Graco Snugride 30/35 Infant Car Seat Base
Product Details
- Shipping Weight: 8.8 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: B0047GNVR2
- UPC: 047406111848
- Item model number: 1781653
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: 437 in Baby (See Top 100 in Baby)
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By : Graco
Price : $49.99
Product Description
Size: one size|Color: Silver
From the Manufacturer
If your baby has more than one chauffeur, it's only fitting they have more than one infant car seat base. This extra Infant SnugRide 30/35 Car Seat Base can be installed easily and securely, and can stay put. Perfect for your second vehicle or for the grandparents, it's a hassle-free way for Baby to ride safely in more than one car.
Graco SnugRide 30/35 Infant Car Seat Base - Silver
If your baby has more than one chauffeur, it’s only fitting she have more than one infant car seat base. This extra SnugRide® 35 Infant Car Seat Base is identical to the one that came with your SnugRide® 35 Infant Car Seat, which means it can be installed easily and securely, and can stay put. Perfect for your second vehicle or for the grandparents, it’s a hassle-free way for Baby to ride safely in more than one car. Compatible with the SnugRide® 35 Infant Car Seat, Snugride® 30 and Infant SafeSeat™ Car Seat.
Product Features
- Infant car seat base fits SnugRide 35, SnugRide 30, SnugRide 32 and Infant SafeSeat car seats
- Convenient, stay-in-car base only needs to be installed once
- Integrated belt lock-off eliminates the need for a locking clip
- Adjustable base with one-hand dial adjustment helps ensure proper installation latch equipped for easy installation
- Convenient extra base so baby can easily ride in Dad or Grandma's car too
Customer Reviews
I would not recommend this product if you own a Snugride 30 car seat. I purchased this because Graco does not manufacture an extra base specifically for the Snugride 30, and the packaging advertises that this base is compatible with it. However, as several other reviewers have noted, this is only partially the case. Although the car seat does lock into the base, there is no level indicator on the base to allow you to determine whether the car seat is properly angled. For those who own the Snugride 35, the level indicator is on the car seat itself, but the Snugride 30 relies on a level indicator on its base. After browsing the internet for solutions, I have found that it is possible to "eyeball" the angle by using the red line on the side of my car seat, but this really doesn't seem adequate. The level indicator provides convenience and certainty that you have installed the seat right, whereas the red line method is less exact and a hassle. Moreover, Graco does not provide any information in its instructions or on its website about how to deal with the missing level indicator for the Snugride 30. Considering that the only option for Snugride 30 owners is to buy this alternate model of extra base, it seems like a major oversight to neglect the primary problem they will encounter.
Overall, I feel frustrated that Graco has provided a product that is only about 80% compatible with the Snugride 30 and has offered no instructions on how to deal with the missing 20%. I would happily pay for a fully compatible model, but Graco does not manufacture one. For those with a Snugride 30, I would recommend looking into the possibility of ordering a second Snugride 30 base through Graco's website as a "replacement part." Unfortunately, they are out of stock at the moment (perhaps because of this very issue), but I hope that they make them available in the future.
With the arrival of our first grandchild, my wife and I purchased the Graco Snugride 35 infant car seat as well as an extra base to keep in our second car. The extra base is identical to the base that comes with the car seat, and therefore works exactly the same as the original base. Putting the car seat into the extra base is no different than putting it into the base that comes with the car seat.
The negative review claiming that the extra base is a "washed out version" of the original base is simply wrong. Both are made out of the same materials, and in fact as I stated above are identical in all respects.
In addition, it is the car seat itself, and NOT the base, that contains a level indicator to ensure that the car seat is adjusted at the proper installation angle. That adjustment is accomplished by a dial on the car seat, and has nothing to do with the base. Therefore the criticism in the negative review that the extra base does not have such an indicator, but that the original base does, is again simply wrong.
For grandparents, before you rush out to buy a second base (like we did), check to see how difficult it is for you to install and remove the original base. Our cars are a little older and do not have the latch anchorage system on newer vehicles. Therefore we use the seatbelt to attach the base, which is an easier installation. In fact, it is not much harder than helping someone strap themselves in and takes just a minute once you know what you are doing. Therefore removing the original base to use in a second car would not be difficult.
However we decided to keep the extra base anyhow as an added convenience. On the other hand, for busy parents who use two cars the extra base is definitely worth the convenience, especially if they take turns transporting their child (such as picking the child up from day care).
Bottom line: This product works just fine. I recommend it.
Update March 26, 2011: According to one of the persons commenting, if you own the Snugride 30 rather than the Snugride 35, then the leveler is in fact on the base that comes with the Snugride 30 seat. Although this extra base does not have a leveler, he provides an easy solution so that you can still use this base with the Snugride 30.
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