Thank you so much for such a thorough video! You covered all the questions I had after reading the manual. We bought this car seat so we can use it for our grandson & we found the manual was somewhat confusing. Your video clearly explained everything we needed to know down to the cup holders.
This is, by far, the best tutorial for this seat. The worst part is I had to watch like 5 bad ones for yt to suggest this one. For some reason it didn't come up in my initial search.. Thank you! With the virus, finding face to face help has proven almost impossible, so having to install myself has been nerve wracking. This video helped me tremendously.
I don’t like the fact that head rest has no anchor .. Grab the top and pull it back towards the window ...just seems like there should be something that attaches to me since your already pulling the seat forward with the straps at the front .. My daughter has one and we were just out installing it .. I do like the fancy clips they have nowa days that’s pretty cool 👍🏻 And also they should of gave ya a little more belt because like you said you can’t tighten it from an angle and they don’t give you much room to pull straight up I think some women might struggle a little bit ... Baby fits good in the seat for sure packed in like a little sausage lol Good tip on laying something down ! Yours has a nice flat seat probably a little more stable... I remember back in the day loading up the car with 3 car seats what fun!! 😂 Thanks for the vid definitely gives insight!
It’s here www.amazon.com/Car-Seat-Protector-Thickest-Padding/dp/B01MXQJWRA?crid=2432GN6CVM67B&keywords=car+seat+mat&qid=1646414077&sprefix=car+seat+matt,aps,131&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&smid=A28YV9WHWX1ELP&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFJMVhKUTlCS0tHUEMmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTA1OTEwNjk0SFMwVUZGM0lYUjgmZW5jcnlwdGVkQWRJZD1BMDIyODk5Mk8yNDQ5WTVHOFpYOCZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU%3D&linkCode=sl1&tag=2004047-20&linkId=3ab840a366a00f3e5917db2343d45e17&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
Thank youuu!!!! I have the Graco Triride 3 in 1 car seat. I was looking at the manual WHILE watching the company installation videos for a quick install (baby hates her infant C Car seat ) and it was not until i saw YOUR video that i was abt to install it. Thank you for this video!
wow man thank you this video was very to the point and informal, and so to the point i was able to skip right to the part i needed without any real help of time stamps! very well put together very helpful, i only needed about 10 sec of the video, but i let it play threw just to help ya out ty ty ty ty ty
just so you know, if you use the car seat belt on the rearfacing, you are supposed to "store" the latch system in the forward facing placement which is higher on the back and stored around on the latches on back.
@Tristen Krakie I dont know if this answers your question without re-watching the video to make sure what I was referencing, but in the manual, page 32/33 and page 42 (shows the storage of the belt using the orange path, and the clip for the top tether) shows the storage of the latch system
@David Taylor both are secure and safety tested for this carseat. You can check your owners manual of you car for what they recommend as the safest option, and sometimes offer guidance to the safest seat placement. But, graco safety certified both the latch and the seat belt. I personally feel I get a tighter instalation with less movement when I use the latch but my car may be different
We’ve installed it rear facing with the cars safety belt as tightly as possible but it isn’t very secure. If you grab the head rest and pull up the car seat will freely flip up completely, losing all tension, essentially flipping your baby inward toward the car seat. Other car seats we’ve used do not have this issue and nobody seems to talk about it as a safety issue. With the front facing anchoring system we have secured it but it seems ludicrously unsafe if you go by the manual or this video alone. Very faulty design.
Read both the manufacturer's and the car manual. Confused and lacked details or too many details in one diagram. I didn't get it! Watched this video and "One-To-Three" Thank you Danny!!
Is it me or does it feel like there should be a way to keep the rear of the car seat more secure? I followed this video to a tea and yet still if you push hard enough on the rear of the car seat it just slides upward and doesn’t seem safe
Thank you SO very much! As a visual learner this made understanding the manual so much easier. Thanks for taking the time to make this video! God Bless!
Important note: always read the manual even after watching instructional TH-cam videos. Wanted to point out that according to the manual, if you're using the seat belt for rear facing, you need to move the latch strap up and through the slots for face forward. I assume they do not want the seat beat to go over the latch strap in the rear facing slot. There's a place to hook the latch straps in the back.
So question!! In my car I only have the anchors behind the passenger and behind the driver the middle does NOT have the anchors. Could I still put the car seat in the middle with the seatbelt!!??
Ugh, I still don’t get it. Tried both the latch and the seat belt method but either way, I can slide it around when I pull from the top. Are you using a lot of force when you test wiggle it? Can you use the front seat to stabilize it?
I’m wondering what to do with the extra strap behind the car seat when they’re in rear facing mode and you’re not using that? It’s just hanging there and seems unsafe as it is
@@kathleencarney7007 when its rear facing and not in use it should be stowed behind the car seat. Mine came with a rubber band around it as I recall. Bunch it up to make sure it can’t come over the top of the car seat or fling around
@@dannyjohnsonsgarage thank you for replying so quickly, so mine is just hanging behind the car seat, I don’t think it can fling to the front, but is there something I can clip it into?
Same issue, depending on the angle of your seat nothing is stopping that from occurring and once that process starts the securing mechanism loses all tension. We used the front facing anchoring system to secure the rear of the seat to metal clips attached to the passengers seat, seems like a really faulty design.
Pulling straight up on the straps help, and if you have some weight in the seat or push down you might be able to pull up on the straps more. That’s what worked for me at least
Right up against the seat between where the child’s feet would be there is a pull strap that tightens the shoulder straps. If you put your thumb right there you will feel a small button you press on where that strap goes into the car seat. Push it and it releases
I feel the anchors from the car seat to the car are better than the regular seat belt with the shoulder strap. If it’s only the lap belt on the car it might be about the same as the anchors, but that’s just my opinion
What brand is the anchoring belt that you use, please? Does it come with the car seat? I am looking at the Graco all in one slim fit and see a couple of people install it using this belt.
Everything shown in this video was included with the car seat from Graco. I would imagine all of their seats should come with what you need to anchor it as far as straps
Ok, so I’ve done all this and the instructions say I shouldn’t be able to move more than an inch from side to side and front to back and I can’t so that seems correct but the problem is when rear facing this particular car seat which I have the exact same one it wants to pivot quite a lot if you hold the back of the car seat(back rest) while rear facing, you can pivot it at least 8 inches side to side. This does not seem like it should happen but yet how can it not if no belts or anything are holding the backrest in place. You didn’t show this movement area in the video. Please comment if anyone knows.
I would refer to the manufacturer and the manual, but it appears to me that in front facing it has the anchor on the back assuming the front impact would be greatest, so maybe they assume the same and believe the greatest force on rear facing would rely on the main belts (or anchors if using that option) and do not need an additional top tether for the weight of a child in a rear facing seat. Just my thoughts, ask the manufacturer. I only showed what was in the manual and did not put much opinion in the video of course
My "babies" are 43 and 36 ... so i have no memory of doing any of this!!! Just bought this car seat for carrying my 17 month old grandson so that the "kids" don't have to move seat from one car to the other. :D This video was EXTREMELY helpful. Thank you so much.
Question: What do you do with the anchor on the back of the carseat when rear facing? Mine is kind of just dangling there. I noticed yours isn't. What can I/should I do?
If the middle seat belt also has the shoulder one and it doesn’t have the lap belt part you can pull to tighten, sometimes you need to pull the belt all the way out until it runs out of belt and then let it retract. As it gets to the end keep feeding it into the retractor until it’s tight. If you can’t get it right make sure to get it right and don’t give up 🙏🏼. www.c-suvs.com/rear_center_seatbelt-4548.html
how to make sure the bubble is in the blue line while in position number one? Or the bubble has to be in the blue line only while installing and later it can change?
I see you installed the child seat in the middle. Is the child seat allowed to touch the back of the driver seat if one decides to install behind the driver seat?
As long as it’s not effecting the angle of the car seat it should be ok. The center is the safest place if possible, but some cars have captain chairs. Maybe the passenger side would be better and move the seat forward so it’s not touching at all. You don’t want it to rub and ruin your seat as well.
Thank you so much for this video. I was looking at the directions losing my mind while the baby keeps bitting me lol
Ha ha! Sounds about right!
😂
Lol me too
Me too 🥲
Aww 😂
Thank you so much. I spent 2 hours reading the manual and was so confused. Your video helped tremendously. Now I can sleep tonight.
I don’t even try to read the instructions first I always come right to TH-cam and then look over the instructions.
Thanks for your help!!
I am a visual learner so this was great
Terrible instructions. Waste of time to read this one.
Thank you so much for such a thorough video! You covered all the questions I had after reading the manual. We bought this car seat so we can use it for our grandson & we found the manual was somewhat confusing. Your video clearly explained everything we needed to know down to the cup holders.
Thank you! First video I’ve found that includes the lap belt instillation which we needed!
LMAO almost punched a pole trying to figure this thing out. Thanks for the info!
Lmbooooooo same ahahahahahaa
Hate installing car seats!
I like the anchors, it’s much easier
Spent like an hour trying to figure it out, watched this video and got it in 10 minutes. Thank you!!
I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Just lift the seat up as if getting hit from behind.. the seat lifts! Baby will smash his face.. Need the back strap hooked somewhere
Thank you! I couldn’t find any good tutorial until I found yours😂 Greetings from Mexico
Thank you so much for this video I am a visual learner and this helped me so much
Still helping new parents out in 2022! *reads instructions* “hmm makes sense… FAILS
*watches video only 0.000003 sec in* SUCCESS!!
This is, by far, the best tutorial for this seat. The worst part is I had to watch like 5 bad ones for yt to suggest this one. For some reason it didn't come up in my initial search..
Thank you! With the virus, finding face to face help has proven almost impossible, so having to install myself has been nerve wracking. This video helped me tremendously.
I’m glad you found it! 🙂
very informative, thank you.
The bubble moved once I anchored it really well lol
cool！
Awesome video great to get a dad perspective
My son is transitioning from his newborn seat to this Graco seat! I appreciate you! Thank you for this video!!
I don’t like the fact that head rest has no anchor ..
Grab the top and pull it back towards the window ...just seems like there should be something that attaches to me since your already pulling the seat forward with the straps at the front ..
My daughter has one and we were just out installing it ..
I do like the fancy clips they have nowa days that’s pretty cool 👍🏻
And also they should of gave ya a little more belt because like you said you can’t tighten it from an angle and they don’t give you much room to pull straight up
I think some women might struggle a little bit ...
Baby fits good in the seat for sure packed in like a little sausage lol
Good tip on laying something down !
Yours has a nice flat seat probably a little more stable...
I remember back in the day loading up the car with 3 car seats what fun!! 😂
Thanks for the vid definitely gives insight!
Thank you!!!
Literally figured it out within 5minutes of watching and trying it out. You’re doing the Lords work sir
😅
Where can I find that car seat map
It’s here www.amazon.com/Car-Seat-Protector-Thickest-Padding/dp/B01MXQJWRA?crid=2432GN6CVM67B&keywords=car+seat+mat&qid=1646414077&sprefix=car+seat+matt,aps,131&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&smid=A28YV9WHWX1ELP&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFJMVhKUTlCS0tHUEMmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTA1OTEwNjk0SFMwVUZGM0lYUjgmZW5jcnlwdGVkQWRJZD1BMDIyODk5Mk8yNDQ5WTVHOFpYOCZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU%3D&linkCode=sl1&tag=2004047-20&linkId=3ab840a366a00f3e5917db2343d45e17&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
Tks 👍👍👍👍
"it's your responsibility to read through the manual" anyways....me on youtube looking at Danny Johnsons Garage install
Of course, you have a video on the subject. 👍
Thank youuu!!!! I have the Graco Triride 3 in 1 car seat. I was looking at the manual WHILE watching the company installation videos for a quick install (baby hates her infant C Car seat ) and it was not until i saw YOUR video that i was abt to install it. Thank you for this video!
I’m so glad it was helpful! Stay safe 👍🏼
Great video who ever disliked this sucks 😂
Thank you for this, I went from a regular car seat to this, and the anchors confused the hell outta me (I’m a first time parent 💀💀)
wow man thank you this video was very to the point and informal, and so to the point i was able to skip right to the part i needed without any real help of time stamps! very well put together very helpful, i only needed about 10 sec of the video, but i let it play threw just to help ya out ty ty ty ty ty
It never hurts to watch the video causally. You may even find out things you didn’t think you’d need to know. Glad you found the video helpful!
just so you know, if you use the car seat belt on the rearfacing, you are supposed to "store" the latch system in the forward facing placement which is higher on the back and stored around on the latches on back.
@Tristen Krakie I dont know if this answers your question without re-watching the video to make sure what I was referencing, but in the manual, page 32/33 and page 42 (shows the storage of the belt using the orange path, and the clip for the top tether) shows the storage of the latch system
@Tristen Krakie haha it takes a village!!
Would recommend using the latches OR using the seatbelt to keep the car seat secure what’s best?
@David Taylor both are secure and safety tested for this carseat. You can check your owners manual of you car for what they recommend as the safest option, and sometimes offer guidance to the safest seat placement. But, graco safety certified both the latch and the seat belt. I personally feel I get a tighter instalation with less movement when I use the latch but my car may be different
The “instruction manual” is not very easy to understand. It’s a headache
I, too, was losing my mind reading the directions. Thank you so much! Car seat installed, pending approval from my daughter and son-in-law!! :)
Bread Mondo shood revew this vido:)
Big facts
Thanks for the video 👍🏻 the instructions on the manual were giving me a headache lol so this video made it 10x easier and faster to learn 👏🏻
*I think the reason why we are watching this, is because we don't wanna read bro 🤣🤣*
Thank you very much for this helpful video. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
We’ve installed it rear facing with the cars safety belt as tightly as possible but it isn’t very secure. If you grab the head rest and pull up the car seat will freely flip up completely, losing all tension, essentially flipping your baby inward toward the car seat. Other car seats we’ve used do not have this issue and nobody seems to talk about it as a safety issue.
With the front facing anchoring system we have secured it but it seems ludicrously unsafe if you go by the manual or this video alone. Very faulty design.
I would take it to the nearest fire department where they will look at it for free
Excellent instructional video. Thank you ❤❤
Great video thanks so much for the detailed and clear explanation
Thank you took 3 min after watching this
Which one would u recommend using? Anchor belt or the seatbelt?
I like the anchor since it’s lower and it seems to be easier to tighten
Just got mine today! Lil one is due very soon! Thanks for the great video!
Congratulations!
Whoa! Great job… wish I had started with this video, would have saved me a lot of anxiety.
You helped me with my cobra clutch, and now with my new car seat. You are the man! 😊
Read both the manufacturer's and the car manual. Confused and lacked details or too many details in one diagram. I didn't get it! Watched this video and "One-To-Three" Thank you Danny!!
Thanks for the tutorial!
My buddy I was looking for this pretty simple with you
Is it me or does it feel like there should be a way to keep the rear of the car seat more secure? I followed this video to a tea and yet still if you push hard enough on the rear of the car seat it just slides upward and doesn’t seem safe
If you take the car to a fire department they will look it over for free.
Best video I have seen and we were starting to get frustrated. Thank you VERY much :).
Thank you SO very much! As a visual learner this made understanding the manual so much easier. Thanks for taking the time to make this video! God Bless!
Important note: always read the manual even after watching instructional TH-cam videos.
Wanted to point out that according to the manual, if you're using the seat belt for rear facing, you need to move the latch strap up and through the slots for face forward. I assume they do not want the seat beat to go over the latch strap in the rear facing slot.
There's a place to hook the latch straps in the back.
Man thank you! I was about to cry and had to reschedule my appt but finally figured out how to adjust the straps🤦🏾♀️
So question!! In my car I only have the anchors behind the passenger and behind the driver the middle does NOT have the anchors. Could I still put the car seat in the middle with the seatbelt!!??
Yes. Anchors are one form of securing the seat. Car seats are also designed to work without the anchor using the seat belt
Why is that manual thicker than my car owners manual lol
Thank you! It's wild to me that these companies focus so much on clean, professional videos that they don't actually give in depth details for use.
Ugh, I still don’t get it. Tried both the latch and the seat belt method but either way, I can slide it around when I pull from the top. Are you using a lot of force when you test wiggle it? Can you use the front seat to stabilize it?
Get behind it if you can reach your hand Thur the cup holder then pull straight up. That's how I have to tighten it
ThNk you! Very helpful
Glad it was helpful!
Ty great video
I’m wondering what to do with the extra strap behind the car seat when they’re in rear facing mode and you’re not using that? It’s just hanging there and seems unsafe as it is
@@kathleencarney7007 when its rear facing and not in use it should be stowed behind the car seat. Mine came with a rubber band around it as I recall. Bunch it up to make sure it can’t come over the top of the car seat or fling around
@@dannyjohnsonsgarage thank you for replying so quickly, so mine is just hanging behind the car seat, I don’t think it can fling to the front, but is there something I can clip it into?
Why don’t they want you to use both the anchor and seatbelt?
It can cause stress that can break the seat (apparently)
Thanks for the video. Really well explained.
Thank You
thank you
Thank you such!!!
What stops the car seat from rocking towards the rear of the car? It seams only the rear portion (by the baby’s feet) is secured
It's wedged between the back and the bottom of the seat of you do it right so there is little room for movement.
Same issue, depending on the angle of your seat nothing is stopping that from occurring and once that process starts the securing mechanism loses all tension. We used the front facing anchoring system to secure the rear of the seat to metal clips attached to the passengers seat, seems like a really faulty design.
It's impossible to tighten the straps. They just don't budge and the whole seat just slides. This product is so frustratinf
Pulling straight up on the straps help, and if you have some weight in the seat or push down you might be able to pull up on the straps more. That’s what worked for me at least
Thank you 🙌🏼
THANKS...✌
Thank you without this video It would have taken me forever to do!
How do you hook up to the back for a middle seat, I don’t get it
The rear anchor is for forward facing (if I’m understanding your question). th-cam.com/video/Gwxoo4wh7Q8/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for such a detailed video. This is the perfect video for me!
How do you loosen the harness straps?
Right up against the seat between where the child’s feet would be there is a pull strap that tightens the shoulder straps. If you put your thumb right there you will feel a small button you press on where that strap goes into the car seat. Push it and it releases
Great video, thx
Thank you much mate. This video really helps.
What’s better ? The seat belt on the car or the latches that the car seat brings ? Sorry new mom here
I feel the anchors from the car seat to the car are better than the regular seat belt with the shoulder strap. If it’s only the lap belt on the car it might be about the same as the anchors, but that’s just my opinion
Good work sir
Thank you!
Thank you!!
What brand is the anchoring belt that you use, please? Does it come with the car seat? I am looking at the Graco all in one slim fit and see a couple of people install it using this belt.
Everything shown in this video was included with the car seat from Graco. I would imagine all of their seats should come with what you need to anchor it as far as straps
@@dannyjohnsonsgarage I hope so, thanks!
bro I’ve had this fuckin thing for a week now i was so determined to figure it out myself. Why would they make this thing so confusing ? 😭
Great video 👍🏻
Thanks for this!
My daughter just turned 1 for rear facing in the middle backseat would Guys recommend using the latches OR using the seatbelt!?!?
Yes. One or the other. You don’t use both
Great Vid..... Thank you.
Thanks buddy!! 👍
For some reason it wont let me tighten the Aus strap. Not sure why I need to be a world class powerlifter to adjust it.
It is difficult- and I found the most luck lifting straight up or it won’t tighten
Is that a zinc yellow cobra or screaming yellow 😅
Screaming Yellow 😉
What is the distance from the seat to the back of the car seat?
I’m getting about 33 inches in length from the seat of the car to the back of the car seat when installed
@@dannyjohnsonsgarage, it only fits in an FJ Cruiser if someone in the front is 5ft tall. Thanks for the info.
Great video! Super simple to understand!
Great info + tips! Thank you!
Thanks. I’m glad you enjoyed it
There's useless. There's worse than useless. And then there's this thing's manual. Thanks for the video.
Ok, so I’ve done all this and the instructions say I shouldn’t be able to move more than an inch from side to side and front to back and I can’t so that seems correct but the problem is when rear facing this particular car seat which I have the exact same one it wants to pivot quite a lot if you hold the back of the car seat(back rest) while rear facing, you can pivot it at least 8 inches side to side. This does not seem like it should happen but yet how can it not if no belts or anything are holding the backrest in place. You didn’t show this movement area in the video. Please comment if anyone knows.
I would refer to the manufacturer and the manual, but it appears to me that in front facing it has the anchor on the back assuming the front impact would be greatest, so maybe they assume the same and believe the greatest force on rear facing would rely on the main belts (or anchors if using that option) and do not need an additional top tether for the weight of a child in a rear facing seat. Just my thoughts, ask the manufacturer. I only showed what was in the manual and did not put much opinion in the video of course
My "babies" are 43 and 36 ... so i have no memory of doing any of this!!! Just bought this car seat for carrying my 17 month old grandson so that the "kids" don't have to move seat from one car to the other. :D This video was EXTREMELY helpful. Thank you so much.
Question: What do you do with the anchor on the back of the carseat when rear facing? Mine is kind of just dangling there. I noticed yours isn't. What can I/should I do?
As I recall, it was just rubber banded up on the back side before I used it
I watched like another 5 videos that were just confusing me . This video was perfect and I got it on my 1st try . THANK YOU
I don’t know why but I cannot get the seat belt tight for the life of me! I’m so aggravated. Help? I’m putting in the middle of my suburu ‘22.
If the middle seat belt also has the shoulder one and it doesn’t have the lap belt part you can pull to tighten, sometimes you need to pull the belt all the way out until it runs out of belt and then let it retract. As it gets to the end keep feeding it into the retractor until it’s tight. If you can’t get it right make sure to get it right and don’t give up 🙏🏼. www.c-suvs.com/rear_center_seatbelt-4548.html
@@dannyjohnsonsgarage thank you so much!!! Will do!
how to make sure the bubble is in the blue line while in position number one?
Or the bubble has to be in the blue line only while installing and later it can change?
I see you installed the child seat in the middle. Is the child seat allowed to touch the back of the driver seat if one decides to install behind the driver seat?
As long as it’s not effecting the angle of the car seat it should be ok. The center is the safest place if possible, but some cars have captain chairs. Maybe the passenger side would be better and move the seat forward so it’s not touching at all. You don’t want it to rub and ruin your seat as well.
It should not.
I tried both ways and I can move mine side to side at least 4 inches both ways, belts as tight as it can go, what’s the fix ?
Put some weight in the seat, maybe even the child, then try pulling straight up on the seat belt as you tighten it
The best tutorial for this carseat I've seen. Thank you!
Wow thank you sooo much