Hollywood Racks Baja with lever User Manual [en, es]

Installation Instructions for Hollywood

Racks

Baja Rack B2 (two bike) and B3 (three bike)

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Mounting the Hollywood Baja Rack

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bicycle carriers. Comes Fully Assembled

When using the Hollywood Expedition rack, please follow these important guidelines:

 Install the Baja rack on structurally sound trunks and rear decks only.
 Never attach hooks to aluminum, plastic, glass, fiberglass or carbon fiber.
 Clean the surface of the trunk, rear door or deck lid before installation of the rack.
 Tighten all six straps both before and after mounting bikes on the rack.
 Never place more than 100 lbs. (45 KG) on either B2 or B3
 Always use the attached tie-down safety strap after loading all of the bicycles onto the rack.

This final Safely Strap should be threaded through all of the bikes.

 Keep the bicycle tires at least one foot (1’=30 cm approx.) away from the exhaust pipe(s).

 Check the rack, bikes and straps regularly during use.
 Drive slowly when used on bumpy or dirt surface roads.

on Your Vehicle:

After removing your Baja rack from the box, loosen
the black hubs by flipping the hub lever outward
(away from the rack). This will allow the two
sections of the rack frame to move relative to one
another for correct rack placement on your vehicle.
Note how the teeth on the hubs interlock into place.
See Fig. 2a & 2b showing the hub and lever in both
the closed and open positions.

Adjusting the rack frame: Position the Baja rack
on the vehicle such that the bicycle support arms
are parallel to the ground, or angled slightly upward
at the back of the rack. The upper pads should rest
on a steel trunk lid, or rear door. If necessary

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Once the proper rack position has been determined by adjusting
the Baja’s bicycle support arms and main frame, tighten the

hubs by flipping black levers in and locking them in place
against the rack; then rotate the lever and/or cup until the

hubs are snug and secure . Be sure that the teeth of the hubs are

interlocked evenly and that the support arms are parallel or pointing
slightly upwards .

Attaching the straps: Begin attaching straps with the upper (farthest
forward) pair, placing the hooks in the most forward trunk lid opening, and
then pulling on the end of the strap until the proper length is reached.
Once the upper straps have been attached, the side and bottom straps
can be attached in any order.

(particularly on vans, station wagons and SUV’s) the

upper pads may rest on glass. This is because the

weight of the rack and bicycles is support by the
upper straps, and the lower pads. Be careful not to
interfere with rear mounted wiper blade.

support
arms

main
frame

Mounting bikes on rack

If your vehicle has a “soft” plastic bumper, the lower straps may be attached to the lower edge of the trunk

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lid, or rear door opening instead of the bumper. When all six straps are attached, pull on each strap to make
sure that the hooks are properly seated, and that all straps are tight. After mounting the bikes, recheck and
retighten all straps since the weight of the bike(s) often adds tension to the upper straps, and removes and
equal amount of tension from the lower straps.

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Included with the rack are either 6 rubber straps for the B-2 or 9
rubber straps for the B-3. (use 1 each for the regular cradles (Fig. 5) and
2 each for the anti-sway cradles (Fig. 6) plus one built in nylon safety
strap with buckle.

Attach one end of the rubber straps to the rubber cradles. Start
with the round (end) hole of the strap stretched over the diamond
shaped anchor on the cradle.

Place the heaviest bike onto the rack first (closest to the

vehicle), putting the bike’s top tube (usually) into the rubber cradles on

the support arms. Be sure to note the location of the pedal, as you may
have to rotate the crank in order to keep the pedal from hitting the
vehicle.

Pull the rubber strap across the bike’s frame tube and attach it to

the anchor on the opposite side of the cradle for both right and left

cradles. Straps should be snug, but do not over-tighten the straps since

this may shorten the useful life of the strap.

Next, rotate the Anti-Sway cradle so that it rests against the

bike’s seat tube (this is the frame tube into which the seat post fits) Fig. 7
or 8. Pull the strap across the bike’s seat tube in a similar snug manner.
Put the next bike on the rack with the handlebars on the other side of the

vehicle and attach the straps. Be sure not to route straps over any

cables (Fig. 9), but rather under them (Fig. 10). This will protect the

bike’s finish.

Once all the bikes are mounted and all the rubber straps are
pulled snug (but not over-stretched), route the attached safety strap
around all the bikes and re-attach to the buckle. Remember to
re-check all straps after the bicycles have been mounted.
Re-tighten straps as necessary.

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SPECIAL NOTES: On a bike with a slanted top tube, place top tube on

rear cradle, and down tube on front cradle to keep bike as “level” as

possible. For “ladies” style and non-conventional frames, it may not be
possible to keep bike “level”. On a road bike with a level top tube, place
top tube on both cradles, with anti-sway on seat tube.

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