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This heavy-duty, aluminum crossbar works with Rhino-Rack legs to create a sturdy roof rack or ladder rack for your naked roof. The square bar has a built-in C-channel for mounting Rhino-Rack Heavy-Duty, contractor-grade accessories.
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[NLA]Rhino-Rack HD Crossbar - Silver - 50" Long - Qty 1:Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Today on our 2012 Scion xB, we're going to take a look at the Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero Crossbar roof rack. The crossbar number will be RRVA137B-2. The Series Legs will be RRRLKVA, and the clamps and pad will be DK152. Now, I already have the first one already on our vehicle. Going to show you how we install the second one. What we have up here, we have our crossbar, we have our Series Leg, then we have our clamp and pad here. We have our covers to cover up our Series Legs.
We have our end cap, plus we have our tool to lock the end cap, and the Rhino tool itself. Now I have one part already on, I'm going to show you how to put the other part on. Per instructions, I'm going to make a measurement of 11.5 cm, so I can center our leg. First I need to go ahead and put on our pad, and the pad, the arrow should be pointing out, and the arrows on here are also going to be pointing out. When I mean out, it'll be out going toward the back of your vehicle. I'm going to put this on like so, it pretty much clamps on. I'm going to go ahead and add this on, like I say, it slides into the little T-slot here.
Just going to make sure I have it straight, slide that on. Make my measurement to 11.5 cm. Then, I'm going to go ahead and tighten it up with our Rhino tool. That's tight. I'm going to add in our clamp. What we've got to do is take off this bolt here, slide this in there.
Go ahead and start to turn it. Now we're ready to put it on our vehicle, so I'm going to open up our doors. I'm going to pretty much put this on over to the other side, get this side over here. Now what I have to do is, between the two crossbars, our measurement is going to be seventy centimeters. I'm going to go ahead and make that measurement now. It'll be from the middle of here to the middle here.
I'm going to go to the other side and do the same. Now I can start tightening it up. We're just going to take our allen wrench, here, start to tighten this up. As this gets tight, the little blue handle here, if you can see, has a little curve in it. Once it starts getting tight, its actually going to turn almost straight like that. I'm going to start on this side, do a couple of turns, then I'm going to go on the other side. I don't want it to start pulling from one side, so I want to make sure each side gets evenly tightened up. Continue to tighten on this side here, we're going to make this nice and snug, go back over here. The one things about the Rhino roof rack, you'll also have all your accessories, you can find on our website, such as bike racks, ski and snowboard carriers, even kayak carriers also, and all other accessories. I'm pretty much just getting tight, so it's about that time for me to go ahead and stop. That's pretty tight, so I'm going to go ahead and put our end cap on. Our end cap, it already has a lock on it, so it's going to be good, we can leave it on our roof. We're going to put on our end cap here, like so. With the key we have, we're going to turn this. If you have any accessories loaded into the T slot itself, we can put it on there, lock it up, and you can leave it on your vehicle at all times. We're going to go ahead and close this up, go to the other side, continue to finish this one up. Put on the end cap, here, go ahead and lock that up. Take our cover, put that in, and now we're ready to go. That's going to complete our look at the Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero Crossbar roof rack on today's 2012 Scion xB.
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars (98 Customer Reviews)
This heavy-duty, aluminum crossbar works with Rhino-Rack legs to create a sturdy roof rack or ladder rack for your naked roof. The square bar has a built-in C-channel for mounting Rhino-Rack Heavy-Duty, contractor-grade accessories.
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.
The rack seems excellent… unfortunately the measuring strip dimensions in the directions were wrong for my 2013 Corolla. So by the time I went to put it on the car they were already cut so after making my own measurements the strips are all pieced together. And now I’m not confident my measurements are good… but I know the directions weren’t right because the clamps wouldn’t even reach the door jam.
Good quality and locks are included. The plastic lock covers are flimsy but they will keep an honest person honest.
My Rhino-Rack Aero 2500 roof racks fit solidly on my 2007 Honda Civic EX. I was really impressed with the construction and strength of the rack system. Also the versatility of the 'legs' with a swivel pad allow them to fit any roof pitch perfectly. The clamps are so solid, nothing could knock these racks off. I added a paddleboard attachment and went surfing today. The black racks also look great with the black trim on my silver Honda. Great product at a much better price than Yakima or Thule.
Very impressed with this rack system so far! Was hesitant at first based on some reviews talking about wind noise, but with the windows up I can hear almost no difference. The noise isolating strips are inside the rack after removing the end cap, so be sure to give them a good shake before assuming they are missing (as per the instructions). Very sturdy and assembled easily.
The roof rack is great, just pretty pricy, by me standards.
My only problem with the whole experience was that the roof rack comes in there separate packages. In my order, one package was omitted, which created some confusion. I had to go back to the company and request that the 3rd package be sent.
Otherwise I'm happy with the purchase.
I responded to a previous request fro feedback, so I'm not sure why I'm being asked again, but . . .
Just as advertised. A perfect fit.
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.
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
Great product. I put the removable racks and brackets on my car as soon as I received them in the mail and have not removed them since. They are used everyday to hold my Yakima rooftop box.
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?
I struggled to find a good cost effective roof rack for our Honda Hybrid, for hauling kayaks. etrailer by far had the easiest web site for ordering, with quick feedback on delivery. Instructions from Rhino were not the best, but had it complete in an hour. Fits great, and is secure! Thanks. Have ordered many products from etrailer, they are the first place to go for items. Great service!
I love the racks, instructions were understandable, one of my end caps came in bad, it can wiggle off after locking but I emailed etrailer and they arranged a replacement quick with rhino rack, pretty nice of them, comes with rhino rack decal and just have to decide where to put it, out my bike up and took it for a test drive and it was very nice, I love their package because it comes with locks and way cheaper than the competitors, very satisfied
Fast shipping from strainer. Easy to install to my 2009 Honda Civic sedan. Very sturdy and high quality product! I have a Yakima high road installed and it’s perfect for this roof bar.
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!
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 got the roof rack mounted anyways. Better pics to come when it's all finished!
Needed the Rhino-Rack parts and they were delivered when promised. Great service.
Thank you for the very speedy customer service! My roof rack is already here!
Rock solid with over 120 pounds on them daily, 1 year later.
Very nice roof rack. Very easy to insta ll
We just put up the rack on our Scion XB 2015. Super easy to install with instructions given from YouTube. We did a test drive through the town and on the freeway to see if there was any noise, nothing. So far so great. Package came in the time it said it would show up and just in time for our trip. I'd definitely buy through here again and another Rhino Rack if I needed I one.
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
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!!!
Perfect fit for the 2022 Chevy Silverad o.
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