scott40

For an enclosed Trailex. I usually crawl around the car to access a tie down at the front jack point.

dgrobs

I bought a 5 or 6 foot steel dowel (very small diameter) at HD and bent one end into a hook and the other end into a handle.

I put the ring and strap through the wheel (yes I am stretched out a bit here) and use the hook end of the dowel to pull the ring, and hence the strap, through the wheel to me and then ratchet it down. Easy Peasy.

I was so happy with this, I went and bought 2 more dowels just to have spares. They were $.69/each at The Depot.

Not sure if that's what you're looking for, but that's what I do. So much easier than laying flat and contorting myself into a pretzel trying to get the strap through the wheel on that right side front.

Necessity is the mother of invention I guess.

Hope that helps. If you can't find the dowel, I have an extra you could have.

scott40

But I’m hooking onto a Rennline tie down that’s mounted to the Jack point. So that would probably be difficult...

dgrobs

Gotcha, sorry. My GT3 is too low to use the tie downs, for me anyway.

Sorry I misunderstood.

Good luck.

RickBetterley

Have Trailex or a capable trailer shop add an access door.
Life is too short

Difool

The previous owner of my Trailex left a convenient sheet of foam padding over in that area. Makes crawling in and out more cushy.

Jabs1542

I have the Rennline tie downs and do something similar the dgrobs. I use a broom stick to push the straps under the car just behind the front wheels. I can then get around the car (I only need about 10” of clearance) reach down to grab the strap hook, and then reach under the car to attach it to the Rennline mount. Very easy.

scott40

That’s a great idea Rick! Did you keep the car?

scott40

what I do now is just lay it flat under the car, drive up, and reach under and grab the strap and hook it up. My buddy suggested attaching the strap to the car first, running it under and put in bonnet, then once car is in, just get it out of the bonnet. Not a bad idea.

ProCoach

Pardon me, but when I saw the OP's thread title, it popped into my mind they might be asking about a handling problem!

Matt Romanowski

Haha - I thought the samething! Great photo!

We use chains on lots of cars. Roll all the way forward to where it's easy to get to or put before hand, then hook the chains to the trailer, roll the car back, tie the back down.

dgrobs

Well played.....

RickBetterley

Thanks - actually my friend had the idea and it seemed to work out fine.
Super Cayman has a new owner as of Friday. A really great guy and I am so happy for him.
I expect there will be a more formal announcement from him.
SST was great helping me with the sale.

s996

I have the same trailex covered trailer. I purchased a small door from trailex, cut out and riveted in the door. They sell the door and frame together. True it is crazy hard to reach the right front with tires and a spare and I can’t stand up ....

About $ 700 and a days work. Probably added a grand to the re sale when I’m done with it. The door is the same as the one in the front. Factory identical.

At first I had a rennline jacking plate and I did what you guys are talking about clip in the strap and pull it to the left door and rubber band it up ... all good but after running over it a few times, we’ll you know. As was stated— life is short. Put a door in.

bkovac

That's exactly what I do. I park my car on the trailer ramp, attach my straps to the rennline brackets, pull them snug, put the other end in the front trunk, and winch in my car. Same procedure but opposite to remove.