Impressive, but with one challenging flaw
April 1, 2014
The the seatbelt-mounting mechanism of Frontier 90 really is as easy and secure as advertised. It really did only take a few seconds and is secured to the car rock-solid. It seems very strong and protective. It also is reasonably compact, front-to-back, so the front seats in a smaller car can be slid back fairly far still leaving room for your kid's legs. There is an attachment point on the pad just under the shoulder straps that comes un-velcro'ed often but that's not a big deal. The bigger issue is that the harness is extremely hard to tighten with a kid in the seat. It takes a ton of force to pull the strap enough that the harness tightens sufficiently around your kid. Ultimately, it stops and you cannot pull it at all. On every other seat I've used, the harness tightens smoothly, easily and precisely. This is a real frustration with the Frontier 90 that otherwise seems like an excellent seat.
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