2Questions

[LoveMyBoyOB]

Okay question #1:

My daughter is 8months old, 19lbs and some odd inches. She's in a Peg Perego SIP30/30 (I know she's not 30inches long). So this seat has a non-rethread harness as many of you know. Right now it's at the highest setting possible which is about 1 inch (maybe more) below her shoulders. I know the harness needs to be below her shoulders but at what point is it TOO low? We have her RXT ready and waiting to be installed, so the next seat up isn't a problem. Just wondering when I should move her out. Would it be when she hits one of the limits?

Question #2:

My son is 3yo 32.4 lbs and 36 inches. He rfs is a Diono Radian RXT. it is currently installed with latch but with our van it needs to be installed with the seatbelt once he hits 38lbs. We drive a 2005 dodge caravan. Anyways I'm guessing my van has the locking seat belts (haven't looked fully into it Since we're a little away from switching) BUT I'm wondering if even though it has the locking seatbelts, can I use an H clip on it anyways? It would make me feel 1938596 times better. I have trouble trusting that it won't loosen.

Thanks ladies

 

[LoveMyBoyOB]

Anyone???

 

[CMeMeC]

I would think she is fine until she reaches a limitation on the seat unless the manual states something about the harness being "too far" below. For my own personal comfort, I would move her to a convertible. I feel like once they are so low they might slip off their shoulders. However, I have no basis for this, it's just my personal discomfort. As for the locking clip (h clip) they can become a projectile in an accident should it break loose or so I've read. If the seatbelts lock, I wouldn't use it.

 

[LoveMyBoyOB]

Wouldn't that defeat the purpose of the h clip, especially when so many people need to rely on it for a proper install?

 

[Patriot201]

Hello!

You can move your daughter whenever you are ready. There is no safety benefit of the infant seat over the convertible. I would probably go ahead and move her since she is already 8 months old. She actually might like the bigger seat, with more room to stretch.


For your son, if you prefer to use the locking clip over the locking seatbelt, that's fine. There is probably a little higher rate of misuse with the locking clip, though, so just make sure it is being used correctly (it should be no more than 1 inch away from the belt plate).

 

[Patriot201]

As for the locking clip (h clip) they can become a projectile in an accident should it break loose or so I've read. If the seatbelts lock, I wouldn't use it.

A properly-used locking clip should not do this. An improperly used clip might, but a properly used clip should not.

 

[LoveMyBoyOB]

That's what I thought. Thanks for the reassurance

 

[featherhead]

The locking clip only holds the belt tight until a collision, and then the locking retractor will kick in. So if a locked belt holds your seat tight you aren't gaining anything by using the locking clip. It just holds the seat tight until the retractor kicks in. If the ELR (emergency locking retractor) is broken you need to use a belt shortening clip, which is like a heavy duty locking clip, though you install it differently. This completely takes the place of the ELR.