minivan + radians?

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   Anyone have 3 wide in the back seat of a minivan? I was thinking, if a "new" vehicle didn't happen before December that I could get 3 radians to help free up some space. The actual seat is only 43" though, and the radian measurements are 15" wide which doesn't seem possible. That's not accounting for the dead space between the seat and the arm rest/cup holder though - maybe that gives enough wiggle room? I have seen some people say that they were able to get all 3 in the back seat, but not sure how. Maybe mine is just narrower than average? I measure the back seat of an Astro (what I am looking at) and it's a full 10" wider so I could most likely gt 3 wide with just one new seat. The middle seat is the same width too! I could potentially have a true 8 seater vehicle!! That's kind of exciting since my current 7 seater van is a tight squeeze with 6.

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moonangel12 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List P'integral Member Rating(8) P'insane Perennial Pinner 5 years 45 days Joined: 08 Apr 2008 Location: North Carolina Points: 12499	Post Options Post Reply Quote moonangel12 Report Post Quote Reply Topic: minivan + radians? Posted: 03 May 2012 at 8:54am
	Anyone have 3 wide in the back seat of a minivan? I was thinking, if a "new" vehicle didn't happen before December that I could get 3 radians to help free up some space. The actual seat is only 43" though, and the radian measurements are 15" wide which doesn't seem possible. That's not accounting for the dead space between the seat and the arm rest/cup holder though - maybe that gives enough wiggle room? I have seen some people say that they were able to get all 3 in the back seat, but not sure how. Maybe mine is just narrower than average? I measure the back seat of an Astro (what I am looking at) and it's a full 10" wider so I could most likely gt 3 wide with just one new seat. The middle seat is the same width too! I could potentially have a true 8 seater vehicle!! That's kind of exciting since my current 7 seater van is a tight squeeze with 6.
	Renee Wife to KJC ~ 6/25/05 SAHM to JJC (ODS) ~ 8/06/07, MEC (ODD) ~ 5/06/09, LGC (YDD) ~ 4/14/11, DAC (YDS) ~ 12/31/12!! Our keyboard is getting glitchy - please ignore my typos...

Jake&MattsMom Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List P'incredible Perennial Pinner 4 years 269 days Joined: 27 Aug 2008 Points: 4249	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jake&MattsMom Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 03 May 2012 at 9:17am
	I haven't tried in our van, but I have 2 radians and a scenara in our civic and without having measured, I can say the civic looks smaller than the back of the van. 3 radians would probably work for you. It would be good if you could test it out before buying.
	Amanda~ Tandem nursing, homeschooling mom to- J(8), M(5), C(3) and C(1)

Bectoria Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Pincorporated Member Rating(27) Perennial Pinner 8 years 83 days Joined: 02 Mar 2005 Location: Disney Points: 33623	Post Options Post Reply Quote Bectoria Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 03 May 2012 at 9:29am
	what kind of minivan do you have??? I've fit 3 seats (not radians, either) across in the back of my Odyssey and in my old Toyota Previa. the problem I have w/ the Radian is fitting 3 seats FF across w/ them is tricky b/c the top (the shoulderish area) is much wider than the base. If you do FF, RF, FF, it works better.
	Becky SAHM to DD1 (8), DD2 (6), and DD3 (2)

musicmama Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List P'inspector Member Rating(8) Perennial Pinner 5 years 99 days Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Location: United States Points: 21878	Post Options Post Reply Quote musicmama Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 03 May 2012 at 10:02am
	I just did R/ R (rear facing)/ Britax Frontier in the back of our Odyssey. It hasn't been a picnic to get S out of that RF seat, but the install of the three seats was surprisingly easy.
	Christine DS1-G (1/06), DS2-D (1/08), DS3-S (4-10)

catadese Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Pincorporated Member Rating(7) Perennial Pinner 8 years 214 days Joined: 22 Oct 2004 Location: Lost in Space Points: 27180	Post Options Post Reply Quote catadese Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 03 May 2012 at 10:07am
	We had 3 Radians across the back of our old van. Also the Suburban.
	Mama to 8- 5 boys and 3 girls

Sarah2106 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List P'inspector Member Rating(20) P'insane Perennial Pinner 4 years 359 days Joined: 29 May 2008 Location: Rocky Mtn High Points: 24805	Post Options Post Reply Quote Sarah2106 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 03 May 2012 at 11:15am
	I can get a GN and 2 Radian's in the 3rd row of our T&C Our 3rd row has weird plastic pieces on the seat bottom near the back so to get 3 across I can not put a Radian RFing outboard (If I am only doing 2 in the 3rd row I can put the GN outboard because it doesn't have to sit as close to the outer edge). So I do FFing GN, RFing RN, FFing RN and it worked great! If the GN fits in there than 3 RN would fit as well.
	Wife & Mom to my amazing 3 “Sometimes,' said Pooh, 'the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.” A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

Sarah2106 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List P'inspector Member Rating(20) P'insane Perennial Pinner 4 years 359 days Joined: 29 May 2008 Location: Rocky Mtn High Points: 24805	Post Options Post Reply Quote Sarah2106 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 03 May 2012 at 11:17am
	From reading on car-seat.org you really can't jusdge what will fit by the measurement of the seat either. Radian's also puzzle together really well FFing/RFing. Have you searched car-seat.org? I have usually found our exact make/model of car and can easily tell what will fit from what other people have used.
	Wife & Mom to my amazing 3 “Sometimes,' said Pooh, 'the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.” A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

moonangel12 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List P'integral Member Rating(8) P'insane Perennial Pinner 5 years 45 days Joined: 08 Apr 2008 Location: North Carolina Points: 12499	Post Options Post Reply Quote moonangel12 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 03 May 2012 at 5:47pm
	My van is an '01 Chrysler Voyager (one of the transition models after buying out Plymouth). I didn't think about the puzzle piece aspect, that might be enough wiggle room. I just don't want to shell out $600+ on seats not knowing if it's actually going to work or not... especially since we already have a ton of money invested in carseats! I wish I could see into the future and know if it was actually going to last us a while longer or just bite the dust. The other downside I found to my plan is I don't have rear vents in my current van and I guess since it's older the A/C is not working so well. It was alraedy up to 92* today and the kids were red faced and sweaty in the back seat and every time I asked DS if he could feel any air yet he said no. I know if finally had to work it's way back there, but it's not going to get any cooler and I don't want that to become an issue this summer.
	Renee Wife to KJC ~ 6/25/05 SAHM to JJC (ODS) ~ 8/06/07, MEC (ODD) ~ 5/06/09, LGC (YDD) ~ 4/14/11, DAC (YDS) ~ 12/31/12!! Our keyboard is getting glitchy - please ignore my typos...