Most Popular Locks Not Included for 2011 Toyota RAV4

i am writing this review bit early. didn't have much time to actually go out and use it. shipping and packing was fine. nothing broke or bend and quick. looking for something good to fall in price range. not a heavy bike user. Ordered hitch receiver from etrailer also which worked great I think. I fit it my self. about this rack, it runs bit heavy.. weight itself is around 33 lbs. and hinge where it can be tilt down is less strong compared to rack itself... but hopefully will hold for few over 3-5 years. happy about rack quality though, it's really sturdy. now the hole for pin where it holds in receiver have some issues. I was worrying about dimensions and this is where I got hit. Rack specification didn't mension the size of diameter of hole where hitch pin fit neither it recommned anything. It comes with bolt but I was looking for something I can keep rack for kind of permanent with lock pin. So I started to shop arround to be precise hitch pin lock. Surprisingly the drilled hole in rack for hitch pin is off odd size. 11mm-12mm (12 on very tight fit) and nothing in market comes with that diameter size. checked everywhere and all carry standard 1/2 in and 5/8 diameter size. So I am now without locking hitch pin. probably will return or have to rely with 15' cable lock for all time which works both on rack and bike together. I will be calling etrailer for solution but not sure it will be helpfull, as they also carry standard size only. so wait till then...I will update once I found solution for this. By the way I did have recomondation from etrailer on three different rack. I picked this one. the representaive did answer for my question though. which were helpfull in certain ways.

This bike rack was a good choice for us. We put it to use on our RAV4, and it's a good solid fit. It's heavy, but tolerable, and I take that as more evidence that it's good solid quality. We definitely prefer it to the bike rack we used on our Corolla. etrailer has been a great place to do business for this sort of product: A good website, easy ordering, and fast delivery!

The Curt trailer hitch came well packaged. Instructions were easy to follow, even for someone not familiar with vehicle frames and car hitches. Installation did require some special tools (long breaker bar/torque wrench, large socket) for proper installation, which can be rented from a better auto parts store or borrowed from a friend. The hitch fit is excellent. The Swagman bike rack is easy to use and seems sturdy. It fits the 2012 Rav 4 very well and folds down out of the way to allow the door to swing open when not in use. Note-it is difficult to tell how far the rack extends out from the rear if the vertical support is not upright, so back up cautiously. I have made numerous short trips and a couple long distance trips with the rack loaded with adult size trail bikes and I have only good things to say. I would purchase both of these items again.

This bike rack has served me well over the past year. It's super easy to put on and off of my Rav4 and hold my bike very steady while driving.

The product arrived in very quick time. However, one of the locking spring loaded pins refused to pop out to its locked position. After about a half hour of fiddling it finally popped out as it should have. It is installed in a 2014 Rav 4 XLE and fitted well. I have yet to take it for a test run. The side straps are secured to the back glass window and hopefully will be O.K. It did take quite a bit of adjusting to fit the two bikes as they do not have normal cross bars.

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Less expensive than some and easier to install on a Toyota RAV4 than some. Works great and like the fact that it can just stay on, and we can still open the door and use the rear wiper.

This rack is very easy to put on the spare tire. It works fine with most bikes. It does not work with the newer expensive mtn bikes whose frames are really wide. it doesn't sit in the rubber holders correctly. It's great for slim framed bikes.

Besides the awesome "Swagman" name, I feel confident towing two bikes off the back of my Rav4 through our upcoming North American Roadtrip. Installation was easy, however I would have liked if the rack folded down more in order to be able to open the back door of a 2005 Rav4 without removing the rack. Other than that, really like the product!

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Absolutely satisfied with the products and the timely shipment. The trailer hitch from Curt fits perfectly, and the Swagman bike rack works as expected and is very simple to use. Selected 4 stars as the packaging was not very robust and was significantly damaged when received, however the products were not damaged. I've purchased from eTrailer.com previously with excellent service and would recommend them to others.

I was excited to get this and eager to just pop it onto my spare tire like it shows in the video. 45 minutes later and I'm resigned to drilling an extra hole where the buttons are in order to tighten the hold over the tire, and chagrined that I had to "rear" my smaller bike frame angled upwards in order to seat it on the red rack receivers. This was because there wasn't enough room vertically on the frame or horizontally on the frame. Not sure how I would have been able to prepare for that, maybe there is some comment about smaller bike frames somewhere? One strap to secure the bikes is not enough in this situation, so things were strapped every which way, including the front tire of the bike so it wouldn't wobble everywhere. The bike and rack made it home for the maiden 60 mile highway trip, but I was not totally confident with it.

For the price, not bad. This bike rack is a simple design, that's easy to use, but doesn't seem very secure. I have used this on an older model Rav4, which means the bike or bikes are going to stick out more on one side of the vehicle. There seems to be a lot of movement when hitting potholes and bumps in the road. If you don't plan on using this rack often, don't want to spend a lot, this may be for you. Sufficient, but not very sturdy.

I am very pleased with this bike rack. For the price and sturdiness it works perfectly for my mountain bike. I will probably buy another one for the other side of my roof rack an my Toyota Rav4.

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Bike rack arrived fast, easy to assemble, looks sturdy. Won't be able to use it for a few weeks, but sure it will be fine.