Bike rack

I don't see a problem. I have a Thule system which is very similar.

You're worried about the glass? The weight of the bike will actually be carried by the top straps, not the struts that sit against the window. In fact the struts are just there as a skeleton, givig structure to the whole thing.

It actually looks like a very good (quality) piece of kit, at a very decent price. In your shoes, I'd definitely go have a closer look at it.

Hope this help. Cheers, Adrian.

Hi I had one years ago,long term it will scratch your bodywork and glass(sand!) and the straps will suffer with exposure to sun and UV.Best is a towball mount.Freddie.

Hi I had one years ago,long term it will scratch your bodywork and glass(sand!) and the straps will suffer with exposure to sun and UV.Best is a towball mount.Freddie.

I'd check with your local Honda dealer or maybe a roof rack/bike rack specialist before I'd attach it to the glass at the top as you say. Can you get the straps onto the frame underneath the glass at the top there somehow?

Mate, the top lip on the H-RV IS glass.

The top lip of the Honda is glass? Then it's unlikely this'll be a safe option. You really don't want to test the strength of the bonding of the glass by hanging a bike or two off it.

I'd definitely check with the manufacturer/refer the manual.

I did some googling, and didn't find any dealers with bike carriers for HRVs; lots of roof racks and towbars though.

Alternative; Ask for the version with the v e r y l o n g top straps. The ones that go all the way to the front bumper!

Check the latest AMB magazine for a full review of bike rack carriers. I would also check your local Honda dealer as there is probably honda adapters or racks available across the top. Go to a roof rack specialist, not just a car shop with a couple of racks in the corner and price there version of putting a rack across. (if you don't know I rang the Thule distributor and they told me a couple of shop that they pushed a lot of product through.

Once you have the bars going across you can then mount the racks, once like this are very highly regarded and once you've gotten over the price you'll be using them for years.

http://nolimitswatersports.com.au/thule-roof-rac...

It might also be worth mentioning that having the bikes on top of the car eats into your fuel economy. I'm guessing it's about 10% maybe higher.

Thanks for all your answers.

Unfortunately, the top of the strap will attach to the (tinted) glass lip on top of the boot.
I doubt the 'v e r y' long straps are the best solution, but nice idea

I was thinking of buying a roof rack/bike rack, but these a quite pricy!
Towbar since interesting, how much is it in average to install the mounting on a car?

I took a picture of the top view of the boot, sorry for the quality. You can see from the L-R: the grey bit is roof ending of the roof, then the gap, to the dark bit on the right going down, is the tinted glass.

It depends on what rating of tow bar you want, but I would say it is still at least $4-500 for a towbar fitted to your car, and then you still need to buy the rack. A roof rack will be slightly cheaper, depending on the brand.

I think the one advantage of the roof rack is for transporting things other than the bike, ie kayak, bed, timber or PVC pipe etc.

With the towball at least you can tow a trailer if necessary.

Downside of a towball hitch? I know some people who will not look at a 4 cylinder car that has a towball on it, due to the stress that towing a trailer can put on an engine. If you have one just for a bike rack, people will automatically make the assumption that you have towed a 1 tonne trailer behind it.

Just my 2 cents.

To figure out which wire is which and wire the lights yourself.

First of all figure out which wire is ground. This will be the wire that is connect to the car chassis. Set the meter to Ohms, one probe on bare metal on your car chassis. Touch the other probe on the various contacts in junction plug in the rear of the car that branches off your lights. When resistance is practically zero this will be ground.

Next set the meter to read up to 20V DC. Place the black probe on the ground terminal and place the red on the others in succession. When the needle moves in time with the left indicator you have the left indicator pin. Repeat for other indicator, brakes, tail lights etc. Sometimes there may be two pins that provide power for the same function.

Wire the connector plug for the trailer to the correct pins. Often you can buy a plug and kit for your make of car to make this easier.

Done this on a few cars.

I have two of the 591s and they are great. Some of the advantages over the others include the ability to move the front and rear wheel clamps without tools (notice that the T7 has holes and assume you need tools to move) so easy to put on different bikes, it has a lock built in (although I add another lock if not in view of the car), no need to take the front wheel off (if you have a through axle you'll need t get a converter as the 518 uses a quick release mechanism). The 591 feels strong and really holds a bike stable where some others just seem a little flimsy. I've had up to 10 different bikes on them, road, mtb, kids, carbon, alu, etc., and never had an issue with any of them not fitting.