Radian 65 vs XTSL

devildogtigress

New member
I'm wondering if anyone knows if there is a height difference in the top harness slots on the Radian 65 (old, not SL) and the XTSL? I have a 7 yr old (almost) and she's just about too tall for her 65 in DHs car. DH drives a tiny Kia Spectra, and we simply can not fit 3 across w/ her in a booster. I either need a super narrow booster, or...something.

We were in a bad car accident over the weekend, and her Recaro Vivo was replaced with a Britax Frontier which we love and will provide her with several more inches in the harness...but it's too wide for DH's car for 3 across. I can make it work with a Graco booster that's backless, but I REALLY don't want her backless yet (super paranoid...thus why she's back in a 5 pt. harness...I'd been unable to get hubby to agree to buying her another seat but since her Recaro HAD to be replaced...well...mwa ha ha...and the other lady's insurance company is paying for it since she is at fault).

Can anyone help? DH's car is a 2003 Kia Spectra Hatchback w/ a lap belt in the center seat (which is a shame b/c it would work w/ a booster if it was a shoulder belt).
 
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Mae

Well-known member
No help on the booster issue, but no, there is no difference in the 65 vs XTSL. All the Radians are the same, except for weight limits and headwings, so the harness height is the same.

You might get "more" room in the Radian in one car versus another, simply because how they install. Depending on the angle of the vehicle seat, it magically makes you gain (or lose) harness room.
 

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