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Post by scottydl on Oct 28, 2004 13:27:24 GMT -6
Okay, you all get a glimpse into my personal life here... I have a 3-yr old son in a carseat, and the wife is about to deliver #2 (over 8 months pregnant) which will turn my Aurora's backseat more into a kid circus. Is there a way I can preserve the quality of the leather? Will it have permanent damage from having the seats digging into it, or will it bounce back after they are removed? Just wondering what the other posters with little kids have done...
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Post by omegaic on Oct 28, 2004 20:46:04 GMT -6
The leather in the Aurora is top notch stuff - very soft and resistant to wear. Is it possible to put something in between the plastic car seat and the leather? Like a towel or sheet or something? I would think that as long as the abrasive plastic isn't rubbing against the leather, that a quick conditioning would bring it right back. (Which you would want to do if the kids make a mess in the back what with all the playing and puking et al...) Or...you could just put them in the trunk!
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Post by scottydl on Oct 29, 2004 8:35:20 GMT -6
Is it possible to put something in between the plastic car seat and the leather? Like a towel or sheet or something? Possible, but generally not recommended because it will affect the tight fit of the carseat. Fabric (like a towel or sheet) slides around on leather, and that's the LAST thing you want a carseat to do in the event of a crash. I am actually certified in carseat safety as part of my job, so I'm well versed on how *not* to install them... just curious about what others have tried that works. I've heard of using a strip of that rubber-gripper-stuff that often goes between counter tops and dishracks (to prevent slippage), but I haven't tried it yet.
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Post by Aurora40 on Oct 29, 2004 10:00:29 GMT -6
Yeah, I was gonna say how about some kind of rubber pad? That won't slide and should spread out the footprint a little. Just make sure it's not a kind of rubber that will leave color on the leather. That would be worse!
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Post by Letitroll98 on Oct 29, 2004 22:38:54 GMT -6
First, congrats on the eminently expectant! Hope everything goes perfect with mother and baby (second ones are always easier). Our prayers and best wishes are with you.
Secondly, you can always tell a family driver from the indentations in the backseat. They never go away. I would mos def pick a good sheet of non slip plastic to distribute the pressure of the car sear legs across as much leather as possible. You could also regularly (daily) remove the seat so the memory of the leather would have a chance to rebound.
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Post by Mr. Javi on Oct 31, 2004 11:13:06 GMT -6
Hey congrats on your new baby, that's on the way, best whishes. I tackled that task about finding something to protect the leather surface of my backseat a while back, so I found a non slip mat at BABYS R' US, forgot how much it was like $14.99 or something. It did the job well, after several weeks of use, I saw that on the mat, there was the molding/grooves from the bottom of the carseat, imagine with out the mat, the leather seat would of had those molds embeded on the leather. The one I bought, it's made from a well known safety oriented company SAFEFIT. I found on the web a picture of the exact same one that I have, plus this one does not slip and it's somewhat thick, that's whhy there is no marking on the leather. Here is the picture, At like $12.00 bucks, that's a good price to protect the leather seats, wouldn't you agree? Also this mat is made of 100% PVC sponge too. Here is another one that I found on the web today, Let me know what you think of it. Best wishes, Javs.
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Post by JimW on Oct 31, 2004 15:27:04 GMT -6
Thats damn fine work there Javi, well done!
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Post by stevensolds on Oct 31, 2004 20:33:31 GMT -6
owner before me had a carseat in the back left seat for over 2 yrs, big print was there only for 2 days and then it went away and looks like new.
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Post by Mr. Javi on Nov 1, 2004 9:31:00 GMT -6
Thats damn fine work there Javi, well done! No problem, I like to help out another Aurorian anyway I can. The wife at first was like "why you worry about the leather seats", but after a while she saw the protection that, the SAFEFIT mat did and she agreed at the end. Call me crazy, but I like to maintain the interior of my Aurora in nice shape. Javi.
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Post by Marc on Dec 5, 2004 18:12:31 GMT -6
If there are no rough edges on the frame of the child seat, it won't harm the leather. _________________ GM!!! BRING BACK OLDS!!!
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Post by Mr. Javi on Dec 6, 2004 6:37:05 GMT -6
It'll just leave grooves molded on the leather though, without any kind of protection.
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Post by scottydl on Dec 13, 2004 9:01:37 GMT -6
As a follow-up to this, I ended up using kitchen counter gripper between my carseats and the leather. It's the rubbery stuff you buy for countertops and drawers to keep things from sliding around. A fairly wide roll cost me around $5, and was enough for both seats after I cut it to fit. I got tan in color, and it matches the seats almost perfectly too!
I checked with some of my carseat-safety colleagues, and this stuff came highly recommended for (1) saving money, and (2) not adversely affecting the performance of the seat in a crash. FYI!
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Post by JimW on Dec 13, 2004 9:13:30 GMT -6
Hey Scotty! thanks for that great information! nice to see you back visiting. Take care of that lil one
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Post by Isnibs on Jan 6, 2005 20:42:55 GMT -6
Hi Scotty Did you check out this technical service bulletin on a child restraint, top tether hardware package
Bulletin No.: 99-09-40-004
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Post by scottydl on Jan 7, 2005 15:42:32 GMT -6
Hi Scotty Did you check out this technical service bulletin on a child restraint, top tether hardware package Bulletin No.: 99-09-40-004 I haven't seen that one... what is it about, regarding the top tether anchors? Also I'm not sure I can view TSB's, since I don't have an alldata.com subscription? I tried the NHTSA website, but they wanted to charge a fee for a research request and copying services...
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Post by Isnibs on Jan 7, 2005 17:54:44 GMT -6
Answer via P.M. If you get any use from it maybe post the results.
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Post by scottydl on Jan 7, 2005 19:25:32 GMT -6
Got your PM, thanks! I do plan on requesting the tether anchor kit from my local dealer, since (1) it's free, and (2) it'll add another component of safety to the current and future carseats installed.
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