Successful Three Across thread

simplychels

New member

• Sep 5, 2011

• #621

2008 Pontiac G6


all 3 seats ff'ing, all 3 seats installed with seatbelt, and of course top tethered and yes independently rock solid.

Passenger side: Radian XT
Center: True fit premier
Drivers side: Complete Air


I did try to put the Complete air rf'ing and there was no way it was going to rear face right next to the TFP in my car. But FF'ing was a breeze.

eta: I am a tech

 

babygirlsmom1005

New member

• Sep 5, 2011

• #622

2003 Hyundai Accent
Seat Belt install for all 3
Independently tight - not checked by tech

Forward Facing Radian XT Passenger Outboard (top tethered)
Rear Facing Cosco Scenera Center
Rear Facing Baseless Britax Chaperone Drivers Outboard

 

BananaBoat

Well-known member

• Sep 7, 2011

• #623

2011 Subaru Tribeca

Driver - Center - Passenger

SR35 baseless - KF30 with base - TFP (all RF)
XTSL - KF30 with base - TFP (all RF)

 

EmmaCPST

CPST Instructor

• Sep 9, 2011

• #624

1998 Honda CRV

Radian Radian TurboBooster

Not much room to buckle the Turbo, but do-able

Radian Radian Literider was a better fit

Radian Scenera 40 Literider

 

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Havah

New member

• Sep 10, 2011

• #625

Since this thread (amongst others) helped me so much, I thought I'd throw in my success from puzzling at BRU today! (We need a :happydance: smiley, don't you think?) The puzzle fit was immaculate and even DH was able to slip his hand between the OA and TB to buckle in our preschooler.

Make/Model/Year: Honda CRV (CR-V) 1998
Install method: Seatbelts (plan to install top tether on passenger side), outboard seats are lap/shoulder with lapbelt in the middle
Configuration of seats: passenger FF/center RF/driver FF (booster)
Seats used: Complete Air 65/ Onside Air/ Highback TurboBooster
Checked by a Tech: Not yet ...
Note: this arrangement will only work with the center seat RF'ing, but it would work just about any infant-only seat.

Pics just added!! (They're not great but it gets the idea across. )

 

Last edited: Oct 1, 2011

honeydew

Active member

• Sep 14, 2011

• #626

2005 Toyota Corolla

RF Safety 1st OnBoard 35 (baseless, would not work with the base in the 3 across)
FF Radian
RF Safety 1st Complete Air

RF Coccoro
FF Radian
FF Complete Air

RF Coccoro
FF Radian
FF Radian

FF Radian
FF Roundabout 50
FF Radian

RF Radian
FF Radian
FF Roundabout 50

RF Coccoro
FF Roundabout 50
FF Radian

The last scenario is my current setup and is the only one I have pictures of.

They aren't great pictures. My phone was tilted so the first pic makes it look like the FF seats are crooked.

All installs are independently secure. I am a tech.

 

Laurette

New member

• Sep 17, 2011

• #627

Kia Soul
cloth interior

Driver, Middle, Passenger
RF CA50, RF MyRide, Turbobooster

Passenger, Middle, Driver
Trubobooster, RF Coccoro, RF CA50 (also works with CA FF)

Passenger, Middle, Driver
Compass B540, RF Coccoro, RF CA50 (also works with CA FF)

This photo shows the CA50 FFing with CCO RFing in the middle.

 

Shanora

Well-known member

• Sep 17, 2011

• #628

3 RadianXT, seat belt install, FFing, independently tight in an '06 Toyota Camry.

Sent from my iPhone please excuse any spelling and autocorrects.

 

clmchrissy

New member

• Sep 17, 2011

• #629

2011 Toyota Tundra quad cab

Passenger outboard rf Marathon 65 l/s belt
Center old style Britax Parkway
Driver outboard Graco Nautilus l/s belt & tt

Not checked by a tech but both seats in rock solid.

 

agurlsride

New member

• Sep 19, 2011

• #630

I just remembered a couple of three-across configs I did (7 years ago)
2003 Ford Focus ZX5

RF'ing Graco CS, RF'ing Graco CS, FF'ing Graco Ultra Cargo
and
RF'ing RA, RF'ing Graco CS, FF'ing Graco Ultra Cargo

 

lpperry

Active member

• Sep 21, 2011

• #631

2001 Ford Windstar

passgenger side outboard: ff Graco Myride
Center: rf Radian
Driver side outboard: rf Coccoro

The Myride must be on the passenger side, or it won't fit.

Look at all this room between seats!

 

clmchrissy

New member

• Sep 23, 2011

• #632

2006 Honda Accord sedan

Driver ob Maestro w/ lap shoulder belt & TT
Center rf Coccoro w/ lap shoulder belt euro style rf tethered
Passenger ob old style Parkway


Not checked by a tech, but both seats were independently solid installs.

 

wendytthomas

Admin - CPST Instructor

Staff member

• Sep 23, 2011

• #633

2002 Toyota Camry

Tech installed

Combi Coccoro - LATCH outboard RFing (seatbelt would have worked as well) passenger side
Combi Coccoro - seatbelt middle RFing
Clek Oobr - LATCH outboard driver's side

Each Coccoro was independently installed, and had a finger's width between them before the Oobr went in. The Oobr required the middle Coccoro to shove over that finger's width to LATCH in. It'll be a tight fit for the booster rider to buckle, but he should be able to do it.

Wendy

 

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Syllieann

New member

• Sep 26, 2011

• #634

2004 Passat Sedan

BV70 rf driver side w/ latch, RF RN center w/ SB and rf tether, RF scenera passenger side w/ latch

To puzzle w/ the radian the scenera must use 1 of the large diameter noodles rather than 1 small noodle or 3 small noodles.

 

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Emi's Mommy

New member

• Sep 27, 2011

• #635

2008 Dodge Avenger

Driver/Middle/Passenger
RFing Scenera/RFing True Fit/RFing Scenera
RFing Scenera/RFing True Fit/FFing and TT Scenera

All with seat belts, not tech checked.

 

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mkmama

Active member

• Sep 27, 2011

• #636

2004 Chevy Silverado, extended cab.

Driver/Center/Passenger

Turbobooster/Radian - RF, LATCH/Britax Boulevard - RF, seatbelt
MyRide 65 - RF, seatbelt/Radian - RF, LATCH/Britax Boulevard - RF, seatbelt

Radian was SUPER easy to install in that center position...almost too upright, and did not recline with use, even with 3 year old climbing all over it and using it part of the time.

I really think I would have been able to get almost any car seat I wanted on either side of that Radian.

 

truckerswife

Member

• Oct 2, 2011

• #637

1998 Chevy Astro Van

Graco comfort sport RF behind driver

Radian 65 RF center

Safety first designer 22 infant seat base passenger side

All seatbelt installs comfort sport needed three noodles for a good recline Radian went in easy is a little more reclined than I'd like but not over reclined will order a angle wedge thing once they are available infant seat was super easy to install all seats have 1-2 inches of space between them

 

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fnpmama

New member

• Oct 4, 2011

• #638

Had to post my success

3 across all RF 2002 Hyundai elantra not CPST checked but all seem rock solid to me, all done with seat belt install. Not an easy install, but we don't need to move the seats.

Outboard driver// center // Outboard apssenger

RF RN XTSL (3.5 y/o) // RF RN XTSL (2/5 y/o) // keyfit w/ base (due 12/11)

I experimented with FF the 3.5 y/o but it was harder to install that way due to the contoured cushions in the back seat of the elantra. Also the RN RF seems to work really well in the Elantra. I was able to get a pretty upright install behind the driver so even my 6' husband can drive comfortably.

 

Misty-Bug

New member

• Oct 4, 2011

• #639

all seatbelt install. It is an older CRV but not sure the exact year. Before latch for sure.

Radian FFing Passenger side, SR center, Radian FFing Driver side.

all installed independently

 

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jubgulia

Active member

• Oct 4, 2011

• #640

2006 Toyota Corolla

RF Coccoro, passenger side with seatbelt and tethered
backless Clek Oobr, center
Clek Oobr, driver side

It was an absolute pain in the butt to buckle the boosters and completely not ideal, but worked as a very temporary solution.