Apex and vehicle seatback height measurements

joolsplus3

Admin - CPS Technician
Is there any way we could do some sort of data collection on how big a kid would be safe in the Apex in any given car?
I'm thinking, measure the seatback, see where the headrest goes, and try to get a 'maximum seated height from seated bottom to tops of ears' and subtract the 'base' height of the Apex itself.
You see what I'm getting at? Maybe we could come up with a basic guideline like, your seatbacks must be at least X inches tall, and your kid's seated height to tops of ears must be no more than X inches tall... maybe that would rule the seat out as a booster for a lot of kids, but I'm sure there are plenty of folks who just want a roomy/inexpensive harness option who don't care if they can't use it as a booster.

Ideas?
 
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Victorious4

Senior Community Member
Yeah, I think that's a good idea ... although sounds kind of overwhelming (everything is overwhelming to me at the moment, though!)

I can tell you that the only vehicle we have which doesn't provide enough head support even now that Leila would be using it as a booster (if I hadn't given it to a local needy family) is the 1999 F150. The 1997 Civic was close but OK while using the harness (doesn't install correctly outboard thanks to the forward of the bight buckles & center is lap only belt of course). Other vehicles = 2005 Freestar, 2005 Prius, 2005 Highlander, 2007 Jeep (without center headrest but pretty high seatback).
 

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