Rear Curtain Airbags & Car Seat Choice

[Bobbi Sue]

I am still trying to decide which car seats to buy for my grandsons,
2 and 3 year olds. I want five-point harness and higher weight limits.
We were planning to put the car seats in an MDX that does not have
rear curtain airbags and were thinking of the Radian 80. Since there
would be two seats, each seat would be by a window. Would the
Radian 80 offer good protection without the curtain airbag? Our
other option is to install the car seats in our Infinity M35 which does
have rear curtain airbags; however, in the Infinity the seats would have to be removed and replaced at times. If we were to put the seats in the
Infinity, I might go with the Safeguard Car Seat (not the "Go") because
of its reputation for ease of installation. So, it's the Radian 80 and
no curtain airbag or Safeguard car seat with airbags. I would appreciate
any advice/comment on this.

Also, I was confused in looking at the Safeguard car seat video. Is the
part around the dummy's head that looks inflated from the top view a
curtain airbag or part of the car seat? And what is the conclusion re
that view and the next one regarding the car seat's performance?
Thanks.
at times

	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.

	SafeGuard - Click for more info Indiana Mills and Manufacturing (IMMI) is SafeGuard’s parent company, and has been in the business of developing and manufacturing quality safety systems for every facet of the transportation industry for over 40 years, covering everything from the heavy truck and agricultural industries to child seating. IMMI has a world-renowned reputation for creating and promoting the highest rated safety harnesses and restraint systems available today, from integrated child seats in production vehicles to campaigning for increased use of safety harnesses on public transportation systems. Based in Westfield, Indiana, SafeGuard has been creating and testing essential components used across the child safety seat industry through their state of the art crash testing facilities since 1961. The SafeGuard and SafeGuard Go are IMMI’s first direct foray into the child safety seat market, and the results are simply outstanding. No other car seats or boosters are designed with as much attention to structural integrity, ease of installation, and total child safety. This seat has been subjected to the most thorough and extensive testing “ever conducted in the industry”: virtual prototyping with computer models; rigorous front, side, and rear impact crash testing; and environmental testing in a range of climates and road types.