Evenflo Symphony Convertible Car Seat with SureLATCH – Northbay
- Side impact tested
- Five point harness
- Infinite slide harness adjustment
- Energy absorbing foam liner
- Sure latch tech technology
Product Description
Evenflo Symphony Convertible Car Seat with SureLATCHSymphony featuring SureLatch combines the latest technology to provide a safe and comfortable ride for baby and peace of mind for mom. Tested using Evenflo's Side Impact Test Standard, Symphony featuring SureLatch is safety made easier. convertible car seat features the exclusive SureLatch technology, which installs your seat to your vehicle as easily as buckling a seat-belt. The Infinite Slide Harness Adjust... More >>
Evenflo Symphony Convertible Car Seat with SureLATCH - Northbay
We got this seat to replace the Evenflo Titan 5, whose leg straps were too tight around our son’s legs. I compared reviews and features of the Symphony with a number of other seats, and was initially very pleased with it. It was easy to install and seemed that it would serve us for a long time. My son (2 1/2, 36 inches, 28 pounds) also said initially that it was more comfortable than the Titan.
However, the first time we went on a trip longer than twenty minutes, he complained that something was hurting his neck. When I checked, I found that the red tab on the shoulder straps was cutting into the side of his neck. I wrapped some spare gloves around them, but they worked their way out in the course of ten minutes. Without them, the straps hurt him so much he started trying to wriggle his arms out of them; when I tightened them enough that he couldn’t get his arm underneath, he started screaming that something was hurting his bottom. When I checked, I found that underneath the cushion the plastic X-shaped structure with a beam through the middle (securing the SureLatch straps in the FF position) could be clearly felt through the cushion. It actually left a reddened indentation on his bottom that turned into a bruise the next day.
We are returning this carseat, and I urge everyone to look carefully at the frame underneath the cushions of any seat you’re considering. Carseats should not cut and bruise the children they’re meant to protect.
I purchased this car seat for my 10 month old daughter. When I received it I was able to figure after just scanning the booklet. I quickly installed it and adjusted it to our desired recline position. I had to undo the latch belt and then recline it back and buckle it back in and it was such a breeze to do I didn’t even have time to get impatient. My daughter loves it because it’s high enough for her to see whats going on outside and very comfortable, and with our 30 mile commute it saves her from getting so bored as she did with her infant carseat.
The latch system is so easy to use that it is worth the extra money and it will also work as a booster seat saving you from having to buy another seat. I can be impatient when putting her car seat in different cars but all the extra works is over! It is so sturdy I really feel that my daughter is safe, and my sister in law made that remark after sitting next to it that none of their car seats ever really that sturdy and solid.
Here are some pros:
~Easy to latch the seat in and out with something similar to a seat belt.
~With a little body weight on the seat it will tighten on its own no strap to pull.
~Very soft and comfortable material.
~Large, sturdy and solid, piece of mind that your child is safe and secure.
~Recline positions have a wide range.
~Easy to tighten and loosen the straps.
Here are some cons:
~Somewhat bulky and heavy, it makes me feel that she’s safe but it might be too big for some families (I wouldn’t want to transfer it between two door cars).
~Not as much cusion as some other chairs and hopefull they will add more but is still comfortable it isn’t as thin as the cheap chairs you can get for $50.
~You have to make sure that the latch belt is not over the straps on the bottom of the seat or you can not adjust the straps.
~Depending on how the seat is installed, forward or rear facing, you need to move the latch belt into a differnt position, not hard to do but somewhat time consuming.
This seat is great. For long car trips you can recline it while they sleep. My husband and I love the new latch for super easy install. My daughter isn’t comfortable in her old convertible seat because of the leg position. She is much happier in this. I love how easy it is to adjust too. It is kinda big so not sure how it would work on a plane.
I’m happy with this car seat for the most part, I definitely will not remove it from the car because it wasn’t easy to put in, but I like the recline a lot! It’s also pretty comfortable and I like that I don’t have to remove the straps to adjust them…I did read a review somewhere that said the red tabs tended to dig into their child’s neck and I can see this with maybe smaller babies. My 1 year fits fine in it and it’s definitely high enough for him to see out. We’ve been using it for about 3 weeks now and I don’t have really any major complaints (once I got it in the car).
We have purchased this seat for our somewhat larger 13 month old (30 lbs) and it is awesome!! Has just as good safety ratings as the britax and goes up to 100 lbs, rather than just 50, like all other convertible seats. With the price @ $200, you just can’t beat a seat that goes from newborn all the way up to the recommended 75 lbs and 4ft tall (required here in FL now!). You could easily pay that just for the infant seat alone, then add the toddler, then a booster (which studies show is not a safe alternative now). You’re easily in the $400 range! Then to top it off, the installation is as easy as states!! Simply click, click and push!! I did it in less than 5 minutes while 5 months pregnant and in a parking lot!! Evenflo has simply exceeded all of my standards!!