How is accessing the back on a Honda Element with this rack?
1450054
I have Subaru outback. Rear hatch opens fine can't tell you about a honda element. This is a great product.
1712263
I have a 2014 jeep patriot. No issues opening/closing the hatch with the rack on it. I have even open/closed it with my bike on it. Make sure you hold onto the hatch though. It is too heavy to stay open by itself. At least on my car.
1402462
I have a Rav4 Toyota. I am able to open the back door about 8 or 12 inches. Not real far just enough to get small items out. Not ideal. I have had the rack a few years now and starting to rust. If you buy make sure you use WD40 frequently so you can slide the bars back and forth. I do like the rack though.
1338243
the rack centers on the steering wheel, but you need extra room on the cable end to make the curve going to the back, i will measure mine and post
803557
After you unlock the end turn the end counter clockwise I beleive. This opens it up and you can fit it over the cross bar. Then you turn the end the other way and it tightens up under the rack.
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.
871994
The straps have hooks that basically sit inside the seams of the hatchback and would require the hatch to be open in order to remove. I suppose someone could just cut the straps, but that would render the rack unusable. If the intention is for you to lock the bike to the rack and the rack to the car, thereby locking the bike to the car...the answer is no. This is no way to actually lock the rack to the car that I can think of. Having said that I used it on a trip across US (Boston to Tx to San Diego) and never had a problem leaving it and bikes overnight in parking lots.
463567
Well, just thinking about how much room I have between my rack, my bikes and my car, I'm going to say no. However that answer is a guesstimate based upon what I see and what I imagine you have. If you call Allen and tell them what kind of car it will go on and how wide your bike is, I think they should be able to give you a more solid answer. Good luck!
1988261
I have a GMC Envoy. I have to pull the pin at the bottom to drop the bikes down to get the hatch opened. I can open the glass window without moving the bikes. If you have a car, the trunk should open without interference from the rack.
941224
There will be no issue with the rear door -- and while I have mine on a Suburban -- there is plenty of room. I put 2 bicks between the rear door and the stow-Away. On the causious side, I like my Tule rack on top of the car better bc the car definitly felt "loose" with the extra weight on the back. I only use it when we need to on very long trips. Serves its purpose -- but not easy to drive.
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.
2043254
I had no trouble opening mine. It stands back far enough on the rack to give plenty of clearance.
506476
The rear rack has to be removed then bolt the new bar rack on. Look and see from pic if yours has bolts in same areas.hope this helped
1791598
We have a suv and it easily lifts into the back. It weighs less than 100 lbs and is lightest when battery is removed and this is very easy to do. It simply Unlocks and lifts out with ,handle of case battery is enclosed into. You can get a rack that attatches to a hitch on car that it will easily go up on. We transport it in this manner when we need the space in suv for other things. This rack is quite inexpensive.
1031979
I am in the same situation (I have an Accord). I agree with everything you said and I'm planning to do the same thing. For added security you could put a stablizer strap on, like this: CURT 18050 Bike Rack Stabilizer Strap
1604638
You can check if your car will work on Yakima's website. I have a Honda Element with factory roof rack - zero issues. The Skybox has adjustable clamps that move to wherever your crossbars are located. I went through the selections on here - and looks like you shouldn't have a problem: http://www.yakima.com/fit/Information
658226
I'm not sure. I had It on my classic. It mounts to the original back seat mounting holes. There's a bracket where the fwd part of your back seat locks in. You take that off and screw the front of this rack into those holes. Then, the back of the bracket fastens to the rear passenger seat post. Some bikes have a post back there, some have a screw hole depending on whether or not you have had the recall done. Cody