Same bike rack different car

Whalsay

I have a bike rack that sat over the glass on the hatchback boot of a Citroen zx. It is held on by 6 fasteners, 2 on top of the boot,2 on bottom and one each side. I have to fit on a Toyota Corolla and the glass on the hatchback boot extends fully to the side. I cannot hook on these side catches for fear of shattering the glass. Do I have to buy bike racks for the roof or is there a safe way round this?

thanks for any suggestions :beer:

Altarf

Depending on the make of rack, you can get replacements for the hooks, that are designed to be used on glass tailgates. Instead of a metal hook on the end of a strap, they are large soft rubber dumbells on the end of a strap, that look like this http://www.cycleworld.co.uk/acatalog/F1WX.jpg. The dumbell then sits inside the glass (with the force taken over a larger area, than with a metal clip), with the strap passing through the gap.

Have a look in Halfords.

skiddy2k

there are different kinds of cycle carriers that you can buy.

the one where you put it on a hatch back:which sounds like the one you hav, one that goes 3/4 of the way up your rear windscreen and one that goes on top of your vehicle.

so, i suspect, that if you want to put your cycles ontop of the vehicle, you'll have to buy another cycle carrier.

as altarf said, i would also recommend, check out your local halfords.