Yakima FrontLoader Roof Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on our 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan well be test fitting the Yakima Frontloader roof-mounted bike carrier, part number y02103. Now with our vehicle already equipped with a factory installed roof rack system, well begin our test fit by placing the carrier onto the vehicles crossbars. Well then place the head of the carrier on the front crossbar, and turn the black t-handle to pinch the two brackets on the front crossbar. Well then bring the back bracket around the underside of the rear crossbar, and insert the t-bolt into the bracket, and turn the black wing nut to tighten it down. Once both sets of brackets are tightened down were ready to load up our bike. Well undo the rear tray strap and bring the front part of the wheel hook out. more
6/27/2013 11:02:43 AM
Yakima ForkLift Roof Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on our 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan, we'll be test fitting the Yakima Forklift roof-mounted bike carrier, part number Y02098. Now with our vehicle already equipped with a factory-installed roof rack system, we'll begin our test fit by placing the carrier onto the vehicle's crossbars. We'll then insert the T bolts into the front of the bracket and turn the black wing nut to tighten it down to secure the front of the carrier to the front crossbar. We'll then bring the black bracket around the rear crossbar, and insert the T bolts into the bracket and turn the black wing nut to tighten it down to secure the rear of the carrier to the rear crossbar. Once everything is tightened down, we'll then remove the skewer at the head of the carrier to insert the black plastic cap, which slides onto the black wing nut. We'll then replace the skewer, and we're ready to load our bike. more
6/27/2013 11:02:13 AM
Thule Domestique Roof Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on our 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan well be test fitting the Thule Domestique Roof Mounted Bike Carrier, part number th513. Now with our vehicle already equipped with a factory roof rack system, well begin our test fit by placing the carrier onto the vehicles crossbars. Note that you cannot access the front two Allen bolts without first removing the skewer. Well then use the Allen key to loosen up the Allen bolts on the front and rear of the carrier. Once the Allen bolts are loosened up we can then bring the brackets around the front and rear crossbar and use the Allen key to tighten them down and secure the carrier to the vehicles crossbars. Once the carrier is secured and tightened down were ready to load up our bike. more
6/27/2013 10:53:56 AM
RockyMounts TieRod Roof Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on our 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan well be test fitting the RockyMounts Tierod Roof Mounted Bike Carrier, part number rky1014. Now with our vehicle already equipped with a factory roof rack system, well begin our test fit by placing the carrier onto the vehicles crossbars. Well remove the black plastic cap and in no specific order well loosen up the Allen bolts at the rear of the carrier to bring the bracket around the rear crossbar as well as bringing the rubber-coated steel straps around the front crossbar and hooking them back into the head of the carrier. Well then use the Allen key to tighten down the Allen bolts to secure the carrier to the vehicle. Once the carrier is secured to the vehicle, were ready to load our bike. Well replace the black plastic cap at the head of the carrier and make sure our skewer is loosened up. more
6/27/2013 10:51:24 AM
RockyMounts TieRod Stretch Roof Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on our 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan, we'll be test fitting the Rockymounts Tierod Stretch roof-mounted bike carrier, part number RKY1011. With our vehicle already equipped with a factory roof rack system, we'll begin our test fit by placing the carrier onto the vehicle's cross bars. We'll then remove the black plastic cap at the head of the carrier to bring the rubber-coated steel straps around the front cross bar. We'll then loosen up the Allan bolts for the rear bracket, to bring the rear bracket around the rear cross bar. We'll then use the Allan keys to tighten down the Allan bolts, to secure the carrier to the vehicle. Once the carrier is secure to the vehicle, we're ready to load our bike. We'll replace the black plastic cap at the head of the carrier and loosen up the tray strap, and also make sure that the skewer is loosened up, as well. more
6/27/2013 10:50:51 AM
