Thule 9003 RACEWAY - Fit Tip Explanations

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101 Placetopclipsinthegapatthefrontedgeofthetopofthetrunk,hatchordoor.

102 Placelowerclipsinthebottomedgeoftrunkorhatch.

103 Setlowerclips/hooksintovehicle'sleftandrighttowloopsundertherearofthevehicle.

104 Setlowerclips/hooksintotowloopontherightandframeholeontheleft.

105 Setlowerclipsintobottomedgeofinternalmetalbumper.

106 Setlowerclips/hooksintoframeholes.

107 Setlowerclipsintobottomedgeofreardoors.

108 Setlowerclipsintoframeholesinbackofbumper.

109 Setlowerclipsontobottomedgeofbumper.

110 Setlowerclip/hookontoedgeofstructuralbumperlocatedbehindplasticbumper.

111 Frameholesarelocateduphighonthebacksideofbumper.

112 Setlowerclip/hooksintoframeholesinchassisbehindbumper.

114 Chafeguardsrequired.

115 Tominimizecontactbetweencarriertowhooksandthebumper,slidethestrapthroughonlyoneendofthechafeguardleavingtheotherendfreetorestbetweenthetowhookandthebumper.

116 Bumpercovermaydeformwiththeuseofthiscarrier.Removecarrierwhennotinuse.

117 Theupperarmofcarrier,betweenrubberpads,maycontactthecenterridgeinthetrunklidwhencarrierisfullymounted.

118 Lowerarmofthecarrierwillmountagainstthelicenseplateandthelightstotheleftandrightofit.

119 Lowerarmofthecarrierwillmountontheridgeonthebottomofthereardoor,justabovethebottomedgeofthereardoor.

121 Caution:Rearwipercannotbeusedwhencarrierismounted.

122 Offsetcarriertotheright.

124 Rearwipermustbepositionedthroughtheupperarmofcarrier.

125 Alwayschecktomakesurethereisnocontactbetweenthelowerstrapsandthemufflerand/orexhaustpipe.

126 Caution:Thetrunklidmaydeformslightlywiththeuseofthiscarrier.Removecarrierwhennotinuse.

127 Routetopstrapunderthespoilerontopofthehatch.

128 Lowerarmofcarriershouldbepositionedonuppertierofbumper.

129 Rubberweatherstrippingattopdoor/hatchwilldeformovertime.Removecarrierwhennotinuse.

130 Setlowerclips/hooksintoframeholesinbumperlocatedbytherightandleftbumperstrut.

131 Setlowerclips/hooksintotowloopontherightandedgeofbumper,bythebumperstrut,ontheleft.

132 Thulecannotrecommendtheuseof3‐bikecarriersonthisvehicle.

133 Carrierisnotrecommendedbecauselowerstrapscannotbemountedinasafeplace.

134 Carrierisnotrecommendedbecausetopstrapsshouldnotbemounteddirectlytoglassorplastictrimcoveringglass.

135 Carrierisnotrecommendedbecausevehicleisunabletosupportcarrierweight.

136 Carrierisnotrecommendedbecauseupperarmofcarriercoulddamagetrunklid.

137 Carrierisnotrecommendedbecausetopstrapscannotbemountedinasafeplace.

138 Lowerarmofcarrierwillrestinthebottomofthelicenseplatewell.

139 Lowerarmofcarrierwillrestabovelicenseplatewell.

140 Lowerarmofcarrierwillrestatbottomoftrunklip.

141 Lowerarmofcarrierwillrestintheareabetweenthelicenseplatewellanduppertierofthebumper.

142 Setlowerclips/hooksontopedgeofthemetalbumperstruts.

143 WheninstallingaFreewayorSpeedwayracktheuseofaversaclipisrequired.

144 Vehiclecanhaveanexternallymountedsparetireprohibitingtheuseofanystraprack.

145 Setlowerclips/hooksintotowloopontheleftandframeholeontheright.

146 Carrierisnotrecommendedbecauseitcannotbeinstalledwithoutunwantedcontact.

147 Setlowerclips/hooksintowlooplocatedinthecenterofthevehiclebehindthebumper.

148 Pleaseverifyvehiclecargoareawillacceptbicyclewheelbasepriortopurchase.

149 Duetoafactoryincorporated"tirehanger"onsomemodels,the963"SpareMe"cannotbeusedonthisvehicle.Pleasecheckyourvehicle'sconfigurationbeforebuyingthisproduct.

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