Combi Zeus 360 Convertible Car Seat - Licorice

Comments about Zeus 360 Convertible Car Seat - Chestnut:

We just installed it on a subaru impreza (wagon) and it fits great. Smaller than the Chicco Keyfit 30. We can fit comfortable in the front seat. Also love the rotating seat as it's so easy to put my child in.
Child sits higher so he can look outside which he loves

Comments about Zeus 360 Convertible Car Seat - Licorice:

I had this seat in my cart for a few days before clicking submit. I was afraid of buyers remorse. Am i ever glad i decided to get it! We have five kids so we've had our share of good and bad convertible seats. We previously owned a Britax roundabout and loved it.This time we were looking for a miracle car seat though. My four month old daughter has hated her infant car seat since she was born. She will scream the whole time we drive, even on longer rides. We tried padding her seat and putting all kinds of entertainment up for her (tv, mobile, kick & play piano) and I always sit in back with her while my husband drives. I've only had to go a couple times in the car alone with her and she just screamed. Made me want to cry with her! Well...yesterday we got the seat and she loved sitting in it in the house. She sat and smiled and played for 1/2 hour!! I had very high hopes for the car. Turns out she loves car rides now too. This seat is so padded and fits her so well at 14 lbs and will fit her when she's bigger as well because the extra padding is removable. I love the turning feature. When we would wait for my husband to run into the store, my daughter would be so fussy. Now we can play peek a boo while we are parked by turning the seat and she loves the movement. She also loves getting to see out the window now. Another huge plus is that I can sit in the passenger seat and not have my knees in the dashboard! This seat fits great in our Volvo XC90. The fabric on the seat is so nice and matches our charcoal grey interior perfectly. I can't recommend this seat high enough. You will be glad out decided to spend. Little more for such a wonderful seat.

Comments about Zeus 360 Convertible Car Seat - Licorice:

This car seat is difficult to install but I think that is one thing that makes this car seat so different form the rest. Because you have to install so many straps and it is so heavy, I think that it is a car seat in its own class of safety. I highly recommend it! My daughter has used this car seat from 9 months old to her still using it at 3 years 2 months. I love this car seat and I believe its the safest so she will continue to use it until she simply exceeds the safety height and weight!

Also, when the child is sleeping in the car seat, you simply turn it towards you, unbuckle them, and carry them into the house without them being disturbed from getting out of their seat! I also have a back back and this seat prevents and twisting or struggling to get your child in or out of the car seat! Love, love, love this seat!!!

Comments about Zeus 360 Convertible Car Seat - Licorice:

This car seat has been a dream for us!!! As an infant my son absolutely hated his car seat. I think it was the angle - but whatever the reason, we did not have good car rides. Thankfully he outgrew his bucket seat at 3 months anyway and after MUCH searching I found this!

The Zeus 360 has been nothing but a joy for us to use. Our son is a big boy (was 22lbs at 3 months) and the swivel feature made it easy for us to get him in and out of the seat, while saving my back.

Other things we've loved:
- very comfortable for him (which was super important to me!)
- LOVE that he sits up high enough to see out (which helped a lot in the case of hating car rides)
- easy enough to clean

To my great sadness he has just outgrown this seat and we are on the search for another. (14 months, 40lbs) I guess the only other con I'd say about this seat is that it only rear faces until 33lbs which for us actually came before 1 year. That is not an issue for most babies, but if you've got a big baby like mine just be aware of that. If only we could get this in a bigger size!! =)

Comments about Zeus 360 Convertible Car Seat - Licorice:

My 5 month old daughter was starting to get a little snug in her Graco infant carrier and with the impending arrival of my nephew (I'm an involved aunt and will be driving with both babies often, so the base will stay in my car in addition to a new seat), I figured that I would give the infant carrier to my sister and buy a new convertible car seat. Easy, right? No! I drive a 2006 Honda Civic 2-door coupe which is very small in the back seat. There's also the added factor of ease of loading her in and out every time, which would be very difficult with it rear facing (I plan to rear face well past a year). I began my crazy search! I started by googling "smallest car seats" and came upon the Combi Coccoro (which I also ordered but haven't tested yet), then read about the Zeus 360! Whoa, a car seat that swivels?! That sounds awesome! But I read all the reviews about how huge it was and that it wouldn't fit in a small car. I was determined, so I ordered it anyways. As soon as I received it [...] I took my measuring tape out and measured that it's widest part while rear facing was 30". I went out to my car and it appeared that it was too large. I'm only 5'2" and have my driver's seat as close up to the dash as it goes. We'll, I'm stubborn so I hauled it out to my car anyways and installed it in the back seat on the passenger's side. It wasn't too hard to install (we did latch and the seat belt), the instructions were on the seat itself which made it easy and we did use the foam block underneath the base. You'll have to turn the seat sideways and then forward facing and down to the most reclined position to put the seat belt on the base. I put it in the rear facing position (which is muuuuuuch easier to do when the base is anchored, don't let it be a deterrent when it's on the living room floor) and then pushed the passenger seat as far back as it goes. There was room for both! But, it completely blocked my blind spot. I uninstalled it (not difficult to do) and moved it to behind the driver's seat. It fit! Hoorah!I ran some errands with the baby right away and it was very easy to put my little girl in there and then turn her around. She sits higher now and can look out the window, which I imagine she likes. We went to 3 places and it was easy to turn her around to unload her and then put her back in. By the third place, she was KO'ed and comfy in her seat. She looks amazingly protected in it and snug with the infant insert. I cannot stress enough how great this seat is for a coupe! I am so thrilled that I found it and ordered it.It is bulky, so you won't want to remove it and move it to another car often, I would recommend leaving it in the car. It took about 15 minutes to install, uninstall, and install it again. Watch the video on youtube, very helpful. I have no complaints, this seat is well worth the money.I apologize for the long comment, but it's my hope that it will be helpful.

Comments about Zeus 360 Convertible Car Seat - Licorice:

I did tons of research and went with this one. We are so happy! Yes, it's big, heavy, and bulky! But, it stays in my car. We love it so much my husband bought one for his truck. It's like a baby captains chair. He can see EVERYTHING! We love that we can move it towards us, put him in, and then slide him rear facing. LoVe this chair!

Comments about Zeus 360 Convertible Car Seat - Chestnut:

I love this seat!!! I have a SUV and works perfectly! My daughter can see out the window (is 6 mo old) and she seems very comfortable!! I researched many car seats for saftey & function, it was either this or the Orbit. The Orbit was hard to find and plus it was about 200 more, I believe you have to buy the base seperate, anywho this one won & I love it!! It might be pricey but well worth it!

Comments about Zeus 360 Convertible Car Seat - Chestnut:

Cant say enough great things about this car seat, i've had it for two years now and i don't want to switch to the booster yet because the zues is so much easier to use!

I love how easy it is to wash the cover, no more taking the whole car seat out of the car just to wash the cover, just turn it around. straps adjust easy and love the cushion pads on the shoulder straps! i would want to travel in this car seat. best investment i've made. especially with my bad back, this car seat makes loading my daughter in and out easy easy easy!!!! if your going to spend that amount of money on a good car seat minds well spend it on something useful.

i can say to in response to the lady who rated this car seat less than awesome. it is a little hard to get into the swing of using a new car seat but once you do it a couple times and use the turning features the car seat has it is totally worth it. along with the installation once you get it installed correctly, then you should not have any stabilization problems!

i cant recommend this product anymore more, i love it. i love it, i love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Comments about Zeus 360 Convertible Car Seat - Chestnut:

I absolutely love this car seat. People see me put my little girl (5 months) in this and are amazed wanting to know where to get one. The "puzzle piece" latch was something to get used to at first but now it is easy. The turn feature is just so handy!! I would recommend this car seat to anyone. A little pricy but worth the money. I did put that it was heavy but the great thing is that once it is in you never have to adjust it- plus I think the heaviness of it makes me feel that it is sturdy.

Comments about Zeus 360 Convertible Car Seat - Licorice:

After researching many, many car seats and trying out both the Recaro Como (too big for our small car) and the Maxi Cosi Coccoro (very uncomfortable for our 9 month old, 22 pound, 32 inch baby), I ordered the Zeus 360. I was particularly excited about the turn feature, which I thought would make it easier to get my child into the back of our small car (Volvo S40).

I was disappointed to find that, although the turn feature is easy to use, it is unstable when turned towards the open car door. The seat continues to swivel back and forth until it is clicked into either the rear or front-facing position.

Other disappointments:
-The "hooks" for the car seat buckles really aren't practical.
-Although the need to place the two buckles together before clicking them into the latch seems like a useful safety feature, it was just kind of a pain.
-My son's feet hit the back of the car seat base when in the rear-facing position.
-My husband had a hard time getting the car seat installed securely enough.

Good things!
-The car seat is very well padded and seems very safe.
-The turn feature is nice and could be helpful for someone with a smaller baby. It is also an easy to use feature, despite swiveling when unlocked.
-The seat seems well built and sturdy.

Overall I don't think that this is a bad car seat, just not the right seat for us. I would question the high price when the extra features are hard to use.