I have a chev. tracker..do I have to remove rack to open the door or does bar swing down?
576488
The bar does not swing at all. You may make modifications that would allow this but unless your handy with projects - stay away. The rack is light and very sturdy and fits in to the trailer easily. I did have to buy a locking mechanism as the rack doesn't come with a lock that'll keep the rack in place. My wife and I have logged over 500 miles on our bikes and the rack has stood firm the entire way. Happy trails.
576489
You have to remove rack. I was very disappointed with, this product. Ended up getting bungie straps and placing both bikes in the bed of my truck (upside down) and strapped them safely. This product allowed way to much wiggle to the bikes and made me constantly worry about the bikes falling, and believe me when I say, I tried everything! Just not a very stable product.
576490
If the door opens outward, like a traditional door, the rack will get in the way. The center bars do not move. I have a Rav4 wih a rear tire carrier and i can get my door open about a foot before it hits the rack.
1675123
yes it is just move the bar that holds it up and then let it down. very easy
1308941
I have a Jeep Grand Cherokee and we can open the hack without taking the bikes off. We remove the pin to rack and lean it down. You need to hold onto the bikes and the rack does not lean down all the way.
107158
No, you have to unscrew it. I preferred that for a little more theft deterance. Overall I love this rack
2006088
If you have a hatchback, the rack straps to the door/bottom of the trunk. It would open, but I imagine it may be heavy to lift the trunk door up? If you have a car with a trunk, you can't open it with the rack on.
2130747
The door simply opens. The rack itself stays stationary and you have to move it manually.
197614
Once you tighten the hitch, you can 'unlock' the adjustment knob. It will then freespin. So you won't be able to remove the rack
1442120
I've found it easy to install my BestTop Trektop, however, I can't flip it backwards with the rack installed. I do not want to remove the cross bars.
1785922
Yes, it will lock the rack to the crossbar. You cannot remove the rack without first removing the skewer.
1898234
Jaye, The bar will come out of the little slot with a bit of pressure, but it shouldn't come out unless you are a little rough with the unit. Even if it does come out, it takes little effort to put it back in.
1347074
No, when the door opens, it does NOT pull the rack out. . . You have to push it back in. The bar across the doorleans on the counter, not the door itself. This is a wonderful unit and have had it for several years and I have neverhad a problem with it.
949065
It depends on how you attach the rack. The bottom hook can be placed either on the bottom of the bumper, which would prohibit you from opening the trunk, or you can hook it on the bottom of the trunk, which will allow you to access the trunk when the bikes are removed.
469521
Yes, there are hooks that make the rack slide out when the door is open. That seems to work fine; it can just be a pain when you go to close the door, the hooks do not always catch right, so the rack gets stuck halfway out and you can't push the rack back in by closing the door. You have to push the rack in just a little with a utensil or oven mitt or something so that it is in the right place to catch the hooks. Then you can close the door normally and the rack will slide back in. This is a minor inconvenience, but it is a nuisance when you do it so many times.
1139448
No, you have to take the bikes off first. Then you can swing it out of the way and open the hatch. (My rack is on my CRV)
467816
First thing you should ask is does rack release allow it to drop eonugh so you can open the rear door. The premier does not and the rear Jeep door can not be opened unless you take the entire unit off the vehicle. Would rather not travel with a couple of wrenches to remove and then replace everytime you want to open the rear cargo space. Very dissappointed.
2095710
Yes and no. The tray can be attached to the door via a special hook set up in the lowest rack position. Hooked like this it will slide out when the door is opened. It will not do this in the not the middle (highest) position though.
469522
No the bottom rack does not slide out when you open the door. You'll need to use your hot pads.