This may be a silly & blasphemous question but due to recent economic reversals I'm reduced to one vehicle(86 GT). I need to carry luggage and a couple of bicycles on occasion. Anyone know of such an animal?
Larry

Well I don't know about the bike rack, but doesn't the Fiero come with a luggage rack if you don't have the spoiler?

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I've seen plenty of trailer hitches on trucks/vans/SUVs with a receiver that can accept a good old fashioned hitch ball, bicycle rack, and other accessories. I think they're referred to as a "Reese hitch", but don't quote me on that.

It's a long shot, but maybe such a trailer hitch receiver is available to fit a Fiero?

[This message has been edited by dguy (edited 03-14-2003).]

If this is for occasional use, you can add a hidden hitch receiver. This will accept a bike rack and I've seen some pics of guys who have a special rack that holds a luggage 'bin' that slides into the receiver. You can probably see these at JC Whitney or others. Looks pretty cool and useful.

You have 3 choices when it comes to racks: roof, trunk and hitch mounted. Trunk mounted are a pain to work with and don't really give you extra room for luggage. Yakima and Thule are two very good manufactures of racks and components for your needs. Most good bike shops carry one or the other. You can try their web sites or go to ebay. I think this is what you are looking for: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2716469594&category=22692&tc=photo

[This message has been edited by Gokart Mozart (edited 03-16-2003).]

DO NOT put a roof rack on Fiero and expect it to hold and significant load. The fiberglass or whatever it is will likely break and let the whole mess fly the first time a stiff wind gust hits it. The roof is only held in place by some glue and a few stud. Most of which is not at the edge where you need the strenth for a rack to grab.

I have the factory deck lid rack on mine. I've used it on occasion. If you have something heavy, run a strap under the lid somehow. (Make sure the strap won't get into engine parts.) The rack ancors aren't very strong, partly because they too are in fiberglass. The rack eyes could be made stronger if larger washers are placed under the lid to spread the load but there are limits on that.

An idea I have been playing with but haven't had time to test...

Put a rack bar on the roof for the front of a bike to sit on. Put the other part on the deck lid. The idea is to strap the bike so wind loads etc are mainly on the deck lid. The lid appears to be stronger than the roof.

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RIP Crew of Columbia. 01-Feb-03

If you go to http://www.thuleracks.com they have a system designed for Fieros. They mount at the window openings, not on the roof. The other company doesn't have Fieros in their database.

fierostore sell the bike rack

Here is a pic, I knew I had it somewhere. You can exchange the rack for the bike rack as needed.

Thanks a ton fellas.