"A2: Don't try and mount four bikes on the hatch unless you want to replace the hatch window. The bumper (and/or frame depending on how you look at it) will hold that weight." Is that an opinion? Or factual experience? Was it difficult finding replacement glass in your instance? I had that Yakima roof rack mounted on the hatch for 7 years on 2 different vans and had 4 bikes on there several times in the late 90's, early 00's and never had any such incidents. Nothing about the rack comes in contact with the glass and the towers/feet of the rack are planted on the stiffest, most robust part of the entire hatch, just below where it curves downward, and at the top of its "pyramid" slope. bob |
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