Vent Top tether panic!

jwilliams

New member
I had a bit of a panic tonight. My ILs are visiting. They wanted to take just-turned-5yo DD on an outing, just her, so I put the RXT in FILs new Chrysler 300C. It installed easily (though the non-removable, non-adjustable headrests on both outboard seats... WTH, it would be a booster nightmare!).

I had a little trouble getting the top tether connector on. But the real problem came when I went to get it off. So, first of all, the angle is awful. Really just made for eating knuckles. Secondly, the top tether bar on the car is covered in a thick layer of white paint that takes away any precious millimeters you might have had to work with.

After about 10 minutes, DH finally got it off, I think just by scraping the paint off the tether while trying to undo the hook. Crisis averted. Thank goodness the tethers are covered up so they don't show when not in use, because it now looks awful.

We've never dealt with top tethers in a non-hatchback car before (or, for that matter, something that is not a Honda), so maybe this was a user error. It didn't seem like it, though. I put it on right side up.
 
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ketchupqueen

CPST and ketchup snob
Staff member
Some anchors are tough to undo, just because of the placement! I always hurt my hands getting the hooks off in my mom's Sentra, because my hand would hit the sloping window (that car is seriously TINY.) I always ended up having to unbuckle the seat and lift it (no small feat with a 20+ lb Radian) to get a better angle to unhook the tether. >_<
 

jwilliams

New member
Oh, and just as a brief FYI to anyone who might be wondering: the car is a weird mix of car seat friendly and unfriendly. Wide back seat, three full sets of LATCH (!), good rear legroom. BUT: LATCH is really hard to access, and the outboard headrests are immovable and totally integrated into the seat. They're not all that high, either, so there could be issues even with LBBs. They do jut forward from the back seat. Plus, top tether awfulness.
 

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