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Comment by Rick Kern

This rack is a very good rack for most Receiver Hitch applications. If your vehicle has either a 2″ or one and one quarter Receiver this rack will fit. If you have a couple of different vehicles to mount this rack to it is easily adjusted to fit different vehicles. I like this rack a lot for carrying several bikes on your vehicle. It does not protect the bikes from rubbing on each other as well as the platform receiver hitch racks do but the rack is less expensive and does keep the bicycles from touching your vehicle.
The Hollywood HR8500 Receiver Hitch Rack is either a 1 1/4 or 2″ rack. It comes set up to work in either size receiver.  This rack will hold up to four bikes but will work very well for one or two bikes also.

This picture is a closeup of the stinger that goes into the receiver in your vehicle. By removing one bolt you can convert this rack from 2″ to 1 1/4″ receiver.

This is a closeup of the lower part of the rack. There is a pin with a cable on it that allows the rack to pivot away from the back of your vehicle to allow you to open the rear hatch or door.

This is a closeup of the Hollywood 8500 arms. The bike holders have two straps on one side of the arms.  One to hold the top tube of your bike and one to hold the seat tube. This keeps the bikes from moving around.

The picture below shows the pin you can pull out to lower the arms. This is handy if you want to leave the rack on your car when you are not using it so the arms do not stick out. It is also handy for storing the rack so it does not take up much space. The rack will hang easily from a hook on the wall in your garage.

This shows the rack with the arms folded down.

This Picture shows the Box the Rack comes in. It is very easy to assemble. It will take 5 to 15 minutes to assemble.