cmd

I had our child car seat installed for sever months before taking it out. I was really surprised how badly it indented the seats. Even after a week with the seats out the indentation was still noticeable. I ran out and bought a super thick seat mat to help a bit. I'm about to replace the infant seat with a toddler booster. Are there any boosters on the market, perhaps one with a smooth back, that won't permanently indent the TSX's seat foam?

srenitynow

Hey, I saw some seat protectors at Target. They make them to go under car seats. Seemed pretty thick. I don't have a need for them so I didn't look to see if it covered the back.

cmd

Its probably the same one I bought. I bought one that was really thick but made the inside of the car smell like a tire shop. The smell killed me. I've been using a universal car floor mat -- cheaper, thicker than most seat protectors and no smell. I just want to make sure in a few years when I take the car seats out I have nice looking Acura leather again!

Zephrem

I got a tip from a policeman at a child-seat check to achieve the ever elusive no-indentation: (1) get either kitchen cabinet or rubber protective rug mat to go on the seat; (2) place thick towel over mat; (3) put child seat on towel. Works well, for us and the seat remains secure.

STL

I don't think a kitchen cabinet is going to fit too well!

cusetsx

^^ Bwah

Zephrem

TSX6one9

Here is one I have in my car now, does not leave the indents on the seat. You can also remove the upper and mid portion.

jakesdad

I just put a towel under the booster seat my son sits in. It's a bath towel that I fold up so that it's just bigger than the seat itself catching all the edges.

It does seem like car-seat manufacturers ought to learn how to make slightly rounded molded in bottoms that fully rest on the seat and account for any side supports that a lot of seats have built in now. Even if a seat bottom doesn't have such side supports (Ford and GM barely have them), a good secure attachment of the car-seat would simply push the bottom down into the seat cushion better.