My new radian is here!

Holly

New member

• Jul 23, 2009

• #1

My Radian 80 showed up just before 3:30 pm and I ordered it yesterday around 5:30! Not even 24 hours later!
The DOM is from May 2009!
Did they stop putting the velcro on the harness and covers? Mine doesn't have any.

 

ketchupqueen

CPST and ketchup snob

Staff member

• Jul 23, 2009

• #2

yes, they did.

 

April

Well-known member

• Jul 23, 2009

• #3

Wow, that has to be a record or something!

 

tracee877

Active member

• Jul 23, 2009

• #4

Can I ask where you bought it from? I ordered an 80 from diapers.com last month and it came with a DOM of 7/08. I sent it back. I'm wanting to get a newer one.

 

Holly

New member

• Jul 23, 2009

• #5

It was from diapers.com.
The place it was sent from is in Reno Nevada and I'm in Northern Utah, so I can see how it wouldnt have taken long since they upgraded me to overnight shipping (they did that when I ordered diapers too!).
I'm kinda bummed they don't have velcro on them anymore, I loved that! Even when I didn't velcro it, it was nice that the buckle tongs never slipped down past the velcro and you have to go digging for them. I think I'll have this new one outboard to make loading easier.

 

canadiangie

New member

• Jul 23, 2009

• #6

I put a piece of velcro on the harness of my RNXT to keep the harness from slipping down. I used the soft side so it wouldn't scratch dd's legs. Works for me.

 

Judi

CPST/Firefighter

• Jul 23, 2009

• #7

So, do we get to see your new 3 across?

 

Holly

New member

• Jul 23, 2009

• #8

Judi said:

So, do we get to see your new 3 across?

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Yep. tomorrow. Dh has the car at work so I'm installing first thing in the morning.
I'm trying to decide if I want the baby outboard right away or if I want him in the middle for a while since he's still little and wont be a pain to lift into the center until he's a little bigger. The girls fight a lot so it would be nice to separate them. I'm going to install a few different ways just to see what my options are then I'll decide what I want to do.

 

Holly

New member

• Jul 24, 2009

• #9

Judi said:

So, do we get to see your new 3 across?

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http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?p=932861#post932861

I'll take some pics of the kids in there when we go out today.

 

Pixels

New member

• Jul 24, 2009

• #10

Yeah, they did stop putting the velcro on the harness/covers. They said they only had complaints about it snagging, and nobody said that they liked it, so they took it off.

The really stupid part? My new(er) Radian65 has velcro on the harness but not the cover. One of these days I'll get around to switching the cover with the old one (which has velcro).

 

Judi

CPST/Firefighter

• Jul 24, 2009

• #11

Thanks!

 

Holly

New member

• Jul 24, 2009

• #12

I didn't take pics with the kids today, it was hot and we had to run a bunch of errands. I'll get some tomorrow though because it's really bugging me that my siggy isn't updated. Josh fits great in the FPSVD and the recline is perfect so I don't have to change it. Abby's been bugging to sit in the middle (since that used to be Hannah's official spot) and Hannah's been bugging to sit in the new seat, so it's worked out great so far. I took the pillow off the new seat though, it was bugging the girls. Glad I didn't get the RNXT! I'm going to have to get the memory foam pad for under the old seat now (not that they have complained or anything).
It's still going to drive me nuts that they quit with the velcro. I think I'm going to call them and see if I can get a new harness that has it (did they make any velcro ones at all after they made the removable harness?). It's not so much for sticking it to the seat out of the way, but it's more for the buckles not sliding all the way down and having to dig to find them. Do you think they would send me a new harness if I called and asked?

 

Pixels

New member

• Jul 25, 2009

• #13

Holly said:

(did they make any velcro ones at all after they made the removable harness?)

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Yes, my 65 has both removable harness and velcro. I think it was for a fairly narrow manufacturing window, September (when they introduced the replaceable harness) through Novemberish I would guess.

It would probably be a lot easier to just put it on yourself.