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Cosco High Back Booster Car Seat | 
| Brand: Cosco
List Price: $79.99
Buy New: $43.74
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Rating:  32 reviews
Sales Rank: 213
Maximum Weight Recommendation (lbs): 80
Shipping Weight (lbs): 11.8
Dimensions (in): 30 x 18.4 x 16.4
MPN: 22209WAL
Model: 22-209WAL
UPC: 044681221927
EAN: 0044681221927
ASIN: B000GY5OBK
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| Features:
| • | 22-40 forward facing with 5-point harness; 40-80 lbs forward facing in belt positioning booster | | • | Contoured molded shell; Removable, padded fabric pad | | • | 1 position crotch strap; 2-piece puch button harness retainer | | • | 2 harness heights; 2 position belt positioner guides on both sides | | • | Removable cup/juice holder on seat; for harness mode, use in vehicle with either automotive or LATCH belts |
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Amazon.com Product Reviews
Finding a suitable child restraint system when baby outgrows his infant car seat is much easier with the Cosco high back booster car seat. Although car seat laws vary from state to state, the general trend has been to raise age and weight minimums. Many states have already mandated that children should remain in a booster seat until age 8 and 80 pounds.
Cosco high back booster seat is a car seat that grows with your child.
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One of the most economical car seats on the market from a trusted brand dedicated to safety and value, the high back booster seat provides comfort and protection for your most precious cargo. For toddlers from 22 to 40 pounds and meeting the age requirement to upgrade from an infant seat, the forward-facing restraint system employs an internal five-point harness with a two-piece chest clip to keep your child secure. The seat is equipped with the LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children) system for cars that are capable of using this feature, but it also allows parents to use the automobile seatbelts. It has two harness heights for a better fit, although this does require rethreading. When the top harness guides are below the child's shoulders and the child weighs over 40 pounds, remove the harness and convert the seat into a belt-positioning booster. The two belt positioning guides will ensure a snug fit. The maximum weight for the belt-position booster seat is 80 pounds. The booster seat is wide and roomy. The padded area around the head gives children space to doze in the back seat. The removable cup holder clips onto the side of the car seat and comes in handy for longer trips. It is reachable by the child, which is sometimes overlooked by other car seat makers. The padding is comfortable and is fully removable. The manufacturer recommends washing it in warm, sudsy water. The plaid isn't haute couture, but this car seat is more focused on safety and value, and it meets all expectations. --Scott Teal
Product Description
Cosco High Back Bosoter Seat A booster car seat from Cosco is a great investment. It is one of the safest models of booster seat around and has different installation options for parents which will certainly make their life easier. The High Back is LATCH equipped for easy installation with the anchor points in the car, but can also attach with the use of the car's seat belts. The Cosco car seat is easy to adjust and very easy to use. Forward facing this booster seat can take a child up to 43 inches in height and 40 lbs in weight when being used with the five point harness. The five point harness has a 2 piece retainer to harness a child's chest and two harness heights for a growing child. All harness adjustments are made in the front of the booster car seat. The car seat from Cosco is used as a belt positioning booster seat from 40-80 lbs and up to 52 inches in height. The WAL pattern makes this Cosco car seat perfect for either a girl or a boy.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 27 more reviews...
 Try before you buy August 4, 2007
Displaced Yinzer (South Bay Area, CA United States)
40 out of 43 found this review helpful
I hate to say it - but this is the seat that has officially turned me into a Britax snob. The only car seats I had experience with prior to trying this one were the Graco baby bucket and the Britax Roundabout and Marathon. I had heard now and then the frightening statistic that so-and-so percentage of car seats are installed incorrectly and I couldn't understand how that could be - how hard is it to install a car seat properly? Turns out, it depends on the car seat.
We were recently visiting family back east and my nephew has this particular car seat - one in my father's car, one in my brother's car. One on occasion I was going to go somewhere with my dad and rather than go in our car or move our car seat to his car, we opted to use my nephew's seat for my son. However, it turned out the straps were on the lowest setting which was too low for either of the boys so I took the car seat out to adjust the straps and... quickly came to regret not simply moving our own car seat to my dad's car.
This seat is a royal pain in the behind to install properly. In theory, it goes in just like a Britax - clip the two LATCH hooks on either side, clip the third hook at the top, put your weight in and pull all the straps tight. However, the way the lower strap went through this seat, I just could not get it tight to my satisfaction - the front would wiggle easily no matter what I did. And the top hook is just pure evil by design - it is very, very complicated to tighten.
I looked in the manual, I looked on line, I called a friend who I remembered had one of these seats as an "extra." The best I could figure out, this model is sold with two different types of top anchor strap. One has a normal seeming strap that you just pull to tighten... and you lift up on the tightening portion of the strap to loosen. The other has this insanely convoluted piece of metal with several slits in it for the strap to pass through and wrap back and forth and under and around itself. With the latter, you pretty much need to guess how long or short to make the strap BEFORE you install the seat, because adjusting it on the fly is difficult if not impossible.
I checked at Target the other day and the seat they are selling there had the "easier" style of top anchor tightener but I don't know if they are all like that now. The manual we had for the seat listed both types. Be sure when you buy that the top strap has the easier type of adjuster.
Beyond the top fastener issue, though, like I said, I found it hard to get the bottom strap just right. We had to have a complicated system of towels under the seat in my dad's car to help it sit in there solid - aside from the positioning aspect of things this seat has two raw plastic protrusions on the bottom which have begun to slice in the seat in my dad's car (Hyundai Sonata)
One one occasion we moved my nephew's car seat to our rental car (Saturn Aura) to take both boys somewhere and we had no better luck with ease of installation. It still took a lot of sweating, straining, and swearing to get it in there.
With our Britax seats, I have never had a problem in any vehicle with making the car seats fit, and I can have them removed and re-installed in less than 5 minutes. The Cosco seat drove me crazy. I will give this seat 3 stars because it is affordable and is supposed to meet safety requirements but I would not buy it without making very sure it fits in YOUR car and that is has the easier to use top strap attachment. I would also not suggest it if there is much chance of your having to move the seat frequently. And protect you seats with something if you don't want them getting torn up!
 Comfortable and easy to use January 9, 2007
Mommy le7 (NY)
26 out of 27 found this review helpful
The top clip is not difficult for me to use but my daughter hasn't figured it out yet - which is the way I want it. I've also used it as a booster and I was satisfied with the way the buckle looped through and stayed in place. I also like the strap on the bottom that allows me to add a little slack or tighten it a little. I think that's a really important feature - especially in this season when my kid may be wearing a jacket one day and none the next and also if you use the car seat for different kids that are similar but not exactly the same size. I have another car seat without that and I find that sometimes I can't get it closed because it's too tight and sometimes there's too much slack.
BE AWARE! Read the weight AND height restrictions! August 9, 2007
j. shaver (OK, USA)
11 out of 20 found this review helpful
I have been reviewing booster car seats because my 3 year old's Century seat is about to expire so she needs a new seat. She is not yet tall or heavy enough to have just the belt positioning--she still needs a harness. I am a little disturbed to read that some reviews state you can go from an infant seat to this booster seat. so please be aware of your baby's size.
if your baby is under one year old they SHOULD NOT be in a seat like this. Babies 1 and under should still be rear facing EVEN IF they are over 20lb; the rule is 20lb AND 12 mths old. These types of boosters are made to go forward only. and the height restrictions on these seats are important. even though alot of these types of boosters state 20-40 lbs. the height restrictions usually start around 34-35". average toddlers meet the weight but NOT the height restrictions so BE careful.
there are many choices to choose from in the "convertible" type car seats. those are the seats that can go rear OR forward facing; made for babies too big for the infant carrier type seat, not tall enough for a booster, and the convertible usually go up to at least 40lb (many go up to 80lb) so your toddler has time to grow tall enough for a booster.
I know it can be inconvenient and frustrating to have to transition your kid through three seats and some can't afford it. but it is worth your kids life. Luckily, there are some seats made that can take your baby from newborn all the way to belt positioning--these are called 3 in 1 seats. they are a bit more in the beginning but you use the seat for six years.
The only drawback is that research does show infants are safer in the infant carrier plus its nice not to wake your little one up getting out of the car. so maybe some people could just go from an infant carrier to a 3 in 1--then you only have to buy two seats for one kid.
 Good seat for toddlers January 27, 2008
Daniel Trisler
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
This is a solid seat that will fit well in most compact cars.
I ended up sending this back due to the fact that while the product description says it is for 22lbs and up, the box adds a minimum height requirement (36 inches) that I did not see on Amazon. Quite possibly it's listed somewhere and I missed the line. Just something to be aware of.
Great seat , great price March 8, 2007
Spacely (Linwood, NJ United States)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I bought this seat to bridge the gap between baby seat and booster seat for my 17mos old boy. He's 24 lbs and 32" and the fit is fine. No issues with the harness system or the installation. It's not the most stylish seat, but for that price who really cares. Seems comfy, easily adjustable and has a cup holder. The boy likes it better than his Eddie Bauer baby seat that cost 3 times as much.
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