is this carseat difficult to rethread and install? would it take up a lot of room in a lexus RX350? Thanks
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It depends, are you installing it rear facing or forward facing? Rear facing: It does sit up pretty high on the base, so depending on where you have it in the back seat and how tall you are, it could block your view looking out the back windows. Other than that you shouldn't have a problem fitting it in there. To install rear facing you have to take the seat cushion off, thread the seat belt through, close the lock-offs, and put the seat cushion back on. It's not necessarily HARD, once you get used to it...but it's not super quick, and it's not the easiest to understand for a grandparent or babysitter/nanny who doesn't use the car seat every day. Forward facing: pretty easy install, especially if you can use the rigid latch but you have to check the latch limits for your vehicle first. Clek has apparently approved the use of the rigid latch AND seat belt at the same time on this seat, so you can call them about that too. The REACT technology doesn't do much good if it's not installed with latch (for forward facing).
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Raquel.. I can't / won't guarantee anything. what I can tell you is I encountered no problems. installation was quick and very easy. the bolt is recessed quite a bit so you'll need a tool with an extension (no big deal). my only disappointment was the side arm was cloth, my interior is leather... didn't research the product thoroughly enough prior to purchase.. excellent product!
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I did not install mine in the console. I used a part of the car that slides back to provide cup holders for the back seats. I drive a Toyota Sienna. As I was installing it though I thought of other ways I might install it. I thought I could probably use a strong twine or ribbon and anchor the bottom of the car cache to the seats. I don't like to close anything in my console.
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I just went and took a quick look at it and it's pretty bolted in. The bolts that were used are not designed to be removed. If you have a big vehicle, it will still fit. If not, it will not come apart. Take a look at the measurements and perhaps you can still manage it, so long as it's out of the box.
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I have a Toyota 4Runner and I just stuck it in there and it barely fits. The bottom is about the same size as the seat, and the top is higher than the seat, but lower than the headrest. I think it would be quite uncomfortable. It also massages kind of hard (I will wear a sweatshirt to use it) and I think would be really distracting while driving.
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I have a 2012 equinox, and I like it. Overall just a problem figuring where to anchor it in the middle, because of the car design. I think you may still have to unhook the barrier if you have to tilt the seats more than about six inches to get into the back. I also had an issue with the bungee cords they provided, not being able to adjust them as in the instructions, and the plastic clip broke. I just bought some shorter ones at the hardware store.
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That's a pretty small car. ...I think this seat might be a little big. It was a fairly tight squeeze in my Subaru sedan.
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I haven't found that any passenger thinks it's in the way. When not in use unfold mine down beside the console and when in use and info have a passenger in the vehicle you can easily maneuver it so that they have plenty of room. Even when I sit on the passenger side I feel like I've got plenty of room and I'm 6'7" tall.
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Minor, it's not difficult. Just to slip the 3 backrests in and there are 2 side panels that slide into a bracket on both sides of the back rest. Real easy stuff!
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I think it is a very safe/secured seatbelt (I installed in a bmw 328 and it took me just few minutes to do it). It has bolting belts that attach the sides of the car seat to the metal bolts on the bottom or under the back rest of the back seat + has an another - separate belt which is hooked to the metal bolt behind the back seat head rests (bmw has a build-in set of 3 metal bolts in plastic covers and the hooks from this seat fit perfectly! without struggling). We had previously Lexus RX350 and it was much harder to install a car seat for our baby in Lexus than it is in BMW 328... so I guess the whole experience may vary due to how your car is designed to accommodate the car seat installation. Another observation, the car seat base was moving slightly in the Lexus RX350 (even after I tried to tie it up numerous times, but it does not move at all after I tied the belts on it in the bmw (the bemers seats hold the base better, so the base does not move at all - or at least I have not noticed yet!). As I said, the whole installation experience vary base on what car do you have (also, just to add, I installed 2 different seats in my mother-in-law car - Toyota Camry, and the whole installation was as labor intensive as in our Lexus). Hope I am helpful.
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I have a Toyota Venza and it fits nicely facing forwards or backwards in the back (driver's side) seat. (No car seat is "easy" to install, but this one is fairly simple. There are two cords/tapes to pull, one labeled #1 and the other #2 used to tighten the seat in place. There's also a handy leveling dial. You don't have to be a rocket scientist.) Hope this helps!
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It will probably be too big. You have to screw brackets into the side of the interior of the car.
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Not hard at all. However, it is little heavy. It will fit in either the trunk or back seat of most vehicles and SUV's. Hope this helps.
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Ooh, I'm not really sure. I drive a Subaru Impreza. I had to stuff my front seats into the covers, but the back bench has proven a challenge. So I'm researching. However, the front seats look great and my car is much cooller inside (black interior, Texas summer). I hate to say YMMV, but YMMV.
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I have it on my Lexus 200cth, but I did own rx 350s for 12 yrs. I'm certain the plate pocket will fit. I really wish I had known about the pocket plate years ago
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Not positive, as my husband always installs the carseats. But he said it was easier than the other one we have which is the safety first alpha omega elite.
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@ Algood. I assume you are trying to figure out about the fit. I do not use it in the vehicle. I use it for the movie theatres. So it easily fit (with space left on the sides) in the old movie theatres' seats. I live in an APO address so the seats are not up to US movie theaters current standards. With that said, these car seats do not take a lot of space, plus they are very light. I also love the cup holder things. Sorry I was of not much help :).