it's smaller for about 1/4' but if "your hands on the right place" you could easily fix it..
And color... the color on the picture was closed to the color of crib that I have, but Espresso actually dark I would say black...
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Product quality is good.Installation is simple and clear instructions.
Product FIT is off by 1/4 inch resulting in drawer option for DaVinci crib becoming derailed and unusable.
I ended up having to cut 1/4 inch (1/8 inch per side) plus drill screw counter-sink holes in order to get the rail to fit properly while allowing the drawer to function without derailing not ideal in any stretch of the imagination.
The bottom line is that this rail is the exact same width as the full crib rail it replaces, however the bed spring attachment for the crib mounts on metal plates that stick out from the crib frame 1/8 inch at each side. This replacement rail mounts directly to the metal plates and therefore it pushes the frame apart 1/4 inch causing the drawer to derail since the drawer slider tracks are now 1/4" inch too wide.
A rotary saw and a drill will fix it, but that's a pain.
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This conversion kit included the Roxanne model as one of the models it could fit. Unfortunately, that is not the case. The Roxanne model has a drop down side and therefore has hardware in place of the holes the rail is supposed to screw into. The color matched and the quality of the rail seemed fine. As long as the correct model crib is what you're trying to fit it to I'm sure it would be suitable for a transitioning toddler.Honest reviews on DaVinci Toddler Rail Conversion Kit
I returned this item because my son is a wild sleeper and the rail on this is not very long. I'm afraid it won't hold him in at night. Other than that this seems like a great product.Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for DaVinci Toddler Rail Conversion Kit
This works great. I ordered it a while back, because I was concerned the model might be discontinued before we needed it. It arrived in a long flat package that was about an inch and a half thick, so it was easy to store it upright in the closet without taking up any room.Another reviewer said there were two pieces of thin wood that were designed to go around the legs of the crib, and were easily broken. Perhaps they intended to review another product, or perhaps the design changed significantly since then, but that wasn't the case with mine. It's exactly as pictured, and slides right between the sides of the crib. The rail is the same thickness as the rest of the crib.
If I can do the crib/bed conversion on my own with a 14-month-old "helping" me, you know it's easy. Remove the 4 screws holding the front rail in place (the crib remains intact), and install the rail with another 4 screws. The only way it could have been easier is if it came with a genie to do it for me.
The safety rail portion goes just under halfway across the crib, and rises 9 inches above the mattress. I wish it was just a little wider -say 2/3 the width of the opening? -but it works just fine. I have the DaVinci Alpha crib this is intended for (and I have a review on that if you're interested -it's a great crib), and with the mattress at its lowest setting, it's a 12-inch drop to the ground. I don't use the wheels, though, and those would add another couple inches to the height.
My daughter took to it right away, climbing right in as soon as it was done and looking quite pleased with herself. The instructions say not to use until the baby is 15 months old, but my kiddo is larger than average and climbing everything in sight -she was ready; use your own judgment. Mine was already standing and shaking the crib bars; I didn't want to wait until I found her trying to climb out one day. Kids vary, but our transition went really smoothly, so here's how we did it, just in case it helps. I did the conversion with her in the room watching, touching the pieces, and involved in the process. I did it in the morning, so she had all day to get used to the "new" furniture in her room. I think those two things kept it from being scary for her. I put a foam pad on the floor under the opening just in case, but I think that was more for my peace of mind than her safety -really, the way she sleeps, she's more likely to slowly slide out of bed than actually tumble out -and put her favorite binky in bed when it was time to sleep. Then the nighttime routine as normal (we already had a baby gate on her door, so if she got out of bed, she was still in her baby-safe room). She objected (read: cried loudly) the first 3 nights and would crawl in & out of bed repeatedly for about 30-60 minutes, but I think she objected more to bedtime and the baby gate, because once she was ready to sleep, she crawled herself back up in her bed. Each kid is different, though, so good luck with your switch to the toddler bed!
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