Question van that is super friendly for installs (4-5 kids)

Mel281

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I am trying to research mini vans, and thought that I had settled on a 2006-2010 8 passenger sienna, but I cant seem to find on in my area, plus I like the extras of the higher end trim levels (and they only come in 7 passenger).

So can anyone help me figure out which van is friendly for car seat installs? One of my seats is a Radian, and I have the angle adjuster. DH prefers seat belt installations vs LATCH, which I've heard can be a problem with the Radian in many vehicles. I'm mostly wondering about 2-3 seats in the third row, since it is kind of a given that most should be easy enough in the middle row(2 for sure, 3 if 8 passenger sienna).

Possible options I'm curious about:
2006-2010 7 passenger Sienna
2011-2012 Sienna (Did they ever add more upper tethers? When?)
2011-2012 Chrysler Town and Country (my cousin gets a corporate discount)
2011 Odyssey??? (too expensive?)

Thank you!
 
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sheena

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I drive an 08 odyssey and i love it. It seats 8 but the 8th is really tiny.

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Mel281

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How well do the seats install in the third row? I have a friend with an Ody and I struggle getting car seats in the third row. Sometimes I try LATCH, then try seatbelt, then end up back with LATCH as the lesser of the two evils. I think FF was better than RF, if I remember right.
 

emtb79

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I've got an '07 ODY and I love mine I have stuck many seats in the 3rd row and have gotten some seats in that teeny weeny 8th seat that I didn't think would go. All the ones in the teeny weeny seat were RF and with built in locking because he. It wouldn't tip.

In my 3rd row ive gotten a
RN, nauti, blvd70
RN, nauti, RA40
RN,sr35,pkwy
RN, sr35, RN

ETA: in the 8th seat I've gotten a sr35, TFP, RA40, MA
 

Mel281

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So is this saying it's easy enough to get a good seat belt install in the outboard positions with the Radian?


I've got an '07 ODY and I love mine I have stuck many seats in the 3rd row and have gotten some seats in that teeny weeny 8th seat that I didn't think would go. All the ones in the teeny weeny seat were RF and with built in locking because he. It wouldn't tip.

In my 3rd row ive gotten a
RN, nauti, blvd70
RN, nauti, RA40
RN,sr35,pkwy
RN, sr35, RN

ETA: in the 8th seat I've gotten a sr35, TFP, RA40, MA
 

emtb79

New member
It was solid install with the radians forward facing I tried rear-facing but the plastic parts covering the hinges prevented me from installing rear facing, but yea it took a little work and some patience but I got it tight.
 

Syllieann

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I have the 07 ody too and yes, you can get a good installation of radian in 3rd row outboard spots but you need to twist down the buckle stalk. Regarding the 8th seat, if you use the angle adjuster, it raises the belt path just enough to keep the feet from hitting the hinges. I put a pic in the "official angle adjuster thread" of the radian in the plus one and a couple other spots.
 

Syllieann

New member
Was your radian rf in the 3rd row outboard cause I wasn't able to get it there.

I've installed it center of 3rd row w/ angle adjuster using latch and rf driver side w/ sb and no AA. I would presume that the outboard spot on pass side would work too if driver side did but maybe it's slightly different due to the 60/40 and off center latch anchors for the middle seat.
 

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