Rover Gear Chelsea Automobile Seat Back Protector, Black

Product Review

Rover Gear Chelsea Automobile Seat Back Protector - BlackThe Chelsea is designed to protect the back of your automobile seat from scuffs, scratches and dirt. While children are in their car seats they seem to have a universal desire to kick which takes a toll on your car's interior. The Chelsea is unlike any other seat back protector on the market. This is being designed in a better method for attaching it to your seat for more secure fit and used high quality rip-stop nylon for durability and easy cleaning. The Chelsea is attached to the headrest posts with adjustable tabs. This extends over the sides of your seat to provide additional protection and has a quick release buckle at the bottom which is easy to attach and tighten. This fits most model cars except those that have the shoulder belt within the seat.

Features include:

•Adjustable headrest connection tabs to securely fit the top your seat patent pending
•Elasticized band that runs around the bottom of the seat
•High quality YKK plastic buckles
•Rip-stop nylon for durability
•Internal batons provide structure and keep the chelsea in place, unique shape that extends protection over the side of your car's seat and provides a more secure fit

Product Features

Adjustable headrest connection tabs to securely fit the top your seat patent pending
Elasticized band that runs around the bottom of the seat
High quality YKK plastic buckles
Rip-stop nylon for durability
Internal batons provide structure and keep the chelsea in place, unique shape that extends protection over the side of your car's seat and provides a more secure fit

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Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review

(54 customer reviews)

56 of 60 people found the following review helpful

Potential Safety Hazard: Side Airbag Obstruction, August 17, 2009

Melanie J. Drake (Pittsburgh, PA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Rover Gear Chelsea Automobile Seat Back Protector, Black (Baby Product)

I wanted to love this product. It seems to be very well made. It was easy to install and it fit well in my car (Mazda5). As other reviewers mention, this seat cover protects both the back of the seat and the sides of the car seat. In my car, the sides were about half covered by the protector. When I installed it, I realized that the the seat protector is a potential serious safety hazard, as it obstructs the side air bags. My owner's manual (for my car) specifically states that nothing should be placed over the seat which would obstruct the side air bags. Such an obstruction could do one of two things, according to my manual:
1.) Prevent the side air bag from functioning
2.) Cause the side air bag to function, but in an unplanned way, thereby potentially injuring passengers

I wouldn't want either thing to happen, in the event of an accident. Unfortunately, I didn't realize this safety hazard until I purchased the seat protector and installed it. Now, I am...Read more

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful

The best seat back protector, hands down, May 18, 2009

Brian Guild "boost" (Marlborough, MA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rover Gear Chelsea Automobile Seat Back Protector, Black (Baby Product)

I've ordered and tried a number of different seat back protectors for my car, and I would say these are the most intelligently designed and well built seat back protectors I have seen. Quality material, and a very snug fit. Super product. A game changer. A+++

DO NOT waste your time with the One Step Ahead, Safefit, or Basic Comfort seat back protectors, these are 100x better.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful

Finally a smart seat-back protector for parents!, May 23, 2009

kb (Addison (Dallas) TX) - See all my reviews

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I looked everywhere for functional car seat covers which protect the back AND the SIDES of the front seat. Our son's forward-facing carseat is in the middle of the back seat so his shoes always come in contact w/the inner side of both front seats and none of the seat-back covers on the market that I found cover that area. This cover is made of a very sturdy and nice-looking material (similar to luggage material). It has a sleek design and looks square and trim and neat on the seat-back. It goes all the way down to the bottom and covers the back portion of both sides of the front seat. It just fit our seats (2006 Toyota Highlander) so I think it would work w/most large seats. If you need 2 like we do, it's a little pricey, but there's nothing else out there that I've found to solve this problem. It has a nice clean design that doesn't junk up your car too much. Prior to my purchase I corresponded several times w/the manufacturer and they were very helpful, supposedly they are coming...Read more