Best 2001 Mercury Mountaineer Hitch Options- Video
Today on our 2001 Mercury Mountaineer we're going to be taking a look at the best hitch options available. Our best hitch options are both Class 3, and they feature a 2" by 2" opening. First one's going to be the CURT. That's part number 13540. The second one's going to be our Draw-Tite. That's part number 75096. As you can see, the two are a little bit different. more
2/10/2017 12:19:42 PM
Best 2000 Mercury Mountaineer Hitch Options- Video
Today on our 2000 Mercury Mountaineer we're going to be taking a look at the best hitch options available. Our best hitch options are both Class 3, and they feature a 2" by 2" opening. First one's going to be the CURT. That's part number 13540. The second one's going to be our Draw-Tite. That's part number 75096. As you can see, the two are a little bit different. more
2/10/2017 12:19:37 PM
Best 1999 Mercury Mountaineer Hitch Options- Video
Today on our 1999 Mercury Mountaineer we're going to be taking a look at the best hitch options available. Our best hitch options are both Class 3, and they feature a 2" by 2" opening. First one's going to be the CURT. That's part number 13540. The second one's going to be our Draw-Tite. That's part number 75096. As you can see, the two are a little bit different. more
2/10/2017 12:19:28 PM
Best 1998 Mercury Mountaineer Hitch Options- Video
Today on our 1998 Mercury Mountaineer we're going to be taking a look at the best hitch options available. Our best hitch options are both Class 3, and they feature a 2" by 2" opening. First one's going to be the CURT. That's part number 13540. The second one's going to be our Draw-Tite. That's part number 75096. As you can see, the two are a little bit different. more
2/10/2017 12:19:19 PM
Best 1997 Mercury Mountaineer Hitch Options- Video
Today on our 1997 Mercury Mountaineer we're going to be taking a look at the best hitch options available. Our best hitch options are both Class 3, and they feature a 2" by 2" opening. First one's going to be the CURT. That's part number 13540. The second one's going to be our Draw-Tite. That's part number 75096. As you can see, the two are a little bit different. more
2/10/2017 12:19:10 PM
Best 2008 Mercury Mariner Hitch Options- Video
Today we're going to be taking a look at the best hitches available for the 2008 Mercury Mariner. Now, these hitches are both class 3 hitches. We've got curt 00:00:09 here with the 2 inch by 2 inch receiver tube opening. Its part number is 13650. We're going to follow that up with the draw type, also with the 2 inch by 2 inch receiver tube opening, part number 75751. Both of our hitches are extremely, extremely similar in design, especially in the way they go on the vehicle, almost identical there. more
11/4/2016 12:35:19 PM
Best 2007 Mercury Mariner Hitch Options- Video
Today we're going to be taking a look at the best hitches available for the 2007 Mercury Mariner. Now these hitches are both class three hitches. We've got the CURT here with the 2" by 2" receiver tube opening. Its part number is 13650. Going to follow that up with the Draw-Tite, also with the 2" by 2" receiver tube opening, part number 75751. Now both of our hitches are extremely, extremely similar in design, especially in the way they go on the vehicle. Almost identical there. more
11/4/2016 12:35:10 PM
Best 2006 Mercury Mariner Hitch Options- Video
Today we're going to be taking a look at the best hitches available for the 2006 Mercury Mariner. Now these hitches are both class three hitches. We've got the CURT here with the 2" by 2" receiver tube opening. Its part number is 13650. Going to follow that up with the Draw-Tite, also with the 2" by 2" receiver tube opening, part number 75751. Now both of our hitches are extremely, extremely similar in design, especially in the way they go on the vehicle. Almost identical there. more
11/4/2016 12:34:59 PM
Best 2005 Mercury Mariner Hitch Options- Video
Today we're going to be taking a look at the best hitches available for the 2005 Mercury Mariner. Now these hitches are both class three hitches. We've got the CURT here with the 2" by 2" receiver tube opening. Its part number is 13650. Going to follow that up with the Draw-Tite, also with the 2" by 2" receiver tube opening, part number 75751. Now both of our hitches are extremely, extremely similar in design, especially in the way they go on the vehicle. Almost identical there. more
11/4/2016 12:34:50 PM
Best 2011 Mercury Mariner Hitch Options- Video
Today we're going to be taking a look at the best hitches available for the 2011 Mercury Mariner. Now these hitches are both class three hitches. We've got the CURT here with the 2" by 2" receiver tube opening. Its part number is 13650. Going to follow that up with the Draw-Tite, also with the 2" by 2" receiver tube opening, part number 75751. Now both of our hitches are extremely, extremely similar in design, especially in the way they go on the vehicle. Almost identical there. more
11/4/2016 12:34:41 PM
Best 2010 Mercury Mariner Hitch Options- Video
Today we're going to be taking a look at the best hitches available for the 2010 Mercury Mariner. Now these hitches are both class three hitches. We've got the CURT here with the 2" by 2" receiver tube opening. Its part number is 13650. Going to follow that up with the Draw-Tite, also with the 2" by 2" receiver tube opening, part number 75751. Now both of our hitches are extremely, extremely similar in design, especially in the way they go on the vehicle. Almost identical there. more
11/4/2016 12:34:31 PM
Best 2009 Mercury Mariner Hitch Options- Video
Today we're going to be taking a look at the best hitches available for the 2009 Mercury Mariner. These hitches are both Class 3 hitches, we've got the Curt here with the 2 inch by 2 inch receiver tube opening. It's part number is 13650. I'll follow that up with the Draw Tite, also with the 2 inch by 2 inch receiver tube opening, part number 75751. Both of our our hitches are extremely, extremely similar in design, especially the way they go on the vehicle almost identical there. Looks are really very, very similar although we're going to show you here in a minute that the Curt is a little bit higher to the inside tap edge of the receiver tube opening that our Draw Tite. This is going to give us the maximum ground clearance of any accessories we might choose. Also, the Curt has a flush style reinforcement collar that you see here. more
10/28/2016 9:04:28 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2009 Mercury Mariner - Draw-Tite- Video
Today on our 2009 Mercury Mariner, we're gonna take a look at and also show you how to install the Draw-Tight custom fit class 3 trailer hitch receiver, offering the 2" by 2" opening, the part number is 75751. This is what our hitch is going to look like installed. You'll see we've got our main cross tube; it's going to be rounded, it comes down, meets here in the middle at the receiver tube opening. A little bit of a gap there, between the bottom of the fascia and the top of that receiver tube. Here you'll see the rounded style reinforcement collar around the end and our safety chain connection points here. This has an oval-shaped hole in them, should have plenty of room there to get safety chains or whatever else connected you might need to. This is a class 3 hitch, so this is an extremely versatile hitch: cargo carriers, bike racks. To secure all of those items in place, we're going to be using the pin hole that's closest to the front of the vehicle. more
10/25/2016 1:41:09 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2009 Mercury Mariner - Curt- Video
Today on our 2009 Mercury Mariner, we're going to take a look at and also show you how to install the Curt Custom Fit Class II Trailer Hitch Receiver. This offers the inch and 1/4 by inch and 1/4 opening, part number is C12060. Now, here's what our hitch is going to look like installed. Got the round tube that comes down from our hidden attachment points up here on the frame, meets in the middle at our receiver tube opening. This is the inch and a quarter by inch and a quarter opening, it's a Class II hitch. Class II hitches work out really well for bike racks, they work out good for cargo carriers, also work out really well for ball mounts, for any of your towing needs that you might have. You'll see it's got a flush reinforcement collar around the end there, it's going to be about even, maybe even just a little past the outside edge of our bumper here, but really no worries with bumping into it or anything like that. Safety chain connection points around the bottom here, these are going to be plate style. more
10/20/2016 10:51:50 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2009 Mercury Mariner - Draw-Tite 36501- Video
Today on our 2009 Mercury Mariner we're going to take a look at and also show you how to install the Draw-Tite Custom Fit Class II Trailer Hitch Receiver, part number 36501. Here's what our hitch is going to look like installed. As you can see, it gives us a nice clean look, follows right underneath our fascia there. Got our square tube here it's going to come over to our receiver tube opening. This is an inch and a quarter by inch and a quarter Class II hitch so it's going to be pretty versatile. You can carry up to those four bike racks, cargo carriers. All of those items we're going to secure with a half inch diameter pin hole you see here on the side. more
10/17/2016 11:27:07 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2009 Mercury Mariner - Curt 13650- Video
Today, on this 2009 Mercury Mariner we're going to review and install the Curt Class III 2 inch receiver hitch, part number 13650. This is what the Curt hitch looks like once installed on our Mariner. Now, you notice right here that this is your 2 inch opening. It does stick out a little bit further from the bumper, maybe about an inch. Of course, this is our 2 inch opening right here with a nice rounded finish around the edge. It's actually reinforcement ring for the hitch. more
6/29/2016 2:21:06 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2006 Mercury Grand Marquis - Curt- Video
Today on this 2006 Mercury Grand Marquis, we're going to review and install the Curt Class III 2-Inch Receiver Hitch, part number 13707. This is what the hitch looks like when it's installed on our Grand Marquis. On first glance, you can't see much of the hitch at all except for the receiver opening right here. Just look at the side of the frame, you can see the body of the hitch where it goes up to the frame just a little bit. Let's go ahead and take a closer look at the detail. It has a nice reinforcement ring around the opening here, which is going to be our 2-inch opening. Back here, we'll use a 5/8 of an inch hitch pin or your favorite locking pin. more
4/13/2016 12:23:04 PM
Husky Cargo Floor Liner Review - 2008 Mercury Mariner- Video
All right, today on a 2008 Mercury Mariner, we're going to show you Husky Liner's classic custom cargo liner in gray, part number HL23142. Constructed from a thermal plastic material which is actually resistant to oil, gas and even battery acid. We have it in the back for a Mariner here and one thing to note, we have ours just out of the box, basically with it sit down to sunk for about 10 minutes and this is what it looks like when it fits in there. Now, right off the bat you'll see that it doesn't quite match the edges or contour of the vehicle. Once it gets completely warmed up it will actually mold itself to the shape of the vehicle a little bit better than what it is now. First off, this has got a raised edge just like this, it goes all around the perimeter of the floor liner. It also matches up to the contour of the panel on the interior here. You'll notice it doesn't come all the way through because it does accommodate for plastic here as well, so it actually follows the line of the carpet. more
8/17/2015 1:57:20 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2008 Mercury Mariner - Hidden Hitch- Video
All right, today in this 2008 Mercury Mariner, we're going to show you the hidden hitch class 2 inaudible 00:04:22 quarter receiver hitch, part number 90108. All right this is what the hitch looks like when it's installed on our Mariner. Now, you notice it does sit below the bumper so you can see most of the hitch, but it does actually fit nice and tight up against the bottom of the bumper. It has a reinforcing inaudible 00:00:26 around the end of the hitch and basically it just matches the contour all the way around. Thick chain loop right here, simple loop so a variety of safety chains will fit through there, and goes onto our square body which is actually bent to go back farther up into your frame where there's no drilling required. In this case we didn't even have to lower the spare tire as well. more
8/17/2015 10:52:39 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2008 Mercury Mariner - Curt- Video
Today on this 2008 Mercury Mariner we're going to show you a Curt Class III - 2" Receiver Hitch, part number 13650. This is what the hitch looks like when it's installed on our Mariner. On the first glance you can basically see the receiver opening here. It actually goes right up underneath the bumper. Just a little bit on each side so it actually looks like part of the vehicle. You also see it touch up really close against the bumper as well. We got a collar around the end of our receiver hitch here. more
8/17/2015 10:52:13 AM
Detail K2 20x60 Hitch Cargo Carrier Review - 2008 Mercury Mariner- Video
Today on this 2008 Mercury Mariner, we're going to show you the K2 cargo carrier for 2 inch trailer hitches. Part Number K2HCC602. It has a 20 by 16 inch dimensions. It folds up against the back of your vehicle when not being used. This is what the cargo carrier looks like when it's in store position on the back of our vehicle. Since it's like this, let's go ahead and get some measurements of how close it actually sits to it. At the closest point to the bumper .. Looks like it's about an inch here ... more
8/13/2015 2:18:25 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2008 Mercury Mariner - Draw-Tite- Video
Today is the 2008 Mercury Mariner, we're going to sow you the draw type class two inch and a quarter receiver hitch, part number 36501. All right, this is what the hitch looks like once installed on our Mariner. Now you notice it does sit below the bumper, so you can see most of the hitch, but it does actually fit nice and tight up against the bottom of the bumper. It has a reinforcement collar around the end of the hitch. Basically it just matches the contour all the way around. Six chain loops right here, simple loops, so a variety of chain loops will fit through there. It goes on to our square body, which is actually bent to go back up farther into the frame. Where there's no drilling required, in this case, we didn't even have to lower our spare tire as well. more
8/13/2015 2:16:06 PM
WeatherTech Cargo Floor Liner Review - 2008 Mercury Mariner- Video
Today in this 2008 Mercury Mariner we're going to show you the WeatherTech Cargo Liner in black, part number WT40197. This is also available as tan, as part number WT41197 and gray, as part number WT42197. All right, this is what it looks like when it's laying in the back of a cargo area of a Mariner. You'll notice right off the batt it has full coverage from the back seats up to the threshold here and also as far as you can go from left to right. One thing to know about a cargo liner is that we just took this out of the box about 10 minutes ago and let it sit in the sun. It's going to be a little bit away from the edge of the plastic here but already, you can tell how it wants to mold itself and match the shape of a vehicle. On this vehicle, the carpeting comes right to here but this liner actually provides protection up toward the plastic here, as well. It also fits up into the corner up behind the panel here, up by the backseat. You'll notice it has a raised inaudible 00:58 that goes all the way around the perimeter of the cargo liner. more
8/11/2015 11:43:19 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2007 Mercury Milan - Hidden Hitch- Video
Today in our 2007 Mercury Milan, we're going to install the hidden hitch trailer hitch receiver, class 1 with the inch-and-a-quarter opening, part number 60846. It tucks nicely here behind the bumper structure. And the one thing you see here is actual shank, so it gives your Milan a nice look, just a nice streamlined hitch, and only sticks out to the shank, and that part you need to get to. It is a one-and-a-quarter inch shank here, and does have a half-inch hitch pin hole. If you are pulling a small trailer, you have easy access to the tie-down points for your safety chains. It does have a 200-pound tongue capacity, and a 2000-pound towing capacity. You want to cross-reference that with your manufacturer's specifications for your vehicle. more
5/28/2015 1:41:50 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2007 Mercury Milan - Draw-Tite- Video
Today on our 2007 Mercury Milan, we're going to install the Draw-Tite Sportframe trailer hitch receiver class 1 with an inch and a quarter opening, part number 24775. Here's what our Draw-Tite trailer hitch looks like installed on our Milan. It tucks nicely here behind the bumper structure and the one thing you can see here is the actual shank. So it gives your Milan a nice look, a nice streamline pitch and it only sticks out to the shank and the part you need to get to. It is a one and a quarter by one and a quarter inch shank here and does have a half inch hitch pin hole. If you are pulling a small trailer it will be easy access to the tie down points for your safety chains. It does have a two hundred pound tongue capacity and a two thousand pound towing capacity. more
5/26/2015 3:21:06 PM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 1996 Mercury Grand Marquis- Video
Today on this 1996 Mercury Grand Marquee we're going to install part number 118326. This is a T1 vehicle wiring harness with four pull flat trailer connector from tow ready. Your first step is go ahead and open up the trunk. We need to remove the threshold right here because we need access to the liners that are covering up the back side of the tail lights. To remove our threshold, we need to go ahead and remove two plastic fasteners. I got a trim panel tool here, it works the best for this type of application. Kind of helps to start it from the bottom then work on the top side. more
12/22/2014 12:46:09 PM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2010 Mercury Milan- Video
Today on this 2010 Mercury Milan, we're going to install part number 118502 from Tow Ready. This is a T-One Vehicle Wiring Harness with a 4-Pole Flat Trailer Connector. Now when we need to use our wire harness, it's pretty easy, we'll go ahead and pull out just a little bit and shut the door on it. The door seal is thick enough where it won't hurt the wire. Now don't put it right here, otherwise you'll smash the wire. We'll go ahead and shut the hatch and then we can go ahead and pull out what we need out to our trailer. more
12/15/2014 2:55:29 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 1996 Mercury Grand Marquis - Curt- Video
Today on this 1996 Mercury Grand Marquis, we're going to install part number 13707 from Curt. This is the 2 inch, Class 3 receiver hitch. Now this what the hitch looks like when it's installed on the Grand Marquis. Next we'll give you some measurements to help you out in selecting some accessories such as a ball mount, a bicycle rack or a cargo carrier. From the top of the receiver opening down to the ground will be about 12 1/2 inches. From the center of the hitch pin hole to the outside edge of the bumper will be about 6 inches. more
11/5/2014 3:02:29 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2010 Mercury Milan - Draw-Tite- Video
Today on this 2010 Mercury Milan, we're going to install part number 24865 from Draw-Tite. All right this is what the hitch looks like once it's installed on the Milan. Next we'll go ahead and give you some measurements to help you out in selecting some accessories such as a bicycle rack or a cargo carrier. From the center of the hitch pin hole to the outside edge of the bumper is going to be about 5 1/4 inches. From the top of the receiver opening down to the ground will be about 11 1/2 inches. Now we'll go ahead and show you how the hitch is installed. All right, now first thing we need to do is get our car ready, to do that we need to go ahead and lower the exhaust to get it out of the way so we have some room to work. more
10/30/2014 12:26:15 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis - Curt- Video
Today on our 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis we'll be installing the CURT 2" receiver hitch, part number 13707. This is what our hitch will look like once it's installed. Next we'll go ahead and give you a couple measurements. This will assist you with selecting accessories such as a ball mount, bike rack, or cargo carrier. From the center of the hitch pinhole to the outermost edge of the bumper is 4-3/4". From the top of the receiver tube to the ground is 13". more
10/30/2014 8:43:48 AM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis- Video
Today on our 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis we'll be installing the Tow Ready Circuit Protected Module Light with Four-Pole Harness, part number 119179KIT. To begin our install we'll first need to hook up our new module light and wiring harness. To do that we'll need to locate the manufacturer's wiring that runs to the rear taillights. To do this we'll go ahead and remove the four push pin fasteners securing the rear threshold. Next we'll go ahead and remove the rear threshold and sit it aside. Now by the removing the plastic hold down fastener for the carpeting we can peel back the carpeting along the threshold and behind the driver's side taillight assembly. Here we'll locate the wiring that runs to both taillights. To access the wiring we're going to go ahead and use our utility knife to cut back the electrical tape and cover and remove it so that we can use our test light to probe each wire to locate the running light, turn signal and brake circuits. Now for this application it's a combined setup so the turn signals will also act as the brake light signals. more
10/23/2014 12:03:18 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2008 Mercury Mariner - HIdden Hitch 87626- Video
Today on this 2008 Mercury Mariner, we're going to install part number 87626 from Hidden Hitch. This is what the hitch looks like once it's installed on the Mariner. Now we'll give you some measurements that will help you out in selecting some accessories such a ball mount, a bicycle rack, or a cargo carrier. From the top of the receiver opening down to the ground will be about 17 inches. From the center of our hitch pin hole to the edge of the bumper will be about 2-1/4 inches. Also, one thing to note, the hitch does stick past the bumper, probably about 1/2 inch. Now we'll show you how the hitch is installed.Speaker 2: Before we do that, we'll show you how the hardware works with the hitch. The block and the carriage bolt will be pulled through the frame and then go through the hitch. Underneath we'll get a conical-tooth washer. When you see the teeth in the washer, they always face towards the hitch. more
10/20/2014 6:17:20 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2008 Mercury Mariner - Draw-Tite 75751- Video
Mechanic: Today in this 2008 Mercury Mariner, we're going to install part number 75751 from Draw-Tite. Now this is what the hitch looks like once installed on the Mariner. Now, we'll give you some measurements to help you out in selecting some accessories such as a ball mount, bicycle rack, or a cargo carrier. From the top of the receiver opening, down to the ground, will be about 17 inches. If we center of the hitch pin hole to the edge of the bumper will be about 2 and 1/4 inches. Also one thing to note, the hitch does stick past the bumper probably about half an inch. Now we'll go ahead and show you how the hitch is installed. Before we do that, we'll go ahead and show you how the hardware works with the hitch. The block and the carriage bolt will be pulled through the frame and then go through the hitch. more
10/20/2014 6:16:27 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2007 Mercury Mariner - Hidden Hitch- Video
Today on this 2007 Mercury Mariner, we're going to install part number 87626 from Hidden Hitch. This is what the hitch looks like when it's installed on the Mariner. Next we'll give you some measurements to help you out in selecting some accessories such as a bicycle rack or a cargo carrier or a ball mount. From the top of receiver opening down to the ground will about 16 inches. From the center of the hitch pinhole to the edge of the bumper will be about 1-1/4 inches. Now we'll go ahead and show you how the hitch is installed. First thing we need to do is get our vehicle raised and install our hitch. This is pretty easy. All we got to do is loosen up our exhaust to have easy access to our attachment point right here. more
10/14/2014 9:58:28 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2007 Mercury Mariner - Draw-Tite- Video
Today, on this 2007 Mercury Mariner, we're going to install part number 75751 from Draw-Tite. This is what the hitch looks like when it's installed on the Mariner. Next, we'll give you some measurements and help you out with selecting some accessories, such as the bicycle rack, a cargo carrier, or a ball mount. On top of the receiver opening down to the ground will be about 16 inches. From the center of the hitch pin hole to the edge of the bumper will be about one and a quarter inches. We'll go ahead and show you how the hitch is installed. First thing we need to do is go ahead and get our vehicle ready to install our hitch. more
10/14/2014 9:56:53 AM
Husky Cargo Floor Liner Review - 2008 Mercury Mariner HL23221- Video
Today on our 2008 Mercury Mariner, we'll be doing a test fit of the Husky Liner Weather Beater Custom Cargo Liner in a tan color, part number HL23223. We'll begin our test fit by placing the liner into the cargo area of the vehicle and adjusting to fit around the vehicle's contours. You can see here that there's a raised containment walls that help keep spills and debris on the liner and off of your carpet. You'll notice the ribs here in the liner to help channel fluids and debris away from the central area to the outer edges of the liner. If you look here at each corner of the liner, there are already designated locations that you will need to trim just slightly to allow you to use your factory tie downs. This liner is constructed of a rubberized thermo-plastic material that will not crack or break over time and it also withstands most hazardous chemicals such as oil, gas, and even battery acid. This liner is super easy to clean. more
7/29/2014 4:40:59 PM
WeatherTech Rear Floor Liner Review - 2008 Mercury Mariner- Video
Today on this 2008 Mercury Mariner we're going to be test fitting the Weather Tech second row rear auto floor mat, part number 451192 in the tan color. To begin with you will have to remove the factory floor mats or any other after market mats you may already have installed. Next you will take the Weather Tech floor mat placing it down on the floor working it into all the areas around the seat belt, over the hump, and along the edge of the seat. Weather Tech liners are custom molded to precisely fit the vehicle and stay in place. Their shape, channels and moldings all work to keep dirt and debris contained in the liner and off your carpet. The single piece liner ensures complete coverage even over the center hump. more
7/28/2014 4:44:44 PM
Putco Stick 921 Wedge LED Bulb Installation - 2008 Mercury Mariner- Video
Today on our 2008 Mercury Mariner, we're going to be installing the Putco stick, 921 wedge LED Bulb, C type in cool white. Part number P230921W. Two lights are included, we'll be installing these as reverse lights at the rear of our Mariner, but they'll also work for auxiliary lights, courtesy lights, dome lights, and license plate lights. Really, anything with a 921 wedge socket. First thing we need to do is locate the bolt or screws that we need to remove from the tail light assembly. You do have to open the rear hatch to gain access to these. We're just using the Phillips-head screwdriver to remove both of the screws. more
6/11/2014 10:22:07 AM
Swagman Upright Roof Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2006 Mercury Milan- Video
Today on our 2006 Mercury Milan, we are going to be test-fitting the Swagman Roof-Mounted Bike Rack, part number S64720. With a Thule Rapid Traverse Roof Rack system on our vehicle, we'll begin our test fit by placing our bike rack directly onto our load bars. Here at our front mounting platform, we want to bring our U-bolt around the underside of our load bar, fitting it through the appropriate holes and installing two wing nuts. We can then repeat that process for this side. When three out of four of those install, we'll go ahead and make sure that each one is tightened down. We'll move to our rear, take our U-bolt and place it through the top of our bike rack, making sure that the bolts go around our rear load bar. more
3/18/2014 5:09:19 PM
Swagman Fork Down Roof Bike Rack Review - 2006 Mercury Milan- Video
Today on our 2006 Mercury Milan, were going to be test fitting the Swagman Fork Down Roof Mounted Bike Rack, part number S64710. With the Thule rapid traverse roof rack system on our vehicle, well begin our test fit by placing our bike rack directly on to our load bars. Here at the front, well need to bring our u-bolt around the underside of our front load bar, fitting the back up through our platform. Then we can install our two wing nuts to help secure it in place. Then we can repeat that process for the other side of the front platform. Then well make our way around to each u-bolt and tighten them down using the wing nuts.This bike rack has a one-bike capacity, and the weight capacity is 35 pounds. more
3/12/2014 9:58:41 AM
RockyMounts TieRod Stretch Roof Bike Rack Review - 2006 Mercury Milan- Video
Today on our 2006 Mercury Milan, we're going to be test fitting the Rocky Mounts Tie Rod Stretch roof mounted bike rack, part number RKY1011. With the Thule roof rack, rapid traverse roof rack system on our vehicle, we'll begin our test fit by placing our bike rack directly onto our load bars. Here at the front, we'll bring our rubber coated steel straps around our front bar, and we can go ahead and remove the black plastic cover and fit those straps into the head of the carrier. Then we'll use an Allen key to tighten up the Allen bolt, which will secure our straps around our front bar. This bike rack is going to fit a variety of different styles of bikes, but it does require that your bike has a quick release front wheel skewer. With the front secure, we can go ahead and replace our black plastic cover and then we'll move to the rear. We'll go ahead and loosen up one of our Allen bolts, and bring our rear clamp around our rear bar, and then we can reinsert our Allen bolt. more
3/12/2014 9:57:27 AM
Kuat TRIO Roof Bike Rack Review - 2006 Mercury Milan- Video
Today, on our 2006 Mercury Milan, we're going to be test fitting the Kuat Trio Roof Mounted Bike Rack, part number RU01. With the Thule Rapid Traverse Roof Rack System equipped on our vehicle, we'll begin our test fit by placing our bike rack directly onto our load bars. Here at the front of our bike rack, we need to install our U bolts. These go around the underside of the front load bar up through the head of the carrier. Then we can secure it in place using the fasteners. We'll go ahead and just get those finger tight for now, and then we'll come back to them and use the included tool to finish the securing process here at the front part of our bike rack. more
3/12/2014 9:55:55 AM
Thule Pulse Large Rooftop Cargo Box Review - 2006 Mercury Milan- Video
Today on our 2006 Mercury Milan, were going to be test fitting the Thule Pulse Large Rooftop Cargo Box, measuring 16 cubic feet in space, part number TH615. With the Thule rapid traverse roof rack system already installed on our vehicle, well begin our test fit by placing our box directly on to our load bars. Now this box opens from one side only. We do want to be sure to go ahead and favor our passenger side. Its going to make it a little bit easier when loading and unloading our gear. With the box in place, we can move the key to the unlock position, and open up our lid. more
3/11/2014 10:29:35 AM
Thule Pulse Medium Rooftop Cargo Box Review - 2006 Mercury Milan- Video
Today on our 2006 Mercury Milan, were going to be test fitting the Thule Pulse Medium Rooftop Cargo Box, measuring 14 cubic feet in matte black, part number TH614. With the Thule rapid traverse roof rack system on our vehicle, well begin our test fit by placing our box directly on to our load bars. Now this box opens from one side only. We do want to be sure to go ahead and favor the passenger side of our vehicle, because its going to make it a little bit easier on us when it comes to loading and unloading our gear. We can move our key to the unlock position, and then lift up on our lid. Well take our feet and place them through the appropriate slots, making sure that they go around our load bars.Its also helpful to have a little step stool or a ladder, or if you dont have anything else, just use the door frame of your vehicle to reach across the box and put the other two feet in place. more
3/11/2014 10:28:18 AM
Thule Pulse Alpine Rooftop Cargo Box Review - 2006 Mercury Milan- Video
Today on our 2006 Mercury Milan, we're going to be test fitting the Thule Pulse Alpine Rooftop Cargo Box, measuring 11 cubic feet in matte black, part number TH613. With the Thule Rapid Traverse Roof Rack system on our vehicle, we'll begin our test fit by placing our box directly onto our load bars. Now, this box opens from one side only, so we do want to go ahead and favor the passenger's side of our vehicle. This is going to make loading and unloading our gear a little bit easier. We'll move the key to the unlock position, and then open the lid of our box. We can grab our feet and place them through the appropriate slots, making sure that they go around our load bars. Once we have all four feet in place, we can go ahead and use the hand knobs to secure each foot around our roof rack system. These feet have nice grips that go around the very end of each claw on our foot, which is going to provide a really good grip around our load bar system. With all four feet tight, we'll close the lid of our box, move it to the lock position, and then we're ready to go. more
3/11/2014 10:26:24 AM
Rhino-Rack Master-Fit Rooftop Cargo Box Review - 2006 Mercury Milan- Video
Today, on our 2006 Mercury Milan, we're going to be test fitting the Rhino-Rack Master-Fit Rooftop Cargo Box, measuring 14 cubic feet in silver, part number RMF400. Now, with the Thule Rapid Traverse Roof Rack System on our vehicle, we'll begin our test fit by placing our box directly onto our load bars. Once we have it situated, we can move the key to the unlock position and open up our box. We'll grab our feet, and place them through the appropriate slots, making sure that they go around our load bars. We can use the hand knob at the top to tighten it down and push down on the red button on top to secure the hand knob in place. We'll repeat that same process here at the rear. Then we can close our lid and move to the other side of the box to repeat that same process. Now, the Rhino-Rack Master-Fit does have four anchor tie-down points inside the box to help secure your gear during transportation. more
3/10/2014 3:29:31 PM
Thule Sonic XXL Rooftop Cargo Box Review - 2006 Mercury Milan- Video
Today on our 2006 Mercury Milan, we're going to be test-fitting the Thule Sonic XXL Rooftop Cargo Box measuring 22 cubic feet in metallic silver, part number TH636S. With the Thule rapid traverse roof rack system on our vehicle, we'll begin our test fit by placing our box directly on to our load bars. We find it easier to go ahead and set the box at an angle. And then we can adjust the feet as necessary to fit around each bar. Once we have the box set, we can move the key to the unlock position, use the oversize handle to open the lid of our box, and then we can use the hand-ons 00:58 on the inside to secure our feet around our bars. One of the great features about the Thule Sonic is it has the ability to let you know when each foot is secured around the bar. It'll make a ratcheting sound to let us know that it's fully tight. more
3/10/2014 8:52:12 AM
Thule Sonic Medium Rooftop Cargo Box Review - 2006 Mercury Milan- Video
Today on our 2006 Mercury Milan, were going to be test fitting the Thule Sonic Medium Rooftop Cargo Box in glossy black with 13 cubic feet space, part number TH634B. Now with the Thule rapid traverse roof rack system on our vehicle, well begin our test fit by placing our box up on to our load bars. Now we find it easier to install the box at an angle, that way we can adjust the feet as necessary to fit around this bar. Once we have the box situated, we can move the key to the unlock position, lift up on the oversize easy grip handle, and secure our feet by screwing down the handles on the inside of the box. Now this box has a great system to let us know that our feet are secured around our bars. When fully tight, you will hear a ratcheting sound to let us know that its fully secured. Well repeat that process hear at the back of our box. more
3/10/2014 8:51:25 AM
Thule Force XXL Rooftop Cargo Box Review - 2006 Mercury Milan- Video
Today on our 2006 Mercury Milan, were going to be test fitting the Thule Force XXL Rooftop Cargo Box, measuring 21 cubic feet in space, part number TH626. Now with the Thule rapid traverse roof rack system on our vehicle, well begin our test fit by placing our box directly on to our load bars. We find it easier to put the box on here at an angle, that way we can adjust the feet as necessary to fit around our load bars. Once we have it set, we can push it on to our roof rack system to the desired location, move the key to the unlock position, and use the two handles on the box to open up our lid. Well use the hand knobs on the inside of the box to secure our feet around our bars. It has this nice pull down straps that make the lid easy to close.Well move to the other side and repeat that process. more
3/10/2014 8:48:58 AM
Thule Force Medium Rooftop Cargo Box Review - 2006 Mercury Milan- Video
Today, on our 2006 Mercury Milan, we'll be test fitting the Thule Force Medium Rooftop Cargo Box, measuring 13 cubic feet, in aero skin black, part# th624. With the Thule Rapid Traverse Roof Rack System on our vehicle, we'll begin our test fit by placing our box directly onto our load bars. We find it easier to set the box on there at an angle, and then adjust the feet as necessary to fit around each load bar. Then we can scoot the box to the desired location on our Roof Rack System, turn the key to the unlocked position, and use the two easy grip handles to open up that box. Then we're going to use the hand knobs on the inside of our box to secure our feet around our load bars. Once we have both of those tight, we can pull down on the easy latch strap to help us in assisting closing our lid. Move the key to the lock position, and move to the other side. Now one of the great features about the Thule Force is its ability to open from either side of the vehicle. more
3/10/2014 3:48:03 AM
