Yes, the four fairing arms/feet each have a thick adhesive pad on the bottom where it touches the roof, plus Thule provides four squares of clear film to apply to the roof where the foot pads contact it to prevent any fading, etc.acarnut wrote:Hi waltaz, I have one question. Does the bottom of the fairing actually touching the roof? If yes, does it have some kind of padding to prevent scratching the paint? Thanks for sharing the pictures!
I assume you meant 1-1/4"?alfanut wrote:I already have a bike rack for a 1/4" receiver.
Hey Paul,alfanut wrote:If I'm lucky, Infiniti will come out with a 2" hitch on the 2009 that will work with the 2008 [snip].
I agree with npeckio that it's either faulty installation or the wrong hitch (i.e. it wasn't designed to carry the weight of a bike rack, or you need a design that's not just attached to the bumper).littlerascal wrote:I just had to have my hitch removed because it apparently bent my bumper support brackets.. guess thats where the hitch is attached to..