Dodge Grand Caravan Trunk Bike Rack

Kuat Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan

Speaker 1: Today on our 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan we're going to be doing a test fit on the Kuat Highline Trunk Mount 2 Bike Rack, that's part number HIT2B. Now this bike rack's also available in silver if you like that and that's part number HIT2S. Now you can get both of those colors in a 3 bike version with part number HIT3B and HIT3S.So anyway I've already got it loaded up just to give you a good idea of how it's going to hold our bikes and how it's going to look on our Caravan. So it anchors our bike with three points of contact. We've got two ratchet style straps for our top tube, very simple to operate. Set your bike in place, and you just pull it down and then you're done.

Thule Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan

Today on our 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan we're going to be test fitting the Thule Raceway PRO 2-bike rack, part number TH9001PRO. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of the features. The first one I like to point out is the fact that it has an integrated cable lock on one of the arms. You'll take this out, wrap it around the bike in the front, attach to this point here and lock it. That will secure both bikes to the rack.

Thule Passage Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan

Today on our 2017 Doge Grand Caravan, we're going to be test fitting the Thule Passage 2-bike rack. Part number TH910XT. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's go ahead, take a closer and show off some of the features. How the bike is actually attached to the rack, we're going to have three points of contact. We're going to have two straps up at the top here, and one off to the side, and that's going to serve as an anti-sway cradle to make sure that the bikes don't come in contact with each other. The cradles are padded, and can move along the length of the arms to assist with loading.

Thule Archway Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan

Today on our 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan we're going to be test fitting the Thule Archway XT 2-bike rack, part number TH9009XT. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of our features. The first feature I like to show off is the fact that this has an integrated cable lock here at the end of one of the arms. You'll pull it out, wrap it around the bike in the front, and then lock it to this portion here to secure your bikes to the rack. The cradles themselves are cushioned and adjustable along the arms here to assist with loading.

Thule Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan

Today in our 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan, we're going to be test-fitting the Thule Gateway XT 2-Bike Rack, Part Number TH9006XT. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of the features. The cradles themselves are padded and can be moved along the bike rack itself to assist with loading. It grips your bike in three points. We have two straps up at the top here and one off to the side, and that's going to serve as an anti-sway cradle to keep your bike from moving too far back and forth and possibly hitting the bikes in front of it. Let's go ahead and take the bike off and set it aside.

Thule Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan

Today on this 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan, we're going to be test fitting the Thule Raceway PRO 2-bike rack, Part Number TH9001PRO. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of the features. How it attaches is going to be three points of contact with your bike's frame. We're going to have two straps up at the top here plus one off to the side which is going to act as an anti-sway strap to keep the bike from swinging too far back and forth hitting either the bike rack or the bikes in front of it. Also we have this integrated cable lock which you'd wrap around the bike in the front and snap into this area here for added security. Let's go ahead and take the bike off and set it aside.

Saris Bones Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan

Today on this 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan, we're going to be test fitting the Saris Bones 3 Bike Rack. Part number SA801. As you can see we already have the bike attached to the rack. Let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of the features. How this bike attaches is it's going to have three points of contact with the bikes frame. We're going to have two straps up top here and one off to the side here, which will act as an anti-sway strap to keep the bike from moving too far back and forth, possibly hitting the bike rack or the bikes in front of it. Let's go ahead and take the bike off and set it aside.

Thule Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan

Today I have a 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan. Were doing a test fit of the Thule Raceway Pro trunk mount 2 bike rack. That part number is TH9001PRO. We already have our bike secured down. We're just going to show you how we do that, and then we'll go over some features of the rack itself. We have 2 cradles in place to holding our bike down wit 3 straps, 2 on our frame, and then one as our anti-sway strap here in the back. We're going to start by pulling down and lifting up to release those straps.

Thule Passage Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan

Today on our 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan, we're doing a test fit of the Thule Passage 2 trunk mount 2 bike rack. That part number is TH910XT. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to go over how we do that and then we'll go over some features of the rack itself. We have two cradles in place holding our bike, with three straps: two on our frame and then one is our anti-sway strap in the back there. We're going to pull down and release those. Be able to remove our bike and set it off to the side. Now with our bike out of the way I always suggest that you replace your straps so you don't lose or damage any of them. Now we'll take a few measurements.

Thule Archway Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan

Today on our 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan, we're doing a test fit of the Thule Archway XT Trunk Mount 2 Bike Rack. That part number is TH9009XT. We already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you how we do that then we'll go over some features of the rack itself. We'll start with the cradles, we've got two of those in place here with three straps altogether, to on our frame and then one other anti-sway strap in the back. We're going to pull down and lift up to release those. Then we'll pull our bike off and set it off to the side.

Thule Passage Trunk Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan

Today on our 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan, we'll be test fitting the Thule Passage trunk mounted two bike rack, part number TH910XT. Keep in mind when using this bike rack, the rear wiper may not be used. With the fit dial set to number 11, according to the included instructions, we'll begin our test fit by placing the bike rack up onto the vehicle's rear hatch. Now, the bottom portion of the bike rack should rest on the upper tier of the bumper and the top portion of the bike rack should rest at about the middle of the rear window. With the bike rack in position we can take the top clips to put to the top part of the rear hatch, the side clips to the side part of the rear hatch and the bottom clips to the bottom part of the rear hatch. We can then tighten down the straps to secure the bike rack to the cargo door. Once everything is all tightened down and secured we'll go ahead and secure the excess slack. Now, we're ready to load our bike, we'll simply undo the cradle straps, place our bike into the frame cradles and then secure it with the straps and with our bike all loaded up, that'll complete today's test fit for the Thule Passage trunk mounted two bike rack, part number TH910XT, on our 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan.

Thule Gateway Trunk Mount Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan

Today, our 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan will be test fitted with a Thule Gateway hatchmounted two-bike rack, part number TH9006XT. Keep in mind, when using this bike rack, the rear windshield wiper may not be used. With our fit dial, according to the included instructions, set to number 11. We'llbegin our test fit by placing the bike rack up onto the vehicle's rear hatch. The bottom portion of the bike rack should rest on the upper tier of the bumper as well as the top part of the bike rack about the center of the window. We'll then take the top clipsand hook in the top portion of the rear hatch, the side clips to the side portion of the rear hatch and the bottom clips to the bottom portion of the rear hatch.

Thule Archway Trunk Mount Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan

Today on our 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan well be test fitting the Thule Archway trunk mounted two bike rack part #: TH9009XT. Keep in mind when using this bike rack, the rear windshield wiper may not be used. With the fit dial set to number 11 according to the included instructions well begin our test fit by placing the bike rack up onto the vehicles rear hatch. Well place the bottom portion of the bike rack on the upper tier of the rear bumper and the top portion of the bike rack at about the center of the rear window. With the bike rack in position we can take the top clips and hook it to the top part of the rear hatch. Well take the side clips to the side part of the rear hatch and the bottom clips to the bottom part of the rear hatch.

Hollywood Racks Over-the-Top Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Caravan

Today on our 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan we'll be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Over-the-Top Trunk Mounted 2 Bike Rack for vehicles with spoilers part number HRF2. We'll begin our test fit by placing the bike rack up on to the vehicle's rear hatch. Now there are three sets of black levers, we'll first start with the middle set of black levers to adjust the fit to rear door we'll then clamp it down in position and then using the top set of black levers we can adjust the top portion of the bike rack making sure the silver bar is high enough over the spoiler. We'll then clamp the black levers down to secure it in place. We'll now go ahead and put the top clips to the top portion of the cargo door, the side clips to the side portion of the cargo door and the bottom clips to the bottom portion of the cargo door. We can thentighten down the straps to secure the bike rack to the vehicle. Once all the straps have been tighten down we can then secure the excess slack.

Hollywood Racks Gordo 2 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan

Today, on our 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan, we'll be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Gordo trunk-mounted 2-bike rack for bicycles with long wheelbases, part number HRG2. Keep in mind when using this bike rack, the windshield wiper may not be used. We'll begin our test fit by placing the bike rack up onto the vehicle's rear hatch. We'll flip out the two black plastic levers on the left- and right-hand side of the carrier to adjust the bike rack to fit the vehicle's rear hatch. We'll then put the top clips to the top part of the hatch, the side clips to the side part of the hatch, and the bottom clips to the bottom part of the hatch. We then can tighten down the straps to secure the bike rack to the vehicle.

Hollywood Racks Expedition Trunk Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan

Speaker: Today on our 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan, well be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Expedition Trunk Mount 2 Bike Rack, part number HRF6-2. Keep in mind when using this bike rack, the rear windshield wiper may not be used.Well begin our test fit by placing the bike rack up onto the vehicles rear hatch. We can then use the top two black plastic levers to flip out to adjust to fit the bike rack to the vehicle.With the bike rack in position, we can take the top clips to put it to the top part of the cargo door, and the side clips to the side part of the cargo door, and the bottom clips to the bottom part of the cargo door. We will then need to tighten down the straps to secure the bike rack to the rear hatch. Once all the straps are tightened down, we can then secure the excess slack.With this done we are ready to load up our bike. Well flip out the bottom set of black levers to swing the cradle arms out.

Hollywood Racks Baja 2 Trunk Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan

Today, on our 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan, we'll be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Baja trunk-mounted 2-bike rack, part number HRB2. Keep in mind when using this bike rack, the rear windshield wiper may not be used. We'll begin our test fit by placing the bike rack up onto the vehicle's rear hatch. We'll put the bottom portion on the rear hatch just below the license plate, and we can then flip out the black plastic levers on the left- and right-hand side of the carrier to adjust the top portion to fit the rear hatch. We'll now loosen up the straps to put the top clips on the top part of the hatch, the side clips to the side part of the hatch, and the bottom clips to the bottom part of the hatch. We can then tighten down the straps to secure the bike rack to the vehicle. Once everything is all tightened down and secured, we'll go ahead and secure the excess slack.

Thule Raceway Trunk Bike Rack Review - 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan

Today, on our 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan, we will be test fitting the Thule Raceway 2 bike carrier part number TH9001. Now, with our fit dial set to 11 as indicated in the instructions, we are now ready to place our bike rack up against the rear hatch. You will want to make sure that it rests on the bumper. We can then take our top 2 straps and hook them at the hinging point for our cargo door. We will take the lower straps and hook them on the bottom side of our cargo door. You may need to open the door to get the straps on the lower side.

Thule Gateway 2 Bike Carrier Review - 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan

Today, on our 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan, we will be test fitting the Thule Gateway 2 bike carrier, part number TH9006. This is a trunk mounted bike rack. To begin our test fit, we have already preset our bike rack so we are ready to fit it to the vehicle. We will set the bike rack up against the rear hatch, making sure that it is resting on the rear bumper. We can then take the 2 top straps and hook them to the hinge part of our rear hatch. We will move down to the lower and side mounted strap where we will put the lower strap on the lower side of our hatch and the side strap just underneath the rear window of our rear hatch.