Does anybody else have problems tightening the straps, it seems almost impossible?
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I personally don't have a problem. I have an older car and use the seat belt and I have only used it forward facing. It maybe harder for rear facing (use pool noodle and cut/tape to make a triangle to get a better angle). I put my knee in the seat and make sure I have plenty of slack when I start (took me some practice when it thread the belt through). Once I buckled it in, I would focus on tightening the bottom strap going back and forth pushing and pulling . When I feel it is tight I take the chest strap (still keeping the knee/body in the seat) pull it and tuck it behind the car seat. If you have a headrest that is adjustable you may need to til/raise to help the seat fit better. I have had practice with this and difference seat so can install them pretty quickly in general including this seat. But is harder when your frustrated and feel rushed (even for me). I hope this helps.
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Is it just me??? I cannot get the band to latch closed. It's like the stubs on the metal clasp are too short to go through to reach the holes on the other strap side to secure it. I'm fed up and ready to return this thing. So far it has not been user friendly!
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I have a medium and I think there is a way to tighten it. I pulled up on the Even Up strap and that seemed to work. Also, I wore tennis shoes which filled a good portion of that shoe balancer. Good luck.
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I had the same problem until I figured out you have to make sure both soft straps are around the legs as well as the thin straps are on each side and then tighten it securely. I have 3 dogs and each one has one. Won't go for a walk without them.
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Gently with a flat screwdriver you will be able to open it. It took me a few minutes to do so, but was never able to attach the strap to it. Good luck!
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I haven't been able to find a way to do that. I had been wondering the same thing. I had the WHOLE thing torn apart after messy episode in the car, and I couldn't remove the straps.
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We have the same issue. We were able to tighten them a little bit just by snapping I'm in tighter but they still seem a little loose.
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These are very good straps but they have to be tightened from the non clip ends. I just give them a pull and they are tight.
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I have not found the straps to be difficult to tighten. We use this seat for our daughter who is 5 1/2 and 40 lbs in our 2011 Honda Odyssey. We really love the seat.
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Yes, it is very hard for me to tighten the harness as well. I end up using my arms against the seat as leverage when I pull the harness tight, and I have almost permanent bruises from doing so.
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Are you pushing the lever and pulling the straps out when you take them out of the car seat? You should be doing that each time which makes it easier to put them back on. Then once they are in pull the strap down until it retightens them in.
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Its not hard. Slip the thin part of the strap into the bottom or top hole and push it through leaving an open loop. Thread the thick part through the loop, pull tight and you are all set.Good LuckKenWebmasterAbout Facts Net
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I do find that sometimes it is hard to tighten when my son is in the seat. For some reason it seems easier if he isn't in it. If I have it tightened almost to where a need it with only a little slack it isn't too difficult to make minor adjustments once he is in it.
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I know it is a little harder to do but you need to load the strap through the bottom of the buckle. While depressing the thumb tab you have to thread the strap from the middle on the bottom to the outside. That will take care of any slipping problems. I have a 400+ lb. friend that works out with me and never has a problem at all with them.
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I haven't had that problem. It was a tight squeeze but I did get it on..but the company has excellent customer service. If you are having a problem contact them and I'm sure they will fix it for you.. for free.
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Hi Dave, We initially had the same problem... those poor little feet. However, if you look at page 10 of the Owner's Manual the instructions (and diagrams) state "Pull on small loop until the sewn end of the loop passes through the adjustment buckle. Continue to pull out the small loop until the strap is the proper length". We fiddled around with this for a while until we figured out how it worked. I was a bit confusing to say the least! Our 5 month old absolutely loves this toy now. Hope this helps. Lynn
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Nope, I haven't. Better to use straps from an older pair you don't wear anymore or just get a new pair in my opinion.