Hollywood Racks F2 User Manual

Model F2 “Over

-

the-Top” Bike Carrier Installation

Guide

1.

Choosing the correct

On some vehicles, more than one top

Fig. 1

When installing the F2, please follow these important guidelines:

The F2 Over

-

the-Top rack has been specially designed to fit SUVs, mini

-

vans and hatch

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backs equipped

without spoilers.

Comes Fully Assembled – Carries up to Two Bikes

with rear spoilers or wind deflectors. The rack uses an adjustable “spoiler clearance frame” to prevent the
top or uppermost straps of the rack from making contact with the spoiler. The F2 will also fit most vehicles

 Install the F2 on structurally sound trunks, hatches, roof rack load

bars and roof rack raised side rails only.

 Never attach hooks to plastic, glass, fiberglass or carbon fiber.
 Clean the surface of the trunk or hatch before installation of the rack.
 Tighten all six straps before AND after mounting bikes on the rack.
 Maximum capacity is two bikes, 35 lbs/16kg per bike.
 Always use the safety strap after loading and tying down bikes.
 Keep bicycle tires min. 1ft/30cm away from vehicle exhaust pipe.
 Check rack, bikes and straps regularly during use.
 Drive slowly when used on bumpy or dirt surface roads.

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top straps

This rack includes three types of top
or upper strap attachment systems:

a) Regular Hollywood top straps
with trunk lid hooks (Fig. 3). These
are pre-assembled with the rack.

See section 2
b) Hatch anchors with quick connect

straps. See section 3

Fig. 2:
Parts
included
with

F2 Rack

c) Roof rack adapter straps with

quick connect straps.

See section 4

strap attachment system can be
used. Determining the best one may
require ruling out the other two.

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2.

Installation Using Regular

Fig. 6

Fig. 8

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Section 1 continued:

Fig. 4

c

)

Center

e

)

If these can be confirmed, then you can

Look at the gap or opening between the top of
the rear hatch and vehicle.

Note: depending on the tightness of the cups,
you may also need to unlock one or both of the
levers on the lower hubs.

d) Check and confirm the following:

I) The trunk or hatch lid made of steel. Use a

magnet and check fit guide.

II) There is room for

the hook to “drop”

into the gap.

III) The hook can

attach to the hatch lid.

gap

(The hatch doors on
some vehicles, like the 2013 Ford Escape, are too

thick for a hook to attach to).

IV) Open the vehicle’s rear hatch. There should
be no plastic molding that would interfere with the
hook. Note: The hook must not attach to the spoiler.

Do not use the standard upper strap if the vehicle’s
spoiler is made of plastic or fiberglass.

use the regular upper straps with hook.

If not, go to section 3 or 4.

b) Next, unlock the upper hubs and rotate the

spoiler clearance frame so it is positioned per
Fig. 8. Now lock the upper hubs.

Fig. 7

Place the rack on the car’s bumper and
unlock the center hubs per fig. 9. Rotate the
rear frame so it is resting on the car’s hatch door
or window per fig 10. (Avoid contact with rear

windshield wiper). Close the levers. Note:

depending on the tightness of the hubs, you
may need to unlock one or both of the levers
on the lower hubs.

Upper Straps

The F2 has three sets of adjustment hubs: Lower,
center and upper. The hubs are unlocked by opening
the lever. They are adjusted by tightening/loosening the
cup and lever. See Fig. 5

Fig. 5

a) Unlock the center hubs (Fig. 6) and rotate the

rear frame so it is vertical per Fig. 7.

hub

d) Attach the side hooks per Fig. 10. Pull the

strap end to tighten. The rack should now be self
supporting.

Fig. 9 Fig. 10

Unlock the upper hubs and rotate the clearance
frame so the upper buckle is well above the

spoiler per Fig. 11. Close the levers.

h

)

f

)

not

Fig.11

g

)

Attach the hooks to the hatch lid and pull the

Depending on the height of the vehicle, you may

be able to rotate the clearance frame high enough

above the spoiler for a correct “strap angle” (Fig. 12).
In that case, you can re-locate the upper buckles to get
the correct strap angle. There are additional buckle
hole positions located on the spoiler clearance frame.
Use the 10mm wrench included with the rack (or
equivalent) to relocate the buckles if necessary.
See Fig. 13

Fig. 12

The strap angle from the upper-most buckles to
the upper hooks must be high enough so that
the straps are not making any contact with the
spoiler!

Fig. 14

strap end snug. See Fig. 14. Lower pads should
remain seated against bumper.

Attach the hooks on the lower straps to the
bottom of the trunk or hatch lid and pull snug.
See Fig. 15a.
Note that the lower strap‘s buckle can be

relocated to the higher hole on the main
frame if required. Use the 10mm wrench

included with the rack. Recheck all straps

to make sure they are snug.

Fig. 13

i) Unlock the center hubs and rotate the support

arms so they are horizontal or pointing slightly
upwards, then lock hubs. See Fig. 15b.

Fig. 15a

Fig 15b

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