Diono Monterey Booster Seat
Product Details
- Product Dimensions: 16 x 19.5 x 26 inches ; 16 pounds
- Shipping Weight: 19.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
- Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
- Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
- ASIN: B005MQRBY0
- UPC: 677726150748
- Item model number: 15074
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: 4,497 in Baby (See Top 100 in Baby)
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By : Diono
Price : $119.99
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Product Description
Color: Pink
When your child is ready to graduate to a booster, the high-back Monterey lets you make the transition with safety and comfort. The adjustable design accommodates a growing child up to 120 pounds and 63” tall. Deep, reinforced sides are lined with energy-absorbing EPS foam for side-impact protection. Easily increase the width of the expandable seatback to fit a child’s shoulders up to 20” wide, and adjust the 11-position headrest for a comfortable, custom fit. Optional use of the integrated latch connectors allow for a safe and secure installation in seconds. The reinforced seat bottom has extra length for leg support and features thick, AirTek™ foam and tapered sides for total comfort. Dual cup holders are extra-deep and angled to keep drinks upright. Monterey packs flat for travel and storage and can also be used as a backless booster.
Product Features
- Fits children 30 pounds to 120 pounds and 38" to 93" in height
- Extra deep reinforced sides
- Adjustable width: expandable seat back width fits shoulders up to 20"
- 2 recline positions for comfort and to fit all vehicle seat shapes
- Can also be used as backless booster
Customer Reviews
It's been about a week and I have to say we really love the Diono Monterey Booster!
We couldn't try out these booster seats for our twin 5 year old boys in stores so we had to rely on reviews, which all seemed to be great.
This was our criteria - safety, comfort, ease of use, longevity and price.
The boys had spent the last few years in Britax Marathon, we loved these seats for the safety, comfort and easy instal. I imagined going Britax again but .....wasn't ready to move away from the latch system. We did try out the Graco Turbo Booster- my son found it to be uncomfortable. Then he sat in the Britax Frontier, he said it was comfortable, but the price threw me, I simply could not afford it. The Britax Parkway was deemed comfortable by the kids but doesn't have Latch anchors and one of my boys isn't yet 40 pounds.
The Diono Monterey fit the bill for us, it's very soft and padded, the back and side head protection is not obtrusive. We love that it uses the latch system, is highly adjustable, and very cool looking. The children fit the seats well and even though they seem to have plenty of growing room they also don't look to be swimming in the seats either. It fits into our Honda CR-V perfectly. We are very happy and glad we took the risk of ordering these based solely on the positive reviews.
First, let me say that I have 2 Sunshine Kids Monterey boosters - one from 2009 ; one from 2010. Had no problems w/ either of these - they are awesome products! Unfortunately, I cannot say the same for the Dion 2012 model.
I recently ordered the 2012 model and experienced nothing but problems w/ the quality. First one arrived w/ numerous quality issues from the factory, as did the second. That in itself was a huge surprise/disappointment, but I also question the modified design of upper seat belt guide. Has anyone else experienced this?
The new upper seat belt guide design makes for a sleek, understated appearance (which I love), but I question whether it actually works. Since I ended up returning both seats due to quality issues, I only had the opportunity to briefly install the new model. What I noticed was that the upper guide is actually obstructed by the head cushioning. Additionally, it is very narrow and appears to sit back much farther/deeper on the head rest, so the belt doesn't glide smoothly. I found that the seat belt would either not retract (due to rubbing on the cushion + the narrow track), or it would quickly come out of the track. As any parent knows, having a seat belt that doesn't retract when your child leans forward is almost like not having them restrained at all! After threading the seat belt though the guide, it would fall out of the inner side of the track with just one pull (while just extending the belt far enough to buckle), and ultimately, it would disengage entirely and the seat belt functioned as it would with a bottom only booster with no upper guide. Even though my kid is tall enough that the belt did not hit his neck, I think this could be a problem with a shorter child.
Overall, I was very disappointed with new model. Even if there had not been issues with the quality of workmanship (which were unacceptable), I don't think I would have kept this seat. I noticed that the IIHS booster test for 2011 models shows an image of the 2011/12 Diono booster with this exact upper belt threader - so I have to say I'd love to see some other posts from anyone who has this latest model. Did anyone else have this threading issue and found a workaround for it? Maybe it's just my cars (tried it in both of them).
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