SafeSeat Harness Assembly

Mama Jo

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My sis threw her entire harness assembly, buckles and all, into the washer. This was the *used* SafeSeat I gave her last week because my 15 month old nephew had grown out of the SnugRide he was in but she refused to put him into convertible seat until spring because it's so cold. Well, he got sick, puked all over everything, so it all went into the washer.

She tells me this at my parents' house last night. I think I maybe freaked a little... lol... My BIL got defensive, said that was ridiculous, those straps will never break! My dad even chimed in that straps like that are used to load boats onto trailers - a 25 lb kid isn't going to break them! I showed them the crash test of the expired Britax seat just to demonstrate that they're not infallible when used incorrectly.

Anyway, after what BIL and dad said, and even after watching the video, I'm sure she won't replace the straps unless I get them for her. If I order the "complete harness assembly" from the Graco website, does it come with the crotch strap and the buckles as well? I know it doesn't have the chest clip because I can see you can order that seperately... but I don't see the other parts seperately. I just want to make sure I get everything I need. I've only had to replace straps on one other seat and it was a long time ago, so I don't remember what I ordered.
 
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Splash

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They probably won't be receptive to replacing them anyway.

Really, if it were me, I would let it go. The harness in a RF seat takes very little stress to begin with, it's almost all borne by the shell. And the likelihood of them somehow being severely compromised is slight. You're dad is on a point about the webbing. I use webbing on boat straps and after years of salt water and sun, they're still taking a beating, and they're not much thicker than that, if at all.

If it was a FF seat, or even a convertible (that will one day be FF), I might stress about it more. Otherwise, I'd leave it. You can only do so much if they're not willing to meet you. Besides, she'll just wash this set again next time he pukes, and you can't keep buying more.
 

Mama Jo

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You can only do so much if they're not willing to meet you. Besides, she'll just wash this set again next time he pukes, and you can't keep buying more.


I know you're right... I hate it that you're right, but you're right nonetheless. I would just prefer she not tell me about it if she isn't going to do things the right way. I'd rather not worry all the time when there's not much I can do to fix it. So I try to fix what little I can and then just wish she'd keep the rest to herself!
 

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