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Can I still open the boot door with a spare wheel mounted Simbar cycle rack?

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auf_wiedersehen_pet:
Can I still open the boot door with a spare wheel mounted Simbar cycle rack? Or do the cycle wheels swing round and clobber the OS lights?

Anybody got any pictures?

ChrisW70:
No pictures, but not had any issues with 4 bikes loaded although try not to open the door with the bikes on so as not to stuff the hinges up even further!

stageonesimmo:
I have a halfrauds special that straps to the spare - I can open the door fine - but I always take the front wheel of my bike as its a full susser with a faily long wheelbase so needs to be shunted across to one side to get it to sit right and avoid daft levels of overhang.  I always mount it so the front is at the Off-side and with no wheel on it all is well, but I recall a time when I had 3 bikes on there for a trip to the Orkenys and I could still open the door with the wheels fitted as the rack was far enough out from the door to clear the wing/lamp units, even on full extension of the hinges - only thing was the lock took a chunk out of the buffer plate as it closed due to the hinges sinking with the weight.........

Cant say for certain with your make of rack though as I dont know how far out it sitts in relation to the spare, sorry............

Bri

defuzz:
I was just trying to work out why my post hadn't shown uop in the sidelight thread, now I see I posted it here instead.

move along now, nothing to see here.....

KingWolf:
Door opens without any issues mate, see below for pictures I took especially for you this morning.... :lol: :lol: :lol:

Mark.

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