tl01
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(Added the pics)We got our Casino True Fit and I think I love it though I do have some questions. First, I got a great install, but the way you install with LATCH is quite interesting. It appears as though you have to use the lock offs even for the LATCH belt (as you would with the seat belt)...good think I read the manual.. right? By using the lockoffs it really improves the LATCH install but it seems weird to me that I can't get a super tight LATCH install without using the lock offs. Is it okay to "rely" on the lock offs for the tight install? The strange thing is that on the way home from dinner, I think one of the lock offs might have unlocked... I'm trying to figure out if that is even possible; however, the seat seemed a little looser than when I installed it and I removed the cover and it was opened. I'm going to keep my eye on this but am wondering if this is a safety concern.
The next interesting thing about this seat is the line on the side of the seat that has to be parallel to the ground for it to be at the proper recline. I know that DS doesn't need it to be parallel at his age but I can't even imagine how reclined the seat has to be for it to be parallel. It isn't a matter of the sticker being wrong b/c there's also arrows on the seat that are part of the molded seat that show where the line should go and it is in the right place. I'll include a pic of this crazy line. With any reasonable amount of recline I have no problem using the harness adjuster even in my mom's car an MB E350 (where it is installed right now) and her seats are somewhat flat.
Now, I think I will use a towel to get just a little extra recline since DS's head was bobbing a tiny bit with the current level of recline. Can I just use a really tightly wound up towel and put it under the seat as close to the seat bight as possible? I think I"ll cut a towel in half otherwise it seems to bulky.
DS at 90% height and weight.. and height being mostly torso is just barely over the 2nd harness slot (at 2 years) so I don't think the 1st and 2nd harness slots only being able to be used when RFIng will be a problem. I have a lot of space until the next slot and by the way DS is eating lately, I think he is going to grow out of the extra 2 lbs RFing pretty quickly
The next interesting thing about this seat is the line on the side of the seat that has to be parallel to the ground for it to be at the proper recline. I know that DS doesn't need it to be parallel at his age but I can't even imagine how reclined the seat has to be for it to be parallel. It isn't a matter of the sticker being wrong b/c there's also arrows on the seat that are part of the molded seat that show where the line should go and it is in the right place. I'll include a pic of this crazy line. With any reasonable amount of recline I have no problem using the harness adjuster even in my mom's car an MB E350 (where it is installed right now) and her seats are somewhat flat.
Now, I think I will use a towel to get just a little extra recline since DS's head was bobbing a tiny bit with the current level of recline. Can I just use a really tightly wound up towel and put it under the seat as close to the seat bight as possible? I think I"ll cut a towel in half otherwise it seems to bulky.
DS at 90% height and weight.. and height being mostly torso is just barely over the 2nd harness slot (at 2 years) so I don't think the 1st and 2nd harness slots only being able to be used when RFIng will be a problem. I have a lot of space until the next slot and by the way DS is eating lately, I think he is going to grow out of the extra 2 lbs RFing pretty quickly
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