Britax Frontier Booster Car Seat
Britax Frontier Booster Car Seat
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Customer Reviews
I like this seat, BUT if you don’t have the latch system it is a pain to install. I do have the latch system in my car, so this seat is perfect for me at this point and quite frankly I don’t think there is a better quality booster on the market. It is very study, plenty of padding, compact, adjustable and still fits the much bigger kids. (Up to 100 lbs.) This product is basically a better version of the Regent. (Soon this car seat will replace the bulky Regent altogether.)
Cons….
On the flip side, YES without the latch system it is very difficult to install and it takes much more work. With the latch system I can install this car seat in any car within 2-3 minutes and it is tight to they yank…meaning it won’t budge and centimeter when I pull on the side of it. However, when I try to install this seat with a seat belt it is a royal hassle taking upwards of 20-30 minutes to get it somewhat snug. I completely understand why some people just give up on it and take it back. Quite frankly, I don’t know why Britax didn’t stick with the seat belt locking mechanisms that they have on the Roundabout and the Marathons. It made it so easy to use a seat belt to secure the car seat snugly in place.
NOTE: The KEY to installing this seat with the latch system is to use the holes in the front of the seat to pull the latch straps through and yank the latch straps snug while you are kneeling in the center of the seat. If you don’t do this, you will NEVER get it secure.
Problem #2 I am also concerned about this car seat because because the user manual says you can’t use the latch system for children over 45 lbs. For children over 45 lbs, the seat belt is required for installing the car seat. Basically that means the seat will become a pain in my butt unless I decide to install a lap belt into the car which can be used to secure the car seat instead of the shoulder belt.
Problem #3 If you child ever vomits or poops or spills in the seat (which they ALL do at some point) Britax recommends you wipe the seat clean, but don’t wash it. All parents get vomit in a car seat at some point, and we all know wiping clean is NOT AN OPTION. For this purpose I disassembled the seat and washed the cover in the washer with cold water and regular laundry detergent. I then hung it to dry and it came out clean and looked fine. However, putting it back together is much more of a challenge than any other Britax seats. (note: the Roundabout takes me about 3 minutes to put back together and this one about 20)
Other than those three complaints, this is a really safe seat. I can’t think of a better seat for bigger kids. It even worked for my neighbor who is 100 lbs and 50 years old. 
We just had to see if she would fit and she did!
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