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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 - Black - Qty 2:Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Today on our 2016 Nissan Frontier, we will be doing a test with the Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero Crossbar Roof Rack System, using part numbers RRBA137B-2 for the 54-inch aluminum black crossbars, part number RRLKVA for the leg kit, and part number GK108 for the clamps and the pads. We have already got one installed on our Frontier, as you can see here. It is our front one. Let's go ahead and do the back one together. For the back one, I have already got the leg and clamp installed, so we are just going to finish off by doing the side here. The first thing we will do .. let's go ahead and grab the leg.
Then we will grab the top portion of our pad, where our pad is going to go on. We need to make sure that the little arrow there is pointing outward. Then we will just clamp it on the bottom here until it snaps in. Then we can grab the pad. For the pad, it has got a little arrow as well.
When we set that on our Nissan, we want to make sure that arrow is pointing forward. I will just take my pad here. We are going to push it in place, like so. Make sure that it is seated all the way around. Once we have got that seated, let's go ahead and take our bolt out here.
We will take our clamp, and position like so. We will take our bolt. I'm just going to get that started. We do not want to screw that all the way in just yet. Just get it so it is loosened up. One of the things we want to make sure that our top bolt here, this square nut, is loosened up.
Then we are going to come over to our crossbar here. I am just going to flip this upside down. Then we are going to slide that on to our crossbar. Pretty easy to do. We are just going to leave it loose for now. Then we want to refer to our fit guide. Our fit guide says that the length between the two legs needs to be 1,077 millimeters. That converts to 107.7 centimeters. What we are going to do is we are going to grab our little tape here. As I said before, we have already got this one installed and bolted down. We are going to come across to 107.7 and then set it. Once we get to 107, we are almost about to set there. Then we just want to scoot our leg up until we have got it right in that area there. Once we have got that, we are going to grab our Rhino-Rack tool and tighten that down. Once we have got that tightened, we can then take our end cap and put that in place. Now we can head on over to our Nissan Frontier. Let's get this table out of the way for us here. What we are going to do is we want to open up, or have both of our doors opened up that is. We will go ahead and set our roof rack in position. You want to do it very gently. That way you do not scratch up the vehicle. I am going to go over there and take care of that side real quick. Let's get this set up here in position. Then we will need to refer to our fit guide again. Since we have already got our front crossbar installed, we can measure from the center. We need to be 750 millimeters, which converts to 75 centimeters, from center to center. We will come around here and adjust it. Let's grab our tape here, center to center. We will need to come back a little bit here. With that side where it needs to be, we will go ahead and take care of the other side. Then we can move on from there. Alright, 75, perfect. Now we will need to come over to our weatherstripping here on our Frontier. We are just going to pull down, just kind of free that up. As you can see, our clamp is just kind of going to go right in place where it needs to be. That is where we want it. Once we get it tightened down, we will of course be able to reinstall our weatherstripping. I am not going to tighten it down all the way just yet, but now that it is seated, let's go ahead and tighten it up a little bit, just until it kind of grabs. Then just like that, we will repeat that same process. I am just going to put that back in place because I know it is seated. I will repeat that same process for the other side, make sure it clips in the spot. See how I kind of moved it there, no big deal. Grab my tape again and reset it. Before I do that, I can go ahead and tighten it down a little bit. Then I will readjust my measurement. No big deal. Alright, perfect. Now with them both in position, we can tighten them down. As you tighten them down, you want to make sure that the pad is in position and kind of stays. Make sure that it contours to the roof of the vehicle. Again, I am not going to tighten this down all the way just yet. You kind of want to get a happy medium between both sides. If you have to, you can loosen up one side if you have tightened it down too much. That looks to be about right on this side. Let's take a look at the other side. Just a little bit more and then we can re-seat our weatherstripping on this side. Close that up. Looks good. Check this side here. Perfect. Make sure everything is all sealed up and close the door. A few more steps here. We can then grab our cap here. We are going to clip it in place on the side. It is going to cover up our hardware. Then we can lock it up with our keys. We take our key and lock up our crossbars. Same thing here and then we have got it. Before we finish up here, I will kind of go over how we got our first ones set up. It is pretty simple. It is about the same way. You will have your crossbars set up and put them together. You want to follow your fit guide. Get your measurement in between and then we got our measurement for its position. The fit guide told us to start here and then measure to here. Then we got our where measurement by measuring from the center. It is a pretty unique way to get it started and get them all fixed up. That is going to complete our test fit of the Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero Crossbar Roof Rack System on our 2016 Nissan Frontier.
Average Customer Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (118 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.
Ive had these racks for a year and they've been really good. They fit my 2019 nissan frontier easily. The only thing that keeps it from 5 stars is when it rains really heavy, I get a slow, occasional drip where the mount sit under the door's weather seal.
I’ve had this rhino rack for over 3 years and it’s been excellent on long road trips to the ski slopes. A year after my purchase, I realized that I was missing the plastic coverings that attached to the end of the bars and called their customer service to resolve the missing pieces. I was impressed with their quick response and seamless delivery.
I got this along with the Rhino Rack 2500 series Roof Rack with the Euro Square Crossbars in a kit. They fit perfectly and were easy to install.
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 has been a disaster, and terrible experience from the start. Original product Rhino roof rack ($188.00) misrepresented for sale, even called and was told all parts were included as "Open Box" item. Received item with missing parts and mismatched parts, then ET sent wrong parts (Legs) causing having to order these cross bars ($192.00) to fit parts sent (Legs). Now my $300.00 BougeRV ski rack - mounting base plates won't fit the crossbars. Still waiting for return label for original item so I can get my refund of $188.00. Three weeks later, still dealing with problem. I do appreciate Shawnee and EDW for their efforts in follow up service attempts.
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.
Great product, fit was spot on with correct vehicle specific parts. Etrailer
was fantastic to work with. Great communication and feedback, worked through a small problem with positive outcome. Will definitely purchase from them again, their customer service department is top notch.
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.
High-quality, sturdy rails, but noisy. There was a pronounced and audible whistle driving with these racks at any common road or highway speed (with the rubber inserts installed across the top). I have since replaced these rails with the Rhino vortex aero style (change of vehicles and the HD bars did not fit the new car). Having used both types several times, I would recommend the aero style over the HD if you have the option.
Tricky to rivet tracks onto car with a manual riveter but once done, a great solution for the car with ease of bar removal. My only regret was going with the square bars which result in notable increase in wind noise.
Product installation instructions were fair, and that is the worst thing I have to say. I havent put anything on the rack yet as I just installed it, but I gave a good tug on the bars and they are SOLID. The product came in a reasonable amount of time, and the feedback for etrailer is that I got followup emails at each step of the process keeping me fully informed right up to the message asking for feedback.
Bottomline: etrailer is a great business to work with, and this product seems to be good too.
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!
I am normally a exclusive Amazon shopper, but etrailer gives equal or better service and has specialty items you just can't find anywhere else. The pricing is great also. This is my 4th order from them on this project and the response has been perfect and the shipping has been prompt. They even offered to take back an item that I did not need. I desperately wanted to mount my 19ft Kayak on my new RV and with some Rhino RT tracks, a Rhino Nautic kayak lifter, a few really heavy duty rivets, and some ingenuity, I was able to accomplish the task. I am replacing the current Nautic bars with the heavy duty bars. See the attached pictures.
Ease of order, receipt, installation and excellent customer service is what I received in this order.
Thank you, e-trailer!
Good quality and locks are included. The plastic lock covers are flimsy but they will keep an honest person honest.
Works great and is very solid. I used the rack and a couple of their kayak racks to carry two kayaks. They are very secure, no vibration and minimal noise even at 70mph.
Thank you for the very speedy customer service! My roof rack is already here!
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!!!
this rack fits perfectly on my 2012 nissan frontier, i couldnt be more happier with my purchase, thanks etrailer for making my buying experience so easy
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.
Overall great product. It does everything I hope it would do and more, minus a couple issues.
1: These leave a slight gap in the door seal allowing air to pass through on the occasional windy day. The noise from this can be a little bit abound.
2: The anti theft aspect of this product isn't great. I almost lost my racks to a thief, but they stripped the allen head due to not having the appropriate Allen key. They did manage to loosen the racks though. I got lucky.
For the money, these are great, but don't expect $1200 quality, or the quality of a professional installation bolted to the roof.
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!
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