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bucket2 · Jul 6, 2006

I had time to wander a bit in the CR aisle today and was again annoyed at the add on/after market products displayed next to the car seats. There were the usual head support inserts and even a generic car seat cover. What surprised me was the products like "Mighty Tite," "SoftWrap," and others by Sunshinekids - the makers of the RADIAN seat. They're even promoting on the web site that these products have been tested (I couldn't bring myself to look

).

www.sunshinekidsjp.com

If the mfg. actually did research and testing, why didn't they learn that after market products are not recommended, supported, or allowed by the folks at CPS? Anyone else wonder about this?

Same with the new Graco SafeSeat for toddlers. If they did all this research to make the seat better/safer, why is the harness limit still only 40 lbs.?

thepeach80 · Jul 6, 2006

I don't reccomend aftermarket products b/c for the most part, they haven't been tested. These products are obviously different b/c the people making them have tested w/ THEIR seats, I think that's the part that needs to be remembered. Still though, it's just something that doesn't need to be used (and I'm not sure it would help my ffing install problems w/ the Radian anyways).

As for the Safeseat, at least they made the strap slots a lot higher than on the ComfortSport.

Dreaming_of_Speed · Jul 6, 2006

Sorry to hijack but has anyone measured the SS2's harness slots? I need to know for a friend and cant do it myself (broken wrist)

I think its like the stuff graco sells on their website, its approved by the manufacturer so you're allowed to use it. The "cuddle soft" (which is new) is shown being used in a radian along with the lock tight chest clip (or does the radian have this clip normally?)

OT, but was the radian originally called the profile? I found a PDF file on my computer that was a promotion for the profile folding car seat that looks nearly identical to the radian. Anyone know why they changed the name?

wendytthomas · Jul 6, 2006

It was the profile. I have no idea why they changed the name.

I know it's ok to use after market products for a specific seat if by that manufacturer, but generally they're a bad idea and may as well be avoided all together. If it didn't come with the seat you probably don't need it.

Wendy

Dillipop · Jul 6, 2006

I don't know the measurements of the SS2's slots, but they are comparable to the cargo and marathon. When I tried DS in the SS2, he had about the same amount of room above his shoulders as in both the other seats. In fact, if the SS2 had been out when we were replacing DS's evenflo, I would have gotten it over the cargo, since we will not be using the cargo as a booster anyway and the SS2 looks pretty comfy and pretty sturdy.

Lara · Jul 6, 2006

DOS the ss2's harness height is about 17". They seem higher in the cheaper models that dont have a billion extra pillows and such. It Think that the pillows lift the kids up more and thats why It seems shorter on the more padded version.

Lara

thepeach80 · Jul 9, 2006

That's the normal chest clip for the Radian.

The Cuddle Soft looks nice as I wondered what you'd do w/ an infant in the Radian, but I'm not sure I could use it despite it being approved by the manufacturer. lol Too much of me tells me that's wrong!

The Snug Bug infant seat cover looks nice, do you think it would fit on a Safeseat?

ETA (again): I know they say these are safe and tested, but even if used w/ the Radian, some of those things are NOT safe. That kinda bugs me that they make those. I can understand extras for the seats, but the window shades and toys...

Victorious4 · Jul 9, 2006

It's still all about consumerism.... Consumers are going to buy stuff -- Sunshine Kids & all other carseat manufactufers are held to federal safety standards for the carseats, so on that issue I'm not concerned -- NHTSA enforces the regulations on carseats so as long as the Radian fits the child & vehicle & will be used correctly everytime all's good

Sunshine Kids isn't the only carseat manufacturer who markets add-ons: Dorel Juvenile & Graco do as well.... They could certainly be crash tested, but the problem is that there just isn't any safety standard or regulatory agency enforcing add-on standards. Items that have traditionally been sold as add-ons that are now becoming sold WITH the carseats as parts listed in the manuals, however, have been crash tested to conform with safety standards so these are safe to use. It's the extra add-ons like Mighty Tight etc. not sold as a part of any carseat that pose risks....

thepeach80 · Jul 9, 2006

That's true, I was just thinking about how much stuff Dorel puts out the other night when I was at Target.

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