Diono™ Radian 3 RXT All-In-One Convertible Car Seat in Black

I returned this because I didn't feel it was safe when installed. May have been an issue with my vehicle but I feel it was the seat. It moved way too much and I wasn't comfortable putting my child in it. Got another brand when I returned and had it safely installed in a few minutes. I would not recommend.

Incredibly bad. When I got this installed it moved so much I didn't feel safe to even use it once. I would not ever trust this product enough to put my child in it and use it. I would highly discourage anyone from going through the hassle of buying this product. I feel this seat is very poorly designed and not safe.

I purchased the Diono to replace my daughters Cybex infant car seat. Worst mistake! The car seat is ok, nothing special or anything. It was extremely difficult to install, for the instructions are not the best, so that was annoying. Overall, I just find the product to be cheaply made. The strap covers have velcro, and I cannot tell you how many dresses and outfits have been ruined because of those cheap velcro strap covers! Literally snags everything! You would think the designers would have considered that, but they did not. I also tried to leave feedback through their website, but there was no way to do so.

I have never been so disappointed about a car seat. It is impossible to install. My husband and I have both tried to install it in our vehicles. We have tried the latch system as well as the seatbelt. It wiggles way more than an inch from side to side at the base and at the top. We currently own Britax, Chicco, and Graco car seats, and we have never had this problem with any of those. We purchased this simply because we felt our child was ready for a car seat that wasn't so bulky. I even did a virtual install with Diono and they told me that the seat was "fine" because once a child is sitting in it, it wouldn't wiggle as much. Even with him sitting in it, it wiggles to the point where we cannot safely transport our child in this car seat. At this point, we wasted $400 because we will not be using this.

We have 5 Diono Radian seats of a couple different models. Things to know first before you select a seat. 1. The 3R and 3RX are IDENTICAL except the 3RX has an extra newborn infant insert. If you like 99% of people have a traditional infant seat, you won't need the "X" at all since you will use that until your child outgrows it. So I would not recommend the 3RX since you're paying a benjamin for literally a square foot of fabric padding and a removable cupholder! (you could buy the cupholder separately if you for some reason need it) 2. ALL OF THE DIONO SEATS OFFER SIDE IMPACT PROTECTION and are equally safe and secure. The RXT, this one, adds these wings next to the kid's head, which are headrests for comfort, primarily important while napping in the car. If you aspire to take longer trips with your kid in the car, you may want this. We bought it for this reason in hopes that we can travel now that the virus is hopefully in retreat. Hopefully? If you don't do long trips or your kids don't sleep in the car, you should probably save the considerable money and buy a 3R instead. 3. Many car seats (including these) advertise how they can be converted into a booster for big kids. Really, you should just ignore this. A regular booster is so light and easy and cheap - under $30 - you're not likely to want a big bulky converted car seat once a booster is an option. All that out of the way, here's why we have purchased 2 of these for each of our cars, and one for grandpa! 1. narrow design which is still PLENTY wide for preschoolers. It's also so easy to get them in and out of it because it's not a giant throne that surrounds the kid like every other brand. This doesn't block the center console in our backseat so our kids can use that to place toys and cups in easy reach. An incredibly determined and thinly-built parent COULD sit between these in our midsize sedan; in a big SUV it would probably be "acceptable" for more medium-sized adults. But the main thing they advertise is you can of course put THREE in your car if you need that. 2. Easy to install 3. Moderately easy to pull off all the fabric and launder it (of course you do have to remove the seat from your car to do this, but it's fine). Realistically you might do this monthly if you're a diligent parent. Or when you have a particularly bad spill! 4. Useful for rear facing and forward facing stages. 5. The seats are nice-looking and come in a lot of pleasing colors.

Great car seat if you have a smaller car

Looks good. Okay to clean. Not huge, so it let's people sit next to baby in back. Getting seats and go back carefully. I like to remove the cup holders. I would buy for next baby.

Grandson loves it very comfortable