Baby Infant Toddler Car seat on the 4RX
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Baby Infant Toddler Car seat on the 4RX
The 2016 Lexus Rx 350 450 does not have any LATCH at the center position, only at the sides. It does not matter because the car seat industry in 2015 turned their backs on years of pushing customers towards the supposed safest way, LATCH. Long story short, in 2016 LATCH IS NO LONGER SAFE if TOTAL WEIGHT between CHILD AND CAR SEAT is more than 65 pounds. This means that seat belts are more important going forward instead of LATCH since the combined weight of baby and car seat reaches 65 pounds very fast.
I went with a Britax Frontier HARNESS TO BOOSTER car seat upgraded from an infant car seat because it would better cover all the new regulations while still providing BOTH a 5 point HARNESS with INCLINE to avoiding the head from falling forward while taking a nap.
Here are some photos of the BRITAX FRONTIER CLICKTIGHT HARNESS TO BOOSTER CAR SEAT vibe color inside the 2016 Lexus RX 350 450. Theres's lots of space everywhere including behind the driver and a medium person could fit uncomfortably in the middle of the second row for a 20-30 minute trip.
I went with a Britax Frontier HARNESS TO BOOSTER car seat upgraded from an infant car seat because it would better cover all the new regulations while still providing BOTH a 5 point HARNESS with INCLINE to avoiding the head from falling forward while taking a nap.
Here are some photos of the BRITAX FRONTIER CLICKTIGHT HARNESS TO BOOSTER CAR SEAT vibe color inside the 2016 Lexus RX 350 450. Theres's lots of space everywhere including behind the driver and a medium person could fit uncomfortably in the middle of the second row for a 20-30 minute trip.
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Britax Frontier Harness to Booster. Upgrade from an Infant carrier ( Britax Chaperone ). Rear facing for 1 to 1.5 years in the infant and then STRAIGHT tto BOOSTER from INFANT! Awesome.
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What seat protector do you use? Is it good? I heard some seat protector "melting" into the leather seat and hard to clean.
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I use the most reviewed car seat protector on amazon with almost 600 reviews.
BRICA Seat Guardian Car Seat Protector
It cost around $30 each.
I have used 2 of them for 4 years on leather seats in a Toyota Sequoia and they only leave temporary indentations.
BRICA Seat Guardian Car Seat Protector
It cost around $30 each.
I have used 2 of them for 4 years on leather seats in a Toyota Sequoia and they only leave temporary indentations.
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I didn't realize there weren't any latch positions for the center seat and I've been told it's the safest location to place a car seat for newborns. Are you able to use the middle seat belt in place of the latch straps or is that not recommended for newborns?
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We're using the same seat protector with the Orbit base and no marks or intentions were left on the seat of our old car.
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It looks like borrowing the latches for the center seat location isn't approved by lexus so I tried using the center shoulder seat belt option and I can't get it tight enough to a point where the seat doesn't move more than an inch. I tried pulling the belt all the way out to lock it but it doesn't seem to tighten as well as borrowing the latches on both ends. Any suggestions?
Assuming the center is no longer an option, I presume the rear passenger side is the safer of the two?
Assuming the center is no longer an option, I presume the rear passenger side is the safer of the two?
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It looks like borrowing the latches for the center seat location isn't approved by lexus so I tried using the center shoulder seat belt option and I can't get it tight enough to a point where the seat doesn't move more than an inch. I tried pulling the belt all the way out to lock it but it doesn't seem to tighten as well as borrowing the latches on both ends. Any suggestions?
Assuming the center is no longer an option, I presume the rear passenger side is the safer of the two?
Assuming the center is no longer an option, I presume the rear passenger side is the safer of the two?
I have same issue. I ended up using the center seat latches, it feels extremely secure to me (much more so than using belt). Here is an article on it: http://thecarseatlady.com/using-latc...nter-overview/
I may go back to belt install if I can get it tight, I think most of these fears our unfounded, that said none of us want to take any risks with our children
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I just read the link from The Car Seat Lady and it states that Lexus DOES NOT allow Latch installations on the center seat.
The reason the car seat seems loose is because you need to set the center seat belt in LOCK MODE or ALR.
Automatic locking retractor (ALR)
When a passenger’s shoulder belt is completely extended and then retracted even slightly, the belt is locked in that position and cannot be extended. This feature is used to hold the child restraint system (CRS) firmly. To free the belt again, fully retract the belt and then pull the belt out once more.
Put your weight on top of the car seat and PULL the seat belt completely to ENABLE lock mode and secure car seat in place.
The reason the car seat seems loose is because you need to set the center seat belt in LOCK MODE or ALR.
Automatic locking retractor (ALR)
When a passenger’s shoulder belt is completely extended and then retracted even slightly, the belt is locked in that position and cannot be extended. This feature is used to hold the child restraint system (CRS) firmly. To free the belt again, fully retract the belt and then pull the belt out once more.
Put your weight on top of the car seat and PULL the seat belt completely to ENABLE lock mode and secure car seat in place.
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I just read the link from The Car Seat Lady and it states that Lexus DOES NOT allow Latch installations on the center seat.
The reason the car seat seems loose is because you need to set the center seat belt in LOCK MODE or ALR.
Automatic locking retractor (ALR)
When a passenger’s shoulder belt is completely extended and then retracted even slightly, the belt is locked in that position and cannot be extended. This feature is used to hold the child restraint system (CRS) firmly. To free the belt again, fully retract the belt and then pull the belt out once more.
Put your weight on top of the car seat and PULL the seat belt completely to ENABLE lock mode and secure car seat in place.
The reason the car seat seems loose is because you need to set the center seat belt in LOCK MODE or ALR.
Automatic locking retractor (ALR)
When a passenger’s shoulder belt is completely extended and then retracted even slightly, the belt is locked in that position and cannot be extended. This feature is used to hold the child restraint system (CRS) firmly. To free the belt again, fully retract the belt and then pull the belt out once more.
Put your weight on top of the car seat and PULL the seat belt completely to ENABLE lock mode and secure car seat in place.
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2016 Lexus RX with a Diono Rainier and a Diono Pacifica. Compared to the Britax Frontier Clicktight the Dionos have 2 inches smaller width combined. Now my 10 year old nephew can sit in the middle. No space for adults. The Diono Pacifica weights 27 (without cup holder and without baby insert) and my 4 year old weights 40 so 67 total pounds combined more that the allowed latch installation limit of 65 pounds which means seat belt installation.
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man. that's the interior I'm getting. its LIGHT. I didn't realize how light it was.. haha
No kids here but I'm going to optiguard my interior and get one of these for the back seats
No kids here but I'm going to optiguard my interior and get one of these for the back seats