Radian XT in a Pontiac G5? (very similar to Chevy Cobalt)

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kristy121

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• Sep 24, 2010

• #1

Has anyone done this? We are renting a car and asked for a midsize. Looks like it will be a pontiac G5 or similar. We are planning to take our 2 yr old RF Daughter with us and wondering if anyone has done this install before? The seat is so high up I am hoping it fits ok height wise - It hits the back of the seats in our explorer and Im sure the car is much smaller.

we have a 2009 Radian XT.
Thanks everyone!

 

Last edited: Sep 25, 2010

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kristy121

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• Sep 25, 2010

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Re: Radian XT in a Pontiac G5?

Bump! Anyone? I am really nervous to get there and we cant get the seat to fit! DH says worst case senario we will install in FF for the trip (2 weeks almost) but neither of us has ever installed a FF seat either! and I would really prefer to not have to do that!

 

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andre149

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• Sep 25, 2010

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Re: Radian XT in a Pontiac G5?

I know it fits in the G6... thats the best I can offer sorry.

 

Jeanum

Admin - CPS Technician Emeritus

Staff member

• Sep 27, 2010

• #4

Re: Radian XT in a Pontiac G5?

Anyone know about the Radian's compatibility in a Chevy Cobalt? Just bumping this up again to ask in hopes it would help the OP because the G5 is a rebadged Pontiac version of the Chevy Cobalt and they're probably very comparable vehicles.

 

snowbird25ca

Moderator - CPST Instructor

• Sep 27, 2010

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I just had a True Fit in a G5 on Saturday. It fit in the middle alright, but they couldn't have the front seats all the way back.

The car has dedicated center LATCH, so that will make it easier - though you may end up going outboard in order to get a more upright install.

It will install tight anyways - will just be a matter of how it fits between the front seats.

eta: I'm suddenly doubting whether it was a G5 or G6 on Saturday - I remember the parents telling me it was similar to a cobalt though.

 

jourdysmom

CPST Instructor

• Sep 27, 2010

• #6

I know someone with a 2008 Cobalt and have an XTSL... I can call him tomorrow to see if he will come over so I can try it for you...

 

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kristy121

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• Sep 28, 2010

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Thank you very much everyone! I called the rental place this morning and they confirmed they mostly have the G5,caliber or similar for their mid size cars.

Sort of a bummer since I booked on hotwire and it told me at booking it would be a mazda 6 or similar which seems like its quite a bigger car

I did have my blvd comfortably in a caliber and I just did a board search and see it has been done but with the passenger seat completely forward.

 

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tjk88

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• Sep 29, 2010

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I'm about to buy an XTSL and have a Cobalt. I'm planning on installing it outboard on the passenger side and then if I don't have enough room in the front seat, I'll just sit in the back whenever hubby is driving. Not sure how it fits yet though, so can't tell you how much room there is, sorry.

 

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jerenaud

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• Sep 29, 2010

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We've had 3 across, including a rf radian (not xt though, if that makes a difference) in a 2 door cobalt. Horrible to get dd into because of the 2 doors and the front seat was uncomfortably far forward for my husband. But it was possible!

 

jourdysmom

CPST Instructor

• Sep 30, 2010

• #10

glad someone else could update... It is still pouring here and looks like it will be for the next 3 or 4 days YUCK!!!

 

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andre149

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• Sep 30, 2010

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snowbird25ca said:

I just had a True Fit in a G5 on Saturday. It fit in the middle alright, but they couldn't have the front seats all the way back.

The car has dedicated center LATCH, so that will make it easier - though you may end up going outboard in order to get a more upright install.

It will install tight anyways - will just be a matter of how it fits between the front seats.

eta: I'm suddenly doubting whether it was a G5 or G6 on Saturday - I remember the parents telling me it was similar to a cobalt though.

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Did the car you installed it in have the screwy latch set up where there is latch for each position but the center and one outboard seat overlap? This is how my 07 G6 is, so unless they've changed that in newer models if it wasn't a weird overlapping latch set up it was probably a G5

 

mrdhollins

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• Sep 30, 2010

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I have a 2008 Chevy HHR which is based on the Cobalt platform. I've tried and tried to fit a Radian XTSL RF in it but given that the husband is 6'3 and I'm 5'9" we can't get it done. We would have to push our seats up too far to fit it back there. We end up eating the dashboard.

If you can get it to work, please let me know what you did!

Thanks!