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4 Low-profile legs allow you to mount 2 Rhino-Rack crossbars or a Pioneer platform safely and securely to your vehicle with fixed mounting points. Locking covers secure roof rack legs to your vehicle.
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Average Customer Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (166 Customer Reviews)
4 Low-profile legs allow you to mount 2 Rhino-Rack crossbars or a Pioneer platform safely and securely to your vehicle with fixed mounting points. Locking covers secure roof rack legs to your vehicle.Bought all parts for complete Rhino Rack roof rack for my 2022 Kia Soul Turbo. I got the 46" Vortex Aero Crossbars that were originally suggested on the etrailer website instead of the 54" listed on the RR website. The 46" bars work the best for me. The 54" would be wider than the car. All parts are well engineered. Other reviews have been critical of the finish on the bars as being easy to scratch. I think that is one area where the quality could be improved. Installation was a little more involved than I anticipated but still a doable DIY. I think the RCL leg system is probably the most challenging to install. I have ordered quit a few items from etrailer, and as previously experienced, all etrailer staff that I interacted with were very friendly, helpful and professional.
Great bars. It's my second pair. Both on jeep Grand cherokee. The pair I put on my 2015 overland didn't whistle at all. This pair I put on my 2020 trailhawk whistled starting at 20mph and changed pitch throughout the acceleration process and while causing. I bought a fairing and the problem is solved. At least for now. I put the fairing on wit the label in. Looks better and Rhino Rack isn't paying me to advertise. The fairing they recommended seemed small but works so go with whatever they recommend.
The only complaint I have about the crossbars is that it causes a high pitch sound. I've been meaning to contact you about a possible solution. Pls advise.
Other than that they are just fine.
I like the racks. They were extremely difficult for Me to install. I had trouble getting them to line up from left to right with the factory holes on my Honda Crv Touring. Also, I am getting a great deal of road noise but I am afraid to remove them for the summer in case they are difficult to reinstall for ski season.
Barbara
7/25/2023
Still a problem. Very irritating.
My Rhino Rack RCL Roof Rack was installed one year ago on a 2014 Honda CRV (fixed rails). It whistles very loudly. In fact, if I use my bluetooth to talk on the phone, everyone asks what the loud whistling is. If my moonroof is opened about a third of the way, the turbulence is diverted and the whistling stops. However, that obviously is not practical in cold weather. I'm disappointed because my understanding is that there was not supposed to be too much noise with these crossbars.
Easy to install on Mazda CX-5-used a measuring tape, utility knife, small wrench, and flat screw driver (taped end to remove roof weather strip) . A second set of hands was helpful as well. I did have to drill a hole into the weather strip so that it fits over the attachment bolt.
My first time installing a roof rack. It’s light weight and doesn’t create a lot of wind noise. The bars themselves have a weatherstrip you install which I’d rather was not the case due to Human error-longevity of weather seal. I’ll be using it to transport a kayak. We’ll see how long this holds up.
The product info on your website led me to believe that the vortex strips were included with the bars. They were not. I have always bought Yakima in the past and will in the future.
Jenny N.
6/6/2023
Hey there, I wanted to let you know that the Vortex strips are included with the bars. They are typically tucked into the top of the bars and are often over looked. It is a good idea to take the end caps off the bars and give the bars a good shake to knock the strips loose. I will have our Customer Service team contact you in case they are missing.
I purchased the full set of cross bars, legs, end caps, kayak carrier, and antenna mount for my 2019 Grand Cherokee. I am pleased. These products are by far one of the best after market items you get. The quality is top shelf. Thank you etrailer for carrying these products from Rhino Rack.
Install was easy. Just make sure that you follow the instructions provided with the fit kit and take your time. Product is well manufactured. Service was excellent as always
So far, so good. Assembly and installation was a breeze. Seems like a sturdy, product with many years of life in its future.
Michael D.
11/21/2023
The rack bars have held up, but its a little disappointing that it whistles on our 2015 Toyota Highlander. Even with the anti-whistling s installed, and without the any other racks installed on the bars, it makes quite a loud noise.
Mike L.
11/22/2023
Good Service. These were purchased as lower profile legs for Aero bars or a platform. They fit backbone roof castings by trimming the small tabs, sanding the base flat and crafting rubber gaskets.
Love the look, and install was super easy!
2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee L 4x4 Limited
The Rhino Rack BLOCKS my SUNROOF. It was recommended for my 2018 Highlander on the etrailer website. A 2018 Highlander with a sunroof is shown on etrailer in the install video. However, I can not open my sunroof. etrailer refuses to refund or exchange it and have no options for fixing this issue!
Salvaged old Rhino Aerobars with new Rhino roof kit from eTrailer. They have everything! Thanks eTrailer!
I recently purchased the Rhino rack below with these boat supports:
Rhino-Rack Nautic 581 Rear Loading Kayak Carrier - Saddle Style - Rear Loading - Channel Mount
Item # RR581
Also, I attached a Yakima Jaylow kayak carrier, all to a 2019 Toyota Highlander Hybrid.
On the 54 inch aero bars, I was able to carry a Hobie Compass Duo kayak (35" beam, carried flat on the Rhino pads) and West Marine Pompano 120 (28" beam, propped up as shown on the Jaylow racks). To have enough width, the Jaylows and the Rhino pads are mounted as far out as they can go, and the straps are looped back under the rack pillars on the car.
The bow and stern were secured with hood loops on each side (front diagonal straps on the Hobie), on the front placed under the hood where shown (this is the only place I could find a good metal-metal contact under the hood, and no electronics in the way), and in the back, tucked under the rear door.
We did a 500 mile round trip to the beach and back, with no problems at all with the mounts. Little noise, no movement. My only recommendation is to figure out some kind of load assist for the large tandem kayak, to make it easier if one of the folks loading is under 5'8" in height or so. We worked it out, but only after a few failed attempts (especially when the boat is wet, and loaders are tired).
Carol C at etrailer provided thoughtful, expert, and knowledgeable tech support for our purchase. Many thanks!
Very easy to setup and put together. My experience as a first time buyer from etrailer was perfect a bit expensive but you get what you pay for. I will definitely be shopping from yall throughout the years. Thank you, also thank you for making videos it made the process so much easier.
Locks work very well. As advertised. Once the cross rails are installed these are easy to add at the end caps of the cross rails.
Easy to install on the Aero crossbar and to fasten to the custom Rhino mounts on my Jeep Grand Cherokee WL.
These are very durable mounting points! My suggestion for the manufacturer is to engineer this in such a way that it can be a quick install & removal without having to remove bolts or replace it with a cap when removing from my vehicle. Perhaps it's just me and my fat fingers, but it's difficult for me to get my fingers in the mount to remove the bolts once their loosened.
Fit my 2023 4Xe perfectly! Like others have said, I used the back rail mounts as opposed to the middle set to allow my ski bindings to fit between the two rails. Pretty easy to install. All you need besides the included screws and tools is a 10mm wrench and scissors to cut the trim to length.
What a great experience it was working with etrailer.com and Vicky N, in particular. I needed a roof rack system for my daughter's vehicle and Vicky was very knowledgeable and helpful. Unfortunately, the product I originally wanted was backordered but Vicky was able to guide me to a system that should work as well. She was also reassuring that, if the mounting system needed to be exchanged for a different configuration, it would be no problem to exchange it Additionally, the rack arrived within two days and appears to be the correct one. Thus far, I have nothing but praise for etrailer.com and would not hesitate to shop here again. Thanks, Vicky!
All parts arrived on time and undamaged, and installation was pretty straightforward and easy.
The video on etrailer says that the top of these rails sit just under 4 inches from the roof of a grand cherokee. In fact the rails are just over 4.5 inches. Our extra low profile roof box bumps the weather stripping above the garage at this height. This will work since the only other option is not parking in the garage but it would have been nice to have the correct information. I also expected the locks on the platforms and endcaps to be matched. Also not a big deal, but it would have been a bonus to have just one set of keys. Overall the rack seems sturdy and high quality. It was a pain to get the mounting screws on the rails aligned just right. This is a jeep issue but it would be nice to have a bolt cover or other way to secure the entire rack to the car. As it is, anybody with a hex key can detach the whole rack.
Rhino rack crossbars restrict moon roof operations when installed (will only open half way) on a '18 buik enclave. Not a deal breaker but something we were not aware of at purchase when researching available options for our make and model. Crossbars fit and work as expected and I do like the lower profile look over the factor sourced options I see on road
Proper fit on our 2023 cx-5
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Jenny N.
1/17/2024
I do have a couple of suggestions for you to help combat the whistling. The first would be to make sure that the rubber strips in the top channel are present and firmly in the channel. If they need to be replaced, we have them available in 15.75-inch-long strips as part # RRM626. Or you can consider adding a fairing to the roof rack with part # RRRF4. It attaches to the front cross bar and helps make it more aero dynamic to move the airflow up and over the bars.