Three across in a Subaru (pic heavy)

crunchierthanthou

New member
It seems like this comes up rather often. I've been playing around for the past few days since acquiring a Radian. Let's just say it's gone a bit better than the last time I tried. I guess two more years experience and half a dozen more seats makes a difference. :eek:

Here are the seats I have tried -

Nautilus
Coccoro
Radian
Marathon
Avenue
Scenera
FP Safe Voyage Booster

I also have a HB Turbo Booster, AMP backless booster, and older SnugRide if anyone wants to see more combos.

I drive a 2001 Outback. Here's what my back seat looks like.
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Which, judging by the photos on edmunds.com is comparable to at least the 2000-2006 Outback, Legacy and Impreza, and the 2000-2008 Forester. If anything, my buckle stalks are longer than the newer models. It's 50" wide. All are seatbelt installs. I also double checked throughout to make sure they were independently secure. Oh, and I'm a kneeler. I don't think you have to kneel on them to get good installs, but it seems to work best in my car and I'm not that coordinated. I need both hands when I'm tightening the belts. :eek:
 
ADS

crunchierthanthou

New member
GN, RN, CCO

rf RN next to GN

rfradian.jpg


technically this works, but the GN overlaps the door just a bit. In fact, ds can't open the door from the inside, so I'm not sure I'm comfortable with it.

dooroverlap-1.jpg


doorhandle-1.jpg


rfCCOside.jpg


from the back
rfCCOrear.jpg


GN, RN, MA

siderfMA.jpg


overlap of the MA and RN
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ff MA didn't work here because rf RN and ff Britax convertibles generally don't puzzle well.
 

crunchierthanthou

New member
RN, CCO, MA

ffMArfCCORN.jpg


I really had to compress the edge of the seat and the MA is moved over as far as possible-
ffMArfCCORN.jpg


rfMACCORNside.jpg


from the back
rfMACCORNrear.jpg


The Avenue and Scenera really did better in that position than the MA (see first post of pics).
 

Judi

CPST/Firefighter
2000 Outback:

bad pics.

RF Radian
Start
Frontier

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The start tilted a little, so we ended up moving the radian to the center and the start outboard.
 

crunchierthanthou

New member
The three across questions often involve a booster rider. I hate to say it didn't go all that well. I've only tried the FPSV Booster, as it's the narrowest. It did fit in a few scenarios, but was difficult to buckle and isn't even available any more.

FPSVB.jpg


The space to buckle, after pulling booster to the side-
FPSVBbuckle.jpg


uh, ignore the wonky seatbelt, :eek: but notice how the wing is behind the Radian a bit.
FPSVboosteroutboardfront.jpg


FPSVboosteroutboardrear.jpg


It was actually easier to buckle in the center because the CCO shell is cut away toward the bottom

FPSVBcenterfront.jpg


it tilted a little next to the Radian, and on the hump.
FPSVBcenter.jpg
 

todzwife

New member
We got 47" across the seat of the Forester.

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RFing Keyfit
FF RN
FF marathon (yes, I added the HUGS after I posted this pic)

A scenera also fits where the keyfit is, but does NOT fit on the other side.

We have an 08 Tribeca now. It's slightly wider, but still kind of a PITA for seats.
 

crunchierthanthou

New member
We got 47" across the seat of the Forester.

thanks for the pic! where were you measuring? My 50" was at the widest part of the bottom (also, that's the distance between the door handles). The back and bight are slightly narrower, but often seats can overhang that and still be installed properly. You can see that with the Radian here -

FPSVBcenterfront.jpg
 

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