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These heavy-duty, aluminum crossbars work with Rhino-Rack legs to create a sturdy roof rack. The square bars include built-in C-channels for mounting Rhino-Rack heavy-duty, contractor-grade accessories.
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Rhino-Rack HD Crossbars - Silver - Qty 2:Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Today on our 2012 Hyundai Elantra, we're going to be taking a look at the Rhino-Rack 2100 Series Roof Rack, consisting of part numbers DS126B, that's going to be the actual roof rack with the 49 inch long bars, and the 2500 series legs, and part number DK301, this is the custom fit kit for the Hyundai Elantra. The Rhino-Rack roof rack system is great for carrying a wide variety of objects on your roof and possibly freeing up some space in your car. Another nice feature about this roof rack system are these locking end caps here, so once you have this installed, it's going to be secured to your roof. The bars are nice and sturdy and have a carrying capacity of 165 pounds once you have them installed, although you always want to double check with your vehicle's manual to make sure your roof can withstand that weight. Now that we've gone over some of the features of the roof rack system, let's go ahead and show you how it installs. We have our front one installed, let's go ahead and finish up on the rear here. We'll first flip our bar upside down and get the proper measurement for our strips here. Now, to adjust these along our bar here, we're going to have to loosen up this screw using the included torquing tool.
Put it in there and turn it to the left to loosen it up. This will enable us to slide it to where we need. Now normally, you would have a strip that comes with it that would snap into place and you would cut it when it's at its proper measurement, but for today's purposes, we're just going to go ahead and use a measuring tape. Now, you'll find this measurement in the instructions. And we'll tighten it down.
This'll be the same measurement for the other side as well. Next, we'll install our fit kit. We'll take our rubber pad . Now these are numbered. Make sure the proper pad goes on the proper leg and always make sure that the arrow is facing out away from the center of the vehicle. On these, you'll just push into place and once those are pushed into place, we'll go ahead and install our clamp.
We'll first remove our screw here then we'll line up a clamp and reinsert our screw. We'll just get it finger tight to hold our clamp in place. Now we're ready to set this on the roof of our vehicle. Next we'll open our rear doors, just set it down in the vicinity of where our bars are going to be, then we'll measure our distance between the bars from center of the bar to center of the bar. You'll find this measurement in your instructions. Once they're even, we'll start tighting 00:02:31 them down.
We'll snug it up first against our door. We'll do this on both sides and then we'll tighten it down the rest of the way, giving about five or six turns each time when we go back and forth until it's completely tightened down. You'll know that it's tightened down because the curved portion here, once you're pushing on it and tightening it down, will actually straighten out, leading you to know it's torqued properly. With everything tightened down, our final step is to put our locking caps on. Just push them on like so and lock them into place. Now we're ready to install our accessories and hit the road. And there you have it for the Rhino-Rack 2500 Series Roof Rack on our 2012 Hyundai Elantra.
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars (71 Customer Reviews)
These heavy-duty, aluminum crossbars work with Rhino-Rack legs to create a sturdy roof rack. The square bars include built-in C-channels for mounting Rhino-Rack heavy-duty, contractor-grade accessories.Here are some pics of the Rhino-Rack Heavy-Duty Roof Rack Crossbars - Silver - 50" Long - Qty 2 installed on my 2011 Honda CR-V.
That I recently purchased.
The rack fit well and was easy to install. Seems to be made well. The problem is the amount of road noise. I never even put the basket on. It was so loud, it roared. I repositioned it several times but the noise was way too much and I finally just removed it. I spent a lot of money for the rack and the basket and now they are in storage. I wish it would have worked out better because I thought it looked really good.
This rack works perfectly on my Nissan Versa for carrying my two Perception Sound 9'6" kayaks. The Rhino-Racks look good to me. The kayaks can rest directly on the rubber pads on the rails, unlike the Yakama racks I had in the past that had bare pipe rails. Also, I expect I can buy parts to adapt this product to a different car without having to buy new towers. I am sorry there are not hooks or loops to attach bungees when carrying lumber. They are noisy in the wind, but less so when carrying the kayaks.
Ordered a Rhino Rack for my 2014 GMC Sierra 2500HD Denali. Rack arrived in very good shape and all items were there. Installing at this time and see no problems ahead.
Excellent product! Fits like a glove on my 2016 Hyundai Elantra. Install was fairly quick and painless. My dad and I installed it in about 20 minutes with no problems. I would definitely recommend installing this with two people to make sure the bars are evenly spaced on the vehicle. I love the way it looks and you can tell it is great quality. I plan to leave the rack on permanently and just change out the various gear attachments. I also bought the Rhino Rack Bike Mount and they fit perfectly together.
There is very little wind noise and you can't even hear it when the sunroof is closed. I got up to 60ish mph and only noticed some noise when the radio was off and I was actively listening for any extra noises.
I am very impressed with this roof rack already. Great price and great quality product. Can't wait to get more use out of it!
Thanks to Etrailer, I am ready to do some serious summer exploring with my 2013 Mazda 3! Rhino Racks, Malone top box, and Kuat bike rack!
Good quality and locks are included. The plastic lock covers are flimsy but they will keep an honest person honest.
Thank you for the very speedy customer service! My roof rack is already here!
Bought this Rhino-Rack to install on my 2013 Hyundai Elantra. This product was a great value. Installation was very easy. Processing and shipping was incredibly fast. I had one little minor issue with a screw head that was stripped, and although it did not delay installation, customer service was all over it, and had a new one out to me in no time. I have purchased from etrailer.com before, and always had great product and customer service.
I got the roof rack mounted anyways. Better pics to come when it's all finished!
Great product everything fit perfectly. With the heavy duty bars almost all the hardware for anything you put on the rack is too short
I was in a roof rack jam. There was a national shortage of the rack I needed for my car and our summer vacation was a week away. I went to etrailer.com when I couldnt find the roof rack anywhere else on the web. Another website actually suggested that they might have what I needed.
I spoke to Ashley E on the phone to make sure that I was picking the right parts. Ashley was very helpful and knowledgable. She helped me find the right roof rack and made sure that I received it in record time. I am a customer for life!!!
Excellent customer service, all current manufacturers for this type of equipment is not available for purchase because Yakima, Thule, even Rhino Rack did mention from customer service representatives from these 3 companies states you are better off purchasing from a distributor such as E-trailer. This company definitely had the transfer equipment from a Yakima support base to a Rhino Rack crossbar system. I needed the additional load weight and Jaime from E-Trailer was extremely patient and helpful…seriously awesome customer service…also my package came 2 days earlier in this truck driver shortage too. Job well done.
Purchased the Rhino Rack and the parts. Had my local outdoor store where I bought my kayak take a look before I bought. They highly recommended this product and it was considerably less expensive than the product they offered. This product is great, a year later, still great. I highly recommend.
This kit is easy to slap on and sturdy enough to balance my skis and snowboards. I recently used the Rhino Rack on a three hour drive to a ski resort and had no issues.
This rack worked out great... I installed in on a 2017 Ford F-150. We drove 6 hrs through wind and rain with a SUP and Tandem Kayak on top. It really took a beating in a storm the whole way. One bracket was a little loose and shifted because of the wind on the Kayak, but it held together. Super happy with Rhino rack!
This loader is amazing...I easily load a 4' x 14' Sunfish sailboat at 120lbs easily without damaging my 2005 Nissan Armada...super sturdy...exactly as advertised. Note:. I order the extra heavy bar and did not need it! Now I take my sailboat with me while I pull my travel trailer. You won't be disappointed. Etrailer ROCKS IN CUSTOMER SERVICE...THEY HUNTED DOWN ALL INFO NEEDED TO MAKE THE PURCHASE...give DENA W a big raise!!!!!!
The Rhino rack has been working well. It is a relief to get my ladder out of my car and to be able to use the back seat.
This is my second Rhino-Rack. They go on very easily and hold the bikes/kayaks and even an extension ladder very well....thanks for a great product
Very well made! I had been looking for a kayak rack to go on our Hyundai Elantra which we tow behind our RV. This fills the bill! Good product, good communication from the seller & shipped promptly. I’ve had nothing but good experiences ordering from etrailer!
Two items I received surprised me when I unpacked the box were the rails because they were not black like I saw in the picture, and the rubber insert that I am having a hard time sliding in the rail. Should this rubber insert have come already installed in the rail or is there a top on how to put in with ease?
Love the roof rack! Works great for ka yaks!
Easy to install and very happy with the first use of transporting my kayak with a 2011 Hyundai Elantra. Liked it enough to order another one for my wife's car. The only knock would be that the spacer length on the paperwork was incorrect for my vehicle. Once I got that correct everything came together well.
This is an excellent product. It was the only product that would fit my truck. I was able to mount it by myself, it took me longer than I thought it would, but it helps if you watch first a video on line about how to put it together. The support staff is excellent if you miss any parts. I highly recommend it for the 2015 Nissan Rogue.
Andrei
Well engineered rack that fits my Ram 2500 crew cab well. A bit of wind noise at highway speeds. I have the heavy duty cross pieces with a square cross section.
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