LISmama810
Admin - CPS Technician
So...some cars allow borrowing LATCH in the center position.
And some car seat manufacturers allow you to use LATCH in those positions, usually (always?) if the spacing is between 11-20 inches.
But at a tech update I went to a while back, the Chicco rep said they don't allow non-standard spacing because the test bench has spacing of 11 inches, and therefore there's no way to test a seat with any other spacing.
With that in mind, how comfortable are you with non-standard spacing?
For manufacturers who allow non-standard spacing, what are they basing that on? Why 20 inches as a cutoff?
At the same time, seatbelt configurations come in a lot of different shapes and sizes, but there's no restriction on that. (Well, except for belts that ARE restricted, but not based on spacing...)
Does anyone have more insight on this?
And some car seat manufacturers allow you to use LATCH in those positions, usually (always?) if the spacing is between 11-20 inches.
But at a tech update I went to a while back, the Chicco rep said they don't allow non-standard spacing because the test bench has spacing of 11 inches, and therefore there's no way to test a seat with any other spacing.
With that in mind, how comfortable are you with non-standard spacing?
For manufacturers who allow non-standard spacing, what are they basing that on? Why 20 inches as a cutoff?
At the same time, seatbelt configurations come in a lot of different shapes and sizes, but there's no restriction on that. (Well, except for belts that ARE restricted, but not based on spacing...)
Does anyone have more insight on this?