Question Mazda 5 3rd row HBB

mcomommy

New member

• May 21, 2014

• #1

So my husband was in an accident. He was fine but now we need new seats. DD2 and DS1 sit in the back and used a Graco Affix high back and a Nautilus. I was thinking of just getting two high backs since DS1 will be 6 very soon. My vivo fit great but I can't find them with the affix the belt was always getting twisted which was annoying.

So my question is what seats fit well with the belt path back there?

 

Aurezalia

Well-known member

• May 21, 2014

• #2

What year is it?

 

mcomommy

New member

• May 21, 2014

• #3

2007

 

happiness-and-balance

New member

• May 21, 2014

• #4

Maybe a Parkway?

 

katymyers

Active member

• May 21, 2014

• #5

happiness-and-balance said:

Maybe a Parkway?

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Ooh, does anyone know for sure it a Parkway will work in the third row of an '07? I'd love to find out, it's at least a year away but I've already started thinking about booster options for Levi when he turns six.

 

MotoMommaNH

New member

• May 21, 2014

• #6

Just saw a post on Facebook yesterday on this very same fit issue. The poster commented that the Safety 1st Elite 80 fit well in addition to the Argos. (both in HBB mode) Of course neither are dedicated boosters

 

mcomommy

New member

• May 21, 2014

• #7

Yeah I want to get a dedicated booster. I will just go with the Affix again if I have too, it was not a safety issue but annoying non the less.

 

joolsplus3

Admin - CPS Technician

• May 21, 2014

• #8

Argos or Nautilus work great, IF you can find a bargain basement price on it, you might not care that you're getting a harness you don't need.
I'm laughing at the very idea of the Elite 80 back there, the seat is bigger than the car (leg room? Kids don't need no stinking legroom).

 

katymyers

Active member

• May 21, 2014

• #9

joolsplus3 said:

Argos or Nautilus work great, IF you can find a bargain basement price on it, you might not care that you're getting a harness you don't need. I'm laughing at the very idea of the Elite 80 back there, the seat is bigger than the car (leg room? Kids don't need no stinking legroom).

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Leg room is totally overrated I spent most of my childhood in the backseat of an extended cab Chevy pickup and I'm fine lol.

 

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Frenchgirl

Member

• May 22, 2014

• #10

I have a 2006 Mazda5.
The ONLY booster fitting there (regarding to the shoulder belt beeing stuck in the shoulder guide) is the First Years Pathway B570. The belt retracts freely. If you want one, try to buy one soon because First Years will stop to produce car seats.
I'm a little bit surprised that someone had a good experience with the Nautilus. In my car, with my kids (6yo and 9 yo), the shoulder belt didn t retract freely. And it was so wide that it was difficult to buckle the seat (there was an other seat ff next to it).
I've also tried with no luck: 2013 Parkway, Monterey, Oobr, Harmony dreamtime.
If you find an other booster than the Pathway fitting in the 3rd row, let me know!!!

 

joolsplus3

Admin - CPS Technician

• May 23, 2014

• #11

I juuuuuust gave away my Pathway last week, right after I got my Mazda, lol. Didn't think to try it, since the seat was discontinued
I don't know what year it is, Skipspin is the poster here who's Nautilus worked, though, it's been a couple years since I've seen it with my own eyes.

 

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Frenchgirl

Member

• May 23, 2014

• #12

Yeah, I've read here a lot of time that the Nautilus was fitting fine in the Mazda5. So I was REALLY disappointed when I realized that it didn'nt work for us. i even tried it with the headrest in many position, just in case that it would work better when the headrest is higher or lower...

 

amyd

New member

• May 23, 2014

• #13

The Nautilus works in my Mazda 5, but I have a 2010 so after the redesigned third row. Evenflo Amp works as well.

 

mcomommy

New member

• May 23, 2014

• #14

Thanks for the suggestions. Looks like they might total the car :/