When choosing the best car seat cover, you need to make sure that the car seat will be the best one so that you can protect your child from injury as you drive around. Baby car seat covers, even the inexpensive ones have all undergone the same federal crash test before it is released in the market. The choice that a parent now needs to do is to get the car seat that will fit for their type of vehicle and will support their child in case of an accident.



Baby car seat covers can save the life of your child when installed properly in your vehicle. It is important before buying the car seat to make sure that you can install the baby car seat cover properly in the seat of your vehicle. Read the manual carefully so that you follow the instructions and safety measures in properly installing the baby car seat to your vehicle. Most stores will allow you to test the car seat cover with a dummy baby car seat cover and allow you to check if it will fit the seat of your vehicle with the supervision of one of their employees. If the store does not have a test baby car seat cover, check the store's return policy so that you can return it if in case it does not fit your vehicle's seat. One way to check if the car seat is properly installed to the seat of your vehicle is that is does not wiggle more than an inch when you wiggle the seat from side to side.

Also make sure that the car seat will fit your child. Most baby car seats can hold weights up to 20lbs. for infant car seats. The car seat should have an inch or more allowance from the top to the head of your infant for rear facing car seats, and for front facing car seats, the allowance is the top of your child's ears should be below the top of the car seat.

Never buy accessories that did not come together with the baby car seat cover. These accessories may void the warranty of the car seat when used together with the baby car seat. These accessories also may not have been tested together with the baby car seat cover so it may not be safe for use.

When buying used baby car seats make sure that you check if there have been any alterations made on the car seat. Also check if these used car seats have been part of any market product recalls in the past before purchase. If you cannot get an accurate history of the used car seat, best not to buy it. Used car seats that may have survived a car crash may not survive a second crash and may put the life of your child in danger. Registering the new car seat will allow manufacturers to contact you if in case of any product recalls.