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Very good value, fitted perfectly. Very impressed with the ease it fitted. My only complaint is there no instructions on fitting it to the vehicle, OK when you look under the vehicle it is self explanatory but maybe not too everyone. More importantly instructions for wiring of lights in to the vehicle wiring loom would be very helpful. Just an idea where the flat pin socket is hidden in the vehicle would be very helpful, would save the need to strip out half the boot. Finally, a template or dimensions of the size of the piece needed to be cut out of the bumper. Overall very happy with the towbar and the ease in which it fitted.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
Saw another review saying this was okay but just needed a few mods, that's an understatement. It needs a lot of mods. For starters all of the bolts that come with it strip if you tighten them with any force, i doubt they are even close to 8.8 bolts. Some of the more important screws don't have any lanyards or clips, I've had these bike racks before and anything that isn't nylock'ed, lanyard'ed or clipped will rattle loose. Yes it does rotate on the toeball, I'm going to have to get someone to bend me some 5-10mm steel plate to make sure it doesn't move. The mounts that the bikes are clipped into don't have nylocks. Honestly, I'm worried about losing my bike off this thing so I'm probably going to weld some extra bits on and drill some more bolt holes to make sure nothing comes loose. Really, if you look at it from time vs money, just but the more expensive bike rack and don't make the same mistake i did. If you've just got a kmart bikes then fine this will probably do you, who cares if you stuff up one of those bikes. But if you have a decent bike like mine that's worth more than the car, i can guarantee you won't be happy with this thing. Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
Product seems OK, there are a couple of drawbacks though. 1) the product fixes to the tow ball, which means it can swivel on the ball, and it does. This didn't worry me too much, I expected this to happen so I made a tow hitch specifically for the bike rack. I have a haymann reese type tow bar so removal / installation is simply the same as removing the hitch from the car. The swivel issue was dealt with during the manufacture of the tow bar. 3) The lights don't light up the number plate properly with the supplied attachments. I used a piece of timber I had laying around to go across the rear of the bike rack so the number plate is positioned adjacent to the light instead of a few hundred mm away. 4) The star handles for securing the bikes don't have any anti-theft mechanisms. I'm now searching for the key operated handles, failing that a chain and padlock will be fine. The bikes seem fixed to the rack well, I haven't traveled any real distance with them, but from what I have done, all looks good. It might not be up to the standard of more expensive units out there, but some of them are more than double the price. I used bits and pieces I had laying around, to fix the little problems. I'd think yhou would get change from $100.00 if you had to buy a second goose neck, tow ball and wiring plug. Overall good value for money but you might have to do some minor modifications as I did.Read full review
Verified purchase: No
Good sturdy bike rack - Just make sure the 24mm towball mount bolt retainer is really really tight and you won't have any problems. Take your time to assemble and don't rush the process. Once assembled, easy to use and mount bikes onto ~ Very happy with purchase -
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
For the price, it's excellent. Do not expect to fit 4 large bikes on it though, maybe 3 and a kids bike if you're good at Tetris. The only problems are: It moves from side-to-side on the towball The clamps for the bikes are not adjustable and have scratched the pain on my bikes because of a lack of padding on the clamps. Again for the price, you can't complain but these things should be considered when purchasing.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
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