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Namechange13101 · 11/12/2024 12:34

Currently have a 4 and 6 year old.....in one car both in Joie Bold still in 5 point harnesses (this is the car used most regulalry and for long journeys) in the other car 6yr old is in Britax Advansafix and 4 year old in 2 way pearl but about to outgrow it, so dilemma is do i get 4 year old a brand new seat, or move 4 year old into the advansafix and get HBB for 6 yr old? Any reccommendations?

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RabbitsEatPancakes · 11/12/2024 16:37

I think their height and weights are more helpful than ages for car seat safety. Do you know them?

Namechange13101 · 11/12/2024 18:38

4yr old is 96cm and around 14kg, 6yr is 114cm and 17kg

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BertieBotts · 11/12/2024 21:53

Yes I'd put the 4yo in the Advansafix - it's one of the better ones for 5 point harness use.

HBBs are more about the fit they offer than much inherent safety. Anything from Britax, Cybex, Joie, Maxi Cosi or Recaro is good - but ideally take child and relevant car to a shop and try them out to see what's comfy and what will fit with the seatbelt placement in your car. Nothing worse than spending out on something and then you find it has an awkward fit with the seatbelt and it annoys you for the next 6 years.

BTW, the 4yo can keep using the 2WayPearl as long as their eyes are lower than the top edge of the seat, and their shoulders aren't taller than the top setting for the shoulder straps - they are well within the limits of it height/weight wise, and probably will be for another year or more.

If you have the i-size advansafix (green belt guides), the 6yo is over the height limit for the harness though not over the weight limit yet, which is ~20kg depending on exact model. If you have the R44 version (red belt guides) then they are fine to continue to use it regardless of height with the same rules - eye line must be level at most, and shoulders must be level or lower than the shoulder straps at their highest setting - but max 18kg. It's likely you're close to this limit for 6yo, anyway.

I would actually say Advansafix is better than Joie Bold if the child is within the limits of it - it might be worth swapping the Advansafix into the main car, and the second Bold back to the other car, which would possibly mean you don't need to buy anything yet, because you could keep 4yo in the Pearl and 6yo in the Bold in car 2.

Namechange13101 · 12/12/2024 06:34

That’s really helpful, thank you so much!

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