Customer Reviews

Graco Two Piece Harness Tie in Grey

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I bought this because my 2 year old wouldn't stay in her car seat and we figured if she had an extra harness she would be stuck and hopefully safe. Well it worked beautifully, she can't even get an arm out anymore! If you have a baby that has great finger dexterity or is really interested in undoing things I might pass on this product because it is easy to open ( luckily my little one has no interest in undoing it, just working around it) but if you need to replace your harness on your infant seat or you think this would work to keep your little one in their seat then it's a great product

I know Graco won't admit it, but this fits other brands of carseats. Our Britax Marathon chest clip needed to be replaced, but their replacement parts are not cheap and don't arrive quickly. Granted, this is not the same color as the Britax one, but it works and that's all that matters.

I purchased this harness clip after we lost the original for our Graco SnugRide when we moved. It fit perfectly and works just like the original clip. It was much cheaper to order from Amazon than from Graco directly and the shipping was faster too. I didn't realize this piece was missing until 4 days before my second daughter was born and received it the day before she arrived - just in time.

I purchased this to replace the original buckle that comes with the Graco car seats. I find the default ones to be way too big and bulky especially for my newborn daughter. Easy to install, clips easy, and was smaller and easier to buckle than the original in my opinion,

I purchased the harness because my son got a hold of the original one and it was the exact same one, I was very pleased.

I bought it to use with a Infanti car seat and it is working very well.

I bought this harness as a replacement for my baby's carseat after a visit from grandma's dog who chewed through the original. The harness is a pefect match technically, however, the original one was a tan color and the replacements only come in grey. Fortunately, it matches the latch for the shoulder straps so it does not look out of place. Other than that it is a perfect replacement.

I ordered a replacement chest clip for my Graco Nautilus booster seat but didn't like it.

I ordered a replacement because I was having some difficulty opening the clip. Under normal circumstances it's just annoying that it didn't open immediately, but I realized if I were in an emergency and needed to get my daughter out in a hurry, something that is just a little difficult under normal circumstances would turn into a real problem under panic conditions.

To explain why I found this difficult to open, try to follow my description of how it unlocks. Looking at the picture, see the right side of the clip. This is a hollow area inside into which fit two "legs" of the clip. Each leg has a hook on it. When they are inside that right housing side, the legs expand, up and down, and latch onto to areas that makes them secure.

To unlock, you have to squeeze the two button, top and bottom together. This squeeze compressed the legs together inside that housing and they are freed from the latching areas inside and the left and right pieces can be freed.

That would be OK, but in this case the housing area is pretty slim meaning that you have to compress the legs all the way together until the legs are touching and pushed hard together. When you do this, the width of the legs is BARELY slim enough to pass through the hole to allow the legs to come free of the housing part and unclip. So if you're not pushing hard together, the legs/hooks won't come free of the housing.

Also be aware the the buttons on top and bottom are not as pictured here. The are smooth, probably some new sleeker design. They don't have bumps on them as in the picture. So this prevents a good squeeze by your thumb and finger since they are sliding off when you push hard.

Additionally, there is some play inside that housing so if you are not pulling directly away from each other, perhaps pulling a bit up or down while trying to separate, the hooks/legs inside will catch onto the top or bottom of the housing and you will have be squeezing and pulling two, three or four times to get the pieces separated.

I think the fact that even when the legs are compressed together there is barely enough room for the legs to escape from the housing is a major design flaw, and bugged me to no end, as I said, having to pull two or three times each time my daughter got out of the car.

I didn't want to modify this clip in any way of course, and I didn't want to buy another manufacturer's chest clip since they expressly tell you not to mix and match manufacturer's parts. I did, however, find a "Universal Chest Clip" by Sunshine Kids called "Lock Tite" Universal Harness Clip also available from Amazon also. That one works easily and PERFECTLY every time, like all the other kids products we have.

I'm surprised no one else has mentioned it here. Maybe it's me, but all the other kids safety clips seem to work easily for me and this one stands out as being unusually difficult and possibly dangerous if you need to evacuate in an emergency.

You'll be pleased with the operation of the Lock Tite one unless you really want a difficult to open clip since your child has learned to open the one you have.