Do you need racks to mount this securely or can you secure it through the car doors and back door??
1879139
No, you don't need racks for this. Our vehicle has racks on it, but there are straps and hooks to secure the Roofbag to your vehicle if it doesn't have racks.
1879140
Racks are not required. The bag comes with straps and even instructions on how to secure with or with out a roof rack.
1879141
No. I just wrapped the straps inside the car (open the doors when you attach it to the roof) and it held fine. Just make sure to pack it heavy. The weight of the items in the bag help it not slip, as well as the straps being held by the closed doors of the vehicle.
1879142
No. The straps go through your car through the back window and the front door.
1879143
You do not need a rack at all for this. You just strap everything through the car doors, both the front and the back.
1841532
We have an SUV and just use the back. There is a tailgate latch that the ramp fastens to give it stability. Not sure about using back seat car door.
1912341
It should be fine. The rack is secured (strap tightening) inside the car so as long as it is secured tightly you should have no problem.
1126242
yes. Buy a locking hitch pin with a cable. The rack is handy because of the price and stores away in the car easily. It does stick out quite a bit so you need to be careful backing up.
1277731
Yes. You can vary the arms and secure it inside the vehicle. I just leave it outside. It has security lock for both the rack and the bike. VERY NEATLY DESIGNED.
1385662
There are two grommets on each side at the bottom of the cover near the back of each front door. You can run a cable lock or rope through these and under the car to secure the cover to the car.
481180
It does need mounted, and no it would not be something to put on a door. The backside has a lip so it sticks out from the wall 3/4".
1766760
The rack is easy to attach to a 2" or 1 7/8" receiver. There is a bolt, nut and clip you use to secure the rack to the hitch receiver (through the opening where the ball mount pin typically goes). I think you'll find that same type of attachment with most hitch-mounted racks. The rack does have a quick release pin so you can lean the rack about 45 degrees away from the car. This allows you to open your trunk/hatch with the rack still attached. The rack includes additional straps for securing the bikes if necessary. I have this rack attached to a 09 Jeep Liberty.
2213197
Sorry, too quick on the last reply: the rack itself is heavy, but it's a simple maneuver to slide into the receiving mount on your car which quickly upholds the weight; and then you just insert a mounting bolt. All in it takes about 2-3 minutes to install or take off.
2155800
No vehicle specific brackets needed. If you have slot mounted bars (with a rubber strip) you can use the slot mounting piece which is unique to these racks, otherwise there is a universal mount included as well.
2019625
We mounted on the door permanently because it comes with little screws that you use to secure it go the door. The screws that were included were however too long for our thin door. We bought shorter ones at the store. When we put it together we used the over the door hook as a guide to start. I would suggest using the over the door hanger part otherwise there *may* not be enough door securing mounts/screws for you to really be able to position it without it moving or being weighted down too heavily. The rack itself must be secured to the door or it would flip everywhere. It is the type of system you must secure in order to be useful. So yes I think you could just mount it to the door but depending on how many shelves/baskets you want and how high you stretch it, without using the door hanger, you may run out of mounts.
1242517
Not that I am aware, and this has been a concern. We park the car backwards in the driveway so that the rack is up against the house (and porch light). There is a sturdy iron ring on the bottom portion of the rack, and I imagine you could secure this to the car's frame or trailer hitch with some sort of cable or chain.
1612994
I did use the screw-in anchors for drywall just to me safe. i do not intend to put a lot of weight in the racks, but secure is better.
641052
Yes. It mounts with 2 screws (one top and one bottom) and is fairly secure unless you're a door slammer.
1419989
OK You see how there are (6) straps? Those ones that go near the taillights are going to fall out. I wouldn't chance it. Remember it's just tension and weight holding everything secure. The rack works. I still use mine to this day. I just wouldn't open the trunk with it on. At least they do on my Toyota Yaris. It may very well be cause of the design too.
757496
I have the Swagman rack also and it works great. The only caution on a truck or car is the amount of wind it is subjected to. On a motor home there is less wind due to the flat back.
474837
Hey Deb. My car is also two doors, and windows in rear passenger seats do not open. So I have just the one opening to run the racks through. And I have a glass roof too which I was concerned about. I have carried a single and a tandem kayak. You do have to pull the racks and cinch them tightly. I noticed that the metal part of my roof was not very firm. The glass part was fine but the weight was not too heavy. So my experience with one door opening and a glass roof was fine. They didn't make roof racks for my Fiat and these really worked well for little $$ too!