Customer Reviews

Sunshine Kids Grip It Car Seat Gripper, Gray

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3 star:		(5)
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We just purchased a 2011 Toyota Sienna and were interested in protecting the leather. This product does a great job and it is also a material that is non slip. Simple to install and delivers the protection needed with 3 car seats in there. I highly recommend it.

I'm buying a second of these for our van. I like it because it fits well, is a light color, and grips instead of sliding like a lot of cars protectors. We also never use the mesh holders like we have on one of our other car seat protectors so we don't miss that. I also wanted to comment that there is a strap that holds this up to the back of the seat of your car so it won't fall down if you just have a booster or something like that.

I am not sure at what point I had read that these mats are not a good thing... Heard they prevent the seat belt tensioner from working properly. But did a lot of research about the Grip It and also it was recommended at a local baby store that is highly regarded.

We installed our car seat base and had more than the allowed 1 inch of movement, so the store recommended this - it did eliminate the movement. As far preventing seat damage, that wasn't one of our goals (though that is often one of the pitch lines for these items).

My husband just got a new VW Jetta TDI and not only wanted a cover to protect the driver seat, since he sometimes gets dirty at work, but also needed a protector for under our son's car seat. It works perfectly in both duties. It's a snug fit under the carseat and as a seat cover for the front, it fits perfectly. It's so easy to install and take off (which is an important feature for the front seat) We're very pleased!

This mat isn't really big enough for the car seat we have. I'd rather have one that is wider and has a longer seat. We have a Britax Advocate and part of the seat always seems to be on the car seat rather than the protection mat because of the size.

This is a cheaper product but it works quite. If you want something that will totally stop car seat indentions this is not it. We had them in for a couple of weeks then had to take them all out and there was indention on the cloth. It does grip well and protects from the grim, drinks and food that come with small kids (or at least our small kids). We would not replace these as we are happy with them and they work for our needs which are manly a desire to protect from the "icky stuff" on our cloth seats. We would also buy them again.

I picked this up (or an older version) at a local high-end baby specialty store in 2007-2008. It worked OK in my 2001 Audi A4 with gray leatherette interior, with our Britax Boulevard convertible car seat, and Chicco Keyfit infant car seat. I should note that the flimsy straps meant to connect the top of the protector to the headrest didn't last long. But it wasn't a big deal since the convertible car seat holds it in place just fine, esp. given how tight I install our seats (with essentially no movement in any direction). And some reviewers have noted this product might be a little too small for some car seats, but mine has been big enough to protect the leather in my 2009 Nissan Murano SL AWD from both our Britax Boulevard and now our new Britax Frontier 85 SICT harness booster --possibly the largest car seat on the market? Regarding safety and fit, I see no problem with this seat protector whatsoever. It is thin and held in place very stable, and my car seats don't budge an inch, when installed properly. As for protecting the seat --the primary role of this device-- I have not had any scratches or anything, but I have no idea whether I would have without the protector. I can tell you that my leather back seat in my Murano is fairly badly indented from the past 3 years of a tightly installed Britax Boulevard. So don't expect this seat protector to protect against that, though it's probably unreasonable to expect such from any car seat protector that's thin enough to maintain the safe, tight fit of the car seat, I'd wager.

I got these to keep the seats in my new (to me) car from getting torn up by two car seats. However, I have since removed them. The material is pretty slippery - I felt like I was often putting them back in place, even with them tied down as instructed and the car seats installed on top.

We had a 2 piece car seat gripper/protector that protected the seat but did not secure it to our satisfaction, so I pulled it (threw it away). I think it was designed for use for both rear facing and forward facing. I think it didn't do either very well.
I saw some good ratings on this car seat gripper/protector and thought to give it a try. I think the fact that it is one piece and is also attachable to the head rest make this very solid. Please beware that this attaches to the headrest so if you want to use it in the center of your rear seat like we do, it needs the headrest to be super secure. Our other car does not have a center headrest because the seat folds down, so it would not work in that position.
After putting the seat on the protector, put your knee firmly in the seat of the car seat and secure (tighten) as well as you can to the headrest. Not only is this protecting our nice leather seat, it is rock solid. No movement side to side. I am really pleased with this. I'm not sure that something more expensive could possibly work better.

I tried the Lionheart brand but return it because it caused scratches to our SUV leather carseats. Then I ordered this product by chance but my husband likes it. It protects our SUV leather seats, does not slide down since there is a string to keep it stayed on. My husband told me to order 4 more for our van. I use it to protect our leather car seat where we sit directly on it but this product is not thick enough to protect the leather seat if you use it for a baby carseat.