Hi,
Just bought a used Paulchen Bike Rack today... What a practical rack
that is...and according to the pictures shown on their pamphlet, it
seems to fit the Toyota vans and the Jeep cheeroke (older model). The
most wonderful surprise was to see it coming with the 4 rollers
option. These rollers sit on the top of the rack and enable you to put
your boat or surfboard on the roof without damaging the paint of the
van (in case you drop the boat). The best about this is that you can
put your boat on the roof on your own...no help needed, provided you
could bring your boat near the van...I  wander why they stopped
producing it...It is much more that a bike rack.I paid 300,00$ CDN
dollars. The PO had paid 650,00...so it's a good deal.
My only concern is that it does not come with a built-in locker. I'll
have to buy a padlock and then insert it the space provided, so the
rack is locked to the van.I am concerned because the padlocks found on
the market seem to be easy to break...Do you know of any good padlock
that can resist hammer...
Merci
Alain
Westfalia 1991