Britax Boulevard Convertible Car Seat Brownstone
by Britax USA
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Baby Products Reviews of Britax Boulevard Convertible Car Seat Brownstone
Customer Review: Great seat. Very user friendly!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have this seat in the Brownstone fabric in my car and I also have it with the Onyx fabric in DH's car. We have been using this seat since my son was 4 months old (now 22months) and really like it. I like the brownstone fabric the best, it's very soft and comfortable. This seat is great. We love the side impact protection, you don't need to rethread the straps to adjust them.. you just turn the knob and getting a good install is really very easy. I love Britax's reputation for safty and my son really likes his seat. It fit well both rear and now foward facing. Customer Review: Great seat!
Summary: 4 Stars
So far we really like this seat. It was easy to install, adjust, use. Our daughter seems to like it too. Lots of sleepy car trips. There are only two small things that are not 100% to my liking. The first is the buckle is very low and sometimes hard to get to. Not a real issue for me however. The second is that rear facing, it is kind of large, making it kind of hard to get her in as opposed to her other, smaller seat. Again not a big deal, and we will be turning it around very soon. All in all, quite happy.Customer Review: Excellent but an absolute bear to take apart for cleaning!
Summary: 3 Stars
The seat is great, and installs especially well in cars with the LATCH system. My huge disappointment comes when trying to clean the fabric cover. My baby is occasionally carsick, and to remove the fabric cover from the seat one first must remove the entire seat from the car (we have ours put in by firemen so have to have that redone each time). Then you have to go behind the seat and remove the shoulder harnesses from the the adjustable bracket (which loses any adjustment specific to your kid). Next, to feed the harnesses through the fabric cover slots, you have to remove all the latches and harness guides. Now you are finally able to wrestle the tight-fitting cover from the padding and foam. Of course later on, if you re-install anything incorrectly, you compromise the safety of the seat. Plan on an hour in and out everytime your kid has an accident in the seat and you have to wash the cover!Customer Review: This is the one that you want
Summary: 5 Stars
Our baby - who hates being strapped into anything else - loves this car seat. The firemen who helped install it for us at the car seat installation site remarked that they were very impressed with the seat and how well it can be anchored. They trained my husband on installing it and he has changed it to other vehicles with ease. We have a small car (98 Civic) and it fits nicely rear-facing. No problem in our friend's SUV either. It is worth the investment for the stability and the comfort.Customer Review: Wonderful carseat - will last a long time!
Summary: 5 Stars
My son was over 27" at four months, so we had to buy a new carseat because his infant seat was only safe until 26". After having one car seat that only lasted a few months, I was happy to see that the Britax goes up to 65 lbs. At first I was hesitant about buying such an expensive carseat, but it was absolutely worth it! I was so satisfied with the seat that I bought the same one for my husband's car.
Foremost, the side impact protection separates this seats even from the other Britax models. This carseat is built like a tank, well-padded, and stays put once installed. I've read reviews stating that the fabric isn't soft enough. The Regal is softer than the Brownstone, but I didn't find either scratchy and my baby likes both.
Installation was easy both with LATCH and with the lapbelt. It is true that this carseat is large. I have a Subaru Outback Stationwagon and I would have had to move the front seat all the way forward to accomidate the carseat rear-facing. It fit easily, however, in the middle (which is the safest place, anyway.) It would also easily fit behind a passenger seat when it's forward facing. My car has LATCH and it was much easier to use the Britax LATCH attachment than it was the Graco. The Britax can be removed from the LATCH with the touch of a button and attached by pushing the handle against the LATCH - no hooks to deal with. My husband's car doesn't have LATCH and he also found it easy to install using the seat belt. The harnass straps adjust in the same manner as the Graco, but the rubber frame on the straps really does prevent them from twisting. The adjustable head rest moves with a knob as your child gets taller, so you never have to rethread the straps.
Some reviews point out that it's difficult for a child to see around the wings. My son doesn't seem to mind this and it's certainly worth the side impact protection.
My only complaint about the seat is that my son has to sit with his legs quite far apart. The harnass clip cannot be raised and is too low to allow the straps to go above his thighs. He doesn't seem to mind this, but it looked uncomfortable to me.
In summary, this seat is absolutely worth the money! It's easy to install, provides more side impact protection than other seats, and will last your child until he's 65 lbs!