Check my Regent install

firemomof3 · May 29, 2011

Here is ds's new Regent

I forgot how much I love this seat! I just wanted another opinion and to be sure I did this right

The dom of the Regent is 8/09, ds stats are in siggy and vehicle is 06 Sedona (which states to defer to car seat for latch limit).
I have it installed using the short belt path with latch & tethered.

There is a gap between the Regent and vehicle seat but its not as bad vs the Frontier

firemomof3 · May 29, 2011

wow, 31 views and no opinion

An Aurora · May 29, 2011

Did you need an opinion or were you just showing off the new seat? Everything looks great to me.

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mommyx4 · May 29, 2011

I would have to go look at mine in the truck bc for the life of me I can't remember if the buckle goes inside or outside the recline bar. I'm guessing inside like you have it. I love my Regent too. Much more than the Frontier.

firemomof3 · May 30, 2011

Oh no showing off, thats not what I was trying to do. Didn't Britax change their stance on when to use the short vs. long belt path depending on the dom? That is why I posted, I wanted to be sure I was using the correct belt path.

luckyclov · May 30, 2011

I'm so jealous - how did you score a new Regent? I miss ours terribly. It was an awesome seat.

Install looks perfect, the gap is fine as long as you've met all the other installation criteria (80% or more of bottom on vehicle seat, 1" or less of movement at beltpath, Regent bottom flat on vehicle seat, blahblahblah).

I'm going off memory here, but IIRC, DD's Regent was a 2007 (maybe 2008) DOM, post-advisory w/ recline bar. We installed via LATCH LBP first, then switched to LATCH SBP until she max'ed out the lower anchor weight limit, then seatbelt SBP. I always just went by what the label said on the side of the seat.

firemomof3 · May 30, 2011

It was actually just a goof that I found it. It was through a friend's friend who had bought it new and kept it in his guest bedroom still in the box with tags. He decided to sell it because he ended up not needing it. So, I bought it and he brought it over brand spanking new :2thumbsup:

mommyfrog · May 30, 2011

I just pulled out my Regent manual to make sure I was remembering correctly. For a 42 pound child you need to be using the short belt path, which you are. But it says if the car doesn't specify a LATCH limit to assume it is 40 pounds and use the seat belt. Unless they changed that from 2008 to 2009. So if I'm correct, you should be doing short belt path and with the lap/shoulder belt you would go outside the recline bar. I love my Regents too!!

firemomof3 · May 30, 2011

Thank you! Yes, I could have sworn it was 48lbs. but my Regent also says 40lbs. So I reinstalled it using the lap/shoulder belt OUTSIDE the recline bar and it was easy peesy

LuckyFins3Lil'Fish · May 31, 2011

I'd think that the "gap" would be fine as tecnically it's not a gap because of the recline bar.

I'll be installing mine tonight in the 3rd row of my 05' sedona.

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