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Clek Fllo Convertible Car Seat Review (2021)

January 7, 2021 by Sam Webster Leave a Comment

Clek Fllo Convertible Car Seat

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Canada-based Clek is a newcomer to the world of infant products, launching in 2012 with the Clek Foonf. They are a company based on the idea that car seats should employ the latest and greatest safety technologies from around the world, using innovative materials and car seat innovations from around the world. For that reason, Clek car seats are considered some of the safest in the world, with exceptional crash test results that far exceed current requirements and standards.

The Clek Foonf was an immediate hit, but it's also an extremely heavy car seat. In an effort to make a lighter, more affordable car seat, the company introduced the Clek Fllo.

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Quick Navigation
Who is the Clek Fllo most suitable for?
Pros and Cons of Clek Fllo
Overview of Clek Fllo
Video Overview of Clek Fllo
Clek Fllo Specs
Clek Fllo Features
What is included with the Clek Fllo?
Clek Fllo Installation
Clek Fllo Manual
Clek Fllo vs. Clek Foonf convertible car seat
Video Comparison of Clek Foonf vs. Clek Fllo 
Meg Collins Clek Fllo Review
Conclusion

Who is the Clek Fllo most suitable for?

Clek Fllo Convertible Car Seat

The Clek Fllo is an exceptionally safe convertible car seat, designed with advanced technologies and subjected to safety testing that far exceeds federal standards. It is also exceptionally slim, at just 17 inches, making it small enough to fit 3 across in most vehicles.

It is not, however, a convenient car seat. Both parents and the NHTSA find it difficult to install. It has a lot of fussy little pieces for assembly and cleaning.

The car seat has to be completely removed from the vehicle in order to adjust the harness. And the advanced moisture-resisting fabrics, where liquids just bead up and roll off the surface, cause liquids to bead up and slide down into the buckle slot and beneath the seat cushion, into the mechanism of the car seat. This is very frustrating for parents if a child has an accident and pees in the car seat, or if a child spills fragrant, sticky drinks down their lap, because it is extremely difficult to clean out.

Even though the Fllo is already an expensive car seat, Clek also sells a number of high-priced accessories that are included for free with other car seats. The Clek newborn insert pillow that would allow parents to use the Fllo with infants from 5 – 14 pounds, costs over $40. The cupholder costs nearly $20. And Clek doesn't make or sell a car seat cover that would prevent liquids from spilling down inside the seat.

These are not trivial drawbacks, considering that there are a number of other convertible car seats that are also extremely safe, more convenient and easy to use, and are more affordable as well. We love the exceptional safety of Clek car seats, but hope that the next generation is easier to use and easier to clean.


Pros and Cons of Clek Fllo

Pros

  • Incredible safety and protection for a convertible car seat this slim
  • Excellent warranty
  • Environmentally safe luxury fabrics that resist moisture and bacteria
  • Adjustable harness and headrest for comfort over time
  • Integrated flip foot makes leveling a breeze
  • Backed by a recycling program
  • FAA approved

Cons

  • Assembly is required before use, and requires a number of little tools and pins
  • Only one recline angle
  • Harness requires rethreading for correct fit over time
  • Seat can be difficult to clean, and fabrics need to be hand washed
  • Accessories that come for free with other car seats, like cupholders and a newborn insert, are an additional purchase
  • The harness doesn't only need to be rethreaded when adjusting for fit, but the car seat has to be completely removed from the car in order to access the harness threads
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Overview of Clek Fllo

Clek Fllo Convertible Car Seat

The Clek Fllo is a convertible car seat that can fit children from 14 – 65 pounds, or from 5 – 65 pounds with the optional purchase of an infant insert. It has incredible safety features, including an anti-rebound bar, an adjustable protective headrest, an automotive-style crumple zone, and layers of energy-absorbing foam. And it's just 17 inches wide, slim enough to fit 3-across in most vehicles.

Safety

What are this model’s NHTSA ratings? Every car seat sold in the United States must meet strict federal safety and crash test standards, so the NHTSA does not rate car seats for safety. Instead, the NHTSA provides ratings for overall usability.


The Clek Fllo has earned (for the rear-facing installation):

  • Labels: 5/5 stars
  • Instructions: 5/5 stars
  • Securing the child: 2/5 stars because the restraint needs to be assembled on arrival, and the harness clip is not labeled to indicate correct placement, and the instructions in the owner's manual are necessary when converting the seat between installation modes. The harness needs to be rethreaded as a child grows, and the seat needs to be disassembled for cleaning, which can allow mandatory parts to be detached and misplaced.
  • Installation features:1/5 stars because interference is possible between a seat component and the belt routing path, the belt positioning feature is difficult to use and is not labeled, the seat does not have three levels of recline, a printed line must be leveled to the ground, the LATCH and/or tether storage area isn't clearly labeled, and the LATCH attachments have buttons to press for removal.
  • Overall ease of use: 3/5 stars

The Clek Fllo also has an overall NHTSA rating of 3/5 stars in the forward-facing position, for different reasons.

  • Does this model have:
  • Side impact protection? Yes
  • Energy-absorbing base? Energy absorbing foam
  • Metal frame? Yes

Longevity

  • What is this model’s child height limit? Rear-facing: 25 – 43 inches, forward-facing: 30 – 49 inches
  • What is this model’s child weight limit? Rear-facing: 14 – 50 pounds, forward-facing: 22 – 65 pounds

Ease of Use

  • Does this model have the LATCH system? Yes
  • Seat belt installation? Yes
  • Non-rethread harness system? No

Ease of Installation

  • What is this model’s weight? 25 pounds
  • What is this model’s width? 16.9 inches
  • What type of harness adjustment system does this model have? Five-point harnesses with harness slots from 8 – 17 inches
  • Is the seat cover machine-washable? No

Comfort and Quality

  • What is the quality of padding (overall)? Very good
  • What is the quality of padding in the head area? Additional padding in the head area
  • Is the seat fabric breathable? GREENGUARD Gold Certified Crytpon fabrics protect against stains, moisture, and odor-causing bacteria, and are also free of halogenated flame retardants
  • Does this model include an infant insert pillow? No

Video Overview of Clek Fllo

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Clek Fllo Specs

FEATURE

DESCRIPTION

Rear-facing height limit

25 – 43 inches

Rear-facing weight limit

14 – 50 pounds

Rear-facing age

Able to sit upright alone

Forward-facing height limit

30 – 49 inches

Forward-facing weight limit

22 – 65 pounds

Forward facing age

2+ years

Car seat weight

25 pounds

Car seat dimensions: rear-facing and reclined:

23.5" high x 32.5" deep x 16.9" wide

Car seat dimensions:

forward-facing

up to 31" high x 29" deep x 176.9" wide

Car seat lifespan

9 years


Clek Fllo Features

FEATURE

DESCRIPTION

Safety features

  • Comes with a steel anti-rebound bar
  • Patented energy management system with Energy-Absorbing Crumple Technology that transfers energy to the honeycomb cores in the seat base
  • Advanced side impact protection with deep side wings and a structural head rest
  • The headrest is attached to the frame with steel rods for maximum head protection
  • Energy-absorbing foam layers reduce force transferred to the child

Ease of use

  • Less than 17 inches wide, making it perfect for 3-across installations
  • Integrated flip food makes rear-facing installation and leveling simpler
  • Fabrics resist stains, moisture, and bacteria

Longevity features

  • Adjustable headrest provides protection and comfort as a child grows
  • Harness slot heights from 8 – 17 inches

Quality and comfort features

  • Comes with a standard 1 year warranty and a complimentary upgrade to two additional years upon product registration
  • Premium fabrics are environmentally responsible and free of harmful flame retardants
  • Recyclable
  • Made in Canada

What is included with the Clek Fllo?

The Clek Fllo comes with an anti-rebound bar that is recommended for use in rear-facing installation. The most popular accessory for the Clek Fllo is the Infant-thingy insert, which allows you to use the Fllo with infants from 5-14 pounds. You may also want to consider the Drink-thingy, a cupholder that can be attached to either side of the Fllo car seat.


Clek Fllo Installation

The Clek Fllo is a fairly complex car seat to install, and there are several YouTube videos that can be helpful to review.

This video shows the unboxing of the Fllo, which is useful because the car seat requires some assembly before use:

This video shows how to install the anti-rebound bar on the Foonf model, but installation is very similar on the Fllo:

This video shows rear-facing and forward-facing installation, with both LATCH and vehicle belts:

Clek has themselves produced a number of videos as a companion to the owner's manual, so they offer short, step-by-step instructions for specific tasks. The best way to navigate these videos is not on YouTube, but through the Clek website here: Fllo Installation Videos and Manuals


Clek Fllo Manual

The Clek Fllo owner's manual for car seats manufactured in 2018 and 2019 can be found here:

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Clek Fllo vs. Clek Foonf convertible car seat

Clek Fllo

VS

Clek Foonf

The Foonf is Clek's original and most famous car seat, and the first car seat to use pioneering automotive safety features like honeycomb crumple zones, along with car seat safety technologies used in Europe, like mandatory anti-rebound bars. The Clek Fllo was launched a few years later, as a lighter alternative with a more approachable price tag.

Both car seats offer high-tech safety features, advanced fabrics, and a slim footprint, at just 17 inches wide. They are both backed by Clek's excellent warranty and recycling program, and all Clek carseats pass stricter European crash tests as well as the North American standards. They both fit children in the exact same height and weight ranges, which means the differences can be summed up in two categories:

Installation

The Clek Foonf has a European-style Rigid LATCH installation system, using steel connectors built into the seat, rather than the flexible belt systems of American LATCH systems. This makes the car seat more integrated with the vehicle, preventing rotation and more effectively channeling impact energy.

It also makes the car seat easier to install (although many parents find both of these car seats difficult to install, and it's a common complaint about Clek cars eats). The Clek Fllo has a traditional, flexible LATCH installation system.

Construction

The Foonf has an integrated base, that gives the car seat two rear-facing recline angles and one forward-facing recline angle. The Fllo has a flip-out foot that sets a single angle for the seat in both installation modes. The Foonf requires the anti-rebound bar in the rear-facing installation, while it is optional on the Fllo. This means that the Foonf, with its steel attachment system, reclining base, and mandatory anti-rebound bar, weighs a whopping 33 pounds (38 pounds with the anti-rebound bar installed), while the Fllo weighs 25 (or 28 with the optional bar installed).

Both car seats are tested at levels that exceed federal safety standards, and are considered to be among the very safest car seats available. By its very nature as a heavier car seat with steel attachments, the Foonf performs better on crash tests, but only by 5-10%, and the Fllo still performs very well on these tests.

Since both car seats are rated for children of the exact same size and weight, both are extremely safe, and both have very similar advantages and drawbacks, the Fllo, at 8 pounds lighter and offered at a more affordable price, seems like the natural choice.


Video Comparison of Clek Foonf vs. Clek Fllo 


Meg Collins Clek Fllo Review


Conclusion

The Clek Fllo is a premium priced steel-enforced safety seat with excellent crash test results. Its narrow 17 inch width makes it the perfect choice for a back bench that seats three with the seat in a rear-facing position. While it has an excellent safety rating, Consumer Reports found it not to have the overall performance warranted by its high MSRP. Heavy at 14 pounds, the seat lacks an external harness adjustment.

One reason this seat may be worth the money for you is it has a 50lb rear-facing capacity permitting a child to face to the rear longer. Other seats reviewed have a 35 pound capacity. 

Clek Fllo Convertible Car Seat

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Be warned, however, the belt-positioning feature is not labeled and difficult to use. There are no levels of built-in recline available. Instead, a printed/molded line is present on the restraint that must be leveled to the ground.

Despite having no adjustable recline and being heavier than other seas, the Clek Fllo has an overall rating of 8.1 because of its superior build and quality. Another factor in its favor is the Fllo’s Aluminum Honeycomb Safety System, constructed to reduce the forces transferred to a forward-facing child in a crash.

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Sam Webster

With two kids of my own, I’m passionate about child safety! I’m a research nerd who’s on a mission to make the world a safer place for kids – starting with car seats!

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