roadster1_98
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Does anyone know if you can get a bike rack for the 500? I notice Thule does one but not if you have a sunroof which I have.
General Bike racks for the 500
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The 'Rear Aluminium Bars' might hold a bike - part no 50901723.
There are snow board and ski attchments for this part. I would have thought more people have bikes than ski or boards, so it would be weird if they havnt made a bike holder.
Oh.... i guess i havnt actually really help you at all then.
There are snow board and ski attchments for this part. I would have thought more people have bikes than ski or boards, so it would be weird if they havnt made a bike holder.
Oh.... i guess i havnt actually really help you at all then.
If you have the folding towbar attached you can then use the type that fits to these.
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roadster1_98
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What towbar is this? I can't see it on the fiat website?
Sorry If I made it sound like there was an official one but this has come up a couple of times in the forum.
https://www.fiatforum.com/500/141082-bikes-board.html
https://www.fiatforum.com/500/128795-tow-bar.html
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detachable towbar is £246.75
There is an official tow bar for the new 500 it’s shown on the Italian Fiat website. I looked into getting one fitted and got 3 different prices from 3 different dealers. I contacted Fiat UK and they were not totally sure of the exact cost but it was averaging out to £450 fitted. I have opted for carrying the bikes in the car as after seeing how my dealer fitted the rear number plate I was not going to let them fit a tow bar. All I do is remove wheels, seat and pedals and I get two full size bikes in the back. I looked at the roof bar option as well and the glass roof seems to be causing a problem as the note on the Thule site is that the roof bars they have for the 500 is not suitable for glass roofs. If you can get a definitive answer on the safe working load of the official rear bars from Fiat you might be able to engineer some form of rack. As I said I have opted for carrying them in the car for now. Hope this is of some use.
