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My husband installed the Radian xtsl rear facing using the regular shoulder to lap belt in the center of the rear seat of my 2003 Nissan Altima. He managed to get the radian in soooooooo tight that while there is still a little wobble in the radian seat back, the radian seat bottom doesn't budge, not even a little. I'm thinking it might actually be too tight because on the entry side of the belt path (where the vehicle shoulder to lap belt is inserted into the radian), the belt has a tiny fold or gathering in it. I think it's just from being pulled and wrenched so tight against the curve of the belt path that the belt gathered and created a little fold.
There is also a slight tilt to the radian once installed, I've read this is normal in a previous message. Can anyone confirm?
I've done searches on the forum and can't find mention of a fold such as this. I'm debating un-doing it and re-doing it but not superman tight.
Also, previously we had been using a graco infant seat and base, under the base we had a vehicle seat upolstery protector. We removed it when installing the radian rear facing because the little base attachment couldn't "dig in" with it under. Do any of you still use an upolstery protector anyway with a RF radian? I'd love to protect the upolstery but do not see how it's possible to use one with the way the radian base sorta wedges into the vehicle seat. No biggie if I can't use it, a safe install obviously gets priority.
Also, any suggestions or pictures on how to stowe all those extra straps that hang down under the Radian seat back? I see where you can store the superlatchs but there is still quite a bit of black belting just kinda hanging. I may just get some rubber bands and try to tie it all up because I couldn't see where the radian has anywhere to put it. Again no big deal but it just looks kinda messy.
My baby loves her new seat though!! I took it out of the box and put the base on it so that it would sit up on it's own and she just got right in it on her own and refused to get out. It was too funny asking her where she was going sitting in a car seat in the living room!
There is also a slight tilt to the radian once installed, I've read this is normal in a previous message. Can anyone confirm?
I've done searches on the forum and can't find mention of a fold such as this. I'm debating un-doing it and re-doing it but not superman tight.
Also, previously we had been using a graco infant seat and base, under the base we had a vehicle seat upolstery protector. We removed it when installing the radian rear facing because the little base attachment couldn't "dig in" with it under. Do any of you still use an upolstery protector anyway with a RF radian? I'd love to protect the upolstery but do not see how it's possible to use one with the way the radian base sorta wedges into the vehicle seat. No biggie if I can't use it, a safe install obviously gets priority.
Also, any suggestions or pictures on how to stowe all those extra straps that hang down under the Radian seat back? I see where you can store the superlatchs but there is still quite a bit of black belting just kinda hanging. I may just get some rubber bands and try to tie it all up because I couldn't see where the radian has anywhere to put it. Again no big deal but it just looks kinda messy.
My baby loves her new seat though!! I took it out of the box and put the base on it so that it would sit up on it's own and she just got right in it on her own and refused to get out. It was too funny asking her where she was going sitting in a car seat in the living room!