RA50

NannyMom

Well-known member

• May 28, 2009

• #1

Wasn't it supposed to have lockoffs??? It doesn't.

THe RA50 cover and MA cover do fit well on the opposite seats Sofi and I underessed them tonight at BRU. If you push into the back/butt of the covers, the crotch straps don't line up right....but you can do that with the seats' proper covers too (I tried tonight).

 

mommaon112903

New member

• May 28, 2009

• #2

I am pretty sure they were not to have lock-offs or some of the other "extras" hence the awesome price.

If I would ever get pregnant again I would really one of these!

No pics?

 

NannyMom

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• May 28, 2009

• #3

mommaon112903 said:

I am pretty sure they were not to have lock-offs or some of the other "extras" hence the awesome price.

If I would ever get pregnant again I would really one of these!

No pics?

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I put a couple pics in another thread. But I'll put them here.

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This is the RA50 lower anchor. The alligator head is turned 90* on the webbing. It also only loosens/tightens one 1 side, not both sides like the RA.

For comparison, here is the RA lower anchor.
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Last edited: Apr 17, 2010

NannyMom

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• May 28, 2009

• #4

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This shows the "do not remove" stickers on the RA50. When I was looking at them tonight, I realized the styrofoam inserts were shaped a bit differently in the back. When trying to figure out why....I realized there were no lockoffs THis also shows the thinner harness adjuster

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And for comparison, this is the MA harness adjuster

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And this is BabyS. I know, she's sitting FF, bad me But it wasn't installed. She was just even with the bottom slots. However, in an installed MA a couple months ago she was just even with the bottom slots. So I think if it was installed, she'd be just over them, like the MA. In this picture, the crotch buckle is in the inner position. BabyS needed it in the middle position because in this was way under her bum.

 

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Maedze

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• May 28, 2009

• #5

The RA50 was just the FPSVD renamed...it never had lockoffs

 

NannyMom

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• May 28, 2009

• #6

I know the FPSVD never had lockoffs. And we'd been saying the RA50 is the FPSVD...but the base is different, and it can be tethered RF. And for some reason I thought it would have lockoffs now that it's a Britax, not a FP. Maybe I imagined it? Oh well.

 

Mama!

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• May 28, 2009

• #7

Crotch buckle is a Square, right?

 

NannyMom

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• May 28, 2009

• #8

Mama! said:

Crotch buckle is a Square, right?

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Yes. What other shape would it be? I didn't notice a difference between it and the MA buckle

 

crunchierthanthou

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• May 28, 2009

• #9

square = double click. the older single click were rounded.

 

NannyMom

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• May 28, 2009

• #10

crunchierthanthou said:

square = double click. the older single click were rounded.

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ahhh...I didn't know that. But I don't think I;ve ever used a single click seat. THe RA50 was deffinetly double click. And it has the new buckle tongues that don't fray the harness.

 

crunchierthanthou

New member

• May 28, 2009

• #11

the single click didn't have exposed metal either. here's a picture of the single click and first double click style side by side -

http://sk.convio.net/site/DocServer/Britax_Buckle_Pics_02-19-2008.pdf?docID=8281

The double click was introduced March 08, so there's about a year's worth of buckle tongues with exposed metal.

 

Mama!

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• May 28, 2009

• #12

Yeahh. I lurve some square buckles.

Our original Como/s had square buckles and I loved them. So comfortable on his thighs.

Then we got the Signo and I didn't notice the darn rounded buckle til it was too late. :thumbsdown:

 

Holly

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• May 28, 2009

• #13

I'm going to get one of those for Josh in a few months instead of the MA. I don't need lockoffs, and I don't like HUGS anyway. Also, so far I think my kids will outgrow these seats by height first, so no need for the 65lb limit.
I'm getting the cowmoo from BRU too.
It's weird, the FPSVD was made by Britax, and it had double click buckles.

 

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DahliaRW

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• May 29, 2009

• #14

So is the RA50 the same shell height as the MA?

 

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Kaylasmom

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• May 29, 2009

• #15

The turned LATCH means you don't have to flip it around for RF and FF... :thumbsup:

 

vonfirmath

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• May 29, 2009

• #16

It appears to -- although when checking with my hand, the "slanted" part between the bottom and the back seems to be different. Which seems to make the bottom slots on the R50 "lower" (And thus maybe fit babies younger). I could not, in playing with it, figure out why this would be.

And I don't want the Cowmoo Roundabout even if I end up getting one (which I am pondering. I recently bought a Scenera and I hate the seat. it's okay for now since it is installed but I never want to have to install it again!)

 

NannyMom

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• May 29, 2009

• #17

DahliaRW said:

So is the RA50 the same shell height as the MA?

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Yes.

Kaylasmom said:

The turned LATCH means you don't have to flip it around for RF and FF... :thumbsup:

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Oh.....I didn't think about that. But you have to move them anyway, because it's a strap like the RA not bars like the MA.

 

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Maedze

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• May 29, 2009

• #18

IMO, moving the LATCH strap is less of a PITA than flipping the anchors.


Oh, and since the RA50 was first announced, it was said there would be no lockoffs.


I actually think lockoffs are not as important of a feature as they used to be. Sure, there are still cars on the road with no locking belts, but locking belts have been required for 12 YEARS now, and many cars had locking belts a few years before they were required to. It's not like 80% of the vehicles on the road need a locking clip anymore.

 

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DahliaRW

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• May 29, 2009

• #19

Good to know. Sounds like a decent seat.

I agree about lockoffs. I like them for seats that go in my dh's car (he drives a 1989 dodge), but the locking clip is not a biggie to use. If someone REALLY wants lockoffs and has an old car, they can still get a MA.

 

jujumum

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• May 29, 2009

• #20

Is the grey comfort foam seat cut like the MA/BV or the DC/FPSVD? I prefer the DC/FPSVD, since they have a slot for the buckle to go through rather that a huge gap in the foam.

http://www.car-seat.org/showpost.php?p=844863&postcount=43

I wonder why the redesigned the aduster strap area? The RA50 is different than the FPSVD.