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Question Will it fit?
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Persimmon
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RF or FF? If RF, how old is child? I am not a tech and I have no idea how big your car is but I do have a Foonf.
Clek has some good measurements on their website. I think it is 33" front to back with the anti rebound bar on and on recline 3 (most reclined). Clek has approved recline 2 for RF since the seat was released so that will give you more room front to back if your child is old enough to sit so upright. But, it will also be taller, and that can be a problem with this seat in some cars.
Scroll down to Specs:
http://clekinc.com/foonf/
Have you seen the posts by Judi with the Foonf in various cars? They should come up if you search for Foonf. Are any of the those cars comparable in size to yours?
Clek has some good measurements on their website. I think it is 33" front to back with the anti rebound bar on and on recline 3 (most reclined). Clek has approved recline 2 for RF since the seat was released so that will give you more room front to back if your child is old enough to sit so upright. But, it will also be taller, and that can be a problem with this seat in some cars.
Scroll down to Specs:
http://clekinc.com/foonf/
Have you seen the posts by Judi with the Foonf in various cars? They should come up if you search for Foonf. Are any of the those cars comparable in size to yours?
Chloesmom
New member
Thank you for the input! I've looked at the pictures several times. My car be comparable to the small or the Volvo, but I've never been in either so I don't know. And for some reason BMW seems "special" in not such a good way when it comes to car seats. Yes Judi, I asked on the foonf Facebook page. There's a place about an hour and a half from where I live that has one on display that I can try. I'll probably drive there tomorrow and try it out.
Persimmon
Active member
Yes, you have to use the anti-rebound bar RF in both recline positions 2 and 3. You would be using recline position 3 so that is 33" front to back. Hope it fits.
Chloesmom
New member
I did see the Volvo pics but have no clue if the interior space is similar. I'm going to look up the dimensions in both cars in a bit. I really hope the foonf fits, but if it doesn't, we're just gonna get a Combi Coccuro to get me through the remainder of the lease on this car (hopefully). Not the seat I prefer but the only one Ive found so far that allows us the room we need.
Persimmon
Active member
I hear a lot of people love their coccuros but I don't think it is considered one of the ones that will give you a long time RF. You could always use it as a travel seat later if you got the Foonf though. Have you tried the Peg Perego convertible? It is supposed to be quite tall RF once installed--almost as tall as the Radian I hear but haven't tried it myself. RF, it can go up to the 7th headrest notch and up to 45lbs. I don't know what your RF goal is or what percentile your child is but might fit better than the Foonf.
Here is a thread that talks about the Peg vs Foonf and how the Peg is getting an anti rebound bar:
http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?t=239916
Here is a review of the Peg:
http://carseatblog.com/16793/peg-perego-primo-viaggio-sip-5-70-convertible-review/
Maybe the place that has the Foonf on display will have the Peg also. The Britaxs are good for short front to back spaces and should get you more RF time than a Coccuro.
Chloesmom
New member
Thank you so much for all the information! Iv been on the convertible car seat hunt for quite some time now. I actually purchased a peg but it took up more front to back room then expected. So I took it back and bought a britax. It does ok but still doesn't allow the room for the passenger (either me 5'10 or DH at 6'5) that's needed for any kind of a longer drive. The combi seemed like it possibly would. I'm gonna check out the link you provided for the foonf versus the peg. Who knows if I should even make the drive. I want to rf as long as possible and I know the Combi won't provided for that. All I want it for is to get me through the remainder of the lease on the car until I can get into something bigger and get a better/bigger seat at that time. As for the Britax I have, it's the pavilion 70-g3. I'm not a fan of it at all. It's a pain to get dd out every single time!
Persimmon
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I think the Foonf is not for you. I really love mine but it is huge--especially compared to a Coccuro. If you don't like getting DD out of a Britax, I think you probably would hate getting her out of a Foonf. It sits up really high. Oh, well. Next car maybe. At least the Coccuro makes a great travel seat because I think the Foonf would not. I am toying around with the idea for a flight in the Spring but everyone thinks I am mad.
Chloesmom
New member
It's not the size or anything with the britax. It's tge new strap design with the hugs that I don't like. From everything I've read and researched, there is only one way to loosen the harness. It's very difficult and makes getting her out of the seat a pain. We have an older advocate in my husbands car and I love it. It's very easy to get her in and out. I understand they changed the way the straps/harness works as an additional safety feature, but they're just not very user friendly. And to answer a previous question, dd is in the 93rd percentile for height and 50th for weight. At least that's what is was early December.
roxyboardgirl
New member
Hi Chloe's mom!
I was searching for info on whether or not the FOONF will fit in the BMW 3 series and came across your post. Did you ever figure out if the seat would fit? I really want to get the FOONF and we have a 2011 BMW 3 series as well. I suspect it won't fit because someone told me they test drove a 5 series and the FOONF was tight in that car.
Thanks so much for the help!
Ingrid.
I was searching for info on whether or not the FOONF will fit in the BMW 3 series and came across your post. Did you ever figure out if the seat would fit? I really want to get the FOONF and we have a 2011 BMW 3 series as well. I suspect it won't fit because someone told me they test drove a 5 series and the FOONF was tight in that car.
Thanks so much for the help!
Ingrid.
CarSafetyGuy
New member
I just reviewed a 2014 Foonf and wasn't able to get it to fit in an older 3 Series, so I doubt it would fit in the newer ones.
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