Splash
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So I got my XT today and tried it out...
They must have made changes to the shell. SOMETHING was changed. Joy and Starr can both vouch for the fact that it simply was not possible to install it center in my car when I tried ~18 months ago. I even dented my roof trying. Nor could I install it outboard with belt.
So today, belt install. Outboard first try rock solid with very minimal effort. Center took some grunting, and it didn't shake the vehicle, but it got in there well within acceptable limits.
What gives? What changed? Can those rubber grippy strips make that big a difference? I noticed it's also easier to install the MA in the center than the BV, only difference is the rubber grippy strips. But I can't believe that that was all it took.
So, I love the fit. But Charlie is a no go. He hated it just as much as he did when I bought the first one over a year ago. He sulked and wanted OUT immediately. He kept asking for his blue seat back (MA). So I don't know what to do.
He is THERE in the MA. But sometimes he looks like he has lots of room. But, I'd say it's safe to say he's got at least 8 more months in the MA. After that, then what? I want to get rid of the FN, I have no use for that thing. I suppose at that time I could buy whatever is on the market or just go with a GN, which fits beautifully and he likes.
The only thing I don't like about the MA center as it is now is that it is WAY off center. Completely. Like, only half of it is on the hump. It's between the stalks (the stalks are super widely spaced), and I have some major compression to pretty much obliterate that hump. But I still would like it more centered. RN was a bit off center but not nearly as much. Plus, RN sits low, I like that better.
What should I do? And how much more harness room does a FN have over a RN?
They must have made changes to the shell. SOMETHING was changed. Joy and Starr can both vouch for the fact that it simply was not possible to install it center in my car when I tried ~18 months ago. I even dented my roof trying. Nor could I install it outboard with belt.
So today, belt install. Outboard first try rock solid with very minimal effort. Center took some grunting, and it didn't shake the vehicle, but it got in there well within acceptable limits.
What gives? What changed? Can those rubber grippy strips make that big a difference? I noticed it's also easier to install the MA in the center than the BV, only difference is the rubber grippy strips. But I can't believe that that was all it took.
So, I love the fit. But Charlie is a no go. He hated it just as much as he did when I bought the first one over a year ago. He sulked and wanted OUT immediately. He kept asking for his blue seat back (MA). So I don't know what to do.
He is THERE in the MA. But sometimes he looks like he has lots of room. But, I'd say it's safe to say he's got at least 8 more months in the MA. After that, then what? I want to get rid of the FN, I have no use for that thing. I suppose at that time I could buy whatever is on the market or just go with a GN, which fits beautifully and he likes.
The only thing I don't like about the MA center as it is now is that it is WAY off center. Completely. Like, only half of it is on the hump. It's between the stalks (the stalks are super widely spaced), and I have some major compression to pretty much obliterate that hump. But I still would like it more centered. RN was a bit off center but not nearly as much. Plus, RN sits low, I like that better.
What should I do? And how much more harness room does a FN have over a RN?