Need to fit TWO RF convertibles in Subaru Forester

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We're looking for convertibles for our 2005 Forester. These seats would be secondary seats (we have 2 radians in our Odyssey as our primary car). Our twins are 15 months old, so upright RF installations are a must, especially since there will be a car seat behind the passenger AND the driver and leg room in the Forester is VERY tight in the back. Our girls are average height/weight. Thanks!!
 
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I am Not a tech, but I do have a 2007 Subaru Forester (I think the 2005 and 2007 are quite similar) and was hoping sharing my experience struggling to fit a rear facing car seat outboard might be of some help. We have a large Britax convertible rear facing at less then 45 degrees (for toddler) behind the front passenger seat. It is a tight fit. At 5'5", I can fit in the passenger seat in front of it, but at 6'4", my husband is crammed in. But the Britax seats are big and there may be a better choice, especially if you don't need a taller capacity seat like we do (our girls are really tall). It depends a lot on the height of the adults needing to fit in the front seat too. If you were able to fit a rear facing infant seat behind your driver, then you are probably not that tall and can probably fit a convertible rear facing there too.

FYI: We also tried a smaller 2007 Graco Comfortsport, but didn't find it to help much with the space issue and it installed too upright according to a tech, but we did not bother trying noodles, etc. so I cannot say if we had been determined whether we could have made it work and other Comfortsports might be different.

I hope this is of some help. Just be glad that isn't your main family car. :) good luck!
 

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