Thule EasyBase 949 Bar Carrier Review

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baros5's review of Thule EasyBase 949 Bar Carrier

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“a flexible friend”

Written on: 20/10/2011 by baros5 (3 reviews written)

What can I asy, this item has a myriad of options to make it a flexible piece of motoring equipment. On its own it is a good sized platform for moving dirty items without having to clean the car after, add the bike-rack/basket orr lockable bag and who knows the possibilities that open up.
Not sure of the actual weight limit for it as the documentation says it is 15kg and you can add 60kg to it being mindful of the towball limit, this implies that if the cycle rack option is taken the bikes cannot total more than 60kg minus the weight of the optional rack.
As far as the fixing is concerned, just use the supplied spanner to tighten the nut to 90Nm (35KG), although I must say that Westphalia have a much easier/elegant solution, the carrier also folds which makes storage easier as the Thule item is a bit bulky to man(woman?) handle on and off the vehicle.

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Baros5's Response to baros5's Review

Written on: 30/10/2011

not sure how to edit a review previously submitted, so here is an update.
The unit as supplied comes with a 7 pin plug so if like myself you have current 13 pin plug then an adaptor is required; there is also no rear fog light built into the clusters, which would be handy considering how far it sticks out from the back of the car. Not really what I expected for a \"new\" device from a brand like Thule but maybe these things will be fixed soon as it would be simple to do>

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