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Today, on our 2009 Saturn Vue we're going to be test fitting the Thule Parkway two-bike
carrier for 2-inch hitches, part number TH958.With our vehicle already equipped with a 2-inch
hitch and our bike rack already pre-assembled, we can go ahead and slide the bike rack shank
directly into the receiver tube of the hitch and then install and tighten down the anti-rattle
bolt.As you can see, with our anti-rattle bolt tightened down it really takes out any
movement between the hitch and the bike rack.Now let's go ahead and take a couple of measurements.From
the nearest point of the bumper to the nearest point of the upright of the bike rack is 1/2
inch. With our rack installed we add an additional 23 inches to the overall vehicle length, and
from the nearest point of the rack to the ground we have 11-3/4 inches of ground clearance.Next,
we'll go ahead and pull the pin at the bottom of the mast and tilt the bike rack away from
the vehicle and check for rear cargo access.As you can se, with the mast tilted away from
the vehicle we can still gain full rear cargo access.Now let's go ahead and put our bike
rack back into the upright locked position. Next, we'll go ahead and undo the hold-down
straps so we can set our bike directly into position.Once in it's position, we can go
ahead and take the hold down straps and secure them around the bike.There you have it, in
just a few simple steps we've gone ahead and secured the bike rack to the vehicle and the
bike to the bike rack.Now we're ready to hit the road.That does it for our test fit of
the Thule Parkway two-bike carrier, part number TH958 on our 2009 Saturn Vue.