Do the straps go through a window or through a door opening? Will they work on a van that needs to be able to open sliding doors on one or both sides
1243898
Normally through the window but if you are dealing with a sliding door they might stay above the door where the gasket is -- but I have no experience with that situation. Good luck.
1243899
I returned the double strap because you can stack 2 boards on a single. It goes through the car front and back doors. I so not believe it will work with sliding van doors.
1243900
Hello, the straps do pass through either the Window or door frame, so this product probably is not the best option for a minivan with sliding doors
1243901
Hi,Straps can go through either the window or door opening I guess. I always put them through the door and then close the doors on them. Not sure how it would work with sliding doors.
1243902
it wont work on sliding doors. you would have to disconnect the straps to slide the door open.
1243903
You can put them through the window or door opening but if you put them through the window you will not be able to send it right up. They should work in a sliding door as well.
1243904
needs doors that open/slam shut. can't run the straps through on a sliding rail. window might possibly work, but not something i'd recommend trying.
1858209
I used them to secure sliding class windows from being opened. It may depend on how your mount is anchored. I suggest you contact the seller and ask them.
1636278
I think if your window swings open, you would need to do some modifications for this to work. If you had a sliding window, no problem.
1697649
It is supposed to. We had half doors with glass sliding windows and it seemed like it would work with some adjustments to the door. We ended up purchasing full hard doors and the hard top fits great with those.
1752229
That might work. I guess it depends on how far forward or back the bag is on your roof. The straps that come with the bag might not be long enough to go thru the back door but you can buy strapping at some fabric stores and possibly at some hardware stores. It might help to put some of that rubber mat drawer liner on your roof to prevent slipping. That can be purchased at many $1 stores, Big Lots, KMart, etc.
764619
You can use either one. The clips didn't hold on all my door frames, so then I used the straps with a cinch strap.
1988261
I have a GMC Envoy. I have to pull the pin at the bottom to drop the bikes down to get the hatch opened. I can open the glass window without moving the bikes. If you have a car, the trunk should open without interference from the rack.
1131632
I think it depends on the design of your window. Our windows slide sideways on one side. We use only one wedge at the top and it's extremely strong and not going anywhere. We have forgotten about them and hit the wedge before, it only gets locked in tighter the harder you try to open the window --- there's no way a child is going to move it once in place unless they can physically reach the wedge and are strong enough to pull it off --- the velcro is also very strong.
528490
I ran the straps through the car with the doors open and not through the window. The doors closed just fine.
389641
Straps go through the car. Of course, make sure you do that with the doors open, and not through an open window. ;-) Keep in mind your head height as well. If you already have only a little extra head room, this may end up touching your head. And it'll make vibration noise inside as well from the outside portions vibrating in the wind. If neither of that will bother you, then it'll be fine.
1879142
No. The straps go through your car through the back window and the front door.
860585
Straps can stay on your car as the door is closed on them. They work excellent holding my longboard on very tight. Highly recommend this product
859162
not using it as it comes the strap has to go through the door and out the other side and most van windows don't open if you have a van with a door on each side the top rail would catch on strap and ruin it.
803430
They can be folded thereby allowing the window to open fully. That said, the panes on my windows are extremely thin, so I have to put a little pressure on the glass to get the window open past the point of the Burglabar. All in all excellent option for safety as opposed to calling a professional locksmith to install individual window locks. This product works perfectly for my needs - no complaints! (In my experience, they can be very difficult to remove but can be done with some effort).
1503736
One side of the "lock" is adhesive so it sticks to glass. The other side can flip either up or down. If it is flipped down you can open and close your door or window. If it is flipped up it prevents the window or door from sliding open.
1740709
there are plastic lugs on the end of each strap. you put these over the top of the door, then when you close the door they jam on the other side. You need to mount them such that the door would open away from you, this uses the door frame itself to stop the door bending. i use mine in rentals/hotels and never had it damage a frame.
1541378
They really should. Te way they work is you open the doors and wrap them throughh e inside of the car. She thy work with anything really. Four doors probably best to get the spacing better. Remember though the straps will be on the inside of the car. Not a problem with my car as inhave headroom and am only average height. If you are pretty tall and your head brushes the roof anyway Id say go with a rain guter type rack.