Customer Reviews

DaVinci Full/Twin Size Conversion Rail Kit

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3 star:		(2)
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DaVinci cribs are nice wood cribs that convert to a full (or twin) bed. But to convert, you need the Conversion Rail Kit. We converted our Emily crib, the full bed is a nice piece of furniture for our child. We had no need for the toddler bed / crib anymore. The full bed doesn't look like a manipulated former crib. The Conversion Rail Kit seems like it's an original part of the full bed. So this Conversion Kit is a 'must have' item if you own one of the DaVinci convertible cribs and want to get the max mileage out of it, especially when you have matching dressers.

It took about 45 mins to transform the toddler bed to a 'big girl bed'. Everything fit together perfectly. You do need a full box spring and matress. The box spring is what rests on the rails and supports the mattress.

My only complaint is not with the rails, but with the total design of the bed. When it was a crib and then a toddler bed the parts linked up in different places. Now as a full bed these places are exposed and show some wear.

If you use a box spring with the full size mattress you do not need to worry about having any support or adding any additional support for the bed which is what I read as an issue in other reviews. I did not give it 5 stars because the bolts that came with the conversion crib rails were actually the wrong size and it actually took my husband a little extra time to realize that the some of the bolts used in the crib assembly (thankfully we save these) were able to work. I don't know if this is how it is supposed to be or if ours was a fluke. The instructions are very very vague. Otherwise I am very happy with how our crib/toddler bed converted to a full. YOu really can't tell that it was once her crib!

We ordered one kit to convert my daughter's crib into a full-size bed. It's easy to assemble and it looks good. You do need a spring box or some sort of slatted bed base to support a mattress. After stacking a spring box and a mattress, the bed is higher than what I'd prefer but we can live with that.

These rails turned the bed into a full size bed... but as others mentioned, you still need a support system. First we thought that a box spring would be sufficient, but it wasn't. The whole set (box and mattress) fell to the floor while my son was in bed....

I just ordered a metal support system from[...]. Hopefully it will do the trick. I really like the full bed and I want it to work out....

Here's the link for the support system. Hopefully it will help somebody...

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Got it in good time at a great price. It is just what I ordered so the seller did its job. Thanks! Only thing--and this is solely about the maker--conversion kit does not come with an across slat so if planning to use bed for adults, you'll need to add/create that part for yourself in order to make sure their weight doesn't cause the mattress to slip off the rails. Otherwise, the railings match the headboard and footboard perfectly and look great.

We purchased the Kalani convertible crib when our son was born in 2008 and it was great as a crib, great as a toddler bed but he was ready for a big bed already so we ordered these and they are perfect! They look wonderful and were easy to convert. We bought my son a new mattress and full size box spring and they fit perfectly. I guess if you aren't planning to use a box spring you might need something else to go across to hold the mattress but we had no problem with that. LOVE IT!!!

We bought these rails to convert our Emily crib (Espresso) to a full bed. They work great. The conversion process was fairly painless. The full bed looks good. We are happy with it.

Bought these rails to convert my sons 3-in-1 bed to a full size bed. I had concerns at first because these rails only have two screws per end to attach to the frame and no underneath middle supports; however, after trying it out with a full-size boxspring and pretty thick mattress it does well. -no jumping on the bed though!! As long as the boxspring fits the frame exactly it will work well for a couple years but will not hold the weight as he gets bigger or I would say 50-75 lbs max, although my mother-in-law used it for about a week with no problems-i would reccommend just watching it.

We have not used the rails yet, it will be awhile, for now they are basement bound. This item arrived undamaged, no scratches or marks on the finish. Hardware was nicely bagged up and taped to inside of box. The two rails "match" each other (in that there is not some major variation in the color of finish). I will update further if there are any major issues.