Advocate CS Opus Convertible Car Seat - Grey
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- Type: Convertible
- Seating Direction: Rear / Forward Facing
- Restraint System: 5-Point Safety Harness
- Adjustable Harness Height: Adjustable Harness Height
- Height Limit: Up to 17 In.
- Weight Limit: Up to 21 lbs.
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Returned Twice. Buyer Beware
Pros
Comfy<br>additional safety features
Cons
harness extremely difficult to tighten<br>sholder height is difficult to adjust<br>clicks before harness tightened
Recommended it?
No
The Bottom Line:
Don't buy. Most expensive thing isn't neccessarily the best. Go with older tried and true models. Don't buy something that will annoy you every time you use it.
We had issues with this seat rear and front facing. We bought it because it was the top of the line, had additional safety features and seemed most comfortable. But, the belt tightening system is badly designed and is really difficult to use.
We bought the first one and installed it rear facing. We couldn't tighten it well partly because the angle is wrong for rear facing and partly because there is so much resistance when tightening. My husband and I took turns trying to tighten and got friction burns in the process. Also, it has the additional click and safe (CS) system and we couldn't hear a clicking. So, we figured we got a lemon and exchanged it.
The next one we had did click. However, it clicked way too soon when the belt was really loose and it was still so hard to tighten. Also, we had to crank the height level to it's highest to make sure the straps were level to the ground (advised in the booklet). Our son is only 13 months, what would we have done 6 months later?
We returned this and bought the Roundabout 50, a much simpler model that has has a great track record. What a relief.
We bought the first one and installed it rear facing. We couldn't tighten it well partly because the angle is wrong for rear facing and partly because there is so much resistance when tightening. My husband and I took turns trying to tighten and got friction burns in the process. Also, it has the additional click and safe (CS) system and we couldn't hear a clicking. So, we figured we got a lemon and exchanged it.
The next one we had did click. However, it clicked way too soon when the belt was really loose and it was still so hard to tighten. Also, we had to crank the height level to it's highest to make sure the straps were level to the ground (advised in the booklet). Our son is only 13 months, what would we have done 6 months later?
We returned this and bought the Roundabout 50, a much simpler model that has has a great track record. What a relief.
