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Britax Frontier Booster Car Seat, Red Rock | 
| Brand: Britax USA
Buy New: $279.99
New (9) from $279.99
Rating:  53 reviews
Sales Rank: 521
Color: Red Rock
Batteries Included: No
Maximum Weight Recommendation (lbs): 100
Shipping Weight (lbs): 23.5
Dimensions (in): 19.5 x 22 x 26.5
MPN: E9L54e7
Model: E9L54E7
UPC: 652182057909
EAN: 0652182057909
ASIN: B00164QHF6
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| Features:
| • | Deep side walls and adjustable head support provide True Side Impact Protection to distribute crash forces, shield from vehicle intrusion, contain the head and body, and minimize side-to-side head movement | | • | Highest five-point harness seat capacity allows children to remain harnessed up to 80 pounds or in booster mode up to approximately 100 pounds | | • | Quick-adjust headrest and harness re-positions head support and harness height effortlessly without having to re-thread the straps | | • | Tangle-free, five-point harness with eight harness heights and three buckle positions for a snug and secure fit | | • | Premium push-button LATCH connectors ensure a quick, simple and tight installation |
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Product Description
The highest forward-facing 5-point harness weight capacity seat in the industry featuring True Side Impact Protection, non-rethread harness & headrest adjustment and retractable cup-holders. Latch and Versa-Tether equipped. Forward Facing: 25-80 lbs. with tether. Booster: 40-100 lbs.Maximum height is 60". 19.5 W x 22 H x 26.5 D. Canyon, Rushmore, Red Rock or Pink Sky.
Amazon. com Product Description
Keep your child safe and secure in the car with the Frontier Harness-2-Booster seat from Britax. Loaded with comfort and safety features, the Frontier is ideal for children ready to transition from their convertible car seat. It accommodates a weight capacity of up to 80 pounds in forward-facing, and serves as a vehicle belt-positioning booster for children weighing up to 100 pounds. The Frontier is also certified for air travel.  The Frontier can accommodate children up to a 100 pounds. View larger. |
Easy Installation and Adjustment
The safety of your child depends on the correct installation of his or her car seat. That's why the Frontier offers a truly parent-friendly design for quick and easy set-up and adjustment. First, the premium push-button LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children) connectors ensure a fast, simple and tight installation so you know your child is secure. The tangle-free, five-point harness has eight harness heights you can adjust with one hand, and three buckle positions for a snug and secure fit. For added convenience, the headrest adjusts quickly without requiring you to re-thread the straps. True Enhanced Side Impact Protection for Peace of Mind
 The Frontier also gives you additional peace of mind by featuring engineered true side impact protection. Deep side walls and head support provide advanced shock-absorption and cushioning in side impact collisions, helping to reduce the risk of injury. Additionally, EPS (Expanded Polystyrene) impact foam lining around baby's head and torso absorbs energy in side and rear impacts, cradles baby's head to keep it away from protruding parts, cushions violent side to side movements, and creates a comfortable resting spot. Safe for Growing Children
Besides True Enhanced Side Impact Protection, the Frontier boasts other advanced safety features that provide optimum protection. Most importantly, the patented Versa-Tether fastens the top of the car seat to factory installed automobile anchor points, reducing the possibility of a head injury. This system also allows for rear-facing tethering to help keep the seat stable. Comfort and Convenience
Car trips should be pleasant, and the Frontier has everything your child needs to relax and enjoy the ride. Dual cup holders are great for sippy cups, snacks and toys, while the armrest invites your little one to sit back and watch the world go by. Comfort foam helps make naptime cozy and restful, too, by supporting your child's neck and head in a comfortable position. The Frontier is designed to be used in the forward-facing position, with the harness, when children are two years old and weigh between 25 and 80 pounds, with a standing height of 30 to 53 inches. The booster is intended for children weighing 40 to 100 pounds and with a standing height of 42 to 60 inches. The Frontier measures 19.5 x 22.0 x 26.5 inches (WxHxD) and weighs 23.5 pounds. | Also available in: | 
Canyon | 
Rushmore | 
Pink Sky |
|  | The Britax Frontier Booster Car Seat offers: - Deap side walls and adjustable head support.
- Five-point harness is easily adjustable for a snug fit.
- LATCH connectors for fast and secure installation.
- EPS impact foam provides exceptional comfort and safety.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 48 more reviews...
 Great new product with 5-point harness rated to 80 pounds! April 24, 2008
Patrick J (TX)
102 out of 102 found this review helpful
I am a certified passenger safety seat technician as well as a police officer who works in the field of traffic enforcement/safety. There a couple of things I want you to know when/if you purchase this new product so that you can have a far easier time installing it- and so you can install it correctly.
First, the instruction booklet is permanantly attached to the seat w/ a cord. Simply tuck it behind the cover to stow it. Britax has the manual available online in a PDF if you would like to sit and review it without having to crouch down and read the book attached to your seat.
Second, when you go to tighten the LATCH straps at each lower anchor, the seat is designed for you to pull these tight through the spaces in the seat shell itself (simply move the cover to the side and you will see where the back of the seat shell has a hole on each side so you can EASILY pull the LATCH webbing tight on each side). If you try to tighten these LATCH straps outside and behind the shell of the seat- YOU WILL NEVER GET IT TIGHT AND THEREFORE IT WILL NOT BE OPTIMALLY INSTALLED.
Please contact your local hospital, poice department, fire department, or Safe Kids Coalition (www.safekidsworldwide.org) for a referral to a free child passenger seat fitting station in your community if you have concerns or questions. Even if you don't have questions, it is a good idea to take your car, seat, and kiddo to one of these fitting stations to make sure you have a good installation AND good use/fit for your kids.
Finally, this seat is remarkable becuase the 5-point harnes straps are rated to a child of 80 pounds AND it converts to a booster seat for kids heavier or who otherwise won't fit in the harness. The seat is rated for 9 years (the longest manufacturer rating I have seen). And, unlike other Britax products, it is more narrow and therefore can fit in more applications than other Britax products (known for being BIG).
My kids had their first run in the seats today (I installed them last night) and we have thumbs up from both on the comfort and the fashion while I give it a thumbs up for safety/design and installation!!
 melissa April 27, 2008
Mr. Mark W. Lewis (ohio)
18 out of 21 found this review helpful
Pleae check the height of the shoulder straps before buying this item!
it will hold your child in a 5 point harness up to 80 lbs, but your child will outgrow the short straps 18 inch max from rump to shoulder (2 inches shorter then the Regent!) way before they hit 80 lbs! my 2 40 lb kids are already at 17, and 18 inches so they would have to use is as a booster.
LOVE this seat, VERY easy to install! April 25, 2008
Spitcairn (New Orleans, LA USA)
15 out of 22 found this review helpful
I had NO problems installing this seat with LATCH into my minivan. Apparently some people are having installation issues b/c they aren't reading the manual! On page 23, picture #8 CLEARLY shows that you need to pull the latch strap though the large slots at the back of the seat to tighten, NOT pulling from around the sides like you would in most carseats. It's terrible that this lack of intelligence has given the Britax Frontier bad reviews on another site. It is a VERY nice, heavy duty well made seat, just what you would expect from Britax! Don't be afraid to buy, just be sure to read the installtions and look at the pictures and I PROMISE it will be fine. Ours is in with the latch nice and tight, roomy and comfy for my ds...LOVE IT!!
Great seat w/ 80 pound 5-point Harness! April 24, 2008
Patrick J (TX)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I am a certified passenger safety seat technician as well as a police officer who works in the field of traffic enforcement/safety. There a couple of things I want you to know when/if you purchase this new product so that you can have a far easier time installing it- and so you can install it correctly.
First, the instruction booklet is permanantly attached to the seat w/ a cord. Simply tuck it behind the cover to stow it. Britax has the manual available online in a PDF if you would like to sit and review it without having to crouch down and read the book attached to your seat.
Second, when you go to tighten the LATCH straps at each lower anchor, the seat is designed for you to pull these tight through the spaces in the seat shell itself (simply move the cover to the side and you will see where the back of the seat shell has a hole on each side so you can EASILY pull the LATCH webbing tight on each side). If you try to tighten these LATCH straps outside and behind the shell of the seat- YOU WILL NEVER GET IT TIGHT AND THEREFORE IT WILL NOT BE OPTIMALLY INSTALLED.
Please contact your local hospital, poice department, fire department, or Safe Kids Coalition (www.safekidsworldwide.org) for a referral to a free child passenger seat fitting station in your community if you have concerns or questions. Even if you don't have questions, it is a good idea to take your car, seat, and kiddo to one of these fitting stations to make sure you have a good installation AND good use/fit for your kids.
Finally, this seat is remarkable becuase the 5-point harnes straps are rated to a child of 80 pounds AND it converts to a booster seat for kids heavier or who otherwise won't fit in the harness. The seat is rated for 9 years (the longest manufacturer rating I have seen). And, unlike other Britax products, it is more narrow and therefore can fit in more applications than other Britax products (known for being BIG).
My kids had their first run in the seats today (I installed them last night) and we have thumbs up from both on the comfort and the fashion while I give it a thumbs up for safety/design and installation!!
 Happier now - NEW REVISED installation method much better! April 23, 2008
Little Bird (San Francisco)
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
NEW REVISED long belt route installation method works much better
UPDATE from earlier review
Please note: I am installing the frontier with SEAT BELT installation (NOT LATCH) as my son is over 40LB.
It is stated on the chair that unless your car manual states otherwise, you should assume that the latch anchor limit is for a 40LB child.
As I reported before, I was unable to get a good secure fit using the belt method printed in the manual. After several failed attempts, (by me, a CPS certified Highway Patrol officer, and CPS certified technicians at a local store) I was mystified!
I was obviously not alone. The only good fixes reported on this site were all using the latch.
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I have finally got the good fix that I have been looking for! But believe me it was hard - practically impossible if you are alone. You need one or two heavy people pushing the chair down with all their might and one person ready to latch the seat belt. In fact on my first attempt I thought my seat belt was too short. It was REALLY hard to get it to reach. But once we did, it felt very stable. And then with the additional top tether, it's fantastic!
One note, this should be considered as the chair that never moves. If you want a chair to move from car to car, this may not be the best bet. It's really awkward and hard to install as I have explained.
One thing that concerned me was that the car belt straps get quite buckled and folded when they go through the holes. I have always read that the belt should always be as flat as possible when using car seats. However. When I asked Britax about this, they just said there was nothing to be done about it. It's impossible not to have bucked belts with this routing method.
4 stars now - I have taken one star off because of the trouble I have had to go through to get a good safe installation. But other than that, I am very happy with the look, comfort and safety features. Of course the best is that the 5 point harness goes up to 80LB!!
ORIGINAL REVIEW:
I had high hopes for this seat. I have done a LOT of research on chairs and this one seemed to have all the elements that I've been looking for (e.g. 5 point harness for heavier child, side impact protection, head protection etc.).
I have been trying to install it and have found it impossible to get a tight fit in either of our two cars (Outback and Prius).
I have to use the car seat belt to attach it as my child is too heavy to use the latch system. The fit is awful and the seat slides around all over the place...much more than the specified 1". By the way, I am also using the top tether. Even though my child is too heavy for us to use the latch anymore, I tried it just to see whether it would work better. But it really wasn't great either. The holes that are meant for the latch straps (and seat belt) are very awkward to access and not at a good angle for tightening.
Other than that, when my child is sat in it (not in the car) he looks very comfortable. I am quite happy with the head impact protection, although the wings could have been a bit deeper. Also, I doubt if the arm rest will provide any protection in a crash. I'd be interested to see some side impact testing results...if there are any.
Today I am plannig to go to a trained car installer to see if they can get a better fit for me. If not, I'll have to return it and probably get another Recaro Signo that I'm happy with (but the 5 point harness does not have such a high weight limit).
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