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    Melaine is offline Blue Diamond level (20,000+ posts)
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    Can I put a piece of fleece or something around the seatbelts for DDs' boosters? They are complaining that the belts are rubbing their skin. This is probably going to be more of a problem as it gets warmer so they are wearing thinner clothing and strappy shirts.

    I totally understand as the seatbelt in DH's car rubs my neck and it drives me completely insane.

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    i would say yes as long as it isn't a big puffy something, but i'm certainly not a tech & will be watching the thread. i mean, on the frontier things to keep the straps from rubbing are even included.
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    Yeah it seems to me it would be ok, but I thought I would check. For some reason, I can't find info on the safety factor when I google....

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    Along this line, have your girls complained that the seatbelt hurts if you've had to stop a little quickly, my DD was almost in tears the other day, a guy cut me off and I had to stop pretty quickly and DD in her booster cried out that the seatbelt really hurt her neck...DS on the other hand in his harness was fine.

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    The thinner, the better, see what they have at a big box store's automotive department. Or do the seats scoot towards the buckle more? Just moving them a little might move the belt off their necks...? I guess we already told you to raise the headrests to get the belt closer to their necks, but how would it be if you lowered them a notch? Sometimes kids settle into seats and fit differently than they do for that first picture you took for us to get an idea of the fit.
    Julie
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    DS age 18--Driving--(booster till 11 and almost 5ft tall)
    DD1 age 16--Learner's Permit!(booster till 11 and almost 5 ft tall)
    DD2 age 9-Safety 1st Incognito
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