Carseats for EQB
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Carseats for EQB
Hi -
I just picked up my new EQB after a year of waiting! It's exactly what I ordered and wonderful.
The one issue i'm having is that the forward-facing carseats that have worked in my prior car are not working in the EQB. Our son is big enough that he needs a forward-facing carseat installed via the lap belt not the latches (the latches support up to 65 lbs including carseat and our seat suggests you do lap belt after 40 lbs) but is not ready for a booster yet. The issue I am having is that the latch for the seatbelt in the EQB 2nd row is so far forward that the car seat won't install tightly with the lap belt. On my prior car, they were right were the seat back hits the seat bottom, but on the EQB they are about 3 inches forward. It seems like when I tighten down the carseat it is not being pinned against the back of the seat and so the seat wiggles on that side.
Have any parents had similar issues? Are there any car seat models that you have had luck with?
Thanks!
Adam
I just picked up my new EQB after a year of waiting! It's exactly what I ordered and wonderful.
The one issue i'm having is that the forward-facing carseats that have worked in my prior car are not working in the EQB. Our son is big enough that he needs a forward-facing carseat installed via the lap belt not the latches (the latches support up to 65 lbs including carseat and our seat suggests you do lap belt after 40 lbs) but is not ready for a booster yet. The issue I am having is that the latch for the seatbelt in the EQB 2nd row is so far forward that the car seat won't install tightly with the lap belt. On my prior car, they were right were the seat back hits the seat bottom, but on the EQB they are about 3 inches forward. It seems like when I tighten down the carseat it is not being pinned against the back of the seat and so the seat wiggles on that side.
Have any parents had similar issues? Are there any car seat models that you have had luck with?
Thanks!
Adam
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After spending a long time talking to carseat manufacturers, I'm going to answer my own question in case anyone has issues in the future.
Because the belt latch is forward, if you install a carseat with the seatbelt and the belt path is far back, you can get a lot of wiggle from tugging the carseat at the front corner on the belt latch side. This does NOT mean it is unsafe even though it would appear that way because no crash would ever push the seat that way. You should look at how to properly test for fit with your carseat, which typically involves trying to move it laterally near the belt path. For me this was fine with a Britax Grow With You Clicktight.
Because the belt latch is forward, if you install a carseat with the seatbelt and the belt path is far back, you can get a lot of wiggle from tugging the carseat at the front corner on the belt latch side. This does NOT mean it is unsafe even though it would appear that way because no crash would ever push the seat that way. You should look at how to properly test for fit with your carseat, which typically involves trying to move it laterally near the belt path. For me this was fine with a Britax Grow With You Clicktight.
