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| Recaro Signo Convertible Car Seat Midnight Desert | 
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| Brand: Recaro
Category: Baby Product
List Price: $289.00
Buy New: $245.95
You Save: $43.05 (15%)
New (4) from $245.95
Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 3594
Color: Midnight Desert
Maximum Weight Recommendation (lbs): 70
Shipping Weight (lbs): 22
Dimensions (in): 16 x 14.5 x 19
MPN: 330.00.MM14
Model: 330.01.MM14
UPC: 882845700013
EAN: 0882845700013
ASIN: B0015E8NQS
Release Date: March 1, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Excellent fit for children weighing 5 to 70 pounds | | • | Height-adjustability up to 50 offers optimum safety for toddlers and young children | | • | Rear and forward facing, latch system | | • | Adjustable harness locations and top tether | | • | Made of hand washable fabric |
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Product Description
Children Weighing 5-70 Lbs
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| Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...
 Good seat, easy to install October 3, 2008
I like this seat. It was pretty easy to instal, takes only 5 min and I was able to secure it very easily that it would hardly move. I am very happy with the purchase.
I feel so confident about my daughter's safety in this seat! October 1, 2008
We shopped around for a car seat for our 8 month old daughter and ended up narrowing it down to the Maxi-Cosi Priori and the Recaro Signo. We actually ended up buying the Maxi-Cosi but when my wife brought it home I didn't fell comfortable with the safety features. The Maxi-Cosi has very stiff foam to protect the child's head from side impact and I felt the foam was so stiff it would do more harm than good. We returned that seat and decided to purchase the Recaro Signo.
The Recaro Signo came in the mail and when I opened the box it looked like a chair fit for an astronaut. The chair is so plush I wish it came in adult size. It has thick, luxurious padding all around and excellent side impact protection.
As far as our daughter is concerned, she can't get enough of it. She gets the best naps in this seat and falls asleep almost instantly upon being buckled in for a ride.
Another plus is the buckle. The buckle takes a firm amount of pressure to release the straps. While some might find this bothersome I think it is a great safety feature because I can rest assured knowing she won't be able to release the straps on her own.
Ok, here are the negatives. This chair is big, I mean, really big. Not so much wide, but tall. We drive a 2008 Chevy Tahoe so it's not a small car but I (6'0" tall) can just barely see over the top of the seat if I'm looking over my shoulder to change lanes or reverse. We have found that we really have to rely on our side view mirror because looking beyond the car seat is nearly impossible. We keep the car seat in the center. If you were to put the seat directly behind the driver this wouldn't be a problem but I feel my daughter is safer in the center.
The second negative is the warmth of the chair. Its summertime now and we live in Southern California so it can get hot and with all of the plush padding in this seat it looks like it can be a bit warm. Fortunately cars have air conditioning so this is only a problem for the first couple of minutes of a drive.
Over all I wouldn't trade this car seat for anything and I've noticed all of our friends and family have been impressed with it. I think you will be too and if you're looking for a good price shop around on line and I think you can find a good deal like we did.
Great seat! August 25, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
We are 1. neurotic first-time parents and 2. long-time auto racers who know a little about proper safety equipment. We own a very good Britax but needed a second convertible seat for our little one. We are very happy with the Britax and the extensive safety features engineered into it (esp. side impact protection), but we think the Recaro is ever-so-slightly better: even greater side impact protection (esp. around the head), much larger and better-cushioned belt pads, and better air circulation. One month and over 1500 miles later and everyone is very happy with the seat.
 Great seat, but two flaws July 30, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Well I have only had this seat for a fews day, so I may need to edit this in the future. Currently I am using it in a small car, rear facing. It is a large seat, but it does fit. The padding and fabric are great feeling, and my son seemed to really like it (he passed out about 5 minutes into the ride). So my two gripes with this seat are the following.. there is a rear cover that you need to remove to adjust the straps - not sure about anyone else but I had a heck of a time removing that. It took my husband and I 20 mins to finally get the thing off. Really it just took a good amount of muscle to pry it free. My second gripe is that the headrest only has one belt loop in it, making it not so adjustable. I ended up having to take it up because at the height it had to be at, my son's whole body was in the headrest. All they need to do is add a few more loops to it and it would be golden. Other than those two things, it is a really nice seat and I am probably going to buy a second one for my other car.
Happy Kid= Happy Customer May 18, 2008
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
We are happy with the purchase of this seat. I am a stickler for safety and it was hard choice to go with this seat since it is so hard to find in the brick and mortar stores near us. However taking the leap was great and couldn't be happier.
After careful review of many seats (including the britax, we felt this was a streamlined seat compared to it) over the course of a month as my son was growing to the brink of outgrowing his smaller seat, we wanted to keep him rear facing as long as possible for safety.
I loved this seat from the day it arrived, it is a nice seat, airport approved, the adjustability, comfort, padding and safety features in a relatively compact package. Compared to a lot of the seats on the market, it has the best mix of comfort, safety and ease of use of all the seats we tried.
It was easy to install, both with LATCH or without. I haven't tried it forward facing, but I don't see it being any different, only adding the anchor. The straps are comfortable for my son and we love to drive and know he is doing good from the silence we hear. It is a lot bigger than a standard rear facing seat, but was among the smallest of the safer seats (smaller footprint, but nice and big for the kid) we tested and is not too difficult to get our son in and out. the straps are incredibly easy to adjust when needed and the shoulder pads help line up the straps to put them on and then just pull and you are done! We also live in AZ and it gets really hot here, and I was worried with all the padding it would be too much, but we crank the AC on and there are vents in the back of the seat that are great. He comes out of the seat less sweaty than in his other Chicco infant seat.
Overall a great purchase and you will be satisfied and happy making the leap to this seat.
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