Radian in '95 Volvo 850 or older cars?/Moved to new thread from the Radian Successful Install Thread

Unregistered · Mar 3, 2010

I was wondering how well these install on older vehicles. I skimmed the posts and almost every vehicle is 2000 or newer. We drive a 1995 volvo 850 which is a midsize sedan, no latch and nowhere to attach the anchor for the top of the seat. Has anybody successfully installed in a similar car? Thanks.

thepote · Mar 3, 2010

Is the installation that you are planning to do rear-facing or forward-facing?
What is the age and weight of your child?

Maybe a tech with a LATCH manual will chime in with the info about whether your car could be retrofitted with tether anchors.

Generally, the Radian installs fine with a seatbelt.

Unregistered · Mar 3, 2010

It would be forward facing. My son is about 38lbs and 37 inches tall and he's 29 months. I just thought since there was a thread about successful installations that it maybe wouldn't work in a lot of cars. I would hate to spend $200 on it and have to figure out how to return it or just not be able to use it.

thepote · Mar 3, 2010

Forward facing a Radian is usually fairly straightforward. Your best bet may be to order from an online company that has return shipping insurance for a couple bucks more. Then, if it doesn't fit well you just stick it back in the box and send it back no charge. :thumbsup:

TECHS: Top tether retrofit info for this vehicle??

scariestone · Mar 3, 2010

The plan was to order it from diapers.com as they do free returns. I've found most carseats are straightforward to install ff but I had heard the radian was a PITA with seatbelts. I don't care if it takes an hour to get it in as long as we CAN get it in securely. That's all I'm concerned with.

Jeanum · Mar 3, 2010

There are 3 anchor points in the rear filler panel/package shelf behind the back seat for retrofitting up to 3 top tether anchors in your '95 Volvo 850 sedan. The 850 sedan's top tether anchor retrofit part number is 9475763, called a "tether hook" by Volvo, and available from Volvo dealerships. There will be some out of pocket expense as Volvo doesn't have a free tether anchor retrofit program, and I'm not seeing any price info. for the part in the LATCH manual to give you an idea of the cost, but you could get a quote from the service/parts department at a Volvo dealership.

scariestone · Mar 3, 2010

Thank you very much! I had just given up on a google search trying to find that info. I'll definitely give our closest dealership a call and get a top tether. Though I do have to figure out where the nearest one IS first.

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