Britax Straps

tl01

New member

• Feb 5, 2008

• #1

We've started using our Blvd again and since then I've come to realize how much I LOVE Britax's harness straps. I love the way they fit over DS and how flat they lie. No matter how hard I work at the straps on our Radian I can't get them just right. Does anyone have a problem where it seems as though one side of the Radian harness is always just a little more loose than the other side? Also, after our Como's twisty straps I'm especially appreciative of great straps.

Does anyone know what type of strap will be on the True Fit? I would be great if they used a nice have strap like Brtiax does.

 

TXDani

Senior Community Member

• Feb 5, 2008

• #2

I don't know what straps it will have but I agree...every carseat should have Britax-like straps!

 

NZ Child Restraints

New member

• Feb 5, 2008

• #3

What chest clip do you have on the Radian?

 

miraclebabies

New member

• Feb 5, 2008

• #4

I love the straps on all Britax carseats, they don't get twisted and bunched up. I wish all carseats had the same straps.

 

desiree_leigh

New member

• Feb 5, 2008

• #5

I have the same problem with my Radian - one strap always feels tighter - drives me nuts!

 

NZ Child Restraints

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• Feb 5, 2008

• #6

Britax use a polyester type webbing and most other car seats use seat belt webbing.

I guess that the True-fit has seat belt webbing. It would depend on the buckle tongs, and generally how the buckle sits and threads though the slots that would affect how it sits over the child.

 

tl01

New member

• Feb 5, 2008

• #7

NZ Child Restraints said:

What chest clip do you have on the Radian?

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I have the regular Sunshine Kids Radian clip. I know I can use the Britax one too and that would likely help but I just haven't taken the time to order one.

 

tl01

New member

• Feb 5, 2008

• #8

desiree_leigh said:

I have the same problem with my Radian - one strap always feels tighter - drives me nuts!

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Have you found a way to fix this? I thought it was just me. I was told to pull the straps all the way out and then to tighten them again but it doesn't seem to help on this seat.

 

desiree_leigh

New member

• Feb 5, 2008

• #9

tl01 said:

Have you found a way to fix this?

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Nope, nothing works. I had a Graco ComfortSport many moons ago and had the same problem and just got used to it eventually, and I'm finding myself getting the same way this time too. It's not a HUGE difference, but enough that I notice... I also find the straps impossible to tighten unless they're completely unbuckled, which drives me nuts. I've tried only buckling one strap and then tightening, but I can't. Ugh

 

NZ Child Restraints

New member

• Feb 5, 2008

• #10

Hm...I will look at my radian once it arrives and see what i can suggest.

 

Defrost

Moderator - CPSTI Emeritus

• Feb 6, 2008

• #11

I know how to fix them - I tell DD to lean away from the side that's looser.

J/K - I've noticed it on our Radian, too, but it's not a dramatic enough difference that it bothers me. Both sides pass the pinch-test on her seat.

I agree, though - Britax straps are my favorite.

 

Morganthe

New member

• Feb 6, 2008

• #12

tl01 said:

I have the regular Sunshine Kids Radian clip. I know I can use the Britax one too and that would likely help but I just haven't taken the time to order one.

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Yep, if you change the chest clip to the Britax, it will lie much more smoother and more correct, imo. I found that to be true with our Radian.

Radian clip is great for babies, but not for the toddlers & older kids, as far as I'm concerned.

 

Suzibeck

Active member

• Feb 6, 2008

• #13

My Compass infant seat has really nice straps so I have hope that the True Fit will as well.

 

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minismom

Well-known member

• Feb 6, 2008

• #14

My SS1 has uneven straps too! I'm so happy with the britax harness! For the first time I can put dd in and out without having to loosen then re-adjust the harness. For some reason it was very hard to do that with the SS1!
It feels different on the chest clip though, like it's so flat if you look at dd's chest from the side you see it sticking out and it gives the impression of being loose. On the SS1 the chest clip was more snug I think, like it's shape had an angle so it was always touching her body. KWIM?