Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2013 Toyota Highlander, well be test fitting the Thule Apex Four Bike Rack for 1-1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number TH9025. To begin our test fit, well 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. 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 of measurements. We have about 13-1/2 inches of ground clearance. more
10/22/2013 3:58:41 PM
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2013 Toyota Highlander we'll be test fitting this Swagman Titan four bike rack for inch and a quarter and two inch hitches. Part number S63410. To being 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 15 and a half inches of ground clearance. more
10/22/2013 3:53:06 PM
Swagman Jackknife Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2013 Toyota Highlander, we'll be test fitting the Swagman Jackknife 2 Bike Rack for 1 1/4 and 2-inch hitches, part number S63450. 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 thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tightening it with a wrench. Then we can install the clip on the other side. Now we'll go over a few clearance measurements. We have about 12 inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the bike rack to the rear of our vehicle, here at the top, is about 12 1/2 inches. And down here at the bumper, it sits about 13 1/2 inches away. We've added about 23 inches to the overall length of our Highlander. We'll pull the safety pin at the base of the bike rack and allow it to tilt away from our vehicle. more
10/22/2013 3:47:59 PM
SportRack Super EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2013 Toyota Highlander we'll be test fitting the Sportrack Super EZ platform style two bike rack for inch and a quarter and two inch hitches, part number sr2901lr. 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 thread in our anti rattle bolt, tightening with a wrench and installing the lock on the other side. Now we'll go over a few clearance measurements. We have about 15 inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the bike rack to the rear of our vehicle is about 10.5 inches. We've added about 28 inches to the overall length of our Highlander. We'll pull the three pins at the base of the bike rack and allow the platform and the mast to unfold. more
10/22/2013 3:05:03 PM
Softride Element Hitch Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Highlander- Video
Speaker: Today in our 2013 Toyota Highlander, well be test fitting the Softride Element Parallelogram Tilting 4 Bike Rack for 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches, part number SR26248.To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well lineup the pinholes 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 inches of ground clearance, the closest point of the bike rack to the rear of our Highlander is about 6.5 inches. Weve added about 16 inches to the overall length of our vehicle. Well undo the pins at the top of the mast to swing out our dual arms.With these out, weve added about 33 inches to the overall length of our Highlander. Well undo the cradle straps to expose our cradles, grab our bike, place it onto the frame cradles and secure it by tightening each strap. more
10/22/2013 3:04:56 PM
Softride Dura Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2013 Toyota Highlander we'll be test fitting this Softride Dura Paralellogram tilting four bike rack for inch and a quarter and two inch hitches, part number sr26247. We'll begin our test fit by sliding 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 and then we can install our lock. Now we'll go over a very clearance measurements. We have about 12 inches of ground clearance, the closest one to the bike rack to the rear of our Highlander is about eight inches and we've added about 39 inches to the overall length of our vehicle. We'll undo the cradle straps, six was our cradles, grab our bike, place it onto the frame cradles and secure it by tightening each strap. One of the great features of the Paralellogram is it's ability to tilt away from the vehicle while keeping the bike parallel to the ground. more
10/22/2013 3:04:51 PM
Rhino-Rack 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2013 Toyota Highlander we'll be test fitting the Rhino-Rack Four Bike Rack for two inch hitches, part number RBC038. 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 bolt, tightening it with a wrench, and installing the lock. 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 eight and a half inches. We've added about sixteen inches to the overall length of our Highlander. more
10/22/2013 3:04:30 PM
Prorack 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today, on our 2013 Toyota Highlander, well be test fitting the Prorack 4 Bike Rack for inch and a quarter and 2 inch hitches, part number PR8062404. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up the pin hole, and thread in our anti rattle bolt, tightening with a wrench, and installing the clip on the other side.Now, well go over some clearance measurements. We have about 11 and a half inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the bike rack to the rear of our Highlander is about 8 inches. Weve added about 33 and a half inches to the overall length of our vehicle. Well pull the pin 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 undo the cradle straps to expose our cradles at the top. more
10/22/2013 9:31:38 AM
Kuat NV Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Highlander- Video
Narrator: Today on our 2013 Toyota Highlander well be test-fitting the Kuat NV Aluminum Platform-Style Two-Bike Rack for two inch hitches, part number N101. To begin our test-fit well slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up the pin hole, and install our pin and lock. Well move to the rear of the shank and tighten the hand knobs 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 twelve inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the bike rack to the rear of our Highlander is about six and a half inches, and weve added about eighteen inches to the overall length of our Toyota. more
10/22/2013 4:09:15 AM
Kuat Sherpa Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2013 Toyota Highlander, we'll be test fitting the Kuat Sherpa aluminum platform style hitch mounted two-bike rack part number S102. To begin our test fit, we'll side the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch lining up the pin hole and install our pin and lock. Here at the rear of the shank, we'll tighten the hand knob to secure our bike rack to our vehicle and engage our inside rider device. Now we'll go over a few clearance measurements. We have about 15 inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the bike rack to the rear of our Highlander is about 5 inches. We've added about 17 inches to the overall length of our vehicle. more
10/21/2013 5:12:20 PM
Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today, on our 2013 Toyota Highlander, well be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler 4 Bike Rack, for inch and a quarter and 2 inch hitches, part number HR8500. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up the pin hole, and thread in our anti rattle bolt, tightening it with a wrench.Now, well go over some clearance measurements. We have about 12 and a half inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the bike rack to the rear of our Highlander is about 7 inches. Weve added about 12 inches to the overall length of our Highlander. Well pull the pin in clip here 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, and the pin in clip reinstalled at the base, we can go ahead and pull the safety pin at the top of the mast to swing out our dual arms. more
10/21/2013 3:23:55 PM
Hollywood Racks Traveler Tow n Go Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today, on our 2013 Toyota Highlander, we'll be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler Tow-n-Go three bike rack for 2 inch ball mounts, part number HR135. We'll be using the hidden hitch ball mount with an extra long shank, part number 80232. Please keep in mind that the ball mount for the ball and the pin and clip are all sold separately. To begin our test fit we'll slide the shank into the receiver tube of the hitch. We'll line up our pinhole and insert our pin and clip. We'll go ahead and pull the pin at the top of the mast to swing on our dual arms. Under our cradle straps, grab our bike, place it onto the frame cradles and secure it with the straps. Just like that, we're all loaded up and we're ready to go. That completes today's test fit of the Hollywood Racks Traveler Tow-n-Go three-bike rack for 2 inch ball mounts, part number HR135 on our 2013 Toyota Highlander. . more
10/21/2013 10:25:19 AM
Yakima DoubleDown Ace Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota Highlander well be test fitting the Yakima Doubledown Ace 4-Bike Carrier for 1 inch and 2 inch hitches, part number y02451. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up the pin hole, and install our attached pin. Well move to the rear of the shank and tighten 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 12 inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the carrier to the rear of the vehicle is about 8 inches. more
7/29/2013 8:58:29 AM
Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota Highlander, well be test-fitting the Yakima Stickup 2 hitch mountain bike carrier, part number Y02420 To mount our carrier to the vehicle, well insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well line up the hitch pinholes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it down using a wrench. Next, well go over a couple of clearance measurements. We have about 12-1/2 inches of ground clearance and 4 inches of clearance between the closest part of the carrier and the closest part of the vehicle. Overall, weve added about 12 inches of length to the rear of the vehicle with the carrier folded up. Now, well fold the bike rack down flat to make sure we can still open our cargo door and access the area even with the bike rack installed. more
8/21/2012 4:14:02 PM
Yakima SwingDaddy 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota Highlander, well be test fitting the Yakima Swingdaddy 4 Hitch-Mounted Bike Carrier, part number Y02422. To mount our carrier to our vehicle, well insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well end up our hitch pinholes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it down with a wrench. Next well go over a handful of clearance measurements. We have got about 12 inches of ground clearance, and 5-1/2 inches of clearance between the closest part of the carrier and the closest part of the vehicle. Overall, weve added about 15 inches of length to the rear of the vehicle with the arms folded down. more
8/20/2012 12:37:03 PM
Yakima Holdup Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today we have a 2012 Toyota Highlander, and well be test fitting the Yakima Holdup 2 Hitch-Mounted Bike Carrier, part number Y02433. To mount the carrier to our vehicle, well insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of our hitch. Well line up the hitch pinhole, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it down with a wrench. Finally, well secure the lock on the other end. Next, we want to go over a handful of clearance measurements. Weve got about 12 inches of ground clearance and about 6 inches of clearance between the closest part of the carrier and the closest part of the vehicle. more
8/20/2012 12:36:15 PM
Thule Apex 4 Swing Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on this 2012 Toyota Highlander, well be test fitting the Thule Apex Swing Hitch-Mounted Bike Carrier, part number TH9027. To mount this carrier to our vehicle, well hold open the automatic hitch pin. Well fit the shank into the receiver tube and let the hitch pin close in our hitch pin hole. Then well use the hand knob to tighten the anti-rattle device. Next, well go over a handful of clearance measurements. Weve got about 13 inches of ground clearance, 6 inches of clearance between the closest part of the vehicle and the closest part of the carrier, and overall, weve added about 16 inches of length to the rear or our vehicle with the bike rack arms folded down. more
8/20/2012 12:35:47 PM
Softride Dura Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today, on our 2012 Toyota Highlander, well be test fitting the Softride Dura Parallelogram Tilting Bike Carrier, part number SR26247. To mount our carrier to our vehicle, well insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well line up the hitch pinhole, thread in our anti-rattle locking bolt and tighten it down using a wrench. Then well fit the lock over the end. Next, well go over a couple of clearance measurements. Weve got about 12 inches of ground clearance, 8 inches of clearance between the closest part of the carrier and the closest part of the vehicle, and with the arms of the bike rack mounted, weve added about 37 inches of length to the rear of the vehicle. more
8/20/2012 12:35:23 PM
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota Highlander, we'll be test fitting the Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Mounted Bike Carrier, part number TH9029. To mount our carrier to the vehicle, we'll insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll line up our hitch pin hole, feed in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down using a wrench. Once we've done that, we'll go over a handful of clearance measurements. We have about 11-1/2 inches of ground clearance, about 6-1/2 inches of clearance between the closest part of the vehicle and the closest part of the carrier, and, overall, we've added about 16 inches of length to the rear of our vehicle with the bike rack arms folded down. Now, we want to check for rear vehicle access. more
8/17/2012 1:17:28 PM
Thule Parkway 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota Highlander- Video
8/17/2012 1:16:37 PM
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today, we're working with a 2012 Toyota Highlander and we're going to be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Mounted Bike Carrier, part number TH934XTR. To mount our carrier to the vehicle, we'll insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll line up the hitch pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down using a wrench. Next, we'll go over some clearance measurements. We've got about 11 inches of ground clearance and about 9 inches of clearance between the closest part of the carrier and the closest part of the vehicle. Overall, we've added about 19 inches of length to the rear of the vehicle with the carrier arms folded down. more
8/17/2012 1:16:09 PM
Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota Highlander- Video
8/17/2012 1:15:41 PM
Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota Highlander- Video
8/17/2012 1:15:15 PM
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota Highlander- Video
8/17/2012 1:14:26 PM
SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota Highlander, we'll be test fitting the SportRack 2 Hitch Mounted Bike Carrier, part number A30901. To mount our carrier to the vehicle, we'll insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. We'll line up our hitch pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and then tighten it down using a wrench. Next, we'll go over a handful of clearance measurements. We have about 12 inches of ground clearance, about 11 inches of clearance between the closest part of the carrier and the closest part of the vehicle, and with the carrier installed, we've added about an overall length of 27 inches. Now, we also want to check for rear vehicle access. more
8/17/2012 1:14:01 PM
SportRack Escape 3 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today, on our 2012 Toyota Highlander, were going to be test fitting the SportRack Escape 3 Hitch-Mounted Bike Carrier, part number A30403. To mount our carrier to the vehicle, well insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well line up our hitch pinholes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down using a wrench. Once weve done that, well go over a handful of clearance measurements. Weve got about 12 inches of ground clearance, about 5 inches of clearance between the closest part of the carrier and the closest part of vehicle, and overall weve added about 14 inches of length to the rear of our vehicle with the arms folded down. Now, we also want to check for rear vehicle access. more
8/17/2012 11:57:52 AM
Pro Series Q-Slot Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today, were working on a 2012 Toyota Highlander and well be test fitting the Pro-Series Q-slot Platform Style Bike Carrier, part number PS63134. To mount our carrier to the vehicle, well insert the shank of the carrier with the 2-inch adapter into the receiver tube of our hitch. Well line up the hitch pinhole and secure the bike rack with the pin and clip. Next, well go over a handful of clearance measurements. Weve got about 12 inches of ground clearance and about 11 inches of clearance between the closest part of the vehicle and the closest part of the carrier. Overall, weve added about 27 inches of length to the rear of the vehicle. more
8/17/2012 11:57:17 AM
Kuat Sherpa Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today, on our 2012 Toyota Highlander, well be test fitting the Kuat Sherpa Aluminum Hitch Bike Carrier, part number S102. To mount our bike carrier to the vehicle, well insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well use the anti-rattle device to secure our bike rack to the vehicle. Then, well use the hand knob at the base of the bike rack to tighten up the anti-rattle device. With that done, well go over a few clearance measurements. Weve got about 5 inches of clearance from the closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle. more
8/17/2012 11:56:11 AM
Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2006 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2006 Toyota Highlander well be test fitting the Thule Double Track Platform Style 2 Bike Carrier for both 1-1/4-inch and 2-inch hitches, part number TH990XT. Now to begin our test fit well simply slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. With our bolt tight this will secure our bike rack to the vehicle. Well now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 12-1/2 inches and from the closes point of the bike rack in the stored position to the back of the vehicle is 5-1/2 inches. Well now go ahead and pull the switch at the bottom of the bike rack to fold the platform down. more
7/25/2012 3:00:34 PM
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2006 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2006 Toyota Highlander, we'll be test fitting part number TH934XTR. This is the Thule Hitching Post Pro Folding and Tilting 4 Bike Carrier with Anti-Sway Cradles for both 1-1/4 and 2-inch hitches. Now to begin our test fit, we've already installed the included adapter onto the bike rack shank, so we're ready to go ahead and fit it to the vehicle. We'll simply slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. With our bolt tight, our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. We'll now go ahead and give you a few measurements. more
7/25/2012 1:52:08 PM
Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2006 Toyota Highlander- Video
Today on our 2006 Toyota Highlander well be test fitting the Thule Apex 4 Bike Carrier, part number TH9025. Now to begin our test fit well simply slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, well need to make sure that the integrated locking hitch pin is pulled. Once it slides over the collar of the hitch we can then let it go and allow it to slide into the hitch pin hole. When it slides into the hitch pin hole we can go ahead move to the back of back of bike rack shank and tighten down the anti-rattle knob. This will secure our bike rack to the vehicle. At this point we can give you a few measurements. more
7/25/2012 1:51:22 PM
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