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Hi There! Thanks Tiff


I am assuming you don't have the Touring. If so then you have an 8th seat that is in between the two Captains chairs.

Unfortunately, it does not have a top tether so once your children are forward-facing and still in a harnessed seat you will not be able to put a child there. Now this you will not have to worry about for a looong time, since (for instance) my two children ages 2 and 3 are both still rear-facing.

Sooo....From now until your twins are well into their Toddler years you may be able to use that seat. The problem is the seat is extremely narrow. Your best option for getting 3 across is going to be probably a SunShine Kids Radian. Meaning, you maybe able to put the Britax BV on an outboard seat and a Radian in the other Captains chair, and one in the 8th seat. The problem with this is that there are only 2 places to safely rear-face tether a seat. Since the Britax and Radians can all rear-face tether then one seat will not be tethered.

To be honest..I have had 3 across in the second row, and find putting the middle child in very difficult. So, what I have found easiest is to remove the 8th seat, and slide the passenger side Captain's chair over to the middle. Then put the 3rd child in the 3rd row. The best possible place would be middle third row, but parent convenience comes into play at some point. As long as they are properly restrained, and the carseat is properly installed, the third row passenger in any seat is going to be uber safe.

	Forward Facing Car Seats A forward-facing car seat is one in which the child sits facing the front of the car. The seat should be installed in the back seat of your vehicle. Most forward-facing only seats are for children above 20 pounds.

	Britax - Click for more info Britax International has been producing reliable child safety products for over 30 years. Not only does Britax have decades of experience creating car seats and other children's safety equipment, Britax has a long standing reputation as an industry leader and innovator. Britax International is headquartered in the United Kingdom, but Britax car seats are designed and manufactured at facilities in Germany, Austria, and the United States. In the summer of 2002, Britax strengthened their commitment to creating the safest car seats with the opening of a brand new, state-of-the-art crash testing facility in North Carolina. Britax car seats have a reputation around the world for being some of the safest, most reliable, and best designed child safety seats ever made.

	Rear Facing Car Seats A rear-facing seat is one in which the infant faces the back of the car. Always install a rear-facing seat in the back seat of your car. This is the safest position for an infant. NEVER place a rear-facing seat in the front seat of a vehicle with passenger airbags.

	Sunshine Kids - Click for more info Makers of a number of accessories geared towards making parents lives easier, Sunshine Kids has recently embarked in a new direction. In 2005 they unveiled their first car seat, the Radian. Their years of experience working in children's products focusued on child comfort and parent convenience shine through in this unique convertible car seat. The Radian is packed with safety features and is the first ever folding convertible car seat appealing to parents who car pool or travel often.

	Sunshine Kids Radian 80 or 65 - Click for more info If "the Sunshine Kid's Radian 80 convertible car seat is (probably) the only car seat you will ever need," the "probably" part of this statement comes into play when you directly compare the Radian 80 with the Britax Regent. While the Radian 80 has a very high weight capacity, the seat width is only 10" vs. the Regent's 14" seat. The Britax Regent may be a bit wider, but it is very bulky, is only forward facing, and does not fold like the Radian 80. Because the Radian 80 is so narrow, you can potentially put three of them side by side in the back seat. Three Regents side by side? Impossible.

	Top-Tether A top tether (or top strap) is the supplemental attachment now standard on almost every new carseat in the USA. Top tethers can be used with either the seat belt or with the lower anchors (as part of the LATCH system). In other countries, their use may be required by law. A top-tether is simply a strap that connects the top of the carseat to an anchor mounted in the vehicle at a location behind the carseat, usually the parcel shelf or a point on the floor of the cargo area. It is designed to prevent the forward movement of the top of a forward-facing carseat in a frontal crash. This reduces the head excursion of the child, and can reduce the chances of injury. Almost all current carseats can only meet the tougher new federal safety standards when the tether is used, even though they must still meet the minimum safety standards without a tether.