HBB Recommendation

[bella_1818]

I'm shopping for a high back booster for occasional use in a 2006 Dodge Caravan. The headrest is missing from the captain's chair where the booster will be used.

Wish List:
* Does not require vehicle's headrest behind the booster seat.
* Back of booster stays connected to seat when it is moved. It will be moved frequently and I don't want the back to pop off or wobble around while it's being moved.

Occupant:
8.5 year old, 50lbs, on the top harness slot in the Britax Frontier CT.

*Because this is an occasional use seat, I would prefer to shop in the mid to low end price range.

 

[abigaylebelle]

How long do you need this seat for this seating position? If it will be a while I'm thinking you will want something tall. Perhaps a parkway?

The new turbos don't fall apart easily but I don't know how much time the child would fit given that she is at the top of the frontier harness. Same for the evenflo amp.

Have you looked into getting a replacement headrest?

 

[bella_1818]

I didn't realize the was outgrowing a HBB. Wow!

 

[Dillipop]

http://www.psci.net/minivans/Seats.htm

This website has headrests for $25 plus shipping. Based on the fact that the child is outgrowing the frontier harness, getting a headrest and a backless booster is pretty much your only long term option. And it will be less expensive than the parkway or Recaro booster.

Te frontier itself makes a tall booster without needing vehicle support.


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[Athena]

on the top harness slot in the Britax Frontier CT.

This is the reason for concern that the child would outgrow HBBs soon because the top FR slot is about the same as some HBBs (e.g. Gracos) and only an inch shorter than the Parkway. However, you don't say it's outgrown, only that they're on the top slot, so they might have another inch of growth, two inches in the Parkway, and that could last a while. It's hard for me to imagine a kid who's only 50 pounds not having a good HBB option, but maybe they have a long torso.

Or maybe the head rest plus NBB is best. I know nothing about retrofitting head rests. I just know about fitting taller kids in HBBs, so I'm trying to help with that. HTH.

 

[bella_1818]

Thanks for the help! I'm out of my depth shopping for an economy booster. My DH and I both have Frontier CT that we'll use as a booster, but I just can't justify the cost for Grandma's car as infrequently as it will be used..

DS is all torso and rail thin; loads of sports and fussy eating.

 

[Athena]

Thanks for the help! I'm out of my depth shopping for an economy booster. My DH and I both have Frontier CT that we'll use as a booster, but I just can't justify the cost for Grandma's car as infrequently as it will be used..

DS is all torso and rail thin; loads of sports and fussy eating.

I've got one of those long, skinny kids myself. The only other tall HBB not requiring vehicle head rest support I can think of is the Recaro Performance (I think that's the name ... the latest one), but that's not really an economy either and isn't taller than the PKWY.

Sounds like a tough challenge. I hope you figure it out.

 

[Dillipop]

Thanks for the help! I'm out of my depth shopping for an economy booster. My DH and I both have Frontier CT that we'll use as a booster, but I just can't justify the cost for Grandma's car as infrequently as it will be used..

DS is all torso and rail thin; loads of sports and fussy eating.

This is grandma's car? Does she have the headrest somewhere or is it lost? Are there headrests in other seating positions? Can he be moved to one of those spots?


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[bella_1818]

This is grandma's car? Does she have the headrest somewhere or is it lost? Are there headrests in other seating positions? Can he be moved to one of those spots? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

She has the headrest, but the sleeve into which it fits is worn out and it won't lock into an upright position. I found an ooooooold dead thread on here where someone was able to get the part for $12 dollars, so I'll defiantly look into that.

Grandma has Aspergers. All other seating positions have headrests, but in Grandma's mind, this is the only seat that DS can use. For DS to sit in the other captain's chair, and RF DD to sit in the broken chair, she would have to adjust the recline of the front passenger seat. For DS to sit on the back bench, she would have to move her rain jacket, because that's where she keeps it. It's really frustrating. It looks like I'll either get her seat fixed and buy a backless booster, not get the seat fixed and buy a $$high back booster, or tell her she can't transport him.