Establish a better attachment point for your bow/stern tie-downs with these hood loops from Thule. They screw under the vehicle's hood or trunk and help to prevent scratches on your vehicle's paint job. Constructed of heavy-duty nylon.
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Speaker 1: Today we're taking a look at the hood loops for Thule bow and stern tie downs. This kit creates two easily accessible mounting points on your vehicle for bow and stern tie downs. They install directly on the vehicle, so you could both of them at the front of the vehicle if you're carrying two kayaks, or you could put one at the front under the hood and one under the trunk or read hatch of your vehicle. It may require drilling, that depends on your vehicle, but they are designed to use existing vehicle hardware.What these do is they simply eliminate the need to run your tie downs all the way down below the bumper. They keep your tie downs farther away from the vehicle surface, which is really going to help deter scratches and abrasions. They can be left on there so they can be left on the vehicle and when they're not in use you can just fold them up, kind of tuck them away, and that way they're there when you're ready to use them again.They're constructed of heavy duty UV resistant nylon.
This part number includes two loops. A few measurements to go over with you real quick. The overall length measuring edge to edge is about . it's about nine and one quarter inches. Overall width edge to edge is about one inch.
And then the eyelet inner diameter measure 3/8ths of an inch. And these are covered with a limited lifetime warranty.That's going to do it for today's look at the hood loops for Thule bow and stern tie downs.
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (16 Customer Reviews)
Establish a better attachment point for your bow/stern tie-downs with these hood loops from Thule. They screw under the vehicle's hood or trunk and help to prevent scratches on your vehicle's paint job. Constructed of heavy-duty nylon.Worked as expected. Good quality heavy webbing and the grommet seems to be quite secure in reinforcing the attachment point. Easily installed under a factory built with integrated washer. Held my front kayak straps very securely at highway speed with no signs of wear and has not impacted my paint at all from any chafing or rubbing. Another quality product from Thule. I have been happy with all my purchases from their brand and these simple good straps are no exception.
It was out of stock but as soon as they got it they shipped it. Excellent customer service as they made me aware of the delay and gave me the option to choose something else, cancel or wait. They also let me know when the item was delivered!
The hood loops for tying down the bow of my canoe performed flawlessly. Thus, they exceeded my expectations.
My Toyota Camary did not come with any type of front tie-down points. This product worked perfectly to allow me to tie my canoe to the roof of the car. I used my trailer hitch to secure to in the rear.
Erick S - 06/27/2015This is a very nifty method of tying down the bow of my kayaks. I loop them to the tow rings on the front of my F-150. I will check to see the option of under hood anchor points.
Duke - 01/27/2015The product was ok the problem that i have is that they need to be longer. On my 2008 subaru outback the fender bolts are way to flimsy to attach anything to. So what i had to do was mount the straps to the shock towers were that is plenty strong. The other issue there is i have to open the hood hook straps to binders snug everything up then close hood. Then there is all the hooks rubbing on things that don't need to be rubbed on. So i have to insulate those parts. If the straps were about 4" longer would make all the difference but it is what it is. Thanks for listening.
The hood loops were exactly what I needed to make sure my tow lines stayed in place. Before, they would always move from the front to the side of my hood. A number of fellow kayakers showed me theirs and how they worked. I put one under my hood to one side and then the opposite corner in the back of my hatch area. Those lines aren't going anywhere!
Product was easy to install and works well. Am using the straps to stabilize the front and rear of a 12 foot kayak on top of my Hyundai Santa Fe Sport.
Very good quality and heavy duty straps. Easy to install on my Toyota Highlander. Thanks Etrailer for the quick delivery!
Great ! Market these more aggressively ! Every canoe paddler will want a set !
They work great. Easy to install and they help protect my car hood from damage. Brilliant idea.
Perfect concept for 2003 trailblazer
Works ok - think I would go with the more expensive option next time.
Product came on time and as ordered.
Exactly what I expected.
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