Extended Harness options for Honda-riding 100+ pounds?

waterbaby

New member
I was hoping to suggest an EZ 86-Y to a friend for her large 10, almost 11 year old. But, it's a no go... she drives an Odyssey, and the tether limit is 40 pounds.

Is this harness compatible with other tether achored vehicles, if they want one for their other car, or does it depend on the tether anchor weight maxes set for carseats? That would really limit the use of this for most, right?

Do we have any other options for EH?
 
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crunchierthanthou

New member
You're correct in principle, but Safe Ride News continues to recommend that you use the top tether anchor beyond the vehicle manufacturer's stated weight limit because the overall benefits of top tethering are considered worth it.

Here's their detailed explanation:
http://www.saferidenews.com/html/LATCH_P8.htm and
http://www.saferidenews.com/html/LATCH_P49.htm

However, the factory installed tether anchors can be only be used 66-80 lbs with the 86-Y. For 80-168 lbs the E-Z-ON tether kit must be installed. Unfortunately, I'm not sure it's compatible with all vehicles. Defrost/Debbie can probably shed more light on that.
 

joolsplus3

Admin - CPS Technician
I don't think there's anything wrong with using a three point belt (Ody's have 7 of them, one for each seating position) for a kid that big, personally.
 

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