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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.
Speaker 1: Today on our 2018 Dodge Charger we'll be taking a look at and showing how to install the Rhino-Rack roof rack system. This is going to consist of the Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero crossbars, part number RRVA126B-2, the Rhino-Rack 2500 Series legs, part number RRRLKVA, and the fit kit for our roof rack system, part number DK298. Now keep in mind that our crossbars are also available in silver with part number RRVA126S-2.This roof rack system is a great solution for carrying your vehicle accessories on your roof, whether those are bike racks, ski and snowboard carriers, or cargo boxes. It's going to free up space inside your vehicle and allow you to carry more passenger side as well as cargo.The aerodynamic shape of our bars as well as the leather strip on the inside is going to help to reduce wind noise and drag. If we remove our end cap you can see our weather strip, which can be removed, cut down, and replaced with channel-mounted accessories. On our end cap we have a plastic lock core right now.
We do have the option to place in an all metal lock core which will help to prevent theft and tampering of your roof rack system, as well as those channel-mounted accessories.The end cap for our leg kit has the option to lock as well. This is going to help to prevent theft and tampering of your entire roof rack system. If we remove that we can take a look at our fit kit. This is going to be custom cut to our vehicle to give us a nice secure fit. The pad as well as the clamp are going to have a rubber coating to prevent any scratches or abrasions from our fit kit to our roof.The Rhino-Rack roof rack system has a 165 pound weight capacity, though you do want to double check your vehicle's owner's manual to make sure your roof can withstand that much weight.
It's also going to come with a limited lifetime warranty and be quick and easy to install. We'll show you how to do that now.We've gone ahead and laid out everything that we need to install the second half of our rear bar on our table here. The only thing we've provided ourselves is a flat tape measure. Everything else is included with our kit. We're first going to have our end caps.
These are going to be for our leg kit, which will lock those into place and help to prevent theft and tampering. Then we'll have our leg kit here, which is where our fit kit will attach to. Our included key to tighten down our end caps for our crossbars. The key for the end caps for our leg kit. We're going to have our fit kit, both the clamp as well as the pad.
Our end cap for our crossbar. Our included tool. Again, that flat tape measure that we provided ourselves.We'll start off with our leg kit. We're going to undo our bolt here at the front. We'll take our clamp and place it over where we removed that bolt. Then we can tighten the bolt down into the nut. We don't want to tighten this down too much. We just want to tighten it down enough so that it holds our clamp into place. Once that's done, we can flip our leg kit over and remove the bottom portion. It just snaps off. Set that leg kit off to the side and we can take our pad.We're going to make sure that the arrows on both pieces are facing the same way, so the pad as well as the bottom flip portion. We're just going to squeeze those together until all the holes are sealed. Once everything's secured together we can take the pad and we're going to make sure that the arrows facing towards the clamps, or out. We'll click that back into place and we can place this onto our crossbar. Once on, we can measure out the position using the flat tape measure. It's going to be 18.9 centimeters.Now with our kit you will get these plastic inserts that have the measurements on them. In this case we're not going to use it for the demonstration, but you can cut this down and place it into the strip to help to reduce wind noise and drag. Then you can take that other portion that you've cut off, place it on the outer edge to help reduce wind noise and drag there. This is going to seal off that opening and prevent any noise.Once we have our leg kit in place we can take our included tool and tighten down our bolt here. We'll finish off by taking our end cap and locking it into place. Now we're ready to open up our vehicle doors and place this on our roof. Now we're gently going to place our crossbar across our vehicle, making sure that our clamps sit around our door frame. Now we're going to measure from the center of our front clamp to the center of our back. It's going to be 70 centimeters. That will be our crossbar spread. Now we want to do the same thing to the other side.Now we're ready to tighten down our bolt. We'll take our included tool and we'll start to tighten it down. I like to get it so that my clamp is sitting just up against my door frame. Then I'll do the same thing to the other side, then go back and forth, tighten down each of them evenly until we have a completely secure fit. We'll continue to tighten it down until the skinnier portion of our torque tool is completely straight. That's when we know we have enough torque behind our bolts. Once we have those sides completely tightened down, total take our end cap and lock it into place. Now we're ready to load up our accessories and hit the road. That's going to be our completed look at the Rhino-Rack roof rack system on our 2018 Dodge Charger.
Average Customer Rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars (61 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.I got the roof rack mounted anyways. Better pics to come when it's all finished!
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!
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.
love it, no problem and easy to install and take on and off, 47,000 miles on the highway and not a single issue. I even like the song the ladder hums to me driving down the interstate. This is my second Rhino and both have preformed to a high standard.
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.
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!
I got the roof rack mounted anyways. Better pics to come when it's all finished!
Things went well. Customer service was great.
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 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 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
I received Excellent help from Sarah, who helped me figure out what leg parts I needed to adapt my existing Aero Roof Racks to my new car without buying an entire new system.
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!
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.
Fast service and was everything I expec ted
Needed the Rhino-Rack parts and they were delivered when promised. Great service.
Once installed they seem sturdy and look good. One of the end caps was damaged in shipping but otherwise everything was good
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