Holly
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I switched out the buckle tongues and the chest clip tonight.
I ordered a longer crotch strap too, but I'm not using it yet, the original length is still perfect for us.
I took pics of my 2 year old who primarily uses the seat, and of my 12 month old who has ridden in it about 3 or 4 times.
The original tongues and chest clip arent really that bad on either of them, I could have probably used them both longer before needing to use the britax clip, but the SKJP clip did pull the harness a little funny on my 2 year old. It's harder to see in the pics, but when buckled, the strap under the clip would wrinkle a bit and make it harder to tighten the harness good enough.
the sideways pic of her shows that wrinkle better than the other pics. Oh, and in the before pics, I also have a Dry seat in the seat, but I forgot to put it back on for the after pics.
Here is Hannah before:
And After:
I am loving the fit of the harness now! The straps are still right where they should be on her shoulders, and she has more room around her neck, even though it didn't bother her much before.
I love how the harness sits across her abdomen! It is so smooth and I can get it tighter now too, and it just fits so much better!
I love the buckle tongues too, they make the hip area smoother and the strap doesnt fold over on itself anymore!
Here is Abby in the seat before, she had a great fit and didnt really need an adjustment:
And after, she still has a good fit, but it seems the crotch stap might come up a little higher than it did the first time, but I also dont have the dry seat underneath in the after pics, and if she was going to be riding in the seat, she'd need a further back crotch strap position too.
Overall, I'm glad I changed it! I think it will make it easier to get her harness tight over her coat (a thin fleece/nylon coat).
And I wanted to change the buckle tongues since we'll be needing this seat for quite a few years and the harness cant be replaced, so I want to make sure I'm taking as much care of it as I can, even though it hasn't started to fray yet.
It was Super easy for me to get the clips and tongues off and the new ones on too! I was prepared for a fight, but it was so fast and easy! Maybe because I read all the tips beforehand!
I ordered a longer crotch strap too, but I'm not using it yet, the original length is still perfect for us.
I took pics of my 2 year old who primarily uses the seat, and of my 12 month old who has ridden in it about 3 or 4 times.
The original tongues and chest clip arent really that bad on either of them, I could have probably used them both longer before needing to use the britax clip, but the SKJP clip did pull the harness a little funny on my 2 year old. It's harder to see in the pics, but when buckled, the strap under the clip would wrinkle a bit and make it harder to tighten the harness good enough.
the sideways pic of her shows that wrinkle better than the other pics. Oh, and in the before pics, I also have a Dry seat in the seat, but I forgot to put it back on for the after pics.
Here is Hannah before:
And After:
I am loving the fit of the harness now! The straps are still right where they should be on her shoulders, and she has more room around her neck, even though it didn't bother her much before.
I love how the harness sits across her abdomen! It is so smooth and I can get it tighter now too, and it just fits so much better!
I love the buckle tongues too, they make the hip area smoother and the strap doesnt fold over on itself anymore!
Here is Abby in the seat before, she had a great fit and didnt really need an adjustment:
And after, she still has a good fit, but it seems the crotch stap might come up a little higher than it did the first time, but I also dont have the dry seat underneath in the after pics, and if she was going to be riding in the seat, she'd need a further back crotch strap position too.
Overall, I'm glad I changed it! I think it will make it easier to get her harness tight over her coat (a thin fleece/nylon coat).
And I wanted to change the buckle tongues since we'll be needing this seat for quite a few years and the harness cant be replaced, so I want to make sure I'm taking as much care of it as I can, even though it hasn't started to fray yet.
It was Super easy for me to get the clips and tongues off and the new ones on too! I was prepared for a fight, but it was so fast and easy! Maybe because I read all the tips beforehand!
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