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Establish a better attachment point for your bow/stern tie-downs with these hood loops from Thule. Simply close them 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 quick look at Quick Loops for Thule bow and stern tie-downs. This kit creates two easily accessible temporary mounting points on your vehicle for your bow and stern tie-downs. They install directly on the vehicle, so you can place one under the hood. That way the strap is the only portion that will be visible, and then you can place the other one under your rear trunk or rear hatch. No drilling required.What these do is they simply eliminate the need to run tie-downs all the way down to the bumper, and they have the nice large loop so that way you can easily secure your bow and stern tie-downs. They also help keep the tie-downs farther away from the vehicle surface, deterring scratches and abrasions.
They're constructed of heavy-duty UV-resistant nylon when it comes to the strap, and then this is like a rubber construction material right here. These are just your bumpers, which secure under the hood or under the trunk or hatch.Two loops are included. The strap itself from the top of the bumper to the end of the strap we're going to say measures about eight inches long. The strap measures about one inch wide. The bumper itself is about four inches long.
It has a diameter of about one and three-eighths inches, and this is covered with a limited lifetime warranty.That's going to do it for today's look at the Quick Loops for Thule bow and stern tie-downs.
Average Customer Rating: 4.9 out of 5 stars (63 Customer Reviews)
Establish a better attachment point for your bow/stern tie-downs with these hood loops from Thule. Simply close them under the vehicle's hood or trunk and help to prevent scratches on your vehicle's paint job. Constructed of heavy-duty nylon.I purchased a 2017 Subaru Outback. To transport my 1981 17 foot QT17C Alumacraft canoe on the factory installed roof rack crossbars that came with the Outback, I selected the Thule Portage Canoe Carrier w/ Tie-Downs - Gunwale Brackets - Side Loading - TH819 to do the trick. I did some advance research online and couldn’t be more pleased with this purchase from etrailer.com. I now have a quality product at the right price and these gunwale brackets are a simple solution for this veteran canoe man. I’m also impressed with the bow/stern tie downs that have a very nice ratchet and clip on one end and I secured the supplied hook with a bowline knot to the other end of the ¼ inch rope. The Outback did not have convenient anchor points on the front or back of the vehicle for tie down locations but I found a good solution by ordering the Thule Bow/Stern Tie-Downs - Qty 2 - TH530. This works well with the tie downs I mentioned previously. I no longer need to crawl under the vehicle looking a way to secure the canoe. I look forward to many more years of safe and happy canoeing I give etrailer.com an excellent rating for the entire ordering and shipping process on top of the high level of satisfaction with the products I purchased through them. Their customer service and price ensured me that I’ll do more business with them in the future.
Etrailer is the only supplier which I found that had the total package of towers, cross bars and locks. Ordering was easy and shipment was shipped and received quickly, ordered on Saturday package arrived on Monday,tracking was included. I also order ordered the Thule tie downs and Etrailer tucked them on the roof rack package so I received everything in one box. A follow up email was sent confirming order had been delivered. The rack was in stalled on a 2013 RAV4.
these are the easiest,secure tie down items for bow and stern , Extremely clever. Just close the hood and/or trunk or hatch back down on them,and tie off to intergral loops. I use for canooe and kayaks. No need to get under vehicle to find a tie off .
The quick loops for tying down the stern of my canoe performed flawlessly. Thus, they exceeded my expectations.
etrailer provides great communication and quick shipping. The replacement pads fit my Thule kayak racks perfectly and with these new loops I'll be able to use the tie down ropes easily.
stpand - 07/30/2016Thule is always reliable and good quality. Excellent service
Judy - 08/14/2020I personally love the quick loops. I have no place to attach tie downs to my car. I placed the front one under hood of passenger side and the rear one in the trunk, passenger side again. Holds tight and leaves no marks on paint.
Alex - 08/22/2016Great product to help out with support of our kayak on the Thule Slipstream TH887XT Roof Mount rack!
MickeyD - 09/11/2017Simple, elegant and convenient solution to securing kayaks (etc.) to your vehicle. If you paddle longer boats (my kayaks are 14, 14.5 and 15 feet long) I recommend getting the Thule Bow/Stern Tie Downs (TH530) for convenient temporary bow & stern tie down points, without crawling under the vehicle to attach to the frame. I use them with my Thule Hull-A=Port Kayak carriers.
Worked well on both hood and tailgate of 2012 Subaru Outback to provide additional tie-down security for boats strapped into roof rack carriers. Was a little worried about the hood location and whether the plastic would be impacted by proximity to hot top of radiator but have had no issues. Great product if your vehicle has limited options for tiedowns on or under front or rear bumpers.
My Ford Escape has no good tie down spots (which surprised me for an SUV type vehicle). These straps allow me to easily tie down to a secure spot, both front and rear.
Jamie O - 08/12/2017Haven't utilized these yet as I just receive my hitch assembly and I need to figure out where these will attach on/inside/from the hatch of the 2015 VW GTI! I WILL use them though as the bike rack could bend the hitch assembly since it's only an 1" square....
These work well enough I suppose but I wish they were a couple inches longer. With my 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee there are only a couple of locations under the hood and rear hatch where the staps can actually be placed and still stick out far enough where you can hook them. The rear hatch especially, the strap sticks out barely enough for me to insert my hook. But, they work and a solid overall. Would I buy them again, no. There is another set on eTtailer from a different company, that appear much longer and half the price, those I would buy.
I purchased two sets of the Thule Quick Loops for my daughter and myself. We love them! No having to find the proper place to tie down our kayaks..just open the hood and back hatch and good to go. Also the shipping time was fantastic. Thank you from a couple of new and happy kayakers.
Excellent wall racks for our 10 ft. 51 lb. kayaks. Takes some time to get them aligned and installed on the studs but once completed they are fine. Like that they swing flat to the wall when not holding the kayaks. The only negative is that the factory sup[plied screrws are worse than awful - - even with pre-drilled holes as suggested and using a power drill driver the heads stripped almost immediately. So, a quick trip to the local True Value and $7.45 invested for "real" stainless steel screws and done!!
These are great!! Both of the tow hooks on my Kia Soul are on the passenger side of the vehicle and I didn’t trust tying my kayak on top with the bow and stearn off to the same side. These straps are completely sturdy and gave me the option to tie to the center, front and back!! Great product!!
Come in handy. Allow you to secure bow and stern without fear of damaging paint. Used with a cam buckle without the hook and worked perfect. Highly reccomend.
Awesome product, a must have for those without a forward cargo hook point.
Ben G - 03/10/2016These Tie-Downs are so easy to use and are great for securing the bow and stern of our boats instead of tying off on the trailer hitch and risking marring the paint on our car. Great idea!
The straps work great and are extremely easy to use. I have used them on my 2017 Subaru Outback to haul my Kayak to and from the lake for use. They hold the kayak very tight and make fora secure transport. I highly recommend the product!
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