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Car Seat Installation: FAIL

ntnylizardntnylizard
in Pennsylvania Babies

I thought we knew what we were doing, but we didn't.

But the Safe Kids people were great -- definitely worth the half-hour!  FYI, they do inspections at the LP police department, Hershey Med and Saturn of Harrisburg.  Link to more info in my post.

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Re: Car Seat Installation: FAIL

  • lindyannelindyanne

    We watched the video so I'm 99% sure we're doing it right. However I have an issue.

    I can only get it latched and level on the passenger side.  If I get it latched in the middle I can't get it level. ARGH. I'll have to check out the inspections....maybe they know a secret trick.

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  • Christina617Christina617
    We had a similar experience.  They look easy to install but often times they aren't installed properly.  We tried but the Safe Kids people fixed them for us.  DH drove friends to a concert last weekend.  He asked if he should take out the car seat base.  I told him he could if he needed to, but he'd have to go back and have them reinstall it! 
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  • ntnylizardntnylizard
    Lindyanne -- sounds like swimmy noodles may work for you, too!
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  • rlthomas7rlthomas7

    Most police departments have at least one person who is certified. Our Upper Allen sargeant installed our infant seats and then our convertible seats. And since I just traded the seat in my car for a different one, he just checked it for me at a car seat check at daycare. I did it right, but he was still able to tighten it and advise me on the shoulder strap position for an older rear-facing child.

    When it's time to go forward-facing, I'll call him again. That looks way more complicated!

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  • WifeofaMarineWifeofaMarine
    We couldn't get our c/s in right either. Originally, the CSO at the LP police department put it in, but over time, it kept working itself loose, and I kept having to take it back there to have him "fix it." So, I finally took it to Saturn of Harrisburg and Safe Kids put it in, and I had no problems. I guess it was pretty hard to get it in my old Saturn L300. When I bought my Aura a month ago, DH put it in (Safe Kids inspected it at Saturn) and it was great - there's a latch system in the Aura that I didn't have in my old Saturn that makes it a ton easier.?
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