Hollywood Racks - The Heavy Duty - F4

Description

As its name implies, the F4 uses extra heavy Duty steel tubing and hardware, allowing it to carry up to 4 bikes. An exclusive dual positioning trunk/bumper system allows a custom fit on most sedans, SUVs and minivans.

Motorcycle tie down buckles and extra side straps ensure a secure fit for heavy loads.

Features:

• Comes fully pre-assembled
  
• Folds flat for easy storage
  
• Includes day glow safety flag
  
• Integrated tie down strap for extra security

Product Reviews

Customer Reviews

Customer Rating:  4.6 stars based on 20 reviews

Customer Rating: By M. Williams Nothing against the product, but the compatibility chart on the website said this rack would fit Toyota Prius 00-09 but it does NOT fit models past 03, according to the info manual with the rack. Of course, I have an 04. Next time I will call the company first instead of depending on website info. Otherwise the product looked good and arrived quickly. It is probably not really fair to give this a one star rating for this reason, but I'm hoping other prospective buyers might take note and double check before they order so as not to be disapointed. Customer Rating: Nice and Sturdy By Anne Malinowski So far so good. I had a store bought brand a few years ago that was much smaller and never seemed to fit my truck. This new rack is compact and stores easy & handles well on my SUV. Saves me from getting a hitch installed. Customer Rating: GREAT!! By J. Roberts "Lavendarj" I think this is great!! i really didn't want to add a hitch to my hybrid.. not only the cost.. but it is just stupid since a hybrid can't pull anything. I was worried when i found this model if it would work.. but there were not alot of options. But i love it.. it is great.. fits perfect and is very steady.. i just think it is great that you don't have to take it off to open the back.. you can just leave it on.. makes life much easier!! The directions are crap.. but it is pretty self explanitory. just put the hooks on and tighten the straps.. no problem.. and they give you extra straps for the bikes so you don't have to worry about them moving around. Customer Rating: As advertised By H. WONG I bought this bike rack for my Mazada MPV. I wanted to carry three bikes to my summer vacation/camping trips. I have used this rack one time to camping. It has worked adequately and handled three bikes (two adult size, one child) without any problem. The rack was secured and the bikers were stabled during my 40 miles drive to the campsite on easy to moderate terrain. I am not sure how it will fare if I have four adult size bikes on it. My main concern will be how 4 bikes can be positioned safely. The frame of the rack is steady enough for the wt of 4. Anyway, I think for short to moderate distance trips, this rack is excellent bargain for its price. Customer Rating: Good value but a goofy manual By Ralf Weiser The carrier is really sturdy and easy to install on our Benz station wagon and Dodge minivan. The manual is goofy because for what vehicle it works should be on the outside of the box and in the web site description and not inside the box. Otherwise I am really happy with it. Customer Rating: ONE AWESOME BIKE RACK! By William Okay this was one amazing bike rack for us!! We were so worried after reading "many" other reviews on trunk bike racks (many which ended up breaking or losing ones bikes on the road or couldn't handle road speeds and still seemed to cost a fortune)so we were about to give up all together and just rush and get a hitch when lucky for us we read about the Hollywood Rack F4 and all its good reviews...we then decided we'd give it a try for the price and hope for the best as we were really not wanting to pay for a full hitch hookup yet. So being very nervous we made the purchase on Amazon and got the rack in 2 days! And let me tell you, we should "not" have worried, it was "the" best buy for the price. We not only gave this bike rack a solid test, but to be honest, we ran it through the ringer!!! We took this bike rack from Bellingham WA all the way to OR then up to the California Redwoods with twisty, potholed roads and high speeds with "4" yes I did say "4" ADULT mountain bikes strapped on the back and it never even faltered (over 14 hours of traveling time one way)! We then proceeded to push it even further and decided to extend our trip and turn around and go back up to Crater Lake OR which was another 7.5 hours from where we were in CA! Again twisty sometimes 70 mph roads with some nasty bumps and again it never showed signs of loosening, sliding, or even moving (and I was nervous and constantly looking back I can tell you)! In fact this bike rack got almost 2 weeks of serious use and was taken off and on probably 6 times and again it held strong each time it was put back on! For buyers who hope to have the same experience as us, I have 2 excellent tips and that is to make sure "all" straps are seriously tight like it says, and that you tie up all loose ends, and tip 2, take a bungee cord and wrap all the tires together one time(after you have them on the rack) so they don't spin while driving (This kept our bikes solid and non moving) (not even a tiny scuff from the rack or bikes was to be found). We had "plenty" of room for 4 adult mountain bikes (we were driving an 07 Toyota Sienna Van) We simply would alternate each one so they were not all facing the same direction. Again, I can not stress how great this rack was, the first time putting it on with 4 adult bikes (reading directions very carefully, took about 20-25min) after that first time we were doing it in 10min (if that) tops! Thanks to the maker! If all your racks are made the same then I highly recommend this product!! Customer Rating: Hollywood Bike Rack By J.R.C This is a great product. Very sturdy and well put together. We used it to for a family vacation and did have to worry about our bikes at all. One think you need to do is make sure it will fit on your car model otherwise I would definately recommend it. Customer Rating: Everything it was supposed to be By R Trot We used this new rack on our family vacation last week. As advertised, it was easy to assemble and to hook onto my SUV. It held 4 adult sized bikes easily and once loaded and secured, the rack and bikes didn't move at all over the 4 hour ride. This item is well worth the money. Customer Rating: Love it! By K. Kurtz This was my first experience with a bike rack and it was so easy to install and it definitely holds 4 bikes. I recommend this bike rack. It is a great product and is reasonably priced! Customer Rating: good product but literature a bit conflicting By J. Williams Bot this to use on my SUV and van. It fits, it works, it's a good price; so, I reccomend it. I've used it and there's been no damage to the bikes or cars. My only complaint thus far is that while the advertising and photo on the box claims the rack if fine for van's and SUV's, the literature then claims "but" some SUV & van door's and bumpers aren't strong enough so use at your own risk. Miffed, I called and they said it's OK to use, but the literature was a direct contradiction and I thought I'd been had. The CS was fine. I've only used it to carry 3 adult bikes, and while rated for four, I think that's a stretch and may rip your door or bumper off. I think 150 pounds of bikes is the load limit. Customer Rating: Great Bike Ever By eagle049 I bought the bike rack looking for something that would hold four adult bikes. I have two SUV's one has the hitch the other one does not. It fits on my 2000 Explorer perfectly, now my 2008 Yukon because it has rear breaking red light on top of the rear door it's surrounded by a plastic cover so it won't hold the weight. Open rear glass window and hook inside the edge of rear door leave window open and it will work fine just make sure that the straps are tight. Have not tried it on a car jet. Customer Rating: Hollywood F4 bike rack By James B. Staab This bike rack worked perfectly for my vacation. I was able to secure four bikes to my van with the weight of the bikes riding on the bumper instead of the back window, like other bike racks. The rack stayed very secure to the van and needed minor adjustments. At the end of the 1000 mile trip the rack performed better than I expected. Customer Rating: Works as advertised By John MD I bought this for my honda pilot suv and it works great. Sturdy construction. Have only used it for 2 bikes so far. Customer Rating: Good quality product... By Kathrin This is the first bike rack that I ever purchases and set-up. What I like about it is 1) the first installation of the rack on the car was a team effort, but after I did it once, I can easily do it on my own within five minutes 2) the rack is tough and holds the bikes secure 3) I can still open the trunk of my KIA The only reason, why I didn't give five stars, that it's a little tough to get a WSD on the rack and that I doubt that I would be able to get 4 bikes on it without removing the pedals. It's still worth the money. Customer Rating: Hollywood F4 is easy to use... By FSJ "FSJ" Not difficult to place on back of SUV, took about 10-15 minutes. Price is exceptional for being able to hold (supposedly) 4 bikes. It is very sturdy. I appreciate all the straps (to keep tires from spinning), etc. Two issues I did have were: the length of main strap for holding bikes...I wish it were either longer or there were two attached to both sides of the rack to ensure even distribution when attaching and strapping bikes to rack. The other would've been a little more padding on the two vertical rails so bikes don't scratch the black surface of the rack. The thin layer of sticky padding is not sufficient. (At least in my opinion). But, I do really enjoy this rack. I'd definitely buy it again. Customer Rating: this is the one to buy By R. Yannes "magsmom" We purchased this bike rack because we were tired of cramming our daughters bikes into the back of the suv. It is very sturdy and easy to install. I am able to do it myself without my husbands help. It's not to heavy or clumbsy. I have had up to three bikes on it and have had no problems. Well worth the money..... glad I didn't buy one of the less expensive models. Customer Rating: great set of racks! By Amazon customer I did a fair amount of research (mainly on Amazon) prior to purchasing these. I also called the folks at Hollywood in order to decide between the E3 and F4. I was a bit concerned that the F4 was missing the craddles and might not work as well. In speaking w/ the technician, he assured me that the "bumps" on the F4 work really well, which I found to be the case. (Note that the bumps are visible in at least one of the zoom-in pictures of the racks. They keep the bikes from sliding around on the support bars). Note that the unit also holds 4 bikes instead of 3, which is quite impressive. In fact, I don't remember comming across any other strap-on bike racks that hold 4 bikes. I found the racks easy to configure. They mounted very snuggly on the back of our Mazda MPV minivan. I was able to get 2 adult bikes and 2 kids bikes on the racks. It did take some fooling around to get them all on there. I had to losen the handle bars on two bikes and rotate them 90 degrees relative to the front wheels. The only possible downside I can think of is that racks with individual craddles for each bike might have the advantage of keeping the bikes from touching each other. In mounting the 4 bikes on the F4, I had them jammed pretty close together so they did touch. I didn't notice any visible damage to the bikes, but our bikes are older so I wasn't that concerned. If I had a brand-new >$1000 bike, I would at least investigate whether the individuals craddles might do a better job of keeping my bike from banging into the other bikes on the rack. Overall I am very satisfied with this product. Customer Rating: Hollywood Racks 4-Bike Trunk Mount By M. Ohm This is the first bike rack we've owned and I don't see why we would get another one anytime soon. It was very easy to unpack and setup; probably 10 minutes the first time. Straps are easy to adjust; it is very rugged; folds flat for storage. It fit 3 bikes very easily, and a fourth was a tight fit but do-able. I would recommend the rack to anyone looking to avoid a hitch-based system, for an SUV or minivan. There were more expensive systems out there, but this one works fine for us. We did try a rack with rubberized clasps to hold the bikes, but didn't care for it at all, and returned it (local sporting goods store). So this time we were looking for a simpler straight bar to hold the bikes. Customer Rating: Hollywood Racks 4-Bike Carrier By Elizabeth De Paz Excellent product. We loaded up 4 bikes (one with a child seat) on our 2006 Nissan Quest and the rack held everything in place very well. I also like the included foam pads to prevent scratching and extra straps to tie up spinning wheels. Customer Rating: Great Bike Rack, By Mary Skinner-vance We had a tough time finding a bumper mounted bike rack for 4 bikes that would be shipped to an FPO address. After reading tons of reviews on other bikes we went with this one even though it was a bit more expensive. It was worth every penny. It arrived promptly...given that it had to go to Japan. It was easy to mount on our vehicle. It is incredibly sturdy and holds up to 150 pounds...more than enough for our bikes. I also like that I can still open the back hatch on the car while the rack is one there....I just need to retighten the straps. An excellent purchase worth every penny. 1-20 of 20

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