Best Rear Facing Child/Toddler Car Seat?
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I actually happened to take the cars seats out yesterday to get my summers re-balanced.
FWIW here's what my back seats look like right now after 2 years
Is that a QV? The Alcantara helps prevent imprints.
Yeah its a QV. My wife has them in her B9 SQ5 as well, full leather, and looks similar. Go with whatever you feel comfortable with though. If you want me to take a picture of her car I can do that tonight if needed.
This is what I fear. There are a bunch of these type of pics on Amazon.Yeah its a QV. My wife has them in her B9 SQ5 as well, full leather, and looks similar. Go with whatever you feel comfortable with though. If you want me to take a picture of her car I can do that tonight if needed.
Yeah idunno. Make a decision you'll feel comfortable with. Just sharing my experience
I think I'm gonna go with the Nuna Rava since we have a couple people here that are vouching for it, once I make my final decision I'm gonna make a detailed post about it so others can reference it if they have my query later. I appreciate everyone's input greatly!
Totally appreciate it. Every seat is different and it is likely that our leather is a thicker/better quality that your average car.
I have the Evenflo All4One DLX. They fit great but I have the carbon sparco seats which are a bit more thin on the backrest.
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Another reason to get the Sparcos!
just re-installed the car seats - sharing for reference - nuna rava forward facing.
Note: the blue things on the brica seat covers are removal - they pull out fairly easily.. They are there to help keep the seat from slipping around. It's kinda unnecessary though because there is so much tension on the seat belt and I also use the top latch as well.
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Note: the blue things on the brica seat covers are removal - they pull out fairly easily.. They are there to help keep the seat from slipping around. It's kinda unnecessary though because there is so much tension on the seat belt and I also use the top latch as well.
Do you have any pics of them rear facing? And an idea of leg space for the front passenger (or relative position of the seat back to the B-pillar)?
Here's a pic rear facing.
Front passenger seat is in the same position in both forward and rear facing photos.
Front passenger is also pretty far back. I'm 5'10 and could stretch my legs out. Could easily accommodate someone taller.
The car seat is pretty close to touching the passenger seat
First, thank you very much!
Some questions:
1) Forward = Red-1 (Is this the most upright, or the most reclined position?)
2) Reverse = Blue-3 (I suppose this is more neutral of a recline?)
3) How old/size were your kids for Blue-3?
4) Would you agree that these fit better than an infant car seat, which pushes the passenger seat forward more?
I was somewhat anticipating you would ask me these questions on the seating position... keen eye 😂
1. Yes Red-1 is the most upright in forward facing - my boys just turned 4 and this is a comfortable position for them in my car. In my wife's SUV I believe they are Red-2. It depends on the angle of the bench to a degree.
2. Rear - Blue-3 - yes this is right in the middle. If I had reclined the seat more it would have hit the passenger seat. I didn't feel like moving the passenger seat since I just wanted to take the picture quickly.
3. I don't remember, maybe 2?
4. The Nuna Rava is a convertible car seat which is different than an infant car seat. I wouldn't compare the two. I had the Uppababy Mesa for the infant car seat and that served its own purpose of being able to drop in and out between the seat base in the car and stroller.
Thank you.
When the Rava was in reverse position, just after the Mesa, was the greater recline (5?) worse, same or better than the Mesa; in terms of impact on the passenger seat?
Yea, I have an infant drop-in waiting to be used, just trying to figure out size comparison. The measurements online are disceiving bc the length curves up, vs straight out like an infant. The infant seat I have is big, 32" or so Long installed w/ base. So, just trying to make sure a 25-31" Rava (or for me Primo Viaggio) would fit, perhaps even better.
I need to see these in person. The Rava's bottom length is only 16" per the website but the Primo Viaggio is 26.25". I realize the PV comes with a rebound bar, but 10" more seems odd.
I don't know if I went straight from the infant to rear facing 5 in the Nuna. It's a little more fluid than that.
What I would suggest is don't over think it.
If there is one thing parenting will teach you is that you can run through all the numbers and find the perfect solution then the kid will puke all over it and say they don't like it because its the wrong color.
Definitely see it in person
I hear you. I am really overthinking this. You should have seen me with the infant car seat...measuring, testing, watching videos lol.I don't know if I went straight from the infant to rear facing 5 in the Nuna. It's a little more fluid than that.
What I would suggest is don't over think it.
If there is one thing parenting will teach you is that you can run through all the numbers and find the perfect solution then the kid will puke all over it and say they don't like it because its the wrong color.
Definitely see it in person
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