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New Mod!!!...
...added a Recaro ProRIDE convertible car seat! Hell yeah! ![Tomato](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/tomato.gif)
I was wondering if anyone else is using this seat in a rear-facing configuration. I installed the seat last week in my 2005 TL in the middle seat position and was wondering why it looked so "tall". Yes, I can see clearly through the rear window using the rear-view mirror, but when I load up my daughter (14 mths old, 21 lbs), I literally have to bend her to get her into the seat.
Better yet, does anyone have side-profile pics of this seat installed in a rear-facing configuration? I'm curious to see if this is "normal".
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I was wondering if anyone else is using this seat in a rear-facing configuration. I installed the seat last week in my 2005 TL in the middle seat position and was wondering why it looked so "tall". Yes, I can see clearly through the rear window using the rear-view mirror, but when I load up my daughter (14 mths old, 21 lbs), I literally have to bend her to get her into the seat.
Better yet, does anyone have side-profile pics of this seat installed in a rear-facing configuration? I'm curious to see if this is "normal".
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nice upgrade! let's see some pics!
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I have the same seat but I haven't had it in the Acura yet. I mounted our other car seat in my car once rear facing and had to move the front seats all the way up, I don't think it'll be as bad when it's front facing. Can't you flip it front facing past a year old?
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The recommendation from the American Academy of Pediatrics is now rear-facing for 2 years, not 1. See here: http://www.aap.org/en-us/advocacy-an...Safety_SLR.pdf
Technically the laws vary from state to state, but this is now the recommendation with the hope that all states require this as law in the coming years.
Technically the laws vary from state to state, but this is now the recommendation with the hope that all states require this as law in the coming years.
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:what:
When we were kids, we spent half of the time bouncing around the car....climbing from the front to the back seat...irritating siblings.... I'm shocked we all survived, but we did. Our car seats were more to give our moms a break and chain us down than to protect us in a crash. Today's car seats are crazy!!!!
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If you're securing it with the center seat belt, it's the safest spot. But if you're using the LATCH system, you should use the left or right seats.
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Actually, I don't think this is correct. See here: http://www.health.ny.gov/publications/0625/
That said, there was a time (and probably still is true to some extent) that LATCH wasn't an option in the center, only the sides. In this case, some people thought that LATCH would be safer to use on the sides than using a seat belt for securing the car seat in the center. Of course, the reason this seemed to be the case was because LATCH is much easier to install correctly.
That said, there was a time (and probably still is true to some extent) that LATCH wasn't an option in the center, only the sides. In this case, some people thought that LATCH would be safer to use on the sides than using a seat belt for securing the car seat in the center. Of course, the reason this seemed to be the case was because LATCH is much easier to install correctly.
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Actually, I think I know why you mentioned LATCH isn't supposed to be as safe in the center. Many cars use "shared" anchors for the center. In some cars, the distance between the inner anchors is more than 11". Some car seats cannot support this. However, there are many that do. For example, the Recaro ProRIDE supports 11-20" of distance between the inner/center anchors. Thus, it is okay and just as safe to install this specific convertible seat in the center position using LATCH.
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My son is 15 months old and has been using the recaro proride since he is 8 months old. No problem with me loading him in or out of he car and he's very comfortable. We also have him rear facing on the center reclined all the way.
I dont have a picture right now but will take one for you.
I dont have a picture right now but will take one for you.
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Sorry, I should have clarified: if you read the manual, the 3rd gen Acura TL specifically does not recommend using the center seat with the LATCH system. It has to be one side or the other. Other vehicles do allow for use of the LATCH system in the center seat, just not our car specifically.
EDIT: just read your second post. Maybe you're right. I just remember (if I'm remembering correctly) that the manual specifically says to install a car seat using the LATCH system on side or the other. I hope that's wrong, because the seat I have sure fits much better in the center.
EDIT: just read your second post. Maybe you're right. I just remember (if I'm remembering correctly) that the manual specifically says to install a car seat using the LATCH system on side or the other. I hope that's wrong, because the seat I have sure fits much better in the center.
Last edited by Btros; 11-06-2012 at 07:32 AM.
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how the hell can you see on the rear view mirror with that seat being that high?
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Thank you for all the responses.. I'll have to check this out at home since my stupid work computer blocks certain websites, including those that are image hosting in nature.
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