Shortest depth high back booster

Dillipop · Dec 3, 2014

So normal parents look for high back boosters with lots if depth to support their kids thighs. Not me! I need to find a high back booster with the shortest depth possible for the back seat of my dad's 12 Chevy Colorado. Not head restraints, so high back needed. Average sized 8 year olds will use this seat. Seats both have latch.

Or, which boosters allow 20% overhang?

wendytthomas · Dec 4, 2014

The Clek Oobr is pretty shallow and doesn't require head support.

Wendy

ketchupqueen · Dec 4, 2014

wendytthomas said:
The Clek Oobr is pretty shallow and doesn't require head support.

Wendy

This was my immediate thought as well. It actually has structural head support. I wouldn't use without LATCH but you have that so that's just about perfect. Only issue is that my tall torsoed children outgrew it pretty quickly, but if you don't have that issue it will likely be what you want.

Dillipop · Dec 4, 2014

Anything in the less expensive range? This is for my dad's truck. The kids 'might' ride in it once a month or less. How long is the oobr expiration?

Dillipop · Dec 5, 2014

Graco affix hangs over and doesn't allow it. Do any boosters allow overhang? Any shallow boosters that are cheaper than $100?

Dillipop · Dec 5, 2014

Does clek allow overhang?

thepote · Dec 5, 2014

Recaro vivo? It goes tall, but that thing is shallow.

abigaylebelle · Dec 5, 2014

The cybex x-fix is shallow. It has latch. I don't think it allows overhang but it does go pretty upright.
My almost 8 year old has a lot of room left in it but I think the top guides are 19-20".

Dillipop · Dec 5, 2014

I'll try to post a pic later showing the overhang of the affix. The seat is pretty shallow. If graco allowed 20% overhang, it would work.

We have a probooster that I want to try. The only manual I can find online is for the performance booster / probooster XL. In there it says the booster has to make good contact or something's like that. Since it sits on those rails, maybe the rails will make enough contact.

safeinthecar · Dec 9, 2014

Chances are that an average sized 8yo may 5 step in that back seat, so checking to see if the seat back is tall enough when they sit with no booster at all is a valid solution.

Dillipop · Dec 9, 2014

safeinthecar said:
Chances are that an average sized 8yo may 5 step in that back seat, so checking to see if the seat back is tall enough when they sit with no booster at all is a valid solution.

Unfortunately, there is a window where a head restraint should be. My dad was so happy when he realized there were 2 seats back there and they had latch. Finally, he could take more than 1 kid at a time! Well, the seats suck.

The probooster was even more of a no go than the affix.

I have an oobr showing up on Friday.

MommyShannon · Dec 9, 2014

Our older F250 has a very shallow bench seat. I can fit a Vivo (if you can find one), Parkway (just barely), and TurboBooster. I haven't tried Clek ones.

safeinthecar · Dec 9, 2014

Dillipop said:
Unfortunately, there is a window where a head restraint should be.

I understood that. A kid without a booster may be below the window though. As a temp solution it might buy you time if that is the case.

Dillipop · Dec 9, 2014

safeinthecar said:
I understood that. A kid without a booster may be below the window though. As a temp solution it might buy you time if that is the case.

My 4 year old sitting on the seat is above the seatback unfortunately.

safeinthecar · Dec 9, 2014

Dillipop said:
My 4 year old sitting on the seat is above the seatback unfortunately.

Oh wow. Must have the extended cab with the folding seats then. I was thinking you meant the next size up that has the bumps outboard that aren't really head restraints but are at least a bit taller than the middle. I didn't realize the extended cab had LATCH in the back.

Dillipop · Dec 9, 2014

safeinthecar said:
Oh wow. Must have the extended cab with the folding seats then. I was thinking you meant the next size up that has the bumps outboard that aren't really head restraints but are at least a bit taller than the middle. I didn't realize the extended cab had LATCH in the back.

Yeah, it's the smallest if the cabs that have seats in the rear. They fold out. Full latch in the back. The front may have a tether, since the rear only has 2 seats. The tether routes through a loop and then into an anchor in between the 2 seats on the wall. If I can find something that works, and reading the oobr manual online I think it will, it'll be a huge improvement to the old truck my dad had that only had the side facing fold our seat. Dad was super disappointed to see that the front seat doesn't have an airbag switch like his old truck, which means he isn't comfortable driving with the 8 year olds up front.

henrietta · Dec 16, 2014

abigaylebelle said:
The cybex x-fix is shallow. It has latch. I don't think it allows overhang but it does go pretty upright.
My almost 8 year old has a lot of room left in it but I think the top guides are 19-20".

I was going to say this one, too.

safeinthecar · Dec 16, 2014

Hmmm, I bet the Recaro Start would fit. You can still get them (pretty cheap too) if you call them direct.

Dillipop · Dec 16, 2014

Not sure how well you can see with these pics. I was in the darkened garage with a phone. It hangs over about 2 ish inches but it is in solid. There is nothing mentioned about overhang in the manual. I think it will work perfectly. And I totally justified it since it will last until this unborn baby is almost 8.5. So it will be used in our car as primary when dd is boostered in a couple years and then handed down to unborn kiddo when he's ready for one. Plus I got a good deal on it- $225 shipped.

And that's with the front seat all the way back. Even my 300 lb, 6 ft 1 in father has to move the seat forward to drive, so there will be a bit more head excursion available. And we can always move the seat to the passenger side and move it up a bit if needed.

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