Sunshine Kids Monterey Booster Car Seat

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 16 x 19.5 x 26 inches ; 15.7 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 19 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B002OC57PU
• UPC: 677726150540
• Item model number: 15054
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: 12,551 in Baby (See Top 100 in Baby)
  

By : Sunshine Kids
Price : $149.99
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Product Description

Color: Red
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The thoughtfully-designed, well-constructed Monterey Booster Seat, Red (Model 15054) protects your child in the car while providing a comfortable, secure ride. The sturdy walls are reinforced with aluminum, and EPS energy-absorbing foam line the side and headrest for superior safety and security. Unlike other boosters, it can be easily installed to prevent it from being a loose projectile when not occupied, and you can quickly adjust the width and height of the seat to suit your growing child. It can also be converted to a backless booster once your child is big enough to properly fit the car's seatbelt feature without the booster's back.

Monterey Booster SeatAt a Glance:

• Rated for children up to 120 pounds
• Rated for children up to 5' 3" in height

The Monterey features sturdy aluminum-reinforced walls and EPS energy-absorbing foam for superior safety and security.Durable Aluminum-reinforced Sides; Energy-Absorbing FoamFor protection from unexpected, side-impact accidents, the Monterey Booster Seat's walls are reinforced with strong, durable aluminum. The sides feature energy-absorbing EPS foam, as does the headrest, for enhanced safety. The angled seat bottom prevents submarining--where a child slides under the lap belt--and the tapered seat fits your child at every stage of his, or her, growth.
Adjustable in Width and Height for Your Growing ChildThe Monterey Booster is designed with the growing child in mind. An easy-to-use dial behind the back allows you to expand the width of the shoulder section up to 20 inches. And simply use one hand to adjust the headrest by 11 positions. The booster seat accommodates a child up to 63 inches tall and 120 pounds, so this is the only one you'll need during your child's growing years.
Easy-to-Install; Latch System with Lower AnchorsThe Monterey Booster is equipped with a Latch system to keep it from becoming a loose object in the vehicle and ensuring a proper pre-crash position for the occupant. A quick pull of the front adjuster strap allows for a tight and firm fit, while the booster seat's bottom features rubber grips that aid in the easy, non-slip installation, and prevent unwanted marks on your vehicle's seat fabric.
Comfort, Compact Design, and PortabilityDesigned with ultimate comfort in mind, the Monterey Booster's seat features thick, AirTek foam for soft padding and superior leg support as well as increased airflow. A deep, angled cup holder on each side is ideal for water bottles and soda cans during extra-long car trips. Featuring two recline positions that will allow the booster seat to fit snugly in most vehicles, the seat also folds flat for portability and easy storage.
The booster seat is covered with a combination of breathable, air-mesh and ultra-suede material that comes in a red/black color combination for fashionable families.
About the Company: Modern Products for Today's Busy FamiliesSunshine Kids Juvenile Products has over 10 years of experience in designing innovative, thoughtful products that are both safe and convenient. With over 80 products that are available in 31 countries worldwide, Sunshine strives to create parent-friendly, industry-leading car seats, strollers, and other items that provide a practical, reliable, and safe answer to families' needs. With award-winning products that parents have come to trust, Sunshine continues to offer ideal, modern solutions for families all over the world.
What's in the BoxOne Monterey Booster Seat (Red) and instruction guide.

REGULAR PRICE $149.99
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Sunshine Kids Monterey Booster Car Seat

 

Product Features

• Full size range-fits children 30 pounds to 120 pounds and 38"-63" in height with 2 recline positions for comfort and to fit all vehicle seat shapes
• Expandable width-seat back adjusts to fit shoulders up to 20" and adjustable height-11 position headrest, adjusts up to 6.5" with one hand
• Side Impact Protection with reinforced sides lined with EPS foam and energy absorbing AirTek foam provides superior cushioning and increased airflow
• Reinforced seat bottom is angled to prevent submarining and can also be used as a backless booster, packs flat
• Retractable cup holders are extra deep to keep drinks upright

Customer Reviews

I am a car seat freak. When it was time to transition my daughter from the Britax Boulevard seats we have been using to a booster seat I sort of panicked. After doing a lot of research I decided on the Sunshine Kids Monterey booster and purchased the pink seat in Mar 2010 for my daughter, who had just turned 5 and has always been in the top 90th percentile for height. Just this week I purchased the red one for my 4 year old son, and I have to say the color of the red is much more vibrant than what's shown on the website. I let him pick the color and I didn't really care much for the red, but when it arrived I was VERY pleased. It's quite striking!
The reasons I chose this seat are:
- Has the LATCH capability, which we always use. I want the seatbelt to be responsible for holding the kids in the car, not the kids AND their seat. Besides who wants their kids in a car seat that isn't secured to the car and who wants a car seat flopping around in the car when the kids aren't in the vehicle?
- The back is removable...and you can still use LATCH with the bottom
- The back has expandable side wings so you can continue to use it longer.
- The back has one of the highest headrest of any of the booster seats on the market. The headrest is great. Neither kid has complained about not being able to see and they both are able to sleep comfortably in the seat.
- Two cupholders.
Both kids love their seats. I am very happy with these purchases. The quality is great. The only complaint I might have is that there are a lot of pegs that hold the material onto the seat. They're a bit of a pain when washing the cover. I didn't realize the pegs should be removed from the material before washing and I think I lost one or two...I think. Another issue is determining where the pegs go once they're removed! I'm sure this will get easier as I learn the placement of pegs as I wash the seat more often. All in all I would order this seat again. What am I saying? I DID order this seat again!

I have owned this seat for three years. My daughter who uses it is now 7 years and 53 lbs. We use it in two older vehicles, a 1997 Subaru Legacy Wagon and a 2002 VW Eurovan.
I love this seat and feel very secure when I give it to the grandparents on her visits. My in-laws also have one in their newer Lexus SUV. I don't have an opportunity to use the LATCH anchors because I don't have them, but my in-Laws do, and its been nice because they don't usually have kids in their car, so the seat doesn't slide around. It stays in place. The backseat of the Lexus is narrower than my two vehicles, and it fits this booster and a Britax Roundabout directly next to it.
My parents hate using car seats. They reminisce about the days when I was a child and we could just lay on the floor of the car or stand up surfing in the back of the pickup. So I have to monitor their proper use of the seats carefully. The seat belt guide on the Sunshine Kids Monterey has a snug slot opening through which the seat belt threads. I admit, when I am in a rush moving this seat to another vehicle, it can be frustrating to get it in quickly. One needs to place it in the opening sideways and then slide and jiggle it back and forth to insert it completely into the belt guide. But then I know it will not slide out, and once inserted, it slides easily through it and does not get hung up or stuck. It is bright red and cannot be ignored. The seatbelt will not lay properly if it is not threaded through the belt guide, so I know that my folks will insert it, and it will not slip out. I also like that the proper position of the lap belt is bright red, as well, so they can't miss it. It it quite easy for anyone who has never used a booster to see exactly where to thread the car seat belt.
It is very easy to move the headrest up and down, and the shoulder belt guide moves with the headrest, so it is always at the right position on your child. I have had carpooling guests use this seat and I can easiy reach behind pull up the headrest to their height, even with them sitting in the seat. Adjusting the width of the shoulder sides requires you to reach behind the seat, so it has to be empty to do that. It is very easy to turn the knob which expands and contracts the width, but I have found that, over a few days, if your child wiggles or plops into the seat against the sides, it will open itself a bit wider than might be necessary for your child. When my child was smaller, I frequently had to do a quick reach behind to tighten the shoulder width if it has slowly widened itself.
This booster can be taken apart, allowing you to use only the base. It is really easy to separate and put back together, but it doens't fall apart when you move it from seat to seat. That is not to say you can just hold onto the backrest and expect it to stay together, both the bottom and top need to be held when carrying it around, but the backrest doesn't just flop off the minute you pick it up. For a year I carpooled with a neighbor who had two Graco boosters. Every time we moved those from car to car they would just fall apart, and it was difficult to piece the top and bottom back together.
The cupholders and open and close easily and are large enough for her kid-sized water bottles and a small baggie of a snack. The arm rests are stationary, but she usually uses them. I have never though of them as being in the way. The fabric on my model is a mesh grey. It is comfortable on hot days, not sticky or wet. It says cool and the mesh airs out when you get out of the seat. But I could do without the mesh, which allows tiny crumbs through and takes a bit longer to vacuum out. The padding is ample and she has always been very comfy in this.
I have just been looking into a new booster for my second child and found that the Britax Parkway SG and SGL have a crotch strap through which the lap belt is threaded to prevent your child from sliding or scrunching themselves down below the lap belt. I think its a nice safety feature that the Moneterey doesn't have, but this has never, ever been an issue for me. Perhaps it is because of the angle of the Monterey seat. They advertise it as being for this purpose. Or perhaps it is because I threaten my daughter when she moves herself into an improper position in her seat. Either, way, I've decided to go with the Monterey again because the Parkway has quite a few complaints about the shoulder belt guide and some about the cupholders.
My only frustration is what I mentioned earlier about how difficult it can be to insert the shoulder belt into the guide. My daughter pulls her seat belt out so far as she leans to the side to buckle the belt, that she engages the auto-lock on the seatbelt retractor. I don't realize this, however, until the next time we get in the car and the belt won't budge. I then have to take it out of the belt guide so that I can retract it completely and then re-insert it. Of course, this always happens when we are in a hurry, so I get frustrated. I am trying to teach her to pull it out less, but she needs a lot of slack in order to successfully buckle the belt on her own. Maybe my old car has a shorter seatbelt than newer cars, and the auto-lock engages sooner than it would in another car. I really don't see how this can be a legitimate complaint about the seat, however, since it is actually a good safety feature to prevent the seatbelt from slipping out of the guide. If there is a booster out there that has a shoulder belt guide which is quite easy to slip the belt into, but which also doens't allow it to slip out, I'd love to hear about it.

 

Sunshine Kids Monterey Booster Car Seat