Anyone know of a decent bicycle rack trunk attachment for the 350Z? One which minimizes the chance of getting my car scratched.

 

From what I've heard there are none available at this time.

Bat™

 

would it be possible to attach a bike rack to the hatch on the top and bottom of it so the bike would lay angled with the hatch? i was wondering about this also. i figure if i take off the peddles and the front tire i wouldn't have to worry about any part of the bike scratching the car.

think this would work?


Rajiv

 

i remember someone posted pics of their rack a while back. of course it doesnt help with the search function down.

edit: oh, found one one the internet very easily. just typed "bicycle rack nissan 350z" dont know if this one is very good, try doing an internet search if you don't like this one. hope this helps:

http://www.birdautomotive.com/Bike%2...san%20350Z.htm

 

ive seen that posted here before. i dont having anything that can be seen on the car even when the rack isn't attached though. and i dont like the required drilling either. ill just have to test out using my normal rack one of these days.

 

There is a company called Graber that sells racks under the name Saris. On their website they have a fit guide which claims they have a roof rack for the 350z. I looked into this a while ago and was skeptical that their rack would actually fit so I called them. They told me that they test all of thier racks on the vehicle and told me that it would work with the Z. You might check into them.

Here is the link to the website:
Saris Main Page

 

Sweet, I'll have to check them out. I was in desprate need of a rack for my snowboard last winter (yes i drive the Z year round ).

 

It's a trunk mounted bike rack. I saw one on an Audi TT and it looked like it worked okay on that car. It held the bike far enough away from the car and high enough that the rear bumper and the low road clearance wasn't a problem.

 

I use a slightly modified delta hunch rack on the back of my Z....works great. You can get in touch with this woman at delta and she has all the info on modifying the rack....its real easy.
Donna M. Meehan
Delta Cycle Corp.
1-800-474-6615
dm@deltacycle.com

 

I got on Saris' website, but no pics of any of their racks.

Bat™

 

They've got pictures Blue.

these are the ones that they say can be used on the Z.

Guardian 2 1045P
http://www.graberproducts.com/products/guardian.htm

Sentinel 1051 (2 bikes)/1052 (3 bikes)
http://www.graberproducts.com/products/sentinel.htm

Rajiv

ps - bat, i got the overlays a couple days and they will be on the car may 1st. i'll be sure to post pics!

 

i saw a silver stone 350z with a bike rack on it while i was driving up to sears point...
all i have to say...

interesting...

 

I wasn't sure if you were talking about a roof rack or a hatch rack. They have both, but they don't have pictures of the roof rack. I think either would work fine.

I would actually perfer the roof rack. I know, I know, it is a sports car and it wasn't meant to carry cargo... I just feel like the bike is more secure on the roof than it is on the hatch. Just my preference.