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Kia Trunk Bike Racks Installation And Review Videos

  

Yakima Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2018 Kia Stinger- Video

Yakima  Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2018 Kia Stinger

Speaker 1: Today, on our 2018 Kia Stinger, we're gonna be doing a test fit on the Yakima full back two by trunk mount rack. That part number is Y02634.Now, as you can see we do have a bike installed, so let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. Now, on the end of our left arm right here, we're gonna have a bottle opener that Yakima likes to put on all of their products, or all their bike racks I should say.On the other arm we have this integrated cable lock, which can wrap around the second bike you have installed, and go on that notch right there. And then when you want to unlock it, you have a set of keys and the key slot so you can unlock the cable.Now, we have three different points where our bike's secured. We have three zip strips. We have two on the top of our frame and the third one is down here securing the seat post tube into the anti rattle cradle. more


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9/20/2018 7:57:22 AM



Yakima Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2018 Kia Stinger Y02636- Video

Yakima  Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2018 Kia Stinger Y02636

Speaker 1: Today on the 2018 Kia Stinger, we're going to be doing a test fit on the Yakima HalfBack 2 Bike Trunk Mount Rack. That part number's Y02636. Now, we do have a bike installed. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. On the ends of all arms, we're going to have two bottle openers Yakima loves to put on all of their bike racks. We have three different points where our bike is secured to the rack. more


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9/20/2018 7:57:09 AM



Yakima Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Soul- Video

Yakima  Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Soul

Speaker 1: Today on our 2015 Kia Soul, we're doing a test fit of the Yakima HangOut trunk mount two-bike rack. That part number is Y02637.Now, we already have our bikes secured down. We're first going to show you how we secured it in place. You're going to have three straps and cradles: Two straps over the top, and one is our anti-sway strap in the back. To release those, we're just going to pull down and lift up and we'll be able to pull our bike off and set it off to the side.A nice thing about our cradles is that they are gonna have a cushioned area to prevent any scratches or abrasions. We'll also have grooves down in there so that our brake lines can fit evenly and we won't have to worry about any damage to those as well.Now we'll take a few measurements here. more


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9/5/2017 9:17:34 AM



Yakima Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Soul Y02634- Video

Yakima  Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Soul Y02634

Speaker 1: Today on our 2015 Kia Soul we're doing a test fit of the Yakima FullBack trunk-mount 2-bike rack. That part number is Y02634. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you how we secure it in place. We're going to have three straps, also known as ZipStrips, holding our bike into place, two on our frame and one as our anti-sway strap in the back. We're going to pinch on our tabs at each side and pull that through. more


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8/22/2017 8:57:05 AM



Yakima Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Soul Y02636- Video

Yakima  Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Soul Y02636

Speaker 1: Today on our 2015 Kia Soul we're doing a test fit of the Yakima HalfBack trunk-mount 2-bike rack. That part number is Y02636. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you how we secure it in place. We're going to have three straps, also known as ZipStrips, two on our frame and one as our anti-sway in the back. To release those we're just going to pinch at either side on our tabs and pull those straight through. more


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8/22/2017 8:47:05 AM



Hollywood Racks Over-the-Top Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2009 Kia Spectra- Video

Hollywood Racks Over-the-Top Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2009 Kia Spectra

Today on our 2009 Kia Spectra, we're doing a test fit of the Hollywood Racks Over the Top Trunk Mount 2-Bike Carrier. That part number is HRF2. We already have our bike secured, we're just going to show you how we do that, and then we'll go over some features. We have two cradles in place with three straps; two on our frame, and one is our anti-sway strap in the back. We're just going to pull down and lift up to release those, and we'll pull our bike straight off our rack, and set it off to the side. With our bike out of the way, I always suggest that you replace your straps so you don't lose or damage them. Now we'll take a few measurements. Our first one is going to be the overall that we're adding to the back of our vehicle, with our arms hanging out, it's going to be about 22-1/2". more


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2/20/2016 3:16:06 PM



Thule Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Sportage- Video

Thule  Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Sportage

Today on our 2015 Kia Sportage, we're doing a test fit of the Thule Raceway Pro Trunk Mount Two-Bike Rack. That part number is TH9001PRO. We already have our bikes secured down, we are first going to show you how we do that and then we'll go over some features of the rack itself. We have two cradles in place with three straps, two on our frame here and one as our anti-sway strap in the back. To release those we're just going to pull down and lift up, and be able to pull our bike off and set it off to the side. With our bike out of the way, I always suggest that you replace your straps so you don't lose or damage any of them. Now we'll take a few measurements here. We're going to do our overall first. With our arms hanging out we're adding about 21 inches to our vehicle. more


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2/19/2016 2:46:38 PM



Thule Passage Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Sportage- Video

Thule Passage Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Sportage

Today on our 2015 Kia Sportage we're doing a test fit of the Thule Passage trunk mount 2-bike rack. That part number is TH910XT. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you how we do that, and then we'll go over some features of the rack itself. We have two cradles in place with three straps. Two on our frame and then one as our anti-sway strap in the back. We're going to pull down and lift up to release those, and then we can pull our bike straight off of our rack. With our bike out of the way, I always suggest that you replace your straps so you don't lose or damage any of them. Now we'll take a few measurements. more


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2/19/2016 2:46:25 PM



Thule Archway Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Sportage- Video

Thule Archway Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Sportage

Today on our 2015 Kia Sportage, we're doing a test fit of the Thule Archway XT trunk mount, two-bike rack. That part number is TH9009XT. Now, we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you how we do that and then we'll go over some features of the rack itself. We have two cradles in place with three straps, two on our frame, and then one as our anti-sway strap in the back there. To release those, we're going to pull down and lift up. more


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2/19/2016 2:46:07 PM



Thule Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Sportage TH9006XT- Video

Thule  Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2015 Kia Sportage TH9006XT

Today on our 2015 Kia Sportage, we're doing a test fit of the Thule Gateway XT Trunk Mount 2 bike rack. That part number is TH9006XT. Now, we already have our bike secured down. I'm first going to show how we do that and then we'll go over some features of the rack itself. You have 2 cradles in place with 3 straps altogether. Two on our frame and one is our antibiotic-sway strap in the back there. more


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2/8/2016 11:06:06 AM



Yakima QuickBack 2 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Kia Soul- Video

Yakima QuickBack 2 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Kia Soul

Today on our 2014 Kia Soul, we're going to be test-fitting the Yakima QuickBack, a trunk-mounted 2-bike rack, part number Y02621. To begin our test fit, we're place the QuickBack directly onto the rear of our hatch. We'll take the hooks labeled top and we'll connect them to the top of our rear hatch. The hooks labeled side will go to the side and the hooks labeled bottom will go to the bottom. With our hooks in place, we'll tighten up each strap a little bit at a time to secure the rack to our vehicle. With our racks secure, we'll fold up the excess strap and place them into the attached clips. We're now ready to load up our bike. more


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4/9/2014 2:36:29 PM



Thule Gateway Trunk Mount Bike Rack Review - 2014 Kia Soul- Video

Thule Gateway Trunk Mount Bike Rack Review - 2014 Kia Soul

Today on our 2014 Kia Soul, we're going to be test-fitting the Thule Gateway, a trunk-mounted, adjustable arm 2-bike rack with part number TH9006XT. With our FitDial set to 11, as per the Thule Fit Guide, we're going to begin the test fit by placing the rack directly onto the back of our hatch. We'll connect the two top hooks to the front top edge of our rear hatch. Side hooks will go to the side of our hatch. Be sure to connect it to the metal. The bottom hooks will go under our hatch. With all of our hooks in place, we'll now tighten each strap a little bit at a time until we have the rack secured firmly to our vehicle. more


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4/9/2014 2:35:05 PM



Thule Archway Trunk Mount Bike Rack Review - 2014 Kia Soul- Video

Thule Archway Trunk Mount Bike Rack Review - 2014 Kia Soul

Today, on our 2014 Kia Soul, were going to be test fitting the Thule Archway, a Trunk Mount Adjustable Arm 2 Bike Rack with part # TH9009XT. With our fit dial set to the number 11 as per the Thule fit guide, we're going to begin our test fit by placing the bike rack directly onto the rear of the hatch. We'll take the 2 top hooks, we connect them to the top front of the hatch, and our bottom hooks will go onto the bottom lip of the hatch. Take our side hooks, connect them to the side of the hatch. With all of our hooks in place, we'll tighten them down a little bit at a time until we have the rack firmly secured to the vehicle. We'll now take our excess strap, loop it up, and secure it in place. It's now time fold out dual cradle arms. We'll do this by lifting on the 2 gray levers located on both sides of the rack. more


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4/9/2014 2:34:21 PM



Hollywood Racks Expedition Trunk Bike Rack Review - 2012 Kia Sorento- Video

Hollywood Racks Expedition Trunk Bike Rack Review - 2012 Kia Sorento

Today on our 2012 Kia Sorento, we'll be test fitting he Holly wood Racks Expedition trunk mounted two bike carrier, part number HRF6-2. Now to begin our test fit we'll simply set the carrier onto the vehicles cargo door. We'll put the bottom tier of the carrier just below the license plate on the cargo door. We can then use the black levers on the left and ride hand side of the carrier to adjust the carrier to fit the vehicles cargo door. Once we've established this position we can clamp them in place and put the top hooks to the top part of the cargo door, the side hooks to the side part of the cargo door, and the bottom hooks to the bottom part of the cargo door. We can then tighten down the straps to secure our Hollywood Racks expedition to our Kia Sorento. After securing the excess slack were ready to load up our bike. We'll flip out the second set of black levers to swing out our cradle arms. more


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6/4/2013 8:39:15 AM



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