Combi 8220103 Combi Cocorro Lightweight Convertible Car Seat, Strawberry Shake

How about this Combi Cocorro Lightweight Convertible Car Seat, Strawberry Shake

Be Careful What You ReadBy AmosWe got this car seat because we are expecting Baby #2 any day now, but Baby #1 still has to be rear facing as well. We have a Honda CRV and needed a more compact car seat than the Alpha Omega Elite that we were using for our firstborn. After installing the Cocorro with the LATCH system, I noticed the "flip toward the back" issue that other reviewers have posted about and linked to YouTube videos. I installed it instead with the seat belt per the instructions, but my husband wasn't crazy about the shoulder strap going across the car door opening. So, I began researching. According to the [..] website, "it is acceptable for the top part of the CR (child restraint) to rotate toward the rear of the vehicle or to shift from side to side, as long as the CR is attached securely near the belt path." ([..]- look in the technical section under installation tightness). As a momma, I still wasn't super thrilled about the flip tendency, though. Just didn't seem safe. Several reviews of this car seat can be found at[..]; one of the reviews references the flip "problem" and is responded to by Combi. ([..]). I called Combi and requested the Zeus Adjustment Pad they refer to, and the customer service agent advised me that they recommend a pool noodle as a better fix. I purchased one from WalMart and reinstalled the car seat using the LATCH system. Let me tell you, this car seat is now more secure than the Alpha Omega Elite EVER was. It won't budge--not side to side and only a fraction of an inch front to back!We purchased a second Coccoro to replace the Alpha Omega Elite, and now there are two car seats in the back seat: one on the passenger side (w/LATCH) and one in the middle (w/L&S belt). The middle one was a little hard to install, but with the lap/shoulder belt and two pool noodles (because of the way the CRV seat is shaped), the second Coccoro also does not budge.I wish we had gotten this car seat for our first born from the beginning, instead of the A/O Elite, but at least he's a small baby and still has at least a year or so to use the Coccoro. By the way, I'm 38 weeks pregnant--so if I can install two car seats next to each other in the back seat of a vehicle and get them secure, you know that installation isn't that difficult if you're doing it right!See all 100 customer reviews... »» Read more about Combi Cocorro Lightweight Convertible Car Seat, Strawberry Shake.

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