... so what about a rear facing child seat?
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... so what about a rear facing child seat?
I would like to know is some of you are riding with a rear facin car seat in a C63 without compromising the front passenger seat... My wife owns a minivan so it will not be the family hauler put I need to be able to carry the family once in a while...
I know that my previous car was a complete mess, as my wife had to sit in the back seat.
I know that my previous car was a complete mess, as my wife had to sit in the back seat.
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I would like to know is some of you are riding with a rear facin car seat in a C63 without compromising the front passenger seat... My wife owns a minivan so it will not be the family hauler put I need to be able to carry the family once in a while...
I know that my previous car was a complete mess, as my wife had to sit in the back seat.
I know that my previous car was a complete mess, as my wife had to sit in the back seat.
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I measured for rear facing in the summer when I first looked at the C63. It's a no-go - unless you put the passenger seat all the way forward and tilted forward.
Now that my son is front-facing, we're going to buy a second car seat so he can ride dad's "vrooooooom" (16-month old's words). Every night, he asks to go out and press buttons in the car and pretend to drive - I've set him on the road to a very expensive obsession!
Now that my son is front-facing, we're going to buy a second car seat so he can ride dad's "vrooooooom" (16-month old's words). Every night, he asks to go out and press buttons in the car and pretend to drive - I've set him on the road to a very expensive obsession!
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I would like to know is some of you are riding with a rear facin car seat in a C63 without compromising the front passenger seat... My wife owns a minivan so it will not be the family hauler put I need to be able to carry the family once in a while...
I know that my previous car was a complete mess, as my wife had to sit in the back seat.
I know that my previous car was a complete mess, as my wife had to sit in the back seat.
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The wife has an Acura RDX and we have a Sunshine Kids Radian XT. It's a very tall carseat and it does NOT fit rear facing in the C63. When buying the seat we went to Rose ou Bleu on St. Joseph Est. They let us test fit many seats in the C63 and there were a few that fit rear facing but in the end we chose the Radian XT knowing the baby is only in the Acura.... LOL and I liked the look of the carseat, it "goes" well with black interior.
If it's a true infant seat you need, you might look at the Maxi-Cosi seats. They're the smallest, if I recall. For his infant seat, my son had a Peg Perego Primo Viaggio and it was pretty big. The newest seat on the Canadian market is the Orbit Baby - which is pretty cool - but I'm not sure how big it actually is.
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We have the Safety 1st Air Protect in my wife's RX350 and it's not even close to a fit in the C63 rear facing. In fact, we had to jack the passenger seat very far forward even in the Lexus.
If it's a true infant seat you need, you might look at the Maxi-Cosi seats. They're the smallest, if I recall. For his infant seat, my son had a Peg Perego Primo Viaggio and it was pretty big. The newest seat on the Canadian market is the Orbit Baby - which is pretty cool - but I'm not sure how big it actually is.
If it's a true infant seat you need, you might look at the Maxi-Cosi seats. They're the smallest, if I recall. For his infant seat, my son had a Peg Perego Primo Viaggio and it was pretty big. The newest seat on the Canadian market is the Orbit Baby - which is pretty cool - but I'm not sure how big it actually is.
When I was test fitting it was a Britax that fit rear facing in the 63. It is short but wide so 3 adults and a car seat maximum.
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The wife has an Acura RDX and we have a Sunshine Kids Radian XT. It's a very tall carseat and it does NOT fit rear facing in the C63. When buying the seat we went to Rose ou Bleu on St. Joseph Est. They let us test fit many seats in the C63 and there were a few that fit rear facing but in the end we chose the Radian XT knowing the baby is only in the Acura.... LOL and I liked the look of the carseat, it "goes" well with black interior.
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I was able to have my baby seat rear facing but the front seat had to be all the way forward with the top part angled forward. It was a tight fit but did work for us. We had an evenflo for reference...
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take back the car seat, the car or the baby? LOL Thanks for all the information. I guess I will go to Rose ou Bleu and try some out!
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You can also pick up one of those black university blankets that have a pocket for the feet at the bottom. The pocket slips perfectly over the headrest and the blanket covers the back seat....you can slip it on and off when the kid is in the car
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That's why you can see my passenger seat is cranked forward.....
You can also pick up one of those black university blankets that have a pocket for the feet at the bottom. The pocket slips perfectly over the headrest and the blanket covers the back seat....you can slip it on and off when the kid is in the car
You can also pick up one of those black university blankets that have a pocket for the feet at the bottom. The pocket slips perfectly over the headrest and the blanket covers the back seat....you can slip it on and off when the kid is in the car
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rear facing child seat works fine when installed in the middle of the rear seats, when my daughter turned 1 we placed the seat forward facing and put it on the right passenger side- again worked fine
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I got rid of my C63 because the rear fitting car seat didn't fit because of the way that my driver's seat was positioned.... enjoyed 2 years of the car and someone from the forum actually bought it from Texas.
