wagonlover
New member
I recently bought a clek oobr for my Volvo XC70 because I wanted some side-impact protection that the integrated boosters don't provide. It seems to fit in the car adequately, and is very stable with the rigid LATCH. I'm wondering, however, whether latching the HBB somewhat defeats the purpose of side-impact protection. I had DD lean forward in the belt, and she came far forward but obviously the seat and headwings didn't move at all. Thus the side-impact benefit would seem to be in a pure side-impact crash, and less in a crash with a frontal component. It would seem that a non-latched HBB would be free to move forward somewhat in a frontal crash. Part of the practical issue is that she really wants to go back to the integrated booster. The benefit of the integrated booster (or I suppose a NBB) is that she sits against the vehicle seat back rather than being pushed forward by the HBB. In some things I've read, that can be the difference in forward head excursion. I know these issues are debated periodically on this site, and was just wondering about current thoughts. Thank you in advance!