Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Toyota Highlander th912xtr- Video
Today on our 2014 Toyota Highlander, we're going to be test fitting the Thule Roadway 2-Bike Rack, part number TH912XTR. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of the features. Now that this bike is attached to the rack, we're going to have 3 points of contact with the bike's frame. We're going to have 2 straps up at the top here and 1 strap off to the side, and that's going to be an anti-sway strap to keep the bike from going too far back and forth possibly hitting the bike in front of it. Let's go and take the bike off and set it aside. With the bike rack in this position, let me go ahead and give you a couple of quick measurements, starting from the edge of the bumper to the outer edge here, we've added about 30 inches to the rear of the vehicle. more
8/10/2016 6:48:47 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Toyota Highlander th9029xt- Video
Today on our 2014 Toyota Highlander, we're going to be test fitting the Thule Vertex 4-Bike Rack, part number TH9029XT. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of the features. The first one I'd like to show off is that it has an integrated cable lock here in the center of the mast. You pull it out, wrap it around your bikes, and attach it to the front portion here. There's a little slot and then there's a lock at the end for additional security to prevent theft and tampering. The cradles themselves are adjustable and also has 3 points of contact that it grips the bike with. It has 2 strap up at the top and 1 off to the side, and that's going to be an anti-sway cradle to keep the bikes from moving too far back and forth, possibly hitting each other and damaging each other. more
8/10/2016 6:48:38 AM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today, on our 2014 Toyota Highlander, we're going to be test fitting the Swagman XC 2-Bike Rack, part number S64650. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of the features. As this bike is attached to the rack, we're going to have one point of contact with the bike's frame, and that's going to be this padded hook at the time. That's going to ensure that your bike doesn't get scratched once you install it. We also have these two wheel cradles on either side, which if you loosen those knobs at the top here, you can actually adjust those the length of the bike rack to accommodate different size bikes and to make loading a little bit easier. Let's go ahead and take the bike off and set it aside. more
8/10/2016 6:48:16 AM
Curt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2016 Toyota Highlander, we're going to be test fitting the Curt premium 4 bike rack, part number C18064. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's go ahead and take a closer look and show of some of the features. The first thing is how the frame is kind of bent inward towards the end here. That's going to accommodate different size bikes, such as kids' bikes. How the bike is attached to the rack, we're going to have 3 points of contact with the bike's frame. more
8/5/2016 9:07:22 AM
Rola TX-104 Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2016 Toyota Highlander, we're going to be testing the Rola TX1044 bike rack, part #59401. We already have a bike installed on the rack, let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of the features. The first feature I'd like to show is the integrated cable lock in the center of the mast. You pull this out, wrap it around your bikes, and attach it to this end here for additional security to prevent theft and tampering. The arms themselves are adjustable, so it gives you a little bit of wiggle room when you're installing your bikes to situate them appropriately. Now how it actually attaches to the bike rack, we're going to have 3 points of contact. We're going to have 2 straps up at the top here and 1 off to the side here, and that's going to serve as an anti-sway strap to keep the bike from moving too far back-and-forth, possibly hitting the bikes in front of it. Let's go and take the bike off and set it aside. With the bike rack in this position, I'm going to go ahead and give you a couple of quick measurements. more
8/5/2016 9:07:09 AM
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Toyota Highlander nv22B- Video
Today, on our 2016 Toyota Highlander, we're going to be test fitting the Kuat NV 2.0 2-Bike Rack, part number NV22G. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's go ahead and take a closer look, and show off some of the features. The first feature is the fact that it can tilt away from the vehicle with the bikes still attached. To do that, we come to this latch here. Holding on to the bike rack, we'll pull that latch out, let it tilt down, and now we have full access to our rear hatch, to get what ever it is we need, with plenty of room on both sides to do so. I'm even able to get in between the bike and the vehicle to do this. more
8/5/2016 9:06:56 AM
Yakima HoldUp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2016 Toyota Highlander, we're going to be test fitting the Yakima HoldUp 2 Bike Rack, part number Y02443. We already have a bike installed on the rack, let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of the features. The first one I'd like to show off is the fact that this can tilt away from the vehicle with the bike still attached. To do that, holding onto the bike rack, you go to this red knob at the base of the mast here, pull out like so, let it tilt down, never gripping it by the bike, and now we have access to our rear hatch to get whatever we need. Now, it just barely clears our handlebars here, so if you have longer handlebars, this may not work, but in this case, we have plenty of room to get whatever we need on both sides. To put it back in its original position, all you do is grip it by the bike rack again, lift up, you'll hear that click and now it's locked back in its original position. Another nice feature is that this has no frame contact whatsoever to hold the bike in place. more
8/5/2016 9:06:38 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Toyota Highlander th9034- Video
Today on our 2016 Toyota Highlander, we're going to be test fitting the Thule T2 Pro 2 Bike Rack, part number TH9034. Let's go ahead and look at some of the features of this bike rack. The first and probably most important thing about this is that fact that you can tilt it away from the vehicle, with the bike still attached, so you can get to your rear hatch, and get what you need. To do that, you come to this handle at the end here, which is kind of nice, because a lot of other bike racks, you have to reach up and underneath to the handle to pull it out, to actually lower it down. Holding onto the bike rack, we'll pull out the handle, and let it tilt down. Now we have full access to our hatch, to get what we need. Because this actually sticks out a decent distance away from the vehicle, you have plenty of space on both sides to actually get up underneath, and get in there. To put it back into the position we just had, all you have to do is grab it by the handle, lift up. You'll hear that click. more
8/5/2016 9:06:16 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Toyota Highlander th9029xt- Video
Today on this 2016 Toyota Highland, we're going to be test-fitting the Thule Vertex 4 bike rack, part number TH9029XT. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of the features. Now, the first feature I like to show off is that it has an integrated cable lock here at the center of the mast. Simply pull that out, you'll wrap it around the bikes and bring it up to the front here, where it will be locked into place to ensure that your bikes will not be stolen or prevent theft and tampering. Now, how this bike is actually attached to the rack, we're going to have three points of contact. more
8/5/2016 8:59:31 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Toyota Highlander th912xtr- Video
Today on our 2016 Toyota Highlander we're going to be test fitting the Thule Roadway two bike rack, part number TH912XTR. We already have a bike on the rack. Let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of the features. How this is bike is attached to the rack, we're going to have three points of contact with the bike's frame. We're going to have two straps up at the top here, and one off to the side. That's going to serve as an anti-sway strap to keep the bike from moving too far back and forth, possibly hitting the bike in front of it or the bike rack itself and damaging them both. more
8/5/2016 8:59:19 AM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on this 2016 Highlander, we're going to be testing the Swagman SC2 bike rack, part number S64650. We already have a bike installed on the rack, let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of the features. On the bike that's attached to the rack, we're going to have one point of contact with the bike spring. That's going to be this frame hook up at the top here, and that is padded so it will not scratch or dent up your bike once you're putting it on. It also has two wheel cradles, here and here. They are adjustable by loosening these knobs and moving them along these bars here, and that will help accommodate for different size bikes. Let's go ahead and take the bike off and set it aside. First, holding onto the bike we'll release the actual frame hook by pushing in this tab here, and pushing up. more
8/5/2016 8:46:06 AM
Yakima HoldUp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2013 Toyota Highlander we're doing a test fit of the Yakima HoldUp platform-style 2-bike rack. That part number is Y02443. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you one of the key features or rack. We're going to come to the back, lift up and pull out on our red pin here. That allows us to tilt our rack fully loaded away from our vehicle. more
7/25/2016 8:36:19 AM
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Toyota Highlander NV22B- Video
Today on our 2013 Toyota Highlander we're doing a test fit of the Kuat NV 2.0 platform-style 2-bike rack. That part number is NV22G. Now we're forget show you one of the key features of this rack. With our bike rack fully loaded with two bikes, we're able to pull down on this lever here and tilt our rack away from our vehicle. Then at this point we'll be able to gain full access access into our back hatch. What's great about this is that you don't have to worry about taking your whole bike rack or even your bikes off of your vehicle just to gain that access. more
7/25/2016 8:36:06 AM
Yakima Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on this 2012 Toyota Highlander, we're going to be test fitting the Yakima HoldUp 4 Bike Rack, part number Y02443-2. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of the features. The first feature I'd like to show off is the fact that this can tilt away from the vehicle with the bike still attached. This is kind of heavy, so it might be a good idea to get an extra set of hands to kind of help you tilt this away. I'll go ahead and do that now just so it doesn't look too awkward. Just lift up slightly, pull the pin, let it come down, and we have access to our rear hatch to get whatever it is we need. I would like to point out with our particular bike here, we measured from the center of the handlebars to this edge here, so from here to here, that would be easier to see, that would be nine inches. more
6/16/2016 10:48:23 AM
Yakima HoldUp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today in this 2012 Toyota Highlander, we're going to be test fitting the Yakima hold up 2 bike rack for 2 inch hitches, for number Y02443. One of the first features I'd like to show off, and probably the most important, is the fact that this can tilt away from the vehicle with the bike still attached. To do that, we're going to take one hand to hold on to the bike rack, you see this red knob at the base here, lift up slightly, pull it out, gently let it come down, now we have access to our rear hatch. I would like to point out here, from the center of our handlebars, out, so from here to here, that's going to be about nine inches. You can see you still have plenty of space in between if you already have different sized handlebars. Going to close that back up. Now, to lift it back into position, all you do is grab by the bike rack, never the bike, lift up, you'll hear that click and now it's locked back into place. Another feature I'd like to point out is the integrated cable lock. more
6/16/2016 10:48:08 AM
RockyMounts Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota Highlander we're doing a test fit of the RockyMounts SplitRail platform-style 2-bike rack. That part number is RKY1140. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you one of the key features of this rack. We can actually tilt it away with our bikes fully loaded. We're going to come down here and pull out on this lever. more
6/16/2016 10:47:59 AM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota Highlander we're doing a test fit of the Swagman XT2 platform-style 2-bike rack. That part number is S64650. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you how we do that. We have a front and rear wheel cradle which are going to hold our wheels into place and prevent them from spinning while we drive down the road. We also have our frame hook, which is going to really hold our bike down into those wheel cradles. more
6/16/2016 10:47:42 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota Highlander we're doing a test fit of the Thule T2 Pro platform style two bike rack. That part number is TH9034. We already have our bikes secured down. First we're going to show you one of the main features of this rack. If we come to the handle at the end here we'll squeeze it together. That's going to allow us to tilt our bike rack away from our vehicle with our bikes fully loaded. more
6/16/2016 10:46:57 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota Highlander th912xtr- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota Highlander we're doing a test fit of the Thule Roadway hanging-style 2-bike rack. That part number is TH912XTR. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you how we do that. We've got two cradles in place with three straps, two on our frame here and one as our anti-sway strap in the back. We're going to pull down and lift up to release those. more
6/16/2016 10:46:48 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota Highlander th9029xt- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota Highlander, we're doing a test fit of the Thule Vertex hanging style, 4-bike rack. That part number is TH9029XT. The first thing we're going to do with it installed is show you how we secure it in place. We have two cradles with three straps, two on our frame here and one as our anti-sway strap in the back. We're going to pull down and lift up to release those. Then we'll be able to pull our bike off and set it off to the side. more
6/16/2016 10:46:40 AM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Toyota Highlander S64650- Video
Today on our 2013 Toyota Highlander we're doing a test fit of the Swagman XC-2 Platform Style 2-Bike Rack. That part number is S64650. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're going to show you how we secure our bike into place, take a few measurements and go over a few features. Now how we secure our bike down. Here in the center we have a frame hook which is going to hold our bike down into our wheel cradles. more
5/24/2016 9:24:46 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Toyota Highlander TH912XTR- Video
Today on our 2013 Toyota Highlander, we're doing a test fit of the Thule Roadway Hanging Style Two-Bike Rack. That part number is TH 912 XTR. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're going to go over some features, take a few measurements, and show you how we secure our bike in place. We have two cradles in place with three straps. Two on our frame here, and one is our anti-sway strap in the back. We're going to start by releasing those. more
5/24/2016 9:24:23 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Toyota Highlander TH9029XT- Video
Today on our 2013 Toyota Highlander, we're doing a test fit of the Thule Vertex hanging style 4-bike rack. That part number is TH9029XT. Now, we already have our bike secured down here. We're first going to show you how we do that. We've got two cradles in place with three straps, two on our frame and one as our anti-sway in the back. We're going to start by releasing that. more
5/24/2016 9:24:07 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Toyota Highlander ETTHT2P-2- Video
Today on our 2013 Toyota Highlander, we're doing a test fit of the Thule T2 Pro platform style two bike rack. That part number is TH9034. We already have our bikes secured down, so we're first going to go over some features, take a few measurements, and show you how our bike is secured down. The first feature I want to show you is our tilting feature because we can do this with our bike rack fully loaded. We're going to come here to the back and squeeze our handle together, lower that down, and we'll check to see if we gained full access back here. We are going to clear our handle bars there. Now you'll notice we do have a lot of space between our handle bars. more
5/24/2016 9:23:57 AM
Softride Element Parallelogram Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2015 Toyota Highlander, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Softride Element parallelogram. This is going to be your hanging style 4 bike rack part number SR26248. As you can see we've already got our bike loaded up so you can kind of get an idea of what it's going to look like on the back of your vehicle. First thing we're going to do is start off with a couple of measurements. Our first measurement is going to be our closest distance and that's going to be from the rear of the bumper to the front side of the rack, it's going to be about 4 7/8 inches. Overall distance that we've added to the back of the vehicle is going to be about 32 inches. more
2/10/2016 11:27:36 AM
Yakima FullTilt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2015 Toyota Highlander, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Yakima Fulltilt. Now this is going to be our hanging style 4-bike rack, part number Y02462. As you can see, we've already got our bike up on our rack, so you can see and kind of get an idea of what it's going to look like on the back of your vehicle. We'll start off by getting a few measurements. Our closest distance is going to be our first measurement. From the front side of the rack to the back side of the bumper. Now it's going to be down here on the bottom where you have the round part of the assembly for the upright piece on the bike rack. more
1/21/2016 3:55:10 PM
Curt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2015 Toyota Highlander we're going to be doing a test fit of the Curt Premium 4 Hanging Style 4 Bike Rack, part number C18064. As you can see, we've already got our bike up here and in position so you can see what it's going to look like and how it's going to interact with your vehicle. We'll start off by getting a few measurements, starting off with our closest distance, which is going to be from the T-handle down here to the back side of the bumper at about 6 and 1/4 inches. Overall distance, from the rear of the bumper to the back side of the rack, is going to be about 34 inches. Our ground clearance down here on the bottom is going to be about 13 and 3/4 inches. Now that we've got those measurements out of the way, let's go ahead and talk about how our bike is secured to our rack. We're going to have three straps securing our bike to our cradle arms. We have the rubber strap here on this side and two on this side. more
1/21/2016 3:53:46 PM
Yakima HoldUp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2015 Toyota Highlander, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Yakima Holdup Platform Style 2 Bike Rack. This is going to be part number Y02443 and as you can see we've already got it up here on our vehicle with the bike in place so you can see what it look like once you have it installed. It does come with a 2 inch shank for your 2 inch hitches only and we're going to start off down there on the shank with our closest distance first for our measurements. Our closest distance is going to be from this point here in the bend, from the start of the bend in the shank to the back end of the receiver and that distance is going to be about 3 5/8 inches. Overall distance that we've added to the vehicle with it down in the ride position is going to be about 32 1/4 inches. With our rear ground clearance being about 21 1/2 inches. Now a great feature of this at this point with your bike on the rack is going to be that tilting feature. While you have your bikes on, you will be able to tilt it away from your vehicle and open up that rear hatch. more
5/29/2015 4:08:29 PM
SportRack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2015 Toyota Highlander, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Sport Rack 3, this is going to be your hanging style, 3 bike rack, part number SR2403. As you can see we've already got it up here on our vehicle with a bike in place so you can see what it would look once you have it installed on your vehicle. The first thing that we're going to do is come down to the front side and get a few measurements, starting off with our closest distance first. This is going to be for your class 2 . For your class 1, 2, and 3. As you can see it does have that inch and a quarter with that 2 inch adapter here. more
5/29/2015 4:08:06 PM
Inno Tire Hold Bike Rack Review - 2011 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2011 Toyota Highlander we're going to be doing a test fit on the Inno Tire Hold. This is a platform-style folding and tilting 2-bike rack. Its part number is INH305. One of the cool things about the rack, placing the lever right here in the rear is going to allow us to tilt this down and away from our vehicle even when we've got our bike loaded. Let's take a look at our hitch here. Looks like that gives us plenty of clearance room to get that open and get the stuff in or out that we might want. more
5/1/2015 1:11:51 AM
Review - 2011 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2011 Toyota Highlander, we're going to be doing a test fit on the INNO Aero Light folding and tilting four bike rack. This lightweight rack is going to hold your bike in three positions here, inaudible 00:00:12 the off of the anti-sway here in the rear. Part number on it is INH301. They've got a soft rubberized strap here, goes right down into two cam buckle style levers. See here, we can pull it right out, or if you prefer, just pull half of it out. That's going to allow us to free up our bike. more
4/29/2015 4:47:06 PM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2011 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2011 Toyota Highlander we're going to be a test fit on the Thule Vertex. This is a folding and tilting 4-bike rack. It's been designed so we can use it with the 1-1/4" or with the 2" hitches. Part number on it is TH9029XT. Part of the design of the XT system is going to be the included cable lock. Once we get our bikes secure, we can pull that up. It's going to go right back here to our Thule One-Key system, which we can use individually or match it to all other Thule products that we have. It's an anti-sway cradle rack so it's hanging-style but you're not going to have a lot of that back and forth on the bikes. more
4/29/2015 4:22:16 PM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Toyota Highlander TH9031XT- Video
Today on this 2015 Toyota Highlander, we'll be test fitting the Thule Vertex Swing 4 Bike Rack, that's part number TH9031XT. This is for 2 inch hitches. We go ahead and begin by inserting our shank into our receiver and line up our pin holes. All right that looks about right and we'll take our included anti rattle bolt and thread that through on the passenger side here. Adjust that a little bit. All right. more
3/27/2015 10:04:17 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Toyota Highlander th9029xt- Video
Today on our 2015 Toyota Highlander, we'll be test fitting the Thule Vertex Tilting 4 Bike Rack, that's part number TH9029XT. This can be used for either 1 1/4 or 2 inch hitches. We've got our adapter on here for our 2 inch receiver here today. We can go ahead and begin by inserting our shank into our receiver then line up our pin holes. All right that looks pretty good. Then we'll take our included anti rattle bolt then I'm going to thread that through on the driver side here. more
3/25/2015 2:46:15 PM
Saris Bike Porter Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota Highlander, we're going do a test with the Saris Bike Porter. This is a folding and tilting four bike rack. It's been designed for use with inch and quarter or two-inch hitches. Part on it is SA-404B. Now we also have this in the two-bike configuration if you prefer it that way. The part number on it is SA-402B. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank and the rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, we'll then line up our threaded hole with our hitch-pin hole. more
9/3/2014 11:45:05 AM
Yakima FullTilt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Toyota Highlander- Video
Rate your transcript OrderClientKevin BrossRef #20433Order #TC0913400194 Today on our 2012 Toyota Highlander we're going to do a test fit on the Yakima FullTilt. This is a folding and tilting 4-bike rack. It's been designed for use with 1-1/4" or 2" inches. Part number on it is Y02462. Now to begin our test we need to slide the shank of our rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we slide this in we're going to watch for the small silver pin to appear in our hitch pinhole. Once that's in place I like to pull it back out. more
8/13/2014 11:50:55 AM
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2008 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2008 Toyota Highlander we're going to be test fitting the Thule Vertex, This is a folding and tilting 4-bike rack. They've designed it so you can use it in both the 1-1/4" and 2" hitch. This part number is TH9029. To begin our test fit we're going to slide the shank of the rack right into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll slide it in far enough so our threaded hole will line up with our hitch pinhole. We can then take our anti-rattle bolt and we'll thread that in. more
7/3/2014 7:06:20 AM
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2008 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2008 Toyota Highlander, we're going to be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro. This is a folding and tilting 4 bike rack, they've designed it for use in either the 1 1/4 or 2 inch hitches. It's part number is TH934XTR. To begin the test fit, we're going to slide the shank of the rack right into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll line up the threaded hole with our hitch pin hole, there it is. Then we'll take our anti-rattle bolt and thread it in. The anti-rattle bolt, when tightened is going to take the play out of the shank of the rack, give us a good secure ride with little movement. more
7/3/2014 7:04:48 AM
Thule Helium Aero Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2008 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2008 Toyota Highlander we're going to be we'll be test fitting the Thule Helium Aero. This is a folding and tilting 2-bike-style rack. Its part number is TH9042. To begin our test fit we're going to slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do we're going to hold out on the attached pin here on the passenger side. We'll line up our pinholes and then allow that pin to go into the pinhole. more
7/3/2014 7:04:06 AM
Swagman XTC4 Wheel Mount Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2008 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2008 Toyota Highlander, we're going to be test fitting the Swagman XTC4 4 bike platform style rack for 2 inch hitches. Part number S64665. We'll begin our test fit by inserting the shank of our rack into the hitch on our vehicle. You'll want to watch for the hitch pin holes to line up. With those in mind, we can take the included, threaded anti-rattle hitch bolt and thread that into place. We'll go ahead and get this hand tight and then we'll finish it off with our wrench. more
7/3/2014 7:01:03 AM
Yakima FullTilt 4 Bike Rack Review - 2008 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today, on our 2008 Toyota Highlander we're going to be testing the Yakima Full Tilt for a bike rack, for inch and a quarter and two inch Hitches, part number Y02462. We'll begin our test fit by inserting the shank into the hitch on our vehicle. You'll notice the anti-rattle device does move around so it helps to keep a hand on it to guide it in. You'll also see here that there is the self-locking hitch pin. You want to push that in until you see it lock into place, there's also the green indicator marker here that will be extended out all the way, flush with the black part. Once you have that done, we can go ahead and tighten down the anti-rattle device. Tightening this down helps take any extra play out of the rack of the carrier. more
7/3/2014 2:07:06 AM
Thule Helium Aero Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2013 Toyota Highlander, we'll be test fitting the Thule Helium Aero 2-Bike Rack for 1-1/4 and 2-inch hitches part number TH9042. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up the pin hole and allow the attached pin to fall into place. We'll then use the hand knob to secure our bike rack to our vehicle and engage our anti-rattle device. Now, we'll go over a few clearance measurements. We have about 16 inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the bike rack to the rear of our Highlander is about 9 inches. more
10/23/2013 1:22:37 PM
Thule Apex 4 Swing Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2013 Toyota Highlander, well be testing the Thule Apex Swing 4 bike rack for 2 hitches, part number TH9027. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up the pinhole, and allow the attached pin to fall into place. Well then use the hand knob to secure our bike rack to our vehicle and engage our anti-rattle device. Now, well go over a few clearance measurements. We have about 13 of ground clearance. The closest point of the bike rack to the rear of our Highlander is about 7. Weve added about 16 to the overall length of our vehicle. more
10/23/2013 1:22:32 PM
SportRack Hitch Platform 4 Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Highlander- Video
10/23/2013 1:22:29 PM
Pro Series Q-Slot 2 and 4 Bike Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2013 Toyota Highlander, we'll be test fitting the Pro Series Q Slot Platform style 2 or 4-Bike Rack for 2-inch hitches part number PS63138. For our video today, we'll be using the 2-bike rack. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch. We'll line up the pin hole and thread in our anti-rattle bolt tightening it with a wrench. Now we'll go over a few clearance measurements. We have about 12-1/2 inches of ground clearance. more
10/23/2013 1:22:23 PM
Hollywood Racks Traveler 5 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2013 Toyota Highlander we'll be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler Five Bike Carrier for two inch hitches, part number HR9200. To begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up the pinhole, and thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tightening it with a wrench. Now we'll go over a few clearance measurements. We have about twelve and a half inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the bike rack to the rear of our vehicle is about fourteen inches. We've added about seventeen and a half inches to the overall length of our Toyota Highlander. more
10/23/2013 1:22:17 PM
Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2013 Toyota Highlander, well be test fitting the Yakima Stickup two-bike, hitch-mounted folding rack for 1.25 and 2 hitches, part number Y02420. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well line up the pinhole and thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tightening it with a wrench. Now, well go over a few clearance measurements. We have about 12.5 of ground clearance. The closest point of the bike rack to the rear of our vehicle is about 5. Weve added about 16 to the overall length of our vehicle. more
10/22/2013 4:23:49 PM
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Highlander- Video
Speaker: Today on our 2013 Toyota Highlander, well be test fitting the Thule Vertex 4 Bike Rack for 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches, part number TH9029. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up our pinhole and thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tightening it with a wrench.Now well go over a few clearance measurements. We have about 13 inches of ground clearance, the closest point of the bike rack to the rear of our Highlander is about 7". Weve added about 16" to the overall length of our vehicle. Well pull the lever at the base of the bike rack and allow it to tilt away from our vehicle. This gives us full access to our rear hatch, with the mast back in its upright position, well pull the lever at the top of the mast to swing out the dual arms. more
10/22/2013 4:16:04 PM
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2013 Toyota Highlander, well be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro folding tilting 4 bike rack for 1.25 and 2 hitches, part number TH934XTR. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well line up the pinhole and thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tightening it with a wrench. Now, well go over a few clearance measurements. We have a ground clearance of about 12. The closest part of our bike rack to the rear of our Highlander is about 9.5 and weve added about 19 to the overall length of our vehicle. Well pull the safety pin at the base of the bike rack and allow it to tilt away from our vehicle. more
10/22/2013 4:10:30 PM
Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2013 Toyota Highlander well be test fitting the Thule Double Track Platform Style 2 bike rack for inch and a quarter and 2 inch hitches, part number TH990XT. Well begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch, by lining up the pin hole and threading in our anti rattle bolt, tightening it with a wrench.Now, well go over a few clearance measurements. We have a ground clearance of about 12 inches. The closest point of the bike rack to the rear of our Highlander is about 5 inches. Weve added about 13 and a half inches to the overall length of our vehicle.You pull the lever at the base of the mast and allow our carrier to unfold. With the carrier in this position we have full access to our rear hatch. We now have a ground clearance of about 17 and a half inches. more
10/22/2013 4:04:45 PM
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