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Kuat Trio Roof Bike Rack - Fork Mount - Clamp On - Aluminum - Black and Polished Chrome
Installed all products after having watched videos and read through pdf instructions. The Yakima JetStream roof rack system is outstanding (with one exception) - instructions and videos facilitated the installation. The Yakima system is the only one I could find for my car (Mercedes E450 Coupe), as the car's panorama roof glass extends to the edges near the fixed mounts. The Yakima system is quiet, thanks to the ability to modify the crossbar pitch angles, and has a high-quality appearance that complements my car. And it is rock solid. The Kuat Trio bike tray is an outstanding low-cost, simple solution - well-designed and well-executed and installs to the Yakima JetStream bars flawlessly. I would recommend that Kuat include a 12mm x 100mm thru-axle in the Trio kit, as I had to purchase that part separately. Only disappointment is in the Yakima Landing Pad Covers that ship with the Landing Pad 22 (LP 22) kit. The covers do not snap tightly into place, and appear as if they were designed for a different Landing Pad. In summary, my Yakima/Kuat bicycle roof rack system exceeds expectations (except for the LP 22 Covers), operates flawlessly, looks great, and stores easily. It has given me high confidence in Yakima, in Kuat and in etrailer.com. Well done.
Product arrived quickly, and with all the necessary parts and pieces. Installation was quick and easy, and the product performs exactly as I had hoped.
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Swagman Upright Bike Rack for 1 Bike - Roof Rack Crossbars - Frame Mount
I bought a couple of these for my new OEM VW roof rack with elliptical bars for my 01 Jetta. They fit nice, are made better than expected, and were easy to install, requiring only a 10mm and 12mm ratchet. I will be retrofitting thule lock cores into the the locking knobs on these bike carriers so that i can match the key to my roof rack. I haven't had a chance to put a bike on them yet, but will definitely be taking a bike ride this weekend.
Great product for the price. Pretty easy to set up. Only issue I have is my mountain bike, which is an XL frame with 27 inch wheels, is pushing the limits of the base. Wish this rack was just 4-5 inches longer that way you have the perfect overlap amount in the middle without pushing the current frame to the limits. With that said it does hold my bike just have to find the sweet spot. But this fits my son’s youth bike perfectly!
Thule Big Mouth Roof Bike Rack Review - 2014 Volkswagen Jetta
Today on our 2014 Volkswagen Jetta, we'll be test fitting the Thule Big Mouth Roof-Mounted Bike Rack, part number TH599XTR. With a Thule traverse track system on our vehicle, we'll begin our test fit by first placing the bike rack up onto the vehicle's load bars. Starting at the front, we'll position the L-brackets to go around the underside of the front bar. We'll then insert the T-bolt into the slot of the L-bracket. We'll then loosely tighten the black wing nuts. We'll now move to the rear, where we will remove a wing nut to position the bracket around the underside of the rear bar. We'll then re-install our black wing nut, making sure it is loose.
Setting up the Swagman Upright Bike Rack for 1 Bike on a 2014 Volkswagen Jetta
Today on our 2014 Volkswagen Jetta, we'll be test fitting the Swagman upright roof mounted bike rack, part number S64720. With our thule rapid traversed roof rack system on our vehicle, we'll begin our test fit by placing the bike rack up onto the vehicles load bars. Starting at the front, we'll take the silver U bolts to go in the underside of the front bar and up through the predrilled holes to the front of the bike rack. We'll then take our black wing knots to thread down onto the silver U bolts. We'll then repeat the same process for the other side. Now moving through the rear of the bike rack, this time we'll take the silver U bolt and slide it down through the predrileld holes of the bike rack. We'll take the black plate to go on the underside of the rear bar and use our black wing knots to tighten it down.
Setting up the Swagman Fork Down Roof Mounted Bike Carrier on your 2014 Volkswagen Jetta
Today on our 2014 Volkswagen Jetta, we'll be test fitting the Swagman fork down roof mounted bike rack, part number S64710. With the thule rapid traversed roof rack system on our vehicle, we'll begin our test fit by placing the bike rack up onto the vehicles load bars. Starting at the front, we'll take the silver U bolts to go on the underside of the front bar up to the predrilled holes to the front of the bike rack. We'll then take our black wing knots to thread down onto the silver U bolts. We'll repeat the same process for the other side. Now moving to the rear, we'll take the silver U bolts to go on top of the bike rack through the predrilled holes. We'll take the black plate to go on the underside of the rear bar and we'll use the black wing knots to tighten it down.
SportRack Roof Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2014 Volkswagen Jetta
Today on our 2014 Volkswagen Jetta we'll be test fitting the Sportrack Roof Mounted Bike Rack, Part #SR4622. With a Thule rapid reverse roof rack system on our vehicle, we'll begin our test fit by placing the bike rack up onto to the vehicles load bars. Here at the front of the bike rack, we'll take the rubber coated U-bolts to go around the underside of the front bar, up through the pre-drilled holes at the head of the bike rack. We'll then take our black wing nuts to thread down onto the U-bolt. We'll then repeat the same process for the other side. Here at the rear of the bike rack, we'll take the black bracket which will go in between the top of the rear load bar and the bottom of the bike rack. We'll then insert our black bolts through the pre-drilled holes of the bike rack and the bracket. We'll take the rubber coated steel bracket around the underside of the rear bar, making sure the bolts go through the pre-drilled holes. We'll then use the black wing nuts to thread onto the bolts and tighten it down. Now we're ready to load our bike.
SportRack Frame Mount Roof Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2014 Volkswagen Jetta
Today our 2014 Volkswagen Jetta, we'll be test fitting the sport rack roof mounted bike rack part number Sr4611. With the Thule rapids reverse roof rack system on our vehicle, we'll begin our test fit by placing the bike rack up onto the vehicle's load bars. Starting there at the front, we'll take the rubber coated U-bolts around the underside of the front bar, up through the pre-drilled holes of the bike rack. We'll then take our black ring nuts to threat down onto our U-bolts. Now moving to the rear, we'll take the thick black bracket to go in between the bottom of the bike rack and the top of the load bar. We'll then take our black bolts to go down through the pre-drilled holes of both the bike rack and the bracket. We'll then take the rubber coated steel plate to go on the underside of the rear load bar and use the wing nuts to tighten it down. Once everything is all tightened down and secured, we're ready to load up our bike.
RockyMounts TieRod Roof Bike Rack Review - 2014 Volkswagen Jetta
Today on our 2014 Volkswagen Jetta, we'll be test fitting the Rockymounts TieRod roof mounted bike rack, part number RKY1014. With the Thule Rapid Traverse roof rack system on our vehicle, we'll begin our test fit by placing the bike rack up onto our vehicle's load bars. We'll start off by removing the black plastic cover at the front of the bike rack and bring the rubber coated straps around the underside of the front bar. We'll then hook them into the connection points, and move to the rear of the bike rack. We'll use the included Allen wrench to remove one of the Allen bolts to position the rear bracket around the underside of the rear bar. We'll then reinstall our Allen bolt and tighten down using an Allen wrench. Moving back up to the front, we'll use the included Allen wrench to tighten down the silver bolt to tighten down the straps up against the front bar.
RockyMounts TieRod Stretch Roof Bike Rack Review - 2014 Volkswagen Jetta
Today on our 2014 Volkswagen Jetta, we'll be test-fitting the Rockymounts Tierod Stretch roof-mounted bike rack, part number RKY1011. With a truly rapid traverse roof rack system on our vehicle, we'll begin our test-fit by placing the bike rack up onto the vehicle's load bars. Starting at the front, we'll remove the black plastic cover to position the rubber-coated steel straps around the underside of the front bar. We'll then hook them into the connection points and move to the rear of the bike rack. We'll use the included allen wrench to remove one of the allen bolts to position the rear bracket around the underside of the rear bar. We'll reinstall our allen bolt and tighten it down with the allen wrench. Moving back up to the front, we'll use the included allen wrench to tighten down the silver bolt to tighten down the straps up against the front bar. Once everything is all tightened down and secured, we're ready to load up our bike.
Installing the Kuat Trio Roof Bike Rack on your 2014 Volkswagen Jetta
Today on our 2014 Volkswagen Jetta, we'll be test fitting the Kuat Trio Roof Mounted Bike Rack, Part #RU01. With a Thule Rapic Traverse roof rack system on our vehicle, we'll begin our test fit by placing the bike rack up onto the vehicles load bars. Starting at the front, we'll take the rubber coated u-bolts to go on the underside of the front bar. They'll go up through the pre-drilled holes at the head of the bike rack. We'll then use the cylindrical black nuts to thread down onto the black u-bolts. We'll then repeat the same process for the other side. We'll then go ahead and use the included tightening tool to tighten down the nuts to secure the front part of the bike rack to the front bar. Now, moving to the rear we'll remove one of the black wing nuts and position the rear bracket on the underside of the rear bar. We'll reinstall the wing nut and tighten it down. Once everything is all tightened down and secured, we're ready to load up our bike.
What our customers are saying:
"Just to let you know I was very satisfied with my orders for a hitch, wiring harness, bike rack and extension. I have a 1995 Dodge Ram van and some of the parts are hard to get elsewhere. I received all my orders proptly and will recommend you to others. The pricing can't be beat. Thank you. Sincerely, Frank"