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Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2004 Buick Rendezvous- Video

Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2004 Buick Rendezvous

Today on our 2004 Buick Rendezvous, we'll be test fitting the Thule Vertex 4 Bike Carrier, part number TH9029. Now with the 2-inch adapter already installed on our shank, we'll slide the shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and install and tighten down the anti-rattle bolt. This will secure the bike rack to the vehicle. We'll now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance here at the bike rack measures 11 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle here at the lower hitch switch measures 2-1/2 inches. We'll now go ahead and pull the hitch switch here at the bottom of the mast which will allow us to tilt the mast down. more


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1/28/2013 10:18:33 AM



Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2004 Buick Rendezvous- Video

Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2004 Buick Rendezvous

Today on our 2004 Buick Rendezvous, we'll be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro Folding and Tilting 4 Bike Rack with Anti-Sway Cradles fitting both 1-1/4 and 2-inch hitches, part number TH934XTR. Now to begin, our 2-inch adapter has already been installed on our shank so we'll slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. With the bolt tight, our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. We'll now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance here at the bike rack measures 10-1/2 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle here at the safety loop security point is 4-1/2 inches. We'll now pull the pin here at the bottom of the mast which will allow us to tilt the mast down out of the way. more


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1/28/2013 10:18:29 AM



Thule Apex 4 Swing Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2004 Buick Rendezvous- Video

Thule Apex 4 Swing Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2004 Buick Rendezvous

Today on our 2004 Buick Rendezvous, we'll be test fitting the Thule Apex Swing 4 Bike Carrier, part number TH9027. Now to begin our test fit, we'll slide the bike rack shank into the hitch. Line up the hitch pin hole and allow the integrated locking hitch pin to fall into place here in the hitch pin hole. We can then move to the anti-rattle knob where we'll tighten it down, securing the bike rack to the vehicle. At this point, we'll give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance here at the bike rack is 11 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack here at the anti-rattle knob to the back of the vehicle measures 1-1/2 inches. more


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1/28/2013 10:18:25 AM



Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2004 Buick Rendezvous- Video

Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2004 Buick Rendezvous

Today on our 2004 Buick Rendezvous, we'll be test fitting the Swagman Titan 4 Bike Carrier, part number S63410. Now with the 2-inch adapter already installed on our bike rack shank, we'll slide the shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. With the bolt tight, our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. We'll now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance here at the back of the bike rack measures 13-3/4 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack here at the mast to the back of the vehicle measures 6-3/4 inches. We'll now pull the switch here at the bottom of the mast which will allow us to tilt the mast down and open our cargo door. more


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1/28/2013 10:18:17 AM



SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2004 Buick Rendezvous- Video

SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2004 Buick Rendezvous

Today on our 2004 Buick Rendezvous, we'll be test fitting the SportRack Escape 2 Bike Hitch Mounted Bike Carrier for both 1-1/4 and 2-inch hitches, part number A30901. Now using the included 2-inch adapter, we'll slide our bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. With the bolt tight, our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. We'll now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance here at the back of the bike rack is 14-3/4 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle here at the wheel loop is 6 inches. We'll next go ahead and unfold the bike rack platform, and open our cargo door. more


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1/28/2013 10:18:13 AM



SportRack Escape 3 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2004 Buick Rendezvous- Video

SportRack Escape 3 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2004 Buick Rendezvous

Today on our 2004 Buick Rendezvous, we'll be test fitting the SportRack Escape 3 Bike Hitch Mounted Bike Carrier for both 1-1/4 and 2-inch hitches, part number A30403. Now to begin our test fit using the included 2-inch adapter, we'll slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. Now that our bolt is tight, our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. We'll now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance here at the back of the bike rack is 10-1/2 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle here at the mast is 6-1/2 inches. We'll next pull the pin here at the bottom of the mast which will allow us to tilt the mast down. more


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1/28/2013 10:18:02 AM



Softride Dura Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2004 Buick Rendezvous- Video

Softride Dura Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2004 Buick Rendezvous

Today on our 2004 Buick Rendezvous, we'll be test fitting the Softride Dura Parallelogram, part number SR26247, fitting both 1-1/4 and 2-inch hitches. Now with our 2-inch shank already installed, we'll go ahead and slide the shank of the bike rack into the hitch. Line up the hitch pin hole and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. With the bolt tight, our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. We can now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance here at the back of the bike rack is 10-1/4 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is 3-1/2 inches. more


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1/28/2013 10:17:59 AM



Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Buick Enclave- Video

Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Buick Enclave

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12/28/2012 10:20:43 AM



Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Buick Enclave- Video

Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Buick Enclave

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12/18/2012 10:38:54 AM



Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Buick Enclave- Video

Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Buick Enclave

Today on our 2010 Buick Enclave well be test fitting the Thule vertex four bike carrier, part number TH9029. To begin out test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch tube, line up our pin hole, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the threaded pin hole and tighten with a wrench. Now lets go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and the vehicle fit together. There is about 16 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about 1 inches. Weve added about 11 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. more


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12/18/2012 10:38:37 AM



Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Buick Enclave- Video

Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Buick Enclave

Today on our 2010 Buick Enclave well be test fitting the Swagman titan four bike carrier, part number S63410. To begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our threaded pin holes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the threaded pin holes and tighten with a wrench. Now lets go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle fit together. Theres about 17 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about 7 inch. Weve added about 20 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. more


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12/18/2012 10:25:30 AM



SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Buick Enclave- Video

SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Buick Enclave

Today on our 2010 Buick Enclave well be test fitting the Sportrack two bike carrier, part number A30901. To begin out test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch tube, align up our threaded pin holes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the threaded pin holes and tighten with a wrench. Now lets go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle fit together. Theres about 17 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about 8 inch. Weve added about 25 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. more


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12/18/2012 10:25:13 AM



SportRack Escape 3 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Buick Enclave- Video

SportRack Escape 3 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Buick Enclave

Today on our 2010 Buick Enclave well be test fitting the Sportrack escape three bike carrier, part number A30403. To begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our hitch pin hole and thread our anti-rattle bolt through the threaded pin holes and tighten with a wrench. Now lets go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle fit together. Theres about 16 1/2 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about 6 inch. Weve added about 11 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. more


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12/18/2012 10:17:29 AM



Pro Series Q-Slot Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Buick Enclave- Video

Pro Series Q-Slot Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Buick Enclave

Today on our 2010 Buick Enclave well be test fitting the Pro Series Q-slot platform style two bike carrier, part number PS63134. To begin out test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch tube, line up our hitch pin holes, slide the pin through our pin hole and secure it with a clip. Now lets go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle fit together. Theres about 17 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about 7 inch. Weve added about 25 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. more


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12/18/2012 10:17:02 AM



Kuat Sherpa Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Buick Enclave- Video

Kuat Sherpa Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Buick Enclave

Today on our 2010 Buick Enclave well be test fitting the Kuat Sherpa aluminum two bike carrier, part number S102. To begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch then turn the black handle located at the base of the carrier to engage our anti-rattle device. Now lets go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle fit together. Theres about 17 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle is about inch. Weve added about 12 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. more


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12/18/2012 10:12:28 AM



Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Buick LaCrosse- Video

Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Buick LaCrosse

Today on our 2011 Buick Lacrosse, well be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro folding and tilting bike carrier for both 1 -inch and 2-inch hitches part number TH934XTR. With our vehicle equipped with 1 -inch hitch, were ready to fit our bike rack to the vehicle. Well need to slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pinhole and insert our anti-rattle bolt. With our bolt tight, our bike rack is secured to the vehicle and were ready to go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 10 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is 7 inches. Well now go ahead and tilt the mast down and open the trunk. more


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3/16/2012 2:06:14 PM



Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Buick LaCrosse- Video

Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Buick LaCrosse

Today on our 2011 Buick Lacrosse, well be test fitting the Swagman Titan 4 bike carrier for both 1-1/4 and 2 hitches, part number s63410. A quick note about this bike rack, it will fit both 1-1/4 and 2 hitches using the included adapter, however; when using it with a class 1 hitch you are limited to two bikes. With our vehicle equipped with the 1-1/4 hitch, weve removed the adapter and we are ready to fit it to the vehicle. Well install the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole and install our anti-rattle bolt. With our bolt tight we can put on our safety pin and our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. Now well give you a few measurements. more


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3/15/2012 4:46:18 PM



SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Buick LaCrosse- Video

SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Buick LaCrosse

Today on our 2011 Buick Lacrosse, well be test fitting part number A30901, the SportRack 2 Bike Hitch Mounted Bike Rack. A quick note about this bike rack, it will work on both 1-1/4 and 2-inch hitches. Now, our vehicle is equipped with 1-1/4-inch hitch so were ready to go ahead and fit it to the vehicle. Well simply slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pinhole and install our anti-rattle bolt. With our bolt tight, were going to install the safety pin on the other side of our bolt and that will secure our bike rack to the vehicle. We can now go ahead and give you a few measurements. more


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3/15/2012 4:46:12 PM



Rhode Gear Highway Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Buick LaCrosse- Video

Rhode Gear Highway Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Buick LaCrosse

Today on our 2011 Buick Lacrosse, well be test fitting the Rhode Gear Highway 2 Bike Carrier, part number RG8015220. To begin our test fit, well simply slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pinhole, and insert our anti-rattle bolt. With our anti-rattle bolt tight, well put the pin in on the other side, securing our bike rack to the vehicle. Now, well go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 10-1/2 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of vehicle is 3-1/2 inches. Now, well go ahead and tilt the mesh down and open our trunk. more


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3/15/2012 4:46:08 PM



Yakima SwingDaddy 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Buick Enclave- Video

Yakima SwingDaddy 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Buick Enclave

Today on our 2012 Buick Enclave we will be test fitting the Yakima Swingdaddy4 bike bike rack part no. Y02422. We will begin our test fit by inserting the bike rack shank into the hitch. We will line up the hitch pin hole and insert and tighten down our anti-retal bolt. We will then give you a few measurements. We have 20 inches of ground clearance with this bike rack and it is 3 inches from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle. more


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3/9/2012 12:56:01 PM



Yakima Holdup Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Buick Enclave- Video

Yakima Holdup Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Buick Enclave

Today on our 2012 Buick Enclave we will be test fitting part no. Y02433, the Yakima Holdup2 hitch mounted wheel mount cradles for 2 inch hitches. We will being by inserting the bike rack shank into the hitch. We will line up our hitch pin hole and insert our anti-retal bolt. We will then tighten it down with a wrench. After putting our safety pin in the other side of the anti-retal bolt our bike rack is secured to the vehicle and we can load up our bike. more


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3/9/2012 12:55:48 PM



Yakima DoubleDown 5 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Buick Enclave- Video

Yakima DoubleDown 5 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Buick Enclave

Today on our 2012 Buick Enclave we will be test fitting the Yakima Doubledown 5 bike hitch mounted bike rack part no. Y02425. To begin our test fit, we will insert the bike rack into the hitch line up the hitch pin hole and insert our anti-retal bolt. We can then tighten it down with a wrench. We will now go ahead and give you a few measurement. the ground clearance with this bike rack is 16 and 3/4 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is 6 inches. more


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3/9/2012 12:55:37 PM



Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Buick Enclave- Video

Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Buick Enclave

Today on our 2012 buick enclave we'll be test fitting the Thule vertex 4 bike carrier part no. TH9029. A quick note about this carrer, it will fit both inch and 1/4 and 2 inch hitches class 1 through class 3 although when using with a class 1 hitch you are limited to 2 bikes. Our vehilce is equipped with the 2 inch hitch so we're ready to go ahead and fit it to the vehicle. We will simply slide the bike rack shank into the hitch. We will line up the hitch pin hole and insert our anti-retal bolt. more


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3/9/2012 12:55:04 PM



Thule Parkway 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Buick Enclave- Video

Thule Parkway 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Buick Enclave

Today on our 2012 Buick Enclave we will be test fitting the Thule Parkway 2 bike carrier part no. TH958. We'll simply install the bike rack shank into the hitch, we'll line up the hitch pin hole and insert our anti-retal bolt where we can then tighten it down with the ranch. With the bolt tight, our bike rack is secured to the vehicle and we'll go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance with this bike rack is 17 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the bumper is about half an inch. We'll now go ahead and attempt to gain cargo access, we'll remove the pin and lain here and fold the bike rack down, we can then open the cargo door and as you can see we can gain full cargo access with this bike rack. more


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3/9/2012 12:54:43 PM



Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Buick Enclave- Video

Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Buick Enclave

Today on our 2012 Buick Enclave we will be test fitting the Thule double track platform style bike carrier part no. TH990XT. This bike carrier can be used with both inch and 1/4 and 2 inch hitches class 1 through class 3. To begin our test fit we will insert the bike rack shank into the hitch line up the hitch pin hole and install our anti-retal bolt and that will secure our bike rack to the vehicle we can give you a few measurements. There are 16 and 1/2 inches of ground clearance with this bike rack and it is 3 and 1/2 inches from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle in the stored position. There is 27 inches of overall length added to the vehicle with the platform down. more


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3/9/2012 12:54:18 PM



Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Buick Enclave- Video

Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Buick Enclave

Today or our 2012 Buick Enclave, we'll be test fitting part no TH9025 the Thule Apex 4 bike carrier. A quick note on this bike rack, it will fit both inch and 1/4 or with the included adaptor a 2 inch hitch class 1 through class 3. However if using it in a class 1 hitch you are limited to 2 bikes. We begin our test fit by installing the bike rack shank into the hitch. We will pull our intergrated locking hitch pin and as we slide the shank into the hitch the pin will slide in place. We can then tighten down the anti-retal knob to secure it to the vehicle. more


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3/9/2012 12:54:09 PM



Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Buick Enclave- Video

Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Buick Enclave

Today on our 2012 Buick enclave we'll test fitting part no. S63410 the Swagman Titan4 bike carrier for both inch and 1/4 and 2 inch hitches. With our vehicle equiped with the 2 inch hitch we've preassembled our bike rack using the included spacer block and we're ready to fit it to the vehicle. We will simply slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole and insert our anti-retal bolt and tighten it down with the wrench. We will then put the safety pin on the other side of the anti-retal bolt which will secure our bike rack to the vehicle and then we will go ahead and give you some measurements. Our ground clearance with this bike rack is 19 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is 7 inches. more


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3/9/2012 12:53:51 PM



SportRack Evader Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Buick Enclave- Video

SportRack Evader Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Buick Enclave

Todayd on our 2012 Buikc Enclave we will be test fitting the sportrack Evader 3 bike carrier part no. A30403XT. Quick not on this bike rack, it will fit both inch and 1/4 and 2 inch hitches using the included space block. Our vehicle is equiped with the 2 inch hitch so with our spacer block installed we're ready to go ahead and fit it to the vehicle We will begin by sliding the bike rack shank into the hitch, we will line the hitch pin hole and install our anti retal bolt. We can then tighten it down with a wrench. With our anti retal bolt tight, we will install the safety pin on the other side, this will secure the bike rack to the vehicle. more


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3/9/2012 12:53:24 PM



Rhode Gear Highway Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Buick Enclave- Video

Rhode Gear Highway Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Buick Enclave

Today on our 2012 Buick enclave, we will be test fitting the Rhodegear highway 2 bike carrier part no. RG8015220. A quick note on this bike rack it will work on both inch and a quarter and 2 inch hitches class 1 through class 3. To begin our test fit we will simply install the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole and insert the anti retal bolt. We can then tighten it down with a wrench which will secure our bike rack to the vehicle and we can go ahead and give you some measurements. Our ground clearance with this bike rack is 16 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is 6 inches. more


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3/9/2012 12:53:14 PM



SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Buick Enclave- Video

SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Buick Enclave

Today on our 2012 Buick Enclave, we will be test fitting part number A30901. The SportRack 2 bike hitch mounted bike rack for both 1-1/4 and 2 inch hitches. Now our vehicle is equipped with the 2 inch hitch so we're ready to go ahead and fit it to the vehicle using the included spacer block. We will simply insert the bike rack shank into the hitch. We will line up the hitch pin hole and insert our anti-rattle bolt. more


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3/9/2012 6:53:39 AM



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