install help!!!

Ok well I bit the money bullet and bought the regent tonight and I am glad I did but I have an install question. Should it move from side to side? and with the tether does it go around the headrest? does that make sense? Cause it's like in a circle kinda? I hope it amkes sense anyway Thanks.

Ah I didn't see this before I replied to your other thread about Regent vs. Radian.

When installed, the Regent shouldn't move more than an inch at the belt path, and ideally you can get it in there rock solid. What installation method did you use? If you installed it with LATCH, you can try to tighten the LATCH straps up more snugly by reaching through the seatbelt path slots on the Regent's seat back and pulling the LATCH straps toward you to tighten them up more. Sorry if this isn't a very clear description, it would be much easier to demonstrate this in person - a tech showed me this tip when I bought my DD's Regent.

If you can't keep the Regent from moving excessively with a LATCH installation, you could try to install using the seatbelt instead and see if that gets you a more solid installation. In my vehicles (DH's Saturn L100 and my Sienna), installing with the seatbelt using the long belt path method was way more solid than LATCH or the seatbelt using the short belt path method.

I'm not sure about your top tether question (not a tech, just a very carseat obsessed mom), and will defer to a tech to help you out more on that part of your post.

Hey Sme!!! Its me ...my Regent doesnt move at all. I used the seatbelt because I cant figure out how to tighten the latch tight enough. The tether went over the seat and under the head rest. At least that is how I did mine. I hope its right...if not I am sure someone will let me know.

Cathy

someone correct me cause I am sure I am wrong
This is what I would do
Somehow see if you can go under the headrest. If not center it on the headrest and pull as tight as you possibly can. Get in the seat and put your weight in the seat and pull. IMO it would still have slack if you went around the headrest. Especially if it is only one tether and not even on either side. I would think that it would eventually start pulling to that side.
I may be wrong and someone can correct me but it just seems right to do it the way I mentioned. Can you show a picture of the seat?

There is a picture of my Regent in another thread, Regent install help, I think it's called. If you can't get it tight with the headrest on (going under it), you can remove it and store it somewhere. That's what I had to do. I wouldn't trust that the headrest would hold in an accident if you put the tether ON the headrest.

Ditto the putting your weight in the seat...that definitely helps get it tighter. About the tether...I'm really not sure. With the way the Britax tethers are, I have seen them go around the headrests before, with one strap on each side...BUT I would try to go under first and only go around if a tech. or your manual okays it. One of the techs. of Regent owners will be much more helpful I'm sure!

Putting the tether around the headrest may work depending on your vehicle seat. I'm pretty sure the Regent manual says under the headrest tho.

I can't go under the headrest is part of the seat. Maybe I will take it to the childrens hospital and see. Thanks

If your vehicle headrest is NOT removable, then YES, the versa tether will go around it.

Attach and tighten the tether so it travels the shortest distance possible between the tether anchor and the back of the Regent.


RE movement: Make sure you are checking at the belt path (right where the LATCH or the seatbelt is). As you move farther away from the belt path, there may be slightly more movement. IME however, Britax seats install "rock the car" tight.

HTH. Congrats on your new purchase.