Just noticed the tethers on my MAs are different!

jdchic3

New member

• Mar 27, 2008

• #1

I have two MAs. One has a DOM in June of 2007, and the other is October 2007. The tethers come out at different places. Look! Thoughts?

June 2007

October 2007

 

joolsplus3

Admin - CPS Technician

• Mar 27, 2008

• #2

Innnnnnnnteresting.... I have no thoughts (beyond, 'A higher tether is supposedly better for reducing head excursion but I doubt there's a huge difference or Britax would have had it from the very top all along' lol)

 

crunchierthanthou

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• Mar 27, 2008

• #3

Do they look the same from the front?

 

jdchic3

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• Mar 27, 2008

• #4

crunchierthanthou said:

Do they look the same from the front?

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You mean are they both energy absorbing? Because they both are.

 

crunchierthanthou

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• Mar 27, 2008

• #5

yeah. does either have the sticker that the manual shows (but I've never actually seen)?

 

jdchic3

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• Mar 27, 2008

• #6

crunchierthanthou said:

yeah. does either have the sticker that the manual shows (but I've never actually seen)?

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Nope, no sticker. Both tethers seem to be identical other than the placement out of the shell. I'm really curious why they're different! lol

 

groovymom2000

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• Mar 27, 2008

• #7

Wow...the lower one looks like it comes out similar to the Radian(which I hate, btw). My very old MA comes out at the top(it expires next year). Wonder what Britax would say is the reason if you called them.....

 

murphydog77

Admin - CPST Instructor

Staff member

• Mar 27, 2008

• #8

I'm curious too because it costs wads to change the mold, or so I've been told by reps. The higher the better, but any tether really . . .

 

joolsplus3

Admin - CPS Technician

• Mar 27, 2008

• #9

If THAT changed..what else? (besides the color, we know one is brownish and one grayish...)...we might need crotch strap measurements and shoulder slot heights, too, lol...

 

jdchic3

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• Mar 27, 2008

• #10

I just might have to call Britax in the morning and ask..... Anyone else have an early 2007 and/or later 2007 to compare?

 

libranbutterfly

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• Mar 27, 2008

• #11

Mine are 5/29 and 9/24, and I noticed the same differences. I can check mo newest one when DH gets home.

 

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hipmaman

Moderator - CPST Instructor

• Mar 27, 2008

• #12

This is the first time ever that I noticed tether locations. My old RAs, MAs (and its cousins ) have tether straps coming at the top. These were vintage 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004.

But my Nov 2007 MA has tether straps coming out in the same locations as jdchic3's Oct 2007 MA.

Hmmm...

 

jdchic3

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• Mar 27, 2008

• #13

joolsplus3 said:

If THAT changed..what else? (besides the color, we know one is brownish and one grayish...)...we might need crotch strap measurements and shoulder slot heights, too, lol...

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The color of the shells are different because the strap colors are different.

 

azgirl71

CPST Instructor

• Mar 27, 2008

• #14

I will have to check my Britax seats tomorrow.

 

mcomommy

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• Mar 28, 2008

• #15

Mine are Nov. 06, I will check and take a pic tomarrow

 

groovymom2000

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• Mar 28, 2008

• #16

Remember Britax closes at noon on Friday.... If somebody was a callin' today....

 

mcomommy

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• Mar 28, 2008

• #17

That is what both my Nov 06 MAs look like.

 

jdchic3

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• Mar 28, 2008

• #18

I just talked to a wonderful lady at Britax. What she said is they are manufactured in different facilities and that is why they are different. And of course when I asked, she confirmed that they are crash tested to the same standards.

 

azgirl71

CPST Instructor

• Mar 28, 2008

• #19

jdchic3 said:

I just talked to a wonderful lady at Britax. What she said is they are manufactured in different facilities and that is why they are different. And of course when I asked, she confirmed that they are crash tested to the same standards.

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Then I guess there are 2 different molds then. Still strange.

 

melniemi

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• Mar 28, 2008

• #20

Maybe the molds for the different color shells are different. Very strange, yes. I already turned in my old seats or I could've compared, one was tan the other gray. My new seats are tan and look like jdchic's tan one