We had one of these come through our check last night. We were neefing to get 3 across the backseat of a car. I took the base off. It is the one that can be a backless booster. There was no padding on it. Is there suppose to be? We were going to use it for the ds that came in in a shield booster that we needed to replace, but we had no manual, so we didn't use it. It was going to expire next year. I don,t know if any local stores even carry it and I am not going shopping today. Thanks