Defrost
Moderator - CPSTI Emeritus
I played with carseats today.
Here's what I've learned about getting a Radian more upright. Pulling it away from the seat-bight does help, it's just not as obvious or easy as it is with other carseats.
In a '97 Chevy Astro with fairly cushy seats, I was able to get it pretty upright both center and outboard (not that it matters much in this vehicle as it's got a lot of room anyway!):
The standard recline:
More upright:
The standard recline (foot is on seatbelt cover, deep in bight):
More upright recline (foot is under seatbelt cover, further away from bight):
With the standard recline I can barely squeeze my hand between the front of the foot and the vehicle seat:
With the upright angle, I've got plenty of room for my hand:
My position when installing for more upright:
Oh look! My friend just pulled up in his gigantic Dodge dually pick-up with the super cab or whatever Dodge calls it! I bet those seats aren't cushy at all. As the confirmed bachelor yells "Hey, get that thing out of my WORK TRUCK!" ...
Standard recline (driver's seat had to moved forward):
More upright (driver's seat in it's usual position):
And just to get everything in the same place, here's previously posted pics of when I played with the recline in my Mazda 5:
Standard recline:
More upright:
It's definitely easier with cushy seats! And I suspect that reclining the vehicle seat (if possible) would help considerably as well, but by the time I got done playing in the truck today, I was too tired to try it in the Mazda 5's reclining seats.
Anyway, I hope someone finds this helpful.
Here's what I've learned about getting a Radian more upright. Pulling it away from the seat-bight does help, it's just not as obvious or easy as it is with other carseats.
In a '97 Chevy Astro with fairly cushy seats, I was able to get it pretty upright both center and outboard (not that it matters much in this vehicle as it's got a lot of room anyway!):
The standard recline:
More upright:
The standard recline (foot is on seatbelt cover, deep in bight):
More upright recline (foot is under seatbelt cover, further away from bight):
With the standard recline I can barely squeeze my hand between the front of the foot and the vehicle seat:
With the upright angle, I've got plenty of room for my hand:
My position when installing for more upright:
Oh look! My friend just pulled up in his gigantic Dodge dually pick-up with the super cab or whatever Dodge calls it! I bet those seats aren't cushy at all. As the confirmed bachelor yells "Hey, get that thing out of my WORK TRUCK!" ...
Standard recline (driver's seat had to moved forward):
More upright (driver's seat in it's usual position):
And just to get everything in the same place, here's previously posted pics of when I played with the recline in my Mazda 5:
Standard recline:
More upright:
It's definitely easier with cushy seats! And I suspect that reclining the vehicle seat (if possible) would help considerably as well, but by the time I got done playing in the truck today, I was too tired to try it in the Mazda 5's reclining seats.
Anyway, I hope someone finds this helpful.