how to install carseats – part 1
I can’t find any videos out there that expalin the different kinds of infant/baby car seats available and how to install them. So I made one myself and hope it’s informative. Feel free to comment. The two types of seats I mentioned but didn’t show in the videos are: 1. Convertible seat which can be either 2-in-1 (www.tinyride.com or a 3-in-1 (www.amazon.com 2. plain old booster seat: (www.toysrus.com Disclaimer: Please use this video only as a general guide on the different types of carseats and not how to actually use them. For better instructional videos, search “how to install carseats expertvillage”. Their instructions are better than mine.
Thanks soo much for this!!
I understand now how I have to really use all my weight on it to get it to tighten.
Lets hope I can find that little buckle to secure the belt in place.
Thank you Thank you Thank you! Just bought a convertible seat for great nephew and was thoroughly confused and frustrated by instructions that came w/seat. I appreciate this.
Thanks a bunch. Really really useful!!
Thank you.
Locking clip only need to be used with a FFing carseat if the seatbelt does not have a locking mechanism.
5. After the infant seat is outgrown, a rearfacing convertable seat should be used until it is outgrown
6. locking clips should not be used with forward facing seats – they arent needed.
Please dont use this video as an example as to how to install your carseat – there are many misusses shown!
1. Seat is installed too loose – should move less than 1′ along the beltpath
2. locking clip needs to be 1″ or less from latchplate
3. Shoulder straps need to be at or below shoulders for rearfacing, and at or above for forward facing.
4. pool noodle should be used if needed to adjust the recline – rolled blanket will compress in a crash.
Thanks! I needed this as my wife and I had no idea what we were doing!
Great! Finally I could install my baby car seat!
Great video. Just wanted to give some advice.
1) the locking clip should be 1 inch next to the latchplate when connecting to the buckle.
2) the harness slot should go at or below the infant. It goes above for an older child.
Other than that. A-.
thank u so much nice explanation, about time someone showed us properly.
Thank you for the advise!!! Your saving lifes here
Oh My Gosh, that guy is just to freakin cute!
Thank you for posting… I forgot how to put the car seat into the shoulder strap and this refreshed my memory. I couldn’t find anything on YouTube showing how to put one in, so thank you so much for taking the time to make this video!
you should be checking for tightness of the installation ONLY at the beltpath…
the locking clip should have been much closer to the buckle… as close as possible but not closer than 1″ from the buckle
When installing the Evenflo Generations, you did it in a vehicle that CLEARLY (I have the same seatbelt setup in my van) had lightweight locking latchplates… so the belt locked as it was tightened… you didn’t need that locking clip
also, not all seats need a locking clip.
your car looked to have seatbelts that lock with a retractor at the shoulder if you pull the belt out all the way.
other cars have the belts lock at the latchplate
the locking clip should only be used if
1. the seatbelt doesn’t lock
OR
2. the shoulderbelt is causing a rearfacing restraint to tilt too much… then you use it instead of locking the belt.
on that particular base model there is a foot in the front to raise or lower the angle of the infant seat
wait never mind you did…i skipped a bit. sorry!
ok, when you install a carseat or base you need to put your knee inside them and then tighten as much as you ca nto make sure it is tight enough….you never did that.
Yes, I already talked about Convertibles in the written description (with links). So I guess if any parents out there want to buy and use an infant seat/travel system (which typically only supports kids up to 22 lbs), then the next step is to buy a 2-in-1 or 3-in-1 convertible seat next and keep them reverse facing in the convertible until 30-35 lbs. Don’t buy the non-convertible forward facing one that I showed in the video!
Unfortunately, there are “good” techs and “bad” techs. I think you know which one you had…
I think what you are doing is awesome, but it can also spread misinformation to parents. So thanks for being so open for critiquing. There are child restraints which are called “convertibles” very very common and all of them rear-face from 30-35lbs..
Actually, all that I’m talking about here – a CHP officer at a police station/car seat inspection center told me about a year and half ago. So looks like even if you take the car seat to an inspection center, you won’t always get the right info. Finally, the reason I am putting my son in a forward facing seat is because the rear facing one (I bought 1.5 years ago) will only support kids up to 22lbs! I guess these travel system/car seats should be avoided?
Thanks for the corrections you guys. This is actually what I was trying to achieve – some criticism, discussions, and hopefully even more videos from professionals. If you guys can put up another video with corrections, I’d be glad to take this one off.
As a CRST it saddens me that you are giving out such bad information. No wonder over 80% of carseats are not used properly.
A rolled towel is not the best recommedation for getting an incline on a seat. A Pool noodle is the best to use, because a towel will compress overtime and lose the recline on the seat.