Radian Successful Install Thread

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KScpstMomof3+1

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95 Ford Escort Wagon. Center, lap belt only. Rock Solid install in about 5 minutes. So easy! I was impressed.

Taylor
 
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leblanlm

Senior Community Member
Radian80
- 2005 Hyundai Elantra Hatchback
- center seat
- rearfacing
- installed with rubber shelf liner initially (see attached picture) now installed minus the shelf liner (was bunching and didn't seem to really make a difference).
- lap/shoulder belt w/locking clip (locking clip is inside of belt path)
- rock solid install
- checked by CPST
 

gaitergal

New member
2007 Pontiac Montana
Installed forward-facing in the driver's side captain's chair (second row)
Used Latch system and top tether.
I titled the captain's chair back a tiny bit and voila! Less than 5 minutes and it is as solid as the car's actual seats. Fit like a glove!!
 

avd3875

New member
Here's my very first post on this board. I wanted to be sure to share my successful Radian installations. Here they are:

1998 and 2000 Toyota RAV4
FF Center position
lap belt only
very solid installation
checked by CPS tech

2002 Toyota Sienna
FF Second Row Captain's Chair (passenger side)
lap-shoulder belt only
very solid
not checked by CPS tech
I had to use Julie's trick of unbuckling, then retracting the belt a click or two, then I used all my strength to re-buckle. It worked really well, and the installation was great.

2007 Toyota Sienna
FF Third Row
LATCH and top-tether
Solid installation
Not checked by CPS tech
This LATCH position is not quite in the center, but it isn't fully outboard either. It is closer to the driver's side, though. I thought the installation would be difficult due to the leather interior of the car and the slick base of the Radian, but it worked really well.

2007 Toyota Sienna
FF Third Row Passenger side
LATCH and top-tether
Solid installation
Not checked by CPS tech
Just like the previous installation, this was in my in-laws' car and everyone was waiting for me to install the seat so we could go to dinner. It took about three minutes and the installation was great. I was so relieved that it went quickly, as everyone was very hungry!

So far, each car I've tired the Radian in has worked out very well. I'll be sure to try it out in my dad's 1993 Chrysler Concorde and my brother's 2006 Toyota RAV4. I'll also try some RF installations. I'll also try an outboard installation in one of our two RAV4s I feel like such a dork, I'm on summer break and this is what I do for fun, play musical car seats. Maybe I'll get around to writing my course outlines when I'm done playing with the Radian!
 

safeinthecar

Moderator - CPS Technician
I was able to get a good install in all 3 rear seat positions of a 99 lincoln Continental.

RFing, rock solid, no weight added at all, with foot, enough room for front seats to go all the way back, and definately doable for a 3 in a row.

ffing, rock solid with a LOT of weight (had to knee it) 1.5 twists to the buckle, and alot of muscle.

Kimberly
 

safeinthecar

Moderator - CPS Technician
Warning as you take the seat in and out for repeated installs.

Be careful not to get the latchplate or belt underneath the EPS foam above the ffing belt path. I did this earlier today and pulled the foam off as I pulled the seatbelt out of the path. Luckily, it did not break, and I was able to put it back on.

Kimberly
 

tiggercat

New member
2003 Toyota Camry, outboard driver's side, LATCH, Forward facing. Rock solid install, simple install but required a bit of strength to get it tight. I am a tech.

Center install with seatbelt forward facing was not acceptable, though I didn't have time to fool around with it very much.
 

gaitergal

New member
1999 Nissan Sentra (no LATCH)
Sat on it to get it as tight as possible, top-tethered and still wiggles wayyy too much. :( I played with it for over an hour and could not get an even half-decent install FFing.
I'm not a tech. ;)
 

mommy4girls

Senior Community Member
Buick Rendezovous 2006 - FF -
Middle Row - Solid outboard with LATCH
Solid with seatbelt putboard (both LATCH and seatbelt require work though)
Acceptable in the center
Third Row - Solid without as much work (some, but not as much).
RF
Middle Row - Solid with twisting buckle two times
Third Row - solid, but with the base you can't put the middle seat back without base it's solid and you can (Russ, please see make the base optional!!)

2007 Cadillac something (it's a car, not a SUV and not a compact - rental)
Outboard acceptable with LATCH and a lot of work
Center couldn't get it acceptable
(both FF)
 

Lea_Ontario

Well-known member
1999 Chevrolet Cavalier
Outboard driver-side
lap/shoulder belt install

Solid and went in EASY (though getting the belt through the beltpath scraped the back of my hands).
 

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