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Recommendation of Hitch and Bike Rack on 2012 Toyota Camry  

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Could you recommend the hitch and bike carrier for 2012 Toyota Camry.

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Since you are just using the hitch to carry bikes, you will not need a ball mount that is used when towing a trailer. Because of that reason the hitch I would recommend for your 2012 Toyota Camry Non-Hybrid model would be the Draw-Tite Class II 1-1/4 Inch Hitch, part # 36540. This hitch does not include a ball mount.

For a bike rack, it will depend on how many bikes you plan to carry and the styles of those bikes. A couple of recommendations for bike racks on a Class II hitch would be the Swagman XTC-2 Platform Bike Rack, part # S64670. This is our most popular platform style rack that we sell. The advantage of the platform style rack is the ease of loading the bikes onto the rack.

If you are going to be hauling 3 bikes you will need to go with a hanging bike rack like the Swagman Trailhead 3 Bike Rack, part # S63365. This is one of our top selling hanging bike racks.

I am including links to the installation instructions on the two bike racks and links to video reviews of both of these bike racks on a 2012 Camry.

On the hanging bike rack, if you will be carrying womens bikes or childrens bikes that do not have the middle horizontal bar, you will also want to look at the Swagman Bike Adapter, # 64005, which clips on to the seat post and the other end to the handlebar post and gives you the level, horizontal bar that is needed for the bike to sit level on the bike rack. I am including a link to a video review on the bike adapter bar.

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