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| The First Years True Fit Convertible Car Seat - Sporty Blue | 
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| Brand: The First Years
Category: Baby Product
Buy New: $166.96 (On sale from $204.00)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 716
Color: Sporty Blue
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 10 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 24.1
Dimensions (in): 24 x 20 x 28
MPN: Y11013
Model: Y11013
UPC: 071463110131
EAN: 0071463110131
ASIN: B000YBK0H8
Release Date: April 10, 2008
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| Features:
| • | Removable head rest-better installation rear facing | | • | Harnesses to go to 65 lbs, as preferred by Safety Advocates | | • | Larger inside dimensions of seat to better fit your child as they grow- lower center of gravity allows for a deeper, taller and wider seating area without making the seat bigger on the outside | | • | "Easy Off" pad makes washing and keeping clean easy | | • | No-rethreading harnesses, adjust the harness height without having to uninstall harness strap; adjustable crotch strap |
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Product Description
The True Fit Convertible Car Seat can be used from birth right on through to when your child is 65 lbs. The True Fit adapts better and easier to more cars than any other convertible car seat, and offers the comfort and safety features you have come to expect from Compass car seats, Compass booster seats and The First Years travel gear products. It offers deep side wings that have been side-impact tested, a full EPP foam liner that absorbs energy, and built-in lock offs to provide a secure installation without the use of confusing locking clips. Features: - Removable headrest--better installation for the back seat
- Harnesses that go to 65lbs., as preferred by safety advocates
- Larger inside dimensions to better fit your child as they grow
- The lower center of gravity allows for a deeper, taller and wider seating area without making the seat bigger on the outside
- "Easy Off" pad makes it easy to wash and keep clean
- No-rethread harness: adjust the harness height without having to uninstall harness straps
- Deep side wings
- Side-impact tested
- EPS foam liner
- Built in lock-offs
- Multiple position buckle
- Super-comfortable pad
- For children 5 to 65 lbs. and up to 50 inches tall
Rear Facing Use Requirements without Headrest: - This child restraint without the headrest, in a rear facing position is, designed for use by children whose: Weight is between 5-22 lbs and head is 1 inch below the top of the seat.
- Child MUST meet BOTH of these requirements to use this Convertible Seat without the headrest installed
Rear Facing Use Requirements WITH Headrest:- This child restraint seat with the upper seatback installed in a rear facing position is designed for use by children whose: Weight is between 5-35 lbs, and head is 1 inch below the top of the seat.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 16 more reviews...
 Had to return - bad design October 14, 2008
The buckle to loosen the shoulder straps and the strap to tighten them is slightly under the seat. This made it impossible to access when put in my car in the rear facing position because the front of the car seat is snug against the back of the car (this blocking access to the buckle and strap). You'll notice on other car seats this device is usually further up. I had to return it because it was unusable for me.
 Love this carseat! October 1, 2008
We love this seat! It was very easy for my husband to put in our car with just a few minor adjustments it was just the way the instructions said it should be. It is very plush and my daughter seems quite comfy in it. We bought a wedge to make it lean back instead of using a towel or pool noodle which were recommended. The wedge works great and her head no longer slumps forward but the seat is still in the position it needs to be for safety. We are very happy we purchased this seat!
Worst Car Seat to Install EVER!!!! September 21, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is a very poorly designed car seat for installation purposes (Both rear and forward facing). The seat buckle gets in the way from securing the seatbelt strap to the car seat which doesn't allow you to tighten the car seat as well as you should be able to making it loose and unsafe. This holds true for my Wife's cavalier, my grandprix, my Mom's pontiac montana minivan, and my mother-in-law's jeep liberty. The locks that secure the seatbelt strap to the carseat are also at an angle and are not parallel with how the seatbelt runs through the carseat which means you have to use some force to secure the seatbelt strap to the carseat. This makes it difficult to tighten the carseat properly and makes it difficult to install. Other then installation, my 9 month old likes the carseat and seems pretty comfortable in it. We bought a Britax before this one which was a lot easier to install but my daughter cried the entire time she was in it so we got this one instead. So I would recommend this carseat if you never have to reinstall it once it's in your car.
Better than a BRITAX!! LOVE THE SEAT & THE PRICE!! September 19, 2008
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
The First Years True Fit Convertible carseat is the BEST Carseat I have ever seen! If I had seen it when my 3 1/2 year old was growing out of her infant carrier seat, I would have refused my FREE Britax Roundabouts and paid for two True Fits to replace them. I'm so amazed that the seat can go from a tiny infant to a 65 lb. & 50 inch tall child!
I did prefer the infant carseats that detach from a base and have a comfortable carrying handle until my child was too heavy to carry. It's nice to have a safe clean portable "bed" for the very tiny ones, but after that, the True Fit is the safest and best option!
The seat has all the latest safety features plus a plush comfortable cover and padding. I love that the seat has side impact protection and that the company tests their products. My child is tall and very close to 40 inches & 40 lbs. and she loves the seat. We also tried a friends 8 year old in the seat and she works well too! Love the easy adjustable harness! No more removing the seat and rethreading! YIPEE! I also like that the seat reclines a little - great for naps. One of best features is the built-in seatbelt locking clip. I love that it's under the seat and will work with any lap & shoulder combo seatbelt. It was easy to get to thanks to the smart cover design!
I have seen some negative comments about there not being enough crotch space. If you leave the infant padding in the seat and try to put a toddler in the seat, yes, it's tight. The directions weren't very clear about removing it. If you remove the extra pad for a larger child, the space is great, even for an 8 year old.
It does take a few minutes to install the seat and it's heavy, but we have a The First Years Compass Premier Folding Adjustable Booster - Pacific Compass B510 booster seat as a second seat for moving from one vehicle to another for short trips. If we had had this seat as an option earlier, we would have purchased one for each vehicle. Divide the cost by 7 or 8 and compare it to some of your other yearly expenses!
We also love the way that the straps can be pulled around the "wings" of the seat when unbuckling the child. They'll stay there nicely until it's time to get back in. No sticky velcro to rip your delicate tutus! The straps cushions are a nice feature, but would also like a crotch buckle pad.
Don't like: The instructions could be better. Do not like the black area under the infant pad and the buckles. Prefer everything a lighter color, so it doesn't get so hot. We cover our seats with white towels to help. Light shades of tan or gray would be nice.
Love: Comfortable, safe, side-impact tested, soft fabric cover, plush padding. 5 point harness to 50 inches or 65 lbs. Installs tight and works well in small vehicles. Easy to customize the fit without removing and rethreading the harness, multiple crotch strap positions. Built-in locking clip.
Be sure to check out the demo at www.learningcurve.com
My only regret.... September 13, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
..... was not having discovered this carseat in the first place. My wife and I did not realize that this would have been the only seat we ever needed. We started off with a Graco seat from the Meridian Collection. Positive side is that we had all matching gear. Negative side is that we had to go out and buy another seat. All in all this was easy to install and I am absolutely confident in it's security. Do not be dissuaded by a previous users post that she could push the seat up and back against the backseat of the car. Making mention that she thought the baby's face would get slammed into it in a head-on collision (she went with a different brand). Shoddy physics aside, she either installed the seat incorrectly or has stock in the brand she is claiming to have switched to, because I checked on this claim and it is completely false.
Lots of easy to use adjsutments... I especially liked the idiot-proof harness strap adjustment that the aforementioned poster/reviewer also could not get to work correctly :)
Great seat, great value... make it your first and last purchase.
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