Can SK please make the Radian harness adjuster easier to use???!!!

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LP Mom

New member

• Feb 8, 2010

• #1

OMG. I swear every time I have to adjust that stupid harness. I love the seat otherwise, but seriously, mine is impossible to adjust when RFing (and no, it is not stuck)! We should send a petition to SK......

 

chloebeansmom

New member

• Feb 8, 2010

• #2

lol I totally agree with you. The best thing to happen to me was buying my minivan with reclining captian's seats. If i need to tighten DD's harness I recline the seat, tighten, then raise the seat. But, if I'm in my Corolla I dread it everytime

 

emandbri

Well-known member

• Feb 8, 2010

• #3

I don't mind making minor adjustments but yesterday we took Brian's car and only had Eluzabeth and Benjamin had used the radian last and man it was annoying to tighten it so much!

 

laeta904

New member

• Feb 8, 2010

• #4

I totally agree. It is very difficult to access and adjust!

 

joolsplus3

Admin - CPS Technician

• Feb 8, 2010

• #5

Amen. It's a total pain in the rear. :thumbsdown:

 

HONEYhas3

CPST Instructor

• Feb 8, 2010

• #6

I grab the straps at the back, pull down to get the slack out of the child, and then pull the adjuster.

 

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LP Mom

New member

• Feb 8, 2010

• #7

HONEYhas3 said:

I grab the straps at the back, pull down to get the slack out of the child, and then pull the adjuster.

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That helps a little, but not much. I do miss the harness adjuster in my old Blvd. :crying:

 

jess71903

Ambassador

• Feb 8, 2010

• #8

You know the TF gets a bad rap for the harness adjuster, but I think the Radian is worse. I mean, you can losen it just fine, but for me, tightening is harder.

 

Laurette

New member

• Feb 8, 2010

• #9

The same thing that is one of the Radains best qualities, it's low profile, is what gives it it's biggest flaw. Which IMO is the difficulty to tighten the harness.

Because there is really no base, the harness path is very exposed on the back and thus is subject to sticking to the vehicles seat.

I have leather in my car and it makes it very difficult to adjust the harness. The splitter plate sticks to the leather very baddly, especially when forward facing.

 

firemomof3

New member

• Feb 8, 2010

• #10

I have no problems with my Radians adjustor :shrug-shoulders:
Of course, I've only used them rf and its so easy to tighten/loosen the harness, nothing like the blvd which I loathed beyond words. The tricks I use to tighten the harness rf won't work ff so we'll see how much I like it when I use it ff

 

PurpleCat

New member

• Feb 8, 2010

• #11

Amen!!

I'm looking forward to summertime so I won't have cold hands scraping against the seat while I tighten.

 

ntrenary

Active member

• Feb 8, 2010

• #12

I don't have any problems getting to the adjuster because I can't get my Radian more upright than a 45 degree angle in my van. But, I hate that I have to tug, tug, tug instead of puuulll on the adjuster strap. It takes forever!

 

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LP Mom

New member

• Feb 8, 2010

• #13

firemomof3 said:

I have no problems with my Radians adjustor :shrug-shoulders:
Of course, I've only used them rf and its so easy to tighten/loosen the harness, nothing like the blvd which I loathed beyond words. The tricks I use to tighten the harness rf won't work ff so we'll see how much I like it when I use it ff

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I actually found it easier to adjust FFing when my toddler used it last week while we were travelling. RFing is a bear though. Even DH who is incredibly strong has a really tough time pulling the harness.

 

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LP Mom

New member

• Feb 8, 2010

• #14

Is there a video showing how to best adjust this dang harness?