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Old 07-02-19, 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by eja_ bottecchia
Last Saturday my THULE hitch rack was stolen right from my car. I had just completed a very nice ride coastal ride, but when I returned my car I saw that the rack was gone.

The rack is, was, a very nice rack, solid and well made. The mechanism that locks it to the hitch receiver, however, is rubbish. A fifth grader with a paper clip can unlock it in a matter of seconds. My old T2 Classic used a hitch pin lock and that seemed far more secure.

I know of at least one other club member whose rack was also stolen.

Have any other THULE rack owners had a similar experience?

Could it have been stolen by someone who waved at you and you ignored them?
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