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.
To do this, we'll grab the switch at the base of the bike rack and tilt it down. We want to make sure that we can open our rear hatch and access the cargo area even with the bike rack installed. Now, we'll put the bike rack back up and prepare the load the bike. We'll use the switch at the top of the carrier to fold the arms out then we'll undo the rubber straps at the cradles closest to the vehicle. We'll pick up our bike and fit it over the arms of the carrier and set it into the cradles.
Now, we can come back and use the straps to secure the frame. With that done, our bike is all loaded up and we're ready to hit the road. That's it for our test fit of the Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Mounted Bike Carrier, part number TH9029 on our 2012 Toyota Highlander.
Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota Highlander
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.
Yakima SwingDaddy 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota Highlander
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.
Yakima Holdup Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota Highlander
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.
Thule Apex 4 Swing Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota Highlander
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.
Softride Dura Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota Highlander
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.
Yakima HighLite 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota Highlander
Today on our 2012 Toyota Highlander, we'll be test fitting the Yakima HighLite Aluminum 2 Bike Carrier, part number Y02438. To mount the carrier to our vehicle, we'll insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. We'll line up the hitch pin holes and insert our safety pin then we'll use the hand knob at the base of the rack to tighten up the anti-rattle device. Next, we'll go over a handful of clearance measurements. We've got about 11-1/2 inches of ground clearance, 8 inches of clearance between the closest part of the carrier and the closest part of the vehicle, and, overall, we've added about 14 inches of length to the rear of our vehicle with the bike rack arms folded down. Now, we also want to check for rear vehicle access.
