Safety 1st Complete Air Protect 65 Convertible Car Seat, Great Lakes

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  The Safety 1st Complete Air Convertible Car Seat with air protect side impact technology is perfect for infants rearfacing from 540 pounds and 19"40" and toddlers forwardfacing from 2250 pounds and 34"45".
 
  <br /> <b><span class="h3color tiny">This review is from: </span>Safety 1st Complete Air Protect 65 Convertible Car Seat, Great Lakes (Baby Product)</b><br/>
     

We installed this car seat rear-facing in my Hyundai Sonata for my son when he was 6 months old (he is now 9 months).  There is a line on the car seat that should be parallel to the ground for the rear-facing position; however, the line was not parallel to the ground and the seat was far too upright.  The manufacturer suggests placing a rolled-up towel beneath the front of the base if the seat is not reclined enough.  We tried this, and it was still far too upright.  When my son falls asleep, his head always falls forward.  When I reach back and lift his head back up, it falls right back down as soon as I start to let go.  We've tried pillows, blankets, etc. to try to prop his head up, but nothing works.  We really wanted to like this car seat, and have tried to make it work for 3 months, but we are disappointed.
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<br/>That being said, this is a good-quality product for a fantastic price, and it was almost exactly what we expected.  It was quite easy to install rear-facing (I and my husband both installed it - it was a cinch for him, but I had some difficulty getting the seatbelt tightened properly); we did not try the forward-facing install, but it looks easy as well and the instruction manual is easy to follow with clear illustrations for each step.
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<br/>*** UPDATE ***
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<br/>After all but giving up on this car seat, we went to a car seat installation check sponsored by our county Safe Kids organization.  3 pool noodles were required to adjust the seat to *nearly* the proper recline -- the "parallel to ground" line is still shy of parallel.  However, on the way home, our son took a glorious, comfortable 1.5 hour nap in the car (I think he would've slept longer if we'd let him), and his head never slumped forward!  I've read mixed conclusions about the safety of placing anything beneath a car seat (even a flat towel to protect the upholstery), so I'm a little uncomfortable with the 3 pool noodles, but the Safe Kids technician assured us that it's fine.  We are now much happier with the car seat, but we still wished we had bought the Complete Air 65 LX -- it's identical to this model, but it has a 3-position adjustable recline designed to resolve this problem.
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