If it's only one rack, how does it work for cars with no side rails?
886981
it's a set of two crossbars, four towers (with footpads attached) and four clamping feet.the feet engage the openings between the roofline and the car's doors.as you tighten the bolts on the foot/tower assembly the tower/crossbar assembly is pulled down and is clammped to the roof.hope that helps.
886982
it's a set of two crossbars, four towers (with footpads attached) and four clamping feet. the feet engage the openings between the roofline and the car's doors. as you tighten the bolts on the foot/tower assembly the tower/crossbar assembly is pulled down and is clammped to the roof. hope that helps.
377988
If your car has a two inch hitch attached underneath, then this rack will do fine. If you have no hitch, this rack will not work for you
342932
We have a Subaru Outback which has both horizontal and vertical racks so this was no problem for us. So if you car does not have either or both of these racks, then yes, you will have to have them installed for this kayak carrier. BTW, this carrier is an excellent product which my husband had no problem putting together and installing on our racks. We have used it several times since purchasing it last summer (2013) and are very happy with its quality.
2107548
Yes. When one the bikes are removed the rack can be positioned to make it flush with the rear of the vehicle
1539878
Yes. It works best if you mount 1 rack with the bike facing to the front of the car an the other facing to the rear of the car.
1937449
the two racks reference that you can put tools on either side-I absolutely love this thing-it holds LOTS of tools. If it broke, I'd buy another one. If you have a lot of tools-shovels ,rakes, etc, this is a must have. You can put it together in less than 5 miutes, and the wheels ket you rool your tools to wherever you want them
1608165
Good day, our racks were made to be compatible with most panniers out on the market, pending that they attach to the side rails of a rack. Thank you and have a great day!
347400
I looked at some pictures of your car and the only problem might be that there are no roof racks. There have to be racks running front to back to attach the rails to. If there is an option for this or aftermarket product you can purchase, you will need to do so. But if the racks run side to side (like on my 2008 Subaru STi) then you won't need the Malone racks as you can attach whatever you are carrying directly to the aftermarket (or whatever) racks. Hope this helps.
1834249
Attn Solo,I think the rack will miss the spare tyre however I think you will not get a bike in the carrier closiet to the back of the car.
666289
You need a hitch adaptor becase it does not come with adaptor. My bike does not have rack but even if there is one I believe there is room for hitch adaptor. If you plan to use it for pets, be prepared to add side panels because parts of pet body can easily get caught by the wheels without side panels. Good enough for small pets. It was too small for my 90 lbs. retriever.
474401
the rack has supports that afixed by a screw just above the axle of the rear wheel. think of an upside down triangle, wide part of triangle supporting rack,on top, point at botom secured by scre. There iare hooks at the point. When the side bags are out, there is abungy cord at the bottom of the bags that go around the hooks.
1310610
There is one pin to pull that will allow the rack to tilt down. In many cases you could access the trunk from the side without tilting the rack.
545690
I use mine for a triathlon bike, it works well and when i drive i don't see either wheel out of both of my side mirrors. Now a tandem bike it long from what i know of them, the bike tires might hang over the sides of the car and my be a hazard to while driving or the over hanging tires might hit something and hurt the bike tires. That is just my two cents on it but its a wonderful well made bike rack that is worth every penny...!!!
1692923
I found this to be true. The fix is to use a hex wrench to over tightening the quick release which makes it useless but the rack won't sway.
252951
Since the rack itself attaches via a receiver I guess the question would be can you put a hitch on the underside of the "car". LOL
80764
Yes it comes with side rails. It took me about 25 minutes for the whole install.
1801602
You need the rack as well as side bars. Without these the bags will be unstable for sure.