Isn't this too high?

HEVY · Mar 25, 2009

UPDATE: New pics below.

Isn't there something with the ear to determine.

Shaunam · Mar 25, 2009

I don't think the ears matter as far as the straps are concerned. They say "at or above" and I think anyone would recommend the NEXT highest slot, rather than just any old slot just cause it's above. For her, I'd recommend the slot below the highest. But in any case, having it in the highest slot isn't dangerous as far as I know, just having it in the closest one would be the best fit. Not that long ago, many convertibles would only allow you to use the highest slots ffing, even if they were above the child's head. :shrug-shoulders:

LEAW · Mar 25, 2009

I asked that once too, because I needed my kids to be able to share a seat for a day, and it was better to be too high FF or too low RF than to be wrong.

HEVY · Mar 25, 2009

I need one of our techs

cause the one lower, to me, feels just at her shoulder, sometime slightly above or lower, but not accurate enough for me to put it there.
I know it looks like it shouldn't be there, but probably is OK.

BookMama · Mar 25, 2009

HEVY said:
I need one of our techs cause the one lower, to me, feels just at her shoulder, sometime slightly above or lower, but not accurate enough for me to put it there.
I know it looks like it shouldn't be there, but probably is OK.

It's not so high as to be a problem, but unless the cover slots are waaaay off from the actual shell slots, I think you can move it down one set.

Shaunam · Mar 25, 2009

Obviously, I'm not there to actually see it, but it looks like she's just over the 2nd slot and not even close to the third slot. I don't see how she'd ever be over the 3rd slot.

But since you are there and can actually see it, it's going to be your call. When in doubt, move it up.

Oh, btw, I'm a tech, I just never bothered to get my name turned green.

daycaremom2002 · Mar 25, 2009

I agree. It looks like there is another slot between her shoulder and the top slot. Maybe a picture with something stuck in the slot( a pen or ruler) so that it is clearer where the slots actually are.

That being said, I have kids who ride in seats with the harness almost that high on them. I have no problem with it.

carseatcoach · Mar 25, 2009

I also see a slot which is questionable, a slot which is just fine, and a top slot. I would use the "just fine" slot.

(And it may be because of the strap geometry, but I'm guessing I could pinch a horizontal fold.)

HEVY · Mar 25, 2009

Shauna, what I meant by needing a tech was I wish I had one of you here!

When I put my hand or ruler on her shoulder it is level with the third slot. I look at the pic and I see that the third is higher than it actuallt is. I have to figure another way to take the pic. And yes the clover is about an inch higher than the actual slot.

Shaunam · Mar 25, 2009

HEVY said:
Shauna, what I meant by needing a tech was I wish I had one of you here!
When I put my hand or ruler on her shoulder it is level with the third slot. I look at the pic and I see that the third is higher than it actuallt is. I have to figure another way to take the pic. And yes the clover is about an inch higher than the actual slot.

Oops I though you meant one of the techs on the site.

I need to get my status changed anyway.

Victorious4 · Mar 26, 2009

Top slot (in use) = too high* :twocents:
2nd-to-top = just right :thumbsup:
3rd slot = "at" the shoulder, almost below, acceptable, but time to move up

* unless a taller kid will need to share the seat: too high is better than too low FF . . . but strive for just right whenever possible

thepeach80 · Mar 26, 2009

It's hard when you're right at that slot and need to move up, it looks wrong doesn't it? My boys often share seats so the slots are going to higher up on Evan but it's o.k. They're not ramping up in a ffing seat.

HEVY · Mar 31, 2009

The slot below the top seems to be at the shoulder, wondering if I can use it there a month or two. You be the judge

LEAW · Mar 31, 2009

Isn't there another slot right above the little purple flower in the first post?

The angle of the pics is different, so it's hard for me to tell if that's the same slot in the other pics.

HEVY · Mar 31, 2009

I am using the top slot, this one pictured is the one below it, where the OPs think would be the right height for her. The first pics were done looking down, the second set were done at eye level. I know in the first set it looks like this slot is a lot higher. My finger is pressing down at the slot.

Misty-Bug · Mar 31, 2009

shouldn't you use the slot that is AT or above? So that would make it at? If it were me personally I would use that middle slot (shown in the first picture) rather then the top one. Just looks like there is too much possibility to ramp up (is that the right term techs?) I would rather keep it in the middle slot until it is obviously outgrown but I am not yet a tech so you can ignore me.

SusanMae · Mar 31, 2009

It looks like the pencil pics would be an acceptable slot to use. If you came to me at a fitting station, I'd suggest moving them up so you didn't have to check every day and worry about her going over.

As for ramping up---that ONLY applies to RF seats. In a FF seat, the child moves forward in a crash, not upward.

Susan

thepeach80 · Mar 31, 2009

I'd use the top one. I don't have time (and would rather not sit and obsess about it) to keep checking the slots and if the shoulder is over etc. There's no real safety issue w/ it being too high, once upon a time all ffing seats had to use the top slot no matter the size of the child.

Misty-Bug · Mar 31, 2009

SusanMae said:
It looks like the pencil pics would be an acceptable slot to use. If you came to me at a fitting station, I'd suggest moving them up so you didn't have to check every day and worry about her going over.

As for ramping up---that ONLY applies to RF seats. In a FF seat, the child moves forward in a crash, not upward.

Susan

thank you. Sorry. I thought I was wrong.

Splash · Mar 31, 2009

How hard is it to install? If it's very difficult, I would use the top. If it's pretty easy, I'd use the next one down just for her comfort.

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