
From looking at the photos, I think your straps aren't tight enough, and the problem can be solved with tighter straps. I say this because of the angle of the straps--on my child the straps are far more up and down (and parallel). Tightening the MT's straps can get difficult sometimes, if things get caught up in the back. One trick is to move the slack from the front by the child's leg and then pull the harness tightener.
This was my first thought too.. .the straps are much too loose and this is why he is able to get out of the harness.
Agree with everyone else that your modification could well cause the entire harness to fail under the stress of an accident.
finn
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I think the straps could be tighter too.
What it looks like she has done, is to pass the fabric over the car seat harness strap, under the harness cover and out the other side, essentially making a loop that is held in place by the foam of the harness pad, then she has burnt the end of the fabric (to stop fraying and such) and while it was hot has pressed the fabric onto itself, then threaded the fabric onto the buckle and done the same on the other side.
I imagine the burnt end of the fabric would give way in a crash as the plastic buckles have a fairly high weight rating.
What it looks like she has done, is to pass the fabric over the car seat harness strap, under the harness cover and out the other side, essentially making a loop that is held in place by the foam of the harness pad, then she has burnt the end of the fabric (to stop fraying and such) and while it was hot has pressed the fabric onto itself, then threaded the fabric onto the buckle and done the same on the other side.
I imagine the burnt end of the fabric would give way in a crash as the plastic buckles have a fairly high weight rating.
Keeanh
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I don't think the seat is in any way compromised. I think she only cut the foam on the covers and looped around the harness. That said, it's not a good idea to add things to the seat. I would phone Britax and see if they have any recommendations.
I think a better solution would be to put a thin jacket or sweater on him, buckle him with the sweater un-zipped, and then zip the sweater up over top of the harness.
I think a better solution would be to put a thin jacket or sweater on him, buckle him with the sweater un-zipped, and then zip the sweater up over top of the harness.
tiggercat
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Aren't those pads required and functional (for lack of a better word) in a crash? If so, cutting through them could have consequences, no?
I agree with the sweater idea, and tightening up the harness straps and making sure they are up on his shoulders, not slipping off the side. I'd also take a look at the headrest height: don't the straps have to be slightly above the shoulders in the MT?
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I have not talked to Britax about it, but I'd be shocked if the pads were not required / functional on the MT. They're very substantial and I don't believe you can remove them (though I haven't tried). That said, mine do have some nicks in them and I haven't until now thought that I should be worried about it (and now I'm considering where to go from here...)
AK Dad
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Absolutely they are functional. We have two Multi-Techs, and those are not just "pads" - they're attached separately to the backrest and the shoulder straps actually slide through them. I haven't had hands-on with the new Britax Advocates here in the US, but from what I saw on their website it's what they've adopted for the new generation "HUGS" chest pads.
As for why there's no chest clip on european seats, it's first off because europeans aren't afraid to tighten the straps enough, and secondly because the ECE R44.04 regs require that the child be removed by a single button push with one hand.
AK Dad
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In fact, here's the first thing on the Multi-Tech manual's first page:
Now I don't think we should be too hard on the person who posted the modification, since I will admit when we first got the MT I was uncomfortable with the lack of chest clip and added one below the shoulder pads (without any mod to the shoulder pads). It didn't do any good anyway, and once we got used to properly tightening the straps and teaching the kids that trying to "escape" was unacceptable I could see it wasn't worth it, and now with more experience (and as a CPST) I know I shouldn't have attempted any mod. However, I do understand where she's coming from.
That being said though, I agree that she should order some replacement pads from Britax ASAP!
Now I don't think we should be too hard on the person who posted the modification, since I will admit when we first got the MT I was uncomfortable with the lack of chest clip and added one below the shoulder pads (without any mod to the shoulder pads). It didn't do any good anyway, and once we got used to properly tightening the straps and teaching the kids that trying to "escape" was unacceptable I could see it wasn't worth it, and now with more experience (and as a CPST) I know I shouldn't have attempted any mod. However, I do understand where she's coming from.
That being said though, I agree that she should order some replacement pads from Britax ASAP!
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