Does the anti rebound bar "work" if the seat is rear facing in the middle? I have an SUV w a low box btwn the driver and passenger front seats. Thanks
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As long as the seat is rear facing it will work. It prevents the carseat from rebounding into the seat. It doesn't affect the recline or positioning of the carseat. For a secure fit, we reclined our rear seat while installing, then brought the rear seat back upright to really wedge it into place. We have a Subaru Forester and the rear seats have two positions, although the difference is marginal. And for clarity, the anti-rebound bar shouldn't be used if the seat is forward facing.
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Mine works fine, but I did need to adjust the screws that tighten and loosen the mechanism that slides on the vertical rails. I have no issues with racking the bar or with play and tilting.
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Don't go by my word, but I put mine in a while ago and didn't install any thing else ( track bar, swaybar, ect) And I have not had any problems. In my opinion it's a minimum change in height so the shocks shouldn't matter. In regards to the sway bar, the bar would be at a slightly different angle and would work the same. The track bar I'm not sure on. But like I said I have had no problems and I have driven over 5k miles
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No, I don't believe this would work in a vehicle. It slips under a cushion and that provides the main supports. Also, the legs and arms need more room that typically offered in a sedan. I'm not sure how much assistance he needs, but try this product - my father loves it! Although it doesn't seem like a lot, it actually helps with stabilization quite a bit. There's nothing to really push off from in the lower area of a car, and this little handle provides just that.Able Life Auto Assist Grab Bar -Vehicle Support Handle & Standing Aid + Hidden Key Compartment No, I don't believe this would work in a vehicle. It slips under a cushion and that provides the main supports. Also, the legs and arms need more room that typically offered in a sedan. I'm not sure how much assistance he needs, but try this product - my father loves it! Although it doesn't seem like a lot, it actually helps with stabilization quite a bit. There's nothing to really push off from in the lower area of a car, and this little handle provides just that.Able Life Auto Assist Grab Bar -Vehicle Support Handle &... » Read More No, I don't believe this would work in a vehicle. It slips under a cushion and that provides the main supports. Also, the legs and arms need more room that typically offered in a sedan. I'm not sure how much assistance he needs, but try this product - my father loves it! Although it doesn't seem like a lot, it actually helps with stabilization quite a bit. There's nothing to really push off from in the lower area of a car, and this little handle provides just that.Able Life Auto Assist Grab Bar -Vehicle Support Handle & Standing Aid + Hidden Key Compartment « Show Less
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I believe you want to have the bar all the way up. It looks like it will work as you can pull bar towards you to clear and slip into the bar holder. However it may not be as highly effective a block because of its location (compared to center).
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I have side rails only (front to back) without cross bars and it worked perfectly without the cross bars.Just make sure you attach the straps to the posts that connect the side rails to the car so the straps and bag don't slide. It didn't budge an inch on my Pilot all the way from Ohio to Florida and back.
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Sarah, If you're referring to the downward "U" shaped bar it seems to act to keep the bikes away from the trunk or rear door of the car. I used it to attach an extra strap to anchor the bikes and prevent swaying. Frazer
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Hi, The middle part (shoulder) which connects left and right parts has not parallel connection surface. It's done especially to keep bars extended outwards. Looks like you connected it wrong way. Just unscrew it and connect it versa (upper bolt should go down), i.e. station bars will extend outwards.
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I had to get se a rolled up towel in my car to get the angle right for rear facing. haven't used as forward facing yet. just make sure you roll it tight and put it right in the crack.
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Hi! Sorry I couldn't answer earlier. I hope you tried the device in the meantime. The product works fine, especially with the bracket we attached to it to make it easier for our son to load his dirt bike onto it himself. You have to strap down the bike really well. We're not sure what Amazon means by the 'anti tilt locking device', but in our experience there is no tilting involved indeed and off-roading that happens when our son takes the bike to the spots where he wants to ride are testament to that. I hope this helps. Good luck!
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I have the 4 seater with 2 seat roof model and no safety bar. It works fine, but if somebody sits in back, they have the plastic in their face.
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I haven't had that problem. The Bike that rest on the closes rack to the car is stopped by the bar. I also use the straps extra length on the bottom strap to gently tie the two bikes to the bar so that they do not sway much. It is a lose tie not tight. We have two mountain bikes and I have not had this trouble. We have a 2010 Honda Accord.
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The angle adjuster definitely helps but rear facing no the seat is rather tall and will impede in a small car. I drive a Kia Soul and when we were still rear facing we had the car seat in the middle of the back seat. It's perfectly safe there and we had no issues adjusting the front seats.
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I have a 2009 Wrangler Unlimited 4 door. Had no issues with the soft top hitting the bar. It may rub a bit on the lights depending on which lights you put on it. Mine just hits the wiring harness a bit. That said, this is a great bar. Super strong.
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You are correct, I took out the stop brackets. They make the carriage too short. I bought some pipe insulation (black foam tube) and inserted this over the carriage brace up near the top to make sure the carriage doesn't bang into the top of the rebounder and this gives you another 2 or 3 inches. If you are a tall person, I think this is an issue. I am short.
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I have a Honda Rancher and it also has an upright bar in the back. The basket sat right down astride it fine with the bar sticking up through just an inch or two. Not enough to cause much of a problem. Mounted my 25 gal. sprayer front of the bar with no problem. I turn the basket bottom up to have a flat rear deck - flip it when I want to carry buckets in a raised or lowered position. Love that rack!!! Jan
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No lightweights here. I weigh in at 315# and have noticed no notable deflectionon entry. I didn't check if there was a limit by the instructions, but so far it worksfor me. I traded in my 2012 with these bars on and it didn't fail on that one soooooowhy not try it again.