New MAs have higher top strap slot?

thepeach80

Senior Community Member
Anyone w/ both old and new have any insight to this? There's a post or 2 on BBC about it and I hadn't seen it mentioned here so I thought I'd bring it up and see if anyone has an old and new they can compare.
 
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melniemi

New member
let me go measure - brb!

Just measured a 10/04 and an 11/07. W/o foam and w/o cover, measuring from the flat part where the latch is stored to ship, I got exactly 18" on both, no difference. But it seemed my dd1 was a tad below the 2nd to top slot when she rode in her seat this weekend and in her old seat she was a tad above it. So I don't know????
 

joolsplus3

Admin - CPS Technician
That'll be funny, since they've gone from claiming an 18 inch top slot to claiming a 16.5 inch top slot. I can't wait to see what Mel finds :)
 

fyrfightermomma

New member
You know when I Just got my MA last week (feb 08) and put my 2.5 y/o in it it did seem like there was more room to the top slot vs my 06 and 07 MA's. Now I know it wasnt installed so I thought that was the reason but I'll be interested to see if it really was higher :)
 

melniemi

New member
You guys are too fast - I edited my post above and will take pics to post after I feed my kids lunch!
 

melniemi

New member
Maybe the new seat with the 35# rf limit truly is a new mold and does have higher top harness slots????
That would be cool. Now I hope the new seat I just ordered that is said to have a 35# sticker has higher slots too!!!!
 

Chris920

New member
The top slots on my 6/06 and the 2/08 I bought for my sister are exactly the same--17 1/2-- shell only. The slots on the '08 cover were nearly 3/4 inches above the true slot so I had to measure coverless. Maybe we'll see a difference on the doms after 2/18. If anyone is judging by the cover only, they will seem a lot higher but they are not.
 

melniemi

New member
Alright, here are my pics.

10/2004 Marathon
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11/2007 Marathon
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I think it looks the same. I measured from the exact same spot on both - the flat part where the latch is now stored when shipped. I'm interested to see the difference in the 2008's - if there is a difference!
 

thepeach80

Senior Community Member
Interesting...how do you make a seat w/ 18" slots and only end up really getting 16.5" when you add the foam and install it?!
 

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