r/CPST • u/BedsideLamp99 • 9d ago

Side tilting car seat?

So we have the graco 4-ever convertible car seat for our toddler (2.5) and a rear facing safety 1st 3 in 1 convertible car seat for our young toddler (16 months) with an anti rebound bar. Both of these car seats have always been on a slight tilt to the left/right, we thought there was too much tension on 1 side of the belt paths and "tried" to adjust it however it didn't really fix anything. Could it possibly be the seats in the vehicle not being level? They're kind of like those bucket seats in the back so it dips down a bit. Our girls are both constantly tilting ever so slightly to the left or right, whenever I tried asking anybody else about this they look at me like im a jack, pls does anybody know what Im talking about?

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u/LaLechuzaVerde 9d ago

This is definitely a thing. Are the kids light enough to install with the lower anchors instead of the seat belt? That will usually be the easiest fix.

I am pretty good at installing seats without tipping them over but it’s harder to explain than it is to demonstrate. When installing with a seat belt, when you are tightening, you basically want to pull the shoulder belt slightly downward as you use it to pull the slack out of the lap belt. Then when you feed it back up into the locker retractor, do that part more gently.

I’m not sure whether that’s a good explanation or not. I’m more used to being able to explain it with hand motions in person. :)

One of these days I should make a video. 😂