Car seats - extended rear facing

Is it safe to do that to the front seat? As in I could possibly see that getting cut or snapping in an accident?

Thanks, will google it too!

I just have to say that their are so many idiots on trademe. They're constantly making fun of or having a go at people that do extended rear facing/harnessing and people that own Radians. They reckon it would be so uncomfortable for older kids to rear face and that it's going to cause problems with their legs/hips and some even think extended rear facing is dangerous. People they choose to do it have done the research and made an informed choice that they believe is best for their child. Why is that something to make fun of?? Why don't they have a go at people that don't even bother with car seats. It's really starting to annoy me. Should just stay out of there. lol.

Kazper wrote: Hard to explain, you will see if you watch installation on youtube, but the connecting tether strap won't going around where the seat slides - the seat won't slide over the top of it and cut it. It goes under that pulls towards the car seat, so away from where the seat will slide. Check the railings first to. When I took the caps off mine, the end of the railings actually had slots so I was able to directly clip the tether on to those and thank goodness cause the connecting strap won't go through the railing anyway.

Cool, thanks!

Yeah I would much rather risk my son breaking his legs than breaking his neck, or worse.
Some people are ignorant and if something is against what they do or what they believe they have to belittle it, unfortunately it can be seen in all aspects of life

there was a recent accident in the USA one child RF (almost 3) and 2 children FF.

it was on one of the FF who ended up with a broken leg the RF child had no injuries.

You can adjust how you put it in the car. Try putting it in the centre of the back seat. Also as you put it in, dont put the boot bit fully into the back of the seat, so it sits up more. Lol that is terrible I know.

Sunshine Kids/ Diano (sp?) are bringing out a new foot that goes on the base so they sit more upright, I think they are due in very soon.

How old is your little one that you are trying to put in the Sportage? Did you try a centre installation?
The Kia's are generally pretty good for installs so it may be that you need to use a few tricks for getting it in more upright as long as your child is old enough.
Where in NZ are you as there might be somebody who has experience with the Radian who can give you a hand with the install.

Thats good to hear that you got it sorted. Yes you can turn the female part of the seat belt up to 2 1/2 times, I have had to do it in every vehicle I have put a seat it. You can put the tether around the sliding rail of the front seat. The radian would have come with a strap that you can wrap around and it has a metal buckle on the other end for the tether to clip onto. I personally would put it on, or else get a blot installed on the back seat floor.

I'm proud to say we are now part of the Radian crowd! We got one of the ones Baby Universe were selling for $395. We were seriously considering getting an Ax Kid seat though, but at that price, we had to snap one up! Thanks to this thread for helping us decide to extended rear face! (I'm an often lurker)

So I am now tossing up between the Britax Two Way Elite and the Diono Radian for DS and putting the new baby in DS's current Radian. Decisions decisions...