CPST_girlmom
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I'm a CPST, but will readily admit that I don't have tons of experience installing Clek seats--they're not usually what we run into at the seat check events where I volunteer. (I see and work with lots of Radians, and often encourage parents to consider the Foonf/Fllo in place of a Radian--in some situations they work better, in others, not as well.)
Anyway, I have a fairly new (DOM 2016) Fllo RF in the second row captain's chair (outboard) in my very new (2016) Odyssey. Originally I got the Fllo for a tight three-across in an older Volvo wagon, and it fit beautifully there. I had no trouble with it, ever, in that seating position.
When I traded my wagon in for the Odyssey, I put the Fllo outboard so that it'd be easier to load my two-year-old into the seat. I installed it using the seat belt, and both lockoffs, as shown in the manual. The lap/shoulder belt was routed through both lockoffs, as it's supposed to be, and the seat was tight--waaay less than an inch of movement at the belt path.
A couple of months later, I noticed that my daughter seemed to be bouncing more than usual when I was driving. The seat still seemed tight at the belt path, but I re-installed it to see if I could get it tighter. This seemed to solve the problem.
This afternoon I noticed that the seat was again loose, this time with more than an inch of movement at the belt path. Seat belt is still buckled, installation was secure before, and the only explanation I can come up with is that the belt is sliding through the lockoffs slowly, bit by bit.
It's one of those Honda belts, super-slippery and silky, and it's quite new (maybe even more prone to sliding than a well-worn belt).
My daughter is tiny, and weighs less quite a lot less than 35 lbs, so I can solve the problem (at least for now) by installing the seat using the lower anchors.
Anyone else ever seen this with the Foonf/Fllo? These are the new ski-boot style lockoffs.
I'll probably contact Clek too, just to see if they have any advice, but I am going to be really bummed if I can't use this expensive seat to RF past 35 lbs.
Anyway, I have a fairly new (DOM 2016) Fllo RF in the second row captain's chair (outboard) in my very new (2016) Odyssey. Originally I got the Fllo for a tight three-across in an older Volvo wagon, and it fit beautifully there. I had no trouble with it, ever, in that seating position.
When I traded my wagon in for the Odyssey, I put the Fllo outboard so that it'd be easier to load my two-year-old into the seat. I installed it using the seat belt, and both lockoffs, as shown in the manual. The lap/shoulder belt was routed through both lockoffs, as it's supposed to be, and the seat was tight--waaay less than an inch of movement at the belt path.
A couple of months later, I noticed that my daughter seemed to be bouncing more than usual when I was driving. The seat still seemed tight at the belt path, but I re-installed it to see if I could get it tighter. This seemed to solve the problem.
This afternoon I noticed that the seat was again loose, this time with more than an inch of movement at the belt path. Seat belt is still buckled, installation was secure before, and the only explanation I can come up with is that the belt is sliding through the lockoffs slowly, bit by bit.
It's one of those Honda belts, super-slippery and silky, and it's quite new (maybe even more prone to sliding than a well-worn belt).
My daughter is tiny, and weighs less quite a lot less than 35 lbs, so I can solve the problem (at least for now) by installing the seat using the lower anchors.
Anyone else ever seen this with the Foonf/Fllo? These are the new ski-boot style lockoffs.
I'll probably contact Clek too, just to see if they have any advice, but I am going to be really bummed if I can't use this expensive seat to RF past 35 lbs.
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