HELP! Sunshine Kids Radian XTSL installed with NO LATCH

[mommie]

Okay so I am buying a Radian XTSL. I have a 2000 Subaru 4 door sedan. It does NOT have LATCH. It does have the top teether for the rear middle seat only. Can I install this car seat with using the middle seat belt only?
Please help!

 

[Maedze]

Okay so I am buying a Radian XTSL. I have a 2000 Subaru 4 door sedan. It does NOT have LATCH. It does have the top teether for the rear middle seat only. Can I install this car seat with using the middle seat belt only?
Please help!

Yes, you can. What is the age and size of the child for whom the seat is intended?

Incidentally, a 2000 Subaru will have top tether anchors in all three rear seating positions, not just the middle. What is the model of your Subaru?

 

[mommie]

Thanks for your reply. My son just turned 3 and is 28 lbs. My Subaru is an L model. I took it to the dealer to verify and it only has one latch in the middle. I want to make sure it can be installed correctly using the seatbelt before I purchase it.

 

[mommie]

Oh - I forgot to mention that I would like for him to be rear facing if possible.

 

[Maedze]

Impreza? Legacy?


If you are planning to install it rear facing the top should fit between the two front seats. I will let someone else comment on compatibility with the center position of Subaru vehicles, but it's important to know exactly what you are driving.

 

[mommie]

Oh sorry! lol It is a Subaru Legacy L - 4 door sedan.

Impreza? Legacy?


If you are planning to install it rear facing the top should fit between the two front seats. I will let someone else comment on compatibility with the center position of Subaru vehicles, but it's important to know exactly what you are driving.

 

[Maedze]

What are you seatbelt stalks like? (The female end). If they are very, very long, it may be easier to just leave the entire buckle assembly completely enclosed in the belt path, rather than trying to 'twist down' the female end (which is the standard advice for long belt stalks).

 

[mommie]

They arent very long. Since I am installing rear facing in the middle seat, I would use the seat belt only? Obviously, I couldnt use the tether since it rear facing..... am I correct on that? I had him forward facing but have decided to turn him RF since its much safer. Thanks for your help!

What are you seatbelt stalks like? (The female end). If they are very, very long, it may be easier to just leave the entire buckle assembly completely enclosed in the belt path, rather than trying to 'twist down' the female end (which is the standard advice for long belt stalks).

 

[Maedze]

Correct, you use the seatbelt only.

The Radian actually can be tethered in the rear facing position, and will come with a D-ring to achieve that installation, but it's an 'extra', not a required part of the installation.

Any American/Canadian seat must be able to be installed with just a two-point belt (whether it's a seatbelt or a LATCH strap is irrelevant.)

 

[MANDY1234]

Radians are one of the few car seats out there that can be tethered RF :thumbsup: Britax makes the other seats...