Hello,
I just bought a 2008 Hyundai Accent 4-dr sedan. I want to carry my canoe aboard, and have Thule racks for which I've ordered a new fit kit #2124 in anticipation they'll work. (The Thules are from a 1991 Civic hatchback, a lovely little beast and the last car I owned ... well, besides a 1969 Mercedes but she is high maintenance and doesn't get out much any more
My problem is, where do I tie down front and back?! I've got tie-down straps with hooks for latching onto the car and ratchets for tightening. My preference is to have V-ed straps front and back for best stability in wind, but I'd settle for a centered front and back.
I've found a hook in at the back, centered, not ideal but at least it exists. However, I haven't found anything suitable up front. I contacted the local Hyundai dealer and was told there was a tow ring underneath, centered. Unfortunately he was incorrect, and the tow ring (which you can screw in when needed) is off center, on the front passenger side. It's great for the one strap hook, except there is only one, off center.
I crawled around and found a hole that appears to be part of a framing that I may be able to hook into underneath on the driver side. However, the strap will need to rest over the bumpers and those are not exactly rigorous for ratcheting. The Hyundai fellow had said his dad puts towels under the straps on the front and doesn't tighten too much from that end, instead from the back. Again, not ideal.
I can't find reference to this anywhere else online for a solution, and then found this forum. I am hoping someone has already solved this. BTW, it seems incredible to me that all cars are not built with tie-down locations!
Please let me know your solutions. Pictures would be wonderful.
Cheers,
Andrea
I just bought a 2008 Hyundai Accent 4-dr sedan. I want to carry my canoe aboard, and have Thule racks for which I've ordered a new fit kit #2124 in anticipation they'll work. (The Thules are from a 1991 Civic hatchback, a lovely little beast and the last car I owned ... well, besides a 1969 Mercedes but she is high maintenance and doesn't get out much any more
My problem is, where do I tie down front and back?! I've got tie-down straps with hooks for latching onto the car and ratchets for tightening. My preference is to have V-ed straps front and back for best stability in wind, but I'd settle for a centered front and back.
I've found a hook in at the back, centered, not ideal but at least it exists. However, I haven't found anything suitable up front. I contacted the local Hyundai dealer and was told there was a tow ring underneath, centered. Unfortunately he was incorrect, and the tow ring (which you can screw in when needed) is off center, on the front passenger side. It's great for the one strap hook, except there is only one, off center.
I crawled around and found a hole that appears to be part of a framing that I may be able to hook into underneath on the driver side. However, the strap will need to rest over the bumpers and those are not exactly rigorous for ratcheting. The Hyundai fellow had said his dad puts towels under the straps on the front and doesn't tighten too much from that end, instead from the back. Again, not ideal.
I can't find reference to this anywhere else online for a solution, and then found this forum. I am hoping someone has already solved this. BTW, it seems incredible to me that all cars are not built with tie-down locations!
Please let me know your solutions. Pictures would be wonderful.
Cheers,
Andrea