After 6+ months of daily use with this bike rack, I can report:
- paint is fine
- the weight of the rack somewhat inhibits the trunk to stay open on its own (hugely annoying, but the price to pay for being able to carry bikes without paying for a hitch installation)
- the straps do push down on...
Double posting from the other thread on the same topic.
Any thoughts anyone can share about this setup:
https://www.mybmwi3.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=73390#p73390
Why won’t this work:
I put a traditional (read:20 years old) Thule trunk mount bike rack on with the following characteristics:
Upper straps: with the trunk fully open, I fed through the opening (was juuuust wide enough at the center of the top), and looped the stock hooks to the interior...