Today on our 2010 Hyundai Santa Fe we're going to be doing a test fit of the Thule Apex 4 Bike Carrier, part number TH9025. With our vehicle equipped with the 2-inch hitch and our bike rack already preassembled we can go ahead and slide the bike rack shank directly into the receiver tube of the hitch and line up the integrated hitch pin lock. Then we'll use the hand knob to secure the bike rack to the vehicle. As you can see, with the hand knob tightened down, it really takes out any sway or rattle between the bike rack and the vehicle. This is what our bike rack will look like in its stored position. Next we'll go ahead and take a couple of measurements.
From the nearest point of the bumper of the vehicle to the upright of the bike rack is 9-1/2 inches. In its stored position the bike rack will add an additional 12 inches to the overall vehicle length. The lowest point of the bike rack, we have 13 inches of ground clearance. Next, let's go ahead and check for rear cargo access. Using the flip switch at the base of the rack we'll tilt it away from the vehicle and check for rear cargo access.
As you can see with the bike rack tilted away from the vehicle, we can still gain plenty of rear cargo access. We'll use the flip switch at the top of the mast of the bike rack to extend the carrying arms. With the arms up and locked in position we'll go ahead and remove the hold down straps to set our bike directly into position. Alright, with our bike in position we'll go ahead and use the hold down straps to secure it. And there you have it, in just a few simple steps we've gone ahead and secured the bike to the bike rack and the bike rack to the vehicle.
And now we're ready to hit the road. And that does it for our test fit of the Thule Apex 4 Bike Carrier, part number TH9025 on our 2010 Hyundai Santa Fe.
Yakima HighLite 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe
Today on our 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe we'll be test fitting the Yakima Highlite aluminum two bike carrier, part number Y02438. Now to begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, insert the attached pin into the pin hole and turn the black knob to engage our anti-rattle bolt. Now we'll go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. There is about 11 1/2 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier at the bottom of the bumper is about 4 inches. With the cradle arms folded down we've added about 10 inches to the overall length of the vehicle measured at the bumper.
Yakima DoubleDown Ace Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe
Today on our 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe we'll be test fitting the Yakima Doubledown Ace four bike carrier, part number Y02451. Now to begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, insert the attached pin into the pin hole and turn the black knob to engage our anti-rattle bolt. Now we'll go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. There is about 11 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier at the bottom of the bumper is about 5 inches. With the cradle arms folded down we've added about 12 inches to the overall length of the vehicle measured at the bumper.
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe
Today on our 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe we'll be test fitting the Thule Vertex four bike carrier, part number TH9029. Now to begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up the pin holes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes and tighten with a wrench. Now we'll go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. There is about 12 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about 3 inch at the bottom of the bumper. With the cradle arms folded down we've added about 12 inches to the overall length of the vehicle measured at the bumper.
Thule Apex 4 Swing Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe
Today on our 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe we'll be test fitting the Thule Apex swing, four bike carrier, part number TH9027. Now to begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, insert the spring loaded pin through the pin hole and tighten down the knob to engage our anti-rattle device. Now we'll go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. There is about 12 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier at the anti-rattle knob is about 1 inch. With the cradle arms folded down we've added about 10 inches to the overall length of the vehicle measured at the bumper.
Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe
Today on our 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe we'll be test fitting the Thule Apex four bike carrier, part number TH9025. Now to begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up the pin holes, insert the spring loaded pin into the pin hole and turn the black knob to engage our anti-rattle device. Now we'll go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. There is about 12 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier at the anti-rattle knob is about 1 inch. With the cradle arms folded down we've added about 13 inches to the overall length of the vehicle measured at the bumper.
Swagman XTC2 Wheel Mount Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe
Today on our 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe we'll be test fitting the Swagman XTC 2 two bike carrier, part number S64670. Now to begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up the pin holes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes and tighten with a wrench. Now we'll go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. There is about 12 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about 8 inches. We've added about 24 inches to the overall length of the vehicle measured from the rear bumper.
