SilverC2S

Dell thanks for posting #127, huge help. I just installed my Britax Roundabout the exact same way. I removed the base which gave my son a little more headroom. I did notice that when I connect the seatbelt and snug the tether down the car seat shifts to side and doesn't sit straight. I had to back off the tension a bit to get the seat to sit straight and even now its still not perfect and there is some movement in the seat. Did anyone else have this same problem? If so, whats the fix?

LVDell

Tighten the crap out of the rear tether is the best solution I found. The lateral movement, while minor, will be present without being able to a lower latch system. I did hear about the following product that is at Babies R Us that helps you ratchet the belt down and make it tight......

ryangambrill

I have the same carseat and have the same issue. The seatbelt works well to the carseat from moving backwards and forwards. Just need to use the rear anchor point to restrict the movement even further.

Most rear seats are soft and allow you to compress them so that the child seat is extremely solid. But, these P-Cars have very hard rears seats and this is not an option.

SilverC2S

Dell, is that a towel wedged in between the car seat and the carpet?

LVDell

Yup, helps to get the seat "just right" by filling in the void. Had to experiment a few times to get the right size folds.

BiteEmNBeatEm

A cosco car seat from "walmart" works and looks good. I have it in my 996 C2. I was worried about finding one that would work for my 2yr old and right when i got the car my curriosity led me to walmart one late night measuring the bottoms of the car seats long and behold, the 1st one i looked at measured out good. Now for it to mount securly i undid the material/padding ran the lap/shoulder belt over the carseat then i tethered the top to the latch and recovered with the material/padding. This is time consuming so this car seat stay in all the time.

alpine003

Cosco has cheaper materials and less padding compared to my Baby Recaro but as you indicated, it does the job.

roadsession

Ok I tried to test fit the Graco Snugride this weekend.
I removed the rear cushion and back rest and used the seat belt to try to anchor the Snugride in the back seat but could not get it to be very secure.
A lot of lateral movement.

I made sure the seat belt was looped through the middle hole but didn't seem to make a difference....Argh

LVDell

Did you use the D-ring that comes with it to lock the seat belt in place?

roadsession

The D Ring... argh...
You mean the flat metal thing that looks like

Should I put the bottom seat cushion back in? What should I do with this ring..

LVDell

bingo!

Take out the seat bottom and add the d-ring for a perfect snug fit. The instructions that come with the seat explain how it works. If you do not have them, you can download from the Graco website.

AlexBell

Hi guys from overseas. :-)

Don't know if theese are called the same in the US but I use them for my 4 and (soon) 1 year old. They go straight in without any modifications.

Acta Graco Comfort



And the Maxi Cosi



Even with my 6.5 in the drivers seat there's room for the Acta seat in my 98 C2 model.

Cheers

Alex

PasPar2

thanks for the harmony literider tip - ordered it just now... I wasted too much time looking for a backless seat for my coupe...

LVDell

Just reviving the thread since I am moving my boy from the Roundabout to a booster. Starting the search and will post back. Just wanted to bring this back to the top since it seems to be a good repository of info.

DavidMC

Last Sunday bought a Britax Parkway for my daughter to ride in the back of my '02 C2 Cab. Fits perfectly - even the woman at the store was impressed, said it fit better in my car than her Honda. Only issue is the "headrest" on the seat, if you move it up, can interfere with the top so I have to be sure I keep it low when raising/lowering the top. So far so good with my daughter who is 41 lbs and 41" tall. She loves the car - waves to everyone in traffic.