Product Description

Highland Black Universal Pet Barrier safely keeps pet in the cargo area of the vehicle, away from the driver and passengers. It has non-marring brace pads which won't harm the vehicle interior, the sleek and modern styling avoids the "cagey" look. This barrier is made of durable heavy gauge tubing adjusts to 45 inch in height, and 65 inch in width making it perfect for most vehicles to installs in minutes without any drilling.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #717 in Automotive
• Brand: Highland
• Model: 20045
• Dimensions: 3.00" h x 5.00" w x 40.00" l, 8.00 pounds

Features

• Safely keeps your pet in the cargo area, away from driver and passengers
• Installs in minutes with no drilling
• Sleek and modern styling doesn't look "cagey"
• Made with heavy-gauge tubing for durability
• Adjusts up to 45 inch high and 65 inch wide

From the Manufacturer
Universal pet barrier safely keeps your pet in the cargo area of your vehicle away from the driver and the passengers. Installs in minutes with no drilling required. Non marred brace pads won't harm vehicle interior. Height adjusts to 45" and width adjusts to 65" making it perfect for most vehicles. Large vehicles might require Extension Kit.

WARRANTIES

• 90 day Limited Warranty

Customer Reviews

Good for the price, but needs handywork - REVIEW CHANGED 4/16/08
The Good:
- Great price.
- Attractive.
- Doesn't effect visibility while driving.
- Very adjustable for any vehicle, especially with optional extension.
- Easily movable.
- Keeps my 60 lb. dog where I want him. My dog hasn't tried to wreck the barrier. NOT TRUE. HE DESTROYED IT IN ABOUT 1 MINUTES THE FIRST TIME HE TRIED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY!
- Easy setup with good instructions. NOT TRUE. FIRST INSTALL WAS EASY, BUT CONSTANTLY NEEDED ADJUSTMENT
- Light weight.

The Bad:
- As somebody else mentioned, could use a spring to maintain tension. Not a problem with my vehicle. I HAD TO GLUE IN THE BASE AND LUBRICATE THE THREADED ROD TO EASILY TIGHTEN WHEN THE UNIT WAS ON THE VEHICLE. YOU DON'T WANT THIS UNIT UNLESS YOU HAVE GOOD HANDYMAN KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL.
- If your dog is medium or big and tries to get through this barrier, it will not hold him or her for five minutes, and will get destroyed in the process. WHAT WAS "BAD", IS NOW UGLY. MY DOG ISN'T THAT ACTIVE OR EXCITABLE. HE JUST DECIDED HE WANTED TO SIT IN FRONT WITH ME, AND IT TOOK HIM A MINUTE OR SO TO DO SO. I STILL LOVE HIM, BUT NOT THE BARRIER.
- There is enough space between the bars for an active chewer to destroy the back of your seat. Chewers need a barrier they can't stick their head through.

The Ugly:
- The screws provided are cheap and poorly designed, with very small Philips slots than don't allow you to get enough torque to secure the barrier bars. I don't get it. For less than a dime, the factory could have included what I replaced them with: hex-head 6 x 3/4" sheet-metal screws that work great. THEY ENDED UP JUST OK. IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET THE CLAMPS REALLY TIGHT IN DAILY USE.
- THE TUBES ARE LIGHTWEIGHT ALUMINUM, EASILY DENTED BY STRONG DOG JAWS, EASILY BENT BY A MEDIUM SIZE DOG. THEY WOULD BE BETTER IF MADE OF MEDIUM GAGE STEEL.

In summary, if it works for your dog and you're handy enough to compensate for design and material flaws, this would rate 5 stars because of the low price, good looks, visibility, and adjustability. If your dog destroys it or chews your car seat through the wide spaces, if it slips around in your vehicle, or if you can't get the bars screwed down tight, this would rate 1 star. My rating is the average between those two. It's about 4 stars for me because a product shouldn't require so much tinkering, but it works great for me and my dog.

BUT NOW I'D CHANGE THE RATING TO 1 STAR FOR MY DOG.

Universal Pet Barrier
Easy to install, provides sufficent barrier for pet in rear cargo area of my Subaru Forester. If you want to use it with rear seat-back folded down you will need extra bar sold seperately.

Works fine for a small station wagon
We wanted a barrier to keep our German Shepherd from nosing our backseat passengers in our Ford Escort wagon. Petco and Petsmart had versions of this for $60-$70. I was a little hesistant to order online because there weren't any MINIMUM dimensions (lots of maximum heights for SUVs). However, this works great (it would fit even in a smaller space, if there are any smaller cars out there) and was less than half the cost of buying from a pet supply company.