Stupid Scenera

mish

New member

• Feb 4, 2009

• #1

I hate the scenera. Really. With every fiber of my being, I hate it. I know it is a good seat for the money, and really the only option at that price, but I can't help it. Both my niece and my nephew have this seat. I have had both of them this week (one is my brothers kid and the other is my sisters btw). First Taylor, my nephew. He is 14 months and 27 pounds. Parents have him FF, but I RF in my car. To start with, I could barely squeeze him in there. Then for the life of my I could not tighten the harness. It was fine when he wasn't in there, but horrible with him in it. I assumed it was because he was RF, so I dealt with it.

Fast forward to today when I picked up Jocelyn from day care. She was FF and I could barely tighten hers. The seat is just a total pain in the butt.

I think I am getting a true fit to use for them in my car.

 

NannyMom

Well-known member

• Feb 4, 2009

• #2

I love my Scenera for RF with latch It is difficult to tighten the harness. Even moreso when it's cold outside. For RF, I just grab the harness in the back to tighten, then pull the strap in the front.

Sofi's been using ours for 2 weeks now because I forgot to get the Marathon out of the van before it went to the body shop

 

christineka

New member

• Feb 4, 2009

• #3

My 30 pound 4 year old rf in the scenera as her main seat. I have no problems with it. She fits great, the harness tightens and loosens just how it should. We all have different experiences though. Or perhaps I am just used to cheap seats??? I found it harder to deal with the radian than any of my cheap seats, though.

 

Murphy's Law

New member

• Feb 4, 2009

• #4

I don't have a Scenera, but when my other RF seats aren't adjusting easily, I find it easier to pull the straps tight from the back of the seat and pull the slack through by grabbing the adjuster strap while I'm holding the shoulder part tight from the outside seat back. Of course this will only work with the RF seat. Hope you can get it to work easier. It is so frustrating when you can't tighten the harness easily.

 

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*Spoiledinmyhouseofblue*

New member

• Feb 4, 2009

• #5

I just got done at swearing at my scenera straps! LOL! LOL!

They weren't tighting. What I did was just rethreaded them and it worked. LOL.

That is the only problem I have had with it.

I can install it in a second, so it is a nice seat.

 

lnwn

New member

• Feb 4, 2009

• #6

This thread caught my eye. I was complaining about my Scenera in a different thread. Does anyone else have a problem with it tipping sideways?

 

mish

New member

• Feb 4, 2009

• #7

Is it rear facing? If so, it is probably your retractor causing it to tip. You can solve that by using a locking clip instead of locking your shoulder belt.

 

joolsplus3

Admin - CPS Technician

• Feb 4, 2009

• #8

I can't install mine RF with LATCH... I'm sure it's my car...right? I can install ANYTHING in a Honda Ody captain's chair, but not the Scenera RF

 

joolsplus3

Admin - CPS Technician

• Feb 4, 2009

• #9

lnwn said:

This thread caught my eye. I was complaining about my Scenera in a different thread. Does anyone else have a problem with it tipping sideways?

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Mish told you how to fix it, but here's the page with more detailed info that might help http://www.carseatsite.com/lockingclips.htm

 

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*Spoiledinmyhouseofblue*

New member

• Feb 4, 2009

• #10

joolsplus3 said:

I can't install mine RF with LATCH... I'm sure it's my car...right? I can install ANYTHING in a Honda Ody captain's chair, but not the Scenera RF

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I just installed one in my daycare girl's grandparent's car. It was just as easy as my kia sedona.

 

Freedom_Pixie

New member

• Feb 4, 2009

• #11

I have the sam problem with the same seat. It is fine with out nobody in it, but once a child gets in it. I tis like one sides tightens while the other doesn't, I spent a good 15 minutes re0adjusting it so it can fit properly on DS. Plus there is not enough padding on there, just a cover and that's it. Also, some days I have to re-adjust the harness because DS doesn't fit in it after a while. It is like 30 minutes later, I put him in it and the harness is too tight, I can barely buckle it up. It is so frustrating dealing with that every time. After everything is re-adjusted it is a good seat, but I wish I had gotten a different one. But he is getting close to being out of the Scenera. So I get to go car seat shopping .

 

Kat_Momof3

New member

• Feb 5, 2009

• #12

joolsplus3 said:

I can't install mine RF with LATCH... I'm sure it's my car...right? I can install ANYTHING in a Honda Ody captain's chair, but not the Scenera RF

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weird question... you lift the cover, right?


I had one and loved it... it didn't feel as solid or as well padded as the pricier seats, but it was easy to install and use for me. And it is because it was so much so that Jeffrey got put back into a harnessed seat... and boy did he love that... and boy did I really start getting carseat addicted from that point on.

 

mish

New member

• Feb 5, 2009

• #13

joolsplus3 said:

Mish told you how to fix it, but here's the page with more detailed info that might help http://www.carseatsite.com/lockingclips.htm

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Thanks. I was busy and didn't have time to explain better. I was hoping someone would come along with more information and a better explanation.

 

lnwn

New member

• Feb 5, 2009

• #14

Thanks to you both. I will give it a whirl. I didn't notice if it comes with a locking clip but I know I have one on my Safeseat so I am all set. I hate using the locking clip though, it hurtses my fingers.

 

CaseyRN

New member

• Feb 5, 2009

• #15

I also hate the scenera. It is like my private hell when I have to deal with it. My parents have one for their cars. It's better now that we are FF but I also struggle with the harness. I thought it was just me. Drives me batty. I have probably cursed at that seat more than anything/anybody else in my life! I could never get the stupid thing at an acceptable angle RF b/c of the shape of the base and the slope of the seat. HATED IT! And I still hate it. Sure it's good for the money but I can't tell you how many times I would just throw my MA in thier car rather than fight that stupid scenera....especially when she was RF!

And....DD is going to be on the top slots soon? What? She's only 17% in height....she's a shorty. And she's going to be on the top soon???

 

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emntheboys

New member

• Feb 5, 2009

• #16

mish said:

First Taylor, my nephew. He is 14 months and 27 pounds. Parents have him FF, but I RF in my car. To start with, I could barely squeeze him in there.

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This statement caught my eye. I just bought a TF to replace my 14 month, 26 lb son's Scenera. I don't think he is overly huge for his age, but he was just sooo squished in the Scenera. He has lots of room now! I haven't had any of the other problems that have been stated, but I can really sympathize with the no RF leg room.

 

Last edited: Feb 5, 2009