Britax Frontier 85 SICT Booster Seat

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The BRITAX FRONTIER 85 SICT Combination Harness-2-Booster Seat offers excellent safety features, multifunction capability, and an adaptable design to keep your child safe and comfortable for years to come. The seat serves as a forward-facing harnessed seat for children up to 85 pounds, and as a belt-positioning booster seat for children up to 120 pounds.
FRONTIER 85 SICT CombinationHarness-2-Booster Seat(Onyx) At a Glance:

• Side Impact Cushion Technology features energy-absorbing cushions on the exterior of the child seat to reduce side impact crash energy by 45 percent
• True Side Impact Protection distributes crash forces, shields from vehicle intrusion, and keeps the head, neck, and spine aligned to limit injury
• Versa-Tether features a staged-release tether webbing that minimizes forward movement in a crash by anchoring the top of the child seat at two points
• Adjustable five-point harness ensures a safe, snug fit for children up to 85 pounds

Age/Weight Requirements:

Two years and 25 to 85 pounds in harness mode; 40 to 120 pounds in booster mode

Warranty:

Limited one-year warranty

Side Impact Cushion Technology True Side Imapct Protection 85-pound Five-Point Harness Seat Capacity This seat is equipped with Side Impact Cushion Technology, which is designed to absorb side impact crash forces before they reach your child. View larger. By removing the harness, the FRONTIER 85 SICT is easily converted to a booster seat for older children weighing 40to 120 pounds. View larger. Side Impact Cushion Technology for Advanced Security
Offering both Side Impact Cushion Technology (SICT) and True Side Impact Protection, the FRONTIER 85 SICT provides protection if you happen to face an unexpected side impact crash. Side Impact Cushion Technology, which is comprised of energy-absorbing cushions on either side of the exterior of the seat, reduces side-impact energy by 45 percent by diverting crash forces away from your child and providing extra protection for the adjacent passenger. The side impact cushions are designed to compress during a side impact crash, transferring crash energy away from the seat before it reaches your child. Additionally, True Side Impact Protection guards the head and limits injury by deflecting vehicle intrusion, absorbing impact, and keeping the neck and spine aligned.
Harness and Tether System Provide 360-Degree Protection
The FRONTIER 85 SICT provides an advanced design for crash force management and absorption. The Energy-Absorbing Versa-Tether features a staged-release tether webbing that securely anchors the top of the child seat to your vehicle at two points to slow forward movement, reduce crash forces, anchor the seat, and minimize forward rotation of the seat in the event of a sudden stop.
The energy-absorbing base and EPS foam liner are designed to absorb and distribute impact forces. In addition, the Harness Ultra Guard System (HUGS) reduces forward head movement and offers increased protection for your child.
The FRONTIER 85 SICT is compatible with SecureGuard (sold separately), which works with the safety belt in booster mode to prevent the child from sliding under the lap-belt portion during impact, minimizing the risk of abdominal injury.
Adaptable Design for Growing Children
The tangle-free, five-point harness allows for 10 harness-height positions -- up to 20 inches in shoulder height -- and three buckle positions for a snug, comfortable fit, even as your child grows. You can also adjust the head restraint with one hand using the quick-adjust lever and easily change the harness shoulder height without disassembling the entire harness. Plus, the convenient front harness adjuster allows you to loosen or tighten the harness system easily.
The booster seat can be used in the forward-facing harnessed position for children starting at two years old and weighing 25 to 85 pounds (the highest capacity in five-point harness systems). As a belt-positioning booster, the seat is suited for children from 40 to 120 pounds.
Easy to Install and Clean
Premium Lower LATCH Connectors allow for quick installation and feature a push-button for easy release. Color-coded belt guides indicate the path and positioning of the vehicle seat belt, further enhancing ease of installation. The FRONTIER 85 SICT also features an easy-to-remove cover that allows for easy cleaning without disassembling or uninstalling the car seat from your vehicle.
The BRITAX FRONTIER 85 SICT Combination Harness-2-Booster Seat is backed by a manufacturer's limited one-year warranty.
What's in the Box
BRITAX FRONTIER 85 SICT Combination Harness-2-Booster Seat (Onyx) and owner's manual.

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This review is from: Britax Frontier 85 SICT Booster Seat, Onyx (Baby Product)
The Frontier 85 is a good child safety seat, but the side impact cusion technology (SICT) turned out to be a mild disappointment. Upon examining it, my gut feeling is that it would help to protect an older child sitting NEXT TO the seat, but I just can't see it doing anything more for the child actually sitting in the seat itself. Upon examining it, I just can't see how it would do anything significant to prevent the vehicle from crumpling into the child. So, if you will have an older shild sitting next to this seat, either in a booster seat or in no car seat at all, then this might be good for you. However, if like me, you will have three child safety seats squeezed into your back seat, then the side impact cusion technology probably won't do anything significant to protect your children, but it sure will make it more difficult to squeeze three child seats into your back seat.
About a year and a half ago, before SICT was available, I purchased two Britax Frontier 85 car seats and found them to be very good. My wife especially liked the fact that it was easier to buckle the kids into the Frontier 85's than into the the Britax Boulevards that we have in our other car. When I read about the new side impact cusion technology, I decided to wait on changing the infant seat for a forward facing seat until I could get the new Frontier 85 SICT. Having once been in a nasty side impact crash myself, I thought I would wait until the SICT version was available and pay the extra money for side impact cushion technology. I'm glad that I only purchased one at first rather than replacing my other two regular Frontier 85's at the same time.
The bottom line is that the side impact cusion technology, (SICT) will be good for some people but the regular version of the Frontier 85 is better for others.