Child Seat Question

[gilby4runner]

I am trying to get my child seat in my runner and i am having issues. Its an all in one deal and its a PITA. It has to be rear facing for the first few months of the kiddos life. I have worked the lap belt through it but it just doesn't seem tight enough. There is play from side to side. I don't have anything to use the latch system with until i make it forward facing. NO, DUCT TAPE AND RATCHET STRAPS wont work. (already thought of it and the wife didn't find it funny.) Any info you guys could give would be great!
Gilby
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[NakSuKow]

What brand is your seat? My wife and I were using Gracos with bases but found it more secure without them.

[YotaGirl]

Have you tried sitting in the seat yourself while you snug it down? That has worked for us when we had trouble getting it tight enough.

[Henrythewound]

stupid question, but did you pull the belt all the way out before routing it through the base/seat? We had a graco w/ base and then a rebadged Britax convertibel, both are secure with the belt. You really have to bear down on the seat while tightening the belt to make it tight enough

[4runnerchevy]

Have you tried sitting in the seat yourself while you snug it down? That has worked for us when we had trouble getting it tight enough.


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[reggie 00]

There should be a place in town to go to.
I know the police station here locally sets up child seat classes all the time.

Go by an have them show you the best way to secure your childs seat.
I know a lot of people that go end up finding out they where doing something wrong.

[slosurfer]

You can probably take it to your Highway Patrol to get it checked out and make sure it is installed correctly.

For our first kid, we actually took a couple hour class through the CHP. It was very informative and then they helped us install the seats afterwards. The other cool thing is that you learned what mistakes to look for and what other installation options are there for other vehicles. You got to watch those grandparents when they put carseats in and come pick up your kids. :D

[gilby4runner]

Thanks for the info! I will go out and mess with it some more in the morning. I have the seat in my wifes car secure. I went to the local fire dept. but the girl in charge of the car seats was on maturnity leave...go figure. Thanks again.. this is why i love this site!

[Roadrunner]

Have you tried the Mightty Tite Car Seat Belt Tightener?
http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2267437

I've been using one for 4 years, first with the rear facing seat and now with a larger forward facing seat.

http://trus.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/pTRU1-2787558reg.jpg

[slosurfer]

I don't remember why, but I know our CHP did not like those things.

[Lee]

my sister took her car to the fire station to get hers checked out

they'd never laughed so hard in their lives than they did at her and her husband's attempt to install the seat themselves :laugh:

[reggie 00]

my sister took her car to the fire station to get hers checked out

they'd never laughed so hard in their lives than they did at her and her husband's attempt to install the seat themselves :laugh:


:pics:

[Lee]

hahah i never even saw it, let alone photographed it... but she said the first guy to look at it called people over :rofl:

[reggie 00]

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n74/reggiemiller00/MenBabySitting_09-1.jpg

Um ma'am, you doing it wrong.

[surf4runner]

stupid question, but did you pull the belt all the way out before routing it through the base/seat?
this was what it took for me, be sure that its locked when retracted and it should stop slipping/sliding.

this was an issue for anyone else who used the seat too.
laying across it helped secure it tight.