I ended up putting them both FF

[Sarabela]

Ian was 32.3 pounds fully clothed (but in the morning) 2 weeks ago when I was at the doctor's office, Neil was 31.2 or so. I had this whole problem with my boulevards when I went to turn Ian's around where the base would not snap into FF non recline mode so Britax sent me 2 new ones (I checked Neil's and same thing was happening) and I was going to keep Neil RF a little longer but I was a bit worried that if I put his new seat in RF it would eventually have the same problem. Someone on here had said it has happened to others after the seat was installed tightly RF so I think the base must warp a little after being tightly RF for a while. What do you guys think? My concern is that if I do install the new one RF it will be past warranty and I won't be so lucky to get another replacement if I have the same problem. Is this a valid concern or would you guys still recommend I put him RF for another pound or so? They are 21.5 months old.

 

[ThreeBeans]

At under 2 I would eek out every last ounce of RF that I could. That would be my parental decision and the recommendation I would give as a technician.

 

[crunchierthanthou]

There is a link between overtightening the rf tether and broken recline mechanisms.

I would rf him if I could. It is 4-5 times safer for children under age 2. Just be sure not to overtighten the tether. It doesn't have to be so tight that it affects the recline- just taut so that there is no slack.

 

[ThreeBeans]

There is a link between overtightening the rf tether and broken recline mechanisms.

I would rf him if I could. It is 4-5 times safer for children under age 2. Just be sure not to overtighten the tether. It doesn't have to be so tight that it affects the recline- just taut so that there is no slack.

This too. You shouldn't hear a musical note if you twang your RF tether. LOL.

 

[melniemi]

If you just got the new seat, it should have a new 1 year warranty. With 1.5 pounds to go, it is not real likely that it will take a year. I would rf as long as possible to keep him as safe as possible seeing as he is only 21 months.

 

[Sarabela]

If you just got the new seat, it should have a new 1 year warranty. With 1.5 pounds to go, it is not real likely that it will take a year. I would rf as long as possible to keep him as safe as possible seeing as he is only 21 months.

I assumed that the new seats were under the original warranty even though they were new, since they were replacements. If what you say is true I have no qualms about putting him RF a bit longer.

And to "Crunchierthanthou" That is interesting about the tether, I thought it was just the tight latch install that caused it. I did use the tether to adjust the recline a bit, the seats were very straight and while we don't take long drives very often, when we did and they would fall asleep their heads would slump forward if I didnt recline them a bit more with the tether. I will try to get a more reclined install RF without using the tether to pull it down.

 

[ThreeBeans]

Your seat is in the 'reclined' position, yes? Jam the base of it as tightly against the bite of the seat when you install (the base, not the edge of the seat part).

 

[Sarabela]

Your seat is in the 'reclined' position, yes? Jam the base of it as tightly against the bite of the seat when you install (the base, not the edge of the seat part).

When I had them RF, yes. In fact that is how they got stuck, the bases wouldn't snap into place in the non reclined position. I will give that a try thanks very much.