Safety 1st Alpha Elite Convertible Car Seat, Quartz
From Safety 1st
| List Price: | $159.99 |
| Price: | $103.99 |
Product Description
3 modes of use: rear-facing 5-35 pounds. Forward-facing 22-40 pounds. Booster mode 40-100 pounds. Quickfit harness system: adjust harness height from the front in one easy step. Side impact protection, 3-position recline, adjusts with one hand. Removable infant head support pillow. Epp energy absorbing foam. Rotating arm rests. Detachable cup holder. 5-point harness with up-front adjustment.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #2894 in Baby Product
- Color: Quartz
- Brand: Safety 1st
- Model: CC061BPE
- Released on: 2012-09-21
Features
- Rear-facing 5-35pounds
- Forward-facing 22-40pounds
- Booster mode 40-100 pounds
- Side impact protection
Most helpful customer reviews
57 of 59 people found the following review helpful.We bought this car seat to replace the infant car seats for our twin boys. We wanted something that would last for a long time. I did a lot of research and for the price (important since we were buying two) these seemed to be the best for us. Purchased at Costco for around $89.Pros:1. Price2. sturdy car seat3. easy it is to adjust the headrest/shoulder strap height4. rated in the top for crash test5. Nice soft fabricProblems:1. The straps twist very easily.2. I'm not a petite person, and my husband is over 6' and strong and we both have a hard time pulling the strap to tightening them in. It just doesn't move sometimes. Not exactly safe when they are loose in their car seats3. The seat is very hard to recline. I had to pull it out of the car to get it to recline.4. No matter how tightly we have them strapped in, they slump forward while sleeping.5. Taking the cover off to wash is a nightmare.6. The pillow thing on top is pointless. I took it off, but now the Velcro is rubbing the back side of the front seats.7. Not easy to install in the car. We can't get the latch system to tighten enough, so the car seats move side to side. (Again my husband and I aren't weak people.) The shoulder belt works much better and keeps the car seat from moving, but it's then a pain to move the car seats from car to car.8. They fit fine in our SUV, but they don't fit in my mom's Subaru.9. difficult to get at the right angle for rear facingOverall, we are in the market for new car seats.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful.I received this as a gift for my first child three years ago. We used a bucket car seat for her until she was one and have been using this one for the last two years. It is an AWESOME car seat, and for the price you can't beat it.We never did use it rear-facing, so this review is for forward-facing only. However, that said, I'm quite sure it will work just fine rear-facing, and plan to use two more of these for my twins that are on the way.Here's what I love--Lots of padding-The way my daughter's legs have hung off this have never caused her to have sore spots on the back of her legs, even as she's gone from a 1 year old to a now tall 3 year old.-Arm rests are nice and sturdy.-Love the adjustable back and how it keeps the straps at the right height. (We have a different brand in my husband's car and you have to adjust the strap height practically every time you put a kid in it. Probably should toss that seat and buy sixteen of these...)-Very easy to loosen and tighten the straps to get your kid in and out for an adult. Your kid will not be able to do it. The folks saying it's too hard to tighten are either doing something wrong or don't have it installed properly.In answer to some of the "cons" out there--The cover SHOULD be hard to take off to clean. You don't want it getting loose with your kid in it. (And really, it's not that hard. My kid vomited in it, it took me about 20 minutes to take the seat completely apart so I could wash the cover. I was even able to wash the straps. You just need to pay attention to how you take it apart so you can put it back together properly.)-The LATCH system is just fine. If your car seat is wobbly, you are not putting enough weight into the seat to create enough tension in the belt. When I install the seat, I put my knee into it or lean into it while pulling the LATCH belt. It gets nice and tight. I've never had a wobbly seat.-As a forward-facing seat, my kid falls asleep in it all the time. Her head has never flopped forward, and the seat is not reclined in any way.-My straps are not narrow. They have twisted on occasion but it is super easy to get them untwisted.-You should not have to take the cover off to use the seatbelt or the LATCH. If you are, you are doing it wrong.-The car seat is a bit big. I have a Chrysler Pacifica, and I can fit three across tightly, but they fit. If you have a smaller car, two should be just fine in the back seat.Again, I have not used this rear-facing. But for forward-facing, you can't beat it.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful.So we bought two of these from our local Fred Meyer (normally $165, on sale for $99!) so we could have one for each vehicle. I had no problem installing it in the side seat in my car (2000 Excursion) but decided to move it to the middle and that was a bit harder. This is not the seat's fault, though, I don' think. It was a tiny bit tricky to get the seatbelt under the seat cover/cushion, but once I undid the corner elastic hooks, it was no problem. I love how easy it is to adjust the headrest/shoulder strap height, and the tightness of the straps from the bottom front of the seat. I wish it had a level on the side that moves (like a wheel or bubble), like the Graco Snugride does but it's not the end of the world :) My son went from the Snugride to this, and so far, he hasn't fussed once all week any time he was in there! He used to ALWAYS fuss or cry in the car. I love how good the quality of this seat feels. The materials feel luxurious, there is a lot of padding. The armrests are a little hard to put up and down, not sure why they designed it this way. But not a huge deal. We were deciding between this and the Graco My Ride 65 and ultimately chose these.
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