Britax Boulevard 65 CS Click & Safe Convertible Car Seat

by Britax USA

Product Features

• 65-pound weight capacity for safety and comfort through the toddler years, fits children 5 to 35 pounds rear-facing; 1 year and 20 pounds to 65 pounds forward-facing
• True side impact protection distributes crash forces, shields from vehicle intrusion, contains the head and body, and keeps the head, neck and spine "in true" or aligned, to limit injury
• Click and safe snug harness Indicator is an audible aide that provides extra assurance when the harness is within range of appropriate snugness
• Quick-Adjust Head Restraint and No-Rethread Harness easily adjust the harness shoulder height and head restraint without disassembling the harness
• Patented, Energy-Absorbing Versa-Tether with staged-release tether webbing, anchors the top of the child seat at two points to minimize forward movement in a crash

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 25.5 x 19.5 x 27 inches ; 19.7 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 23.9 pounds
• 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: B003G2YUQE
• UPC: 652182064853
• Item model number: E9L72N9
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #34,435 in Baby (See Top 100 in Baby)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (84 customer reviews)

Product Description

Color: Moonstone

From the Manufacturer

The Britax Boulevard CS car seat introduces the new click and safe snug harness indicator, the latest advancement in child safety, which addresses the leading misuse with safety child seats. The click and safe feature is an audible aide to help determine when the harness is secure by clicking when the harness straps are snug. Other features include True Side Impact Protection with deep side walls and head support to provide advanced protection in side impact collisions. The easy-turn knob quickly adjusts the headrest and harness height without having to uninstall the seat. Higher forward-facing weight capacity allows children to remain harnessed up to 65 pounds. The tangle-free, five-point harness ensures a snug and secure fit. Premium push-button LATCH connectors provide a quick, simple and tight installation. Unique features include the patented Versa-Tether for energy management, and rear- and forward-facing recline for child comfort and a body pillow for positioning. The Britax Boulevard CS fits children rear facing from five to 35 pounds and children forward facing from at least one year old and 20 pounds, up to 65 pounds. The Britax Boulevard CS is made in the United with U.S. and global components.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

41 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Britax Quality and Style, November 23, 2008

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The MF "Dogger" (SoCal) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Britax Boulevard 65 CS Click & Safe Convertible Car Seat, Lauren (Baby Product)

We've had this seat about one month now though our three year old has been in his Boulevard since he was 6 months. It is our second Britax Boulevard and our fourth Britax product overall. We like the Boulevard because of its excellent safety and comfort features. The Boulevard is very big and thus very versatile as it will span a long period of our child's early life (up to 65 lbs). That said, the "Click and Safe" model is probably worth the extra few dollars so that folks not used to using a car seat (e.g. grandparents) can safely determine when the seat belt is sufficiently tight. However, we have it installed "rear facing" right now and it pinches the belt. Thus, I'm not sure the click and safe feature is really working. However, this is not our first seat so we know how tight it needs to be. Britax has improved the belt buckle so that it snaps together more easily now. We also think Britax offers that most stylish seats with the best quality fabric. The bottom line is that this is a great seat that is as safe or safer than anything else on the market. It's comfortable, versitile, and stylish. The lone 'negative' is that it's very big. Thus, if you have a compact car, you will have trouble getting it installed as a rear facing seat without impacting the driver or passenger seat. We have a 2003 BMW 5 Series wagon and, when installed rear facing, it does touch the front passenger seat. However, there is sufficient room for a 6 foot adult male to sit in front comfortably. On the flip side, I believe that if you're buying a small car seat, to some degree you're sacrificing safety. When installed front facing, the size is less of an issue. I know it's a pricey seat, but considering it should last us about five years, I think we can swing the $5/month it will cost us to keep our kids safe and happy. Last, but not least, the Mom wanted the 'girlie' fabric for our little girl. Her older brother has a different pattern. Even I must admit the pattern is cute for our little girl and I do think she likes it.

28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Installation, May 13, 2009

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KYP (Lakewood, CO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Britax Boulevard 65 CS Click & Safe Convertible Car Seat (Baby Product)

INSTALLATION:
I wish I had done more research (not on the car seat) but the actual installation of the car seat. When we opened the box and checked out the seat, we were VERY happy with it. Installing it was another thing. We have a Subaru Outback Station Wagon. Thinking that it was a family car, a car seat wouldn't have been an issue. Think again. There are only tethers in the roof (near the hatch). There are no tethers in the floor. Putting this car seat rear facing was a challenge. We ended up tethering it down on the rails of the front passenger seat. When we move this seat to forward facing, it will be a breeze since we can tether it up.

LATCH system - easy to install. make sure to pull the straps TIGHT after install. Seat will wobble a bit but once you tether it down (or up) it's very secure. If you do tether it up, make sure the seat is still within the 30-45 degree requirement. It makes it hard to keep the seat secure AND at those degrees. When we tethered it up, it looked like the seat was being pulled upright.

Recline: If installing rear facing, MAKE SURE TO RECLINE THE SEAT before installing the LATCH system. It's very hard to reach once your seat is latched.

DO NOT throw away the styrofoam pieces in the seat. They're part of the seat and not packing material. I'm glad I read through reviews before prying that foam out and chucking it. If you already threw it out, call Britax, they'll replace it.

Background Info: My son is now 6 months old. Sitting up on his own. 16lbs, 25" tall

SEAT:
Straps: REALLY SOFT!! Harness is easy to use and unclip to get our baby out. Drawback is that the rubber part of the strap is too tall (it's longer than my son's torso. It irritates him and doesn't seem comfortable. Britax has a lot of extra padding to make the straps bearable, there's a padded cushion that is useful to make sure the strap doesn't dig into his neck. There is also another pad behind the buckle so it doesn't push onto his bits and his belly.

Padding: Infant inserts removes easily so as my son gets bigger, we can take the cushion off. There's a way to fold the flaps/sides in so it gives a snugger fit for smaller babies. Looks like there will be plenty of room to grow.

Headrest: Easily moves up and down. Wish the side flaps weren't so stiff. Seems like it will work with his large head.

Style: Good looking. Fabric is soft and feels nice. Color combination is attractive. Looks like a "big boy" seat and blends in well with my car.

Overall: The seat is pretty light. I carried it without a problem. It looks great in my car. Took a bit of fussing but well worth it. It's great that the seat sits a little higher so my son can look out the window. He could see some stuff in his infant carrier but not really that great. I feel very confident and comfortable that my son is in a secured and well rated seat.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great seat, but..., July 24, 2009

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Todd A. Linn (Madison, WI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Britax Boulevard 65 CS Click & Safe Convertible Car Seat (Baby Product)

We've had this seat for about 7 months now, and our 18 month old seems happy enough with it, but we've got a couple gripes about the Click n Safe system:
- From the beginning, it seemed to click when it wasn't tight at all, so we eventually started ignoring it.
- Somewhere around 3-4 months, it stopped clicking altogether. I didn't notice at first, since I had been ignoring the click anyway, but my wife commented one day and it hasn't clicked since.
This is a great seat, very comfy for our son, and fits great in the car, but we wish we would have saved the $20 and just gotten the regular Boulevard.

Update: My son is now 2 1/2, and we're still using this seat. It's been pretty durable, having traveled on a couple of airplanes and put up with general 2-year-old abuse well. The seat in our other car, however, is a Recaro Signo, and, while the two seats are very comparable, we like the Recaro a little better in every way: The fabric is softer, the pads on the straps pinch less, and the adjustments are smoother.

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