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RadianXTsl is a convertible car seat for rear facing children lbs and forward facing children lbs in a point harness Its steel alloy frame is NCAP crash tested making it the strongest car seat in the world Our SuperLA TCH system ensures the easiest install
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By P. Ellis
We really like this car seat. It is very slim and it fits perfect on our CRV allowing us to fit 3 accross. The only thing is that the lock is a bit hard to get open, I am not sure if this is only with ours or if they are all like that. I'm going to call the manufacture to find this out.
By BigBoy (LC, CA USA)
Reasons I purchased the Sunshine kids randian XTSL are:
compact width wise. i have no doubt you can fit 3 car seats or 2 car seats and have an adult sit in a small to mid size vehicle without a problem. Diplomat is wider so with 1 diplomat in my wife's Toyota Rav 4 (small "SUV") 2 small 5'4" woman were cramped in the back seat with diplomat. And there's no way a person can sit in the back with 2 Diplomat, where as with XTSL it seems possible.
Holds an infant up to 45 lbs rear facing and 80 lbs foward facing so i know I can use it for a long time. (non-SL version- rear facing 35lbs vs 45lbs on -SL so get the SL) Britax has 35lbs rear facing weight limit. It is recommended that you keep the kids in rear facing for longer than recommended 1 year and 20lbs weight limit. My son's already 23 lbs in 9 months so it's good to know that I have that extra weight limit.
XTSL has bigger side impact cushion than the 80SL however Britax has a big side impact cushion.
Don't like about XTSL:
the car i bought this for does not have the latch so trying to install it correctly took awhile since the manual like most manuals has the jist of it but does not go into great details, so it took me a while to fiddle with it. The place to insert lapbelt was big small and me being a 6' guy with big hand had trouble inserting through the lapbelt hold and grab it from other side. My main car seat is Britax Diplomat is easier to install with lapbelt since you can lift the seat cushion and see where the lapbelt is going through.
Car seat is compact width-wise but not too compact lengthwise so it compromised some leg room in the front passenger seat. And I'm glad I installed it behind the front passenger seat since i'm 6' and would've made it cramped if i placed behind the driver's seat (if you're shorter or have the seat facing forward once baby reaches the age you probably won't have problem) Once again Britax Diplomat seems to be bit more compact lengthwise but Diplomat does take up more room widthwise.
XTSL's harness has to be unhooked and rehooked as the kid grows. Britax Diplomat carseats have this knob on the side that turns to raise and lower the shoulder seatbelt without detatching the harness. The other day I put him in the seat ready to buckle then realized that he grew and the shoulder belt is big low so I turned the know few times with him in it and presto. Very convineint. In addition the side impact cushion rises and lowers together with the twist of the harness knob so it is where the child's head is supposed to be compared to the XTSL which is stationary so if you place a infant right out of the hospital, I'm not sure the baby's head will be protected by the side impact cushion where as once they get older it won't be a problem
XTSL seems to be twice heavy as the Diplomat which really isn't a problem for me since the seats won't be moving. Just an observation since they seem to be big on being able to carry it around with a strap. They do have airplane installation guide.
My son hasn't sat in the XTSL yet so that'll have to come later. My son hated his infant seat with the base, always trying to get out of the seat. He loves his Britax Diplomat. No fuss putting him in the seat and puttnig on the harness.
Britax Diplomat - $169.99 from amazon (some freak sale i happened upon)
Sunshine Kids Radiant XTSL - $239 from ebay (it's still new so i'm sure the price will drop later) Reason for buying it on ebay vs amazon. Love amazon but this vendor, Healthcheck Systems Inc., notified me over a week after a purchase of when the car seat was supposed to arrive to tell me that they did not receive the item and i won't get it for another month. Would've been nice if they told me before I purchased it that they are waiting on a shipment so i can decide based on that information. But it saved me $60 bucks and i got the XTSL model with bigger side impact cushion (Originally tried to purchase 80SL since it was cheaper.)
So beware of the vendor Healthcheck Systems Inc. Might sell you something that they don't have then you'll end up just wasting time. Good thing it was my spare carseat. If it was going to be my main carseat and they've wasted my time I'd be furious.
I'll see how much he likes the XTSL after this weekend when we have to take him to the hospital. I just realized that I haven't checked the shoulder harness height with my son. The twist knob would come handy in time like this. Quick observation: XTSL seems to have big wider butt room compared to the Diplomat so might be better once my son gets bigger.
Verdict for now: Using Britax Diplomat for now in the Main Car. Love it. My son loves it. Got a great deal on it.
Sunshine Kids Radiant XTSL - time will tell but for now seems like a great buy... got like $60 off MSRP. It'll probablyl become the main car seat once my son gets bigger and will be around longer with 80lbs max weight limit compared to Diplomat's 60lbs
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I have a 14 mo who is 31" tall and 22#. We have this seat (in Flora) and love it! I went back and forth forever before getting her the perfect convertible seat. I decided on this one. First of all it's the only that RF to 45# and that is what we plan on--RFing as long as possible for safety reasons. The seat is a cinch to install (using LATCH, I haven't used a seatbelt install) and although the biggest complaint I read on all the reviews I could find was how heavy it was. And it is heavy for sure. But I don't care and not sure if that should be a reason to give this seat any flak. It's sturdy. It's one of the best made and safest out there, IMO. So if it has to be heavy that's fine with me. I mean are people toting their car seats around?
The complaints I do have are these: The top tether has nowhere to go when the seat is RFing. It dangles behind the seat. I used a cable tie and tied it up but would love to see some sort of compartment on the back of the seat for it to tuck away into. Also the pad that goes on the seat (not the infant insert but the other with the wings) doesn't stay in place and has two straps that honestly I am baffled at what to do with those straps.
The good about this: Everything else. The bad is not even bad just somethings they could improve on the next one they design. My daughter fits easily in it, it's easy to get her in and strap her. It's a breeze to take out and install (again, using LATCH, I haven't used a seatbelt install) into another car. Takes about 2 minutes total. If you can't figure out the manual, which I admit could use some revisions, you can download install videos from the company on YouTube and from their Facebook page. I am looking at getting a second seat for my hubby's car as right now we only have the one and switch it out back and forth. Not hard just inconvenient. So I will be getting my second seat soon!
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