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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.
Speaker 1: Today on our 2012 Ford Focus we'll be taking a look at the Rhino Rack Roof Rack System. This is going to consist of Vortex Aero Crossbars, part number RRVA126B-2. Our crossbars are also available in silver, part number RRVA126S-2. And the Rhino Rack 2500 Series Legs, part number RRRLKVA and our fit kit for our Ford Focus, part number DK307. The Rhino Rack Roof Rack System is a great solution for carrying a wide variety of accessories on your vehicle, whether those are bike racks, cargo baskets, ski and snowboard carriers or kayak carriers. The aerodynamic shape of the bar is going to help to reduce wind noise and drag.
Our weather strip here can be easily removed, cut down and replaced to use the channel mounted accessories. As for our fit pack, this is going to have a lock and cover, which will help to prevent theft and tampering of your roof rack system as a whole.On the inside we're going to have a bolt that secures the clamp of our fit kit to our vehicle. Our fit kit is going to consist of the pad and the clamp and any portion of each of those items that touches our vehicle is going to have a rubber coating to prevent any scratches or abrasions. They are also going to be custom cut and fit to our vehicle to get a nice secure fit. The Rhino Rack Roof Rack System has a 165 pound weight capacity but you do want to double check your vehicle's owner's manual to make sure it can withstand that much weight.
It also comes with a limited lifetime warranty. It's going to be quick and easy to install. We'll show you how to do that now.Now we start by removing our bolts from our leg kit. We're going to take our clamp and place it over the top then tighten down our bolt one more time. We're going to tighten this down just enough so that it holds our clamp into place but not too tight because we still want to place this on to our vehicle.
Now we'll flip our leg kit over and pop off the bottom plastic piece. We'll take our pads, each arrow, want to make sure they face the same way. We'll close up our pads and we're just going to make sure that each arrow is facing away from the inside of our crossbar. Next we'll take out leg kit and place it onto our crossbar. We'll slide it on.
And we can measure out our overhang. This is going to be 15.4 cm. It is in your instructions. Measure that out and we can take out included tool and tighten down the bolts in the center.Now we'll take our crossbar end cap. We can place it on and lock it into place. We're ready to open up our vehicle doors and load this up onto our vehicle. Now we can take our crossbar and gently place it across our vehicle, making sure that our clamps sit around our door frame. Now we're going to take a measurement from the center of the front bar to the center of the back. We're just going to measure out 72 cm, according to our instructions and that's going to be our crossbar spread. Do the same thing on the other side. Now we'll start to tighten everything down. I like to tighten it up so that my clamp sits just up against my door frame. And we'll go and do the same thing to the other side. And we'll continue doing this back and forth until it's completely tightened down evenly.Now we'll know this is completely tightened down when the skinnier of our torque tool is straight, just like we have there. Now we'll take our included locking end cap, place it on, lock it into place and we're ready to load up our gear and hit the road. And that's going to be our completed look at the Rhino Rack Roof Rack System on our 2012 Ford Focus.
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars (92 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.
I received the rack in an efficient manner. When I went to finally assemble it, I was missing a crucial part. Fear not, their customer service was good. Tamara got the part shipped to me. Then,
myself and a surgeon (practically) tirelessly figured out how to assemble it. Terrible directions... Literally 2 hours later, it was done! Like magic... but not ;-) Proud to of got it done. Pixs included
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.
This is a great roof rack, VERY sturdy once attached! I used it to carry two kayaks on the freeway multiple times and it was flawless. It is quite loud, but that is to be expected with this type of roof rack. Having the sunroof open doesn't help either... :-)
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.
Good quality and locks are included. The plastic lock covers are flimsy but they will keep an honest person honest.
Fits great on my 2015 Focus.
Bought this specifically to haul kayaks, but I can't begin to tell you how many things I've comfortably carried on this thing. Couldn't ask for a better customer service experience than the crew at etrailer, either. Absolutely amazing. Many other companies could learn from you guys and gals.
Used this all fishing season with an 80 lb kayak and it worked fantastic
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!!!!!!
Simple setup, clean look, low noise.
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.
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
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?
Worked well, solid construction. Need to follow instructions for a perfect installation.
the product was a Rhino rack for a was for a Ford Focus. It fit perfect and has performed great. Instructions were very easy to follow
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!
Really like the product and the instructions for installation. Used it for skiing and has worked really well. I think I might be a convert to Rhino Racks.
Great product everything fit perfectly. With the heavy duty bars almost all the hardware for anything you put on the rack is too short
Some of components of the Rhino Rack were already together which made installation a little easier. Some directions weren't clear, but the pictures helped. Measurements are in millimeters, inches listed would have been better for us in United States. Product looks great on our 2012 Ford Focus.
I had ordered a different rack as this one was out of stock.. I checked the website and this rack had just came in.. I called customer service and spoke with Jane.. no problem.. canceled the original order and ordered this kit.. AND sent it right out.. I received it in 2 days !! OUTSTANDING customer service..
As for the rack itself, I was impressed with the quality.. however it was a little tricky to install myself.. 2 people would not he a problem.. be super accurate with your measurements! I did make a few mistakes but it came out great! And looks good too ! Fits my needs exactly.. thanks again to Jane S for her outstanding customer support
Fit was excellent and quality of components were tops too. A tad complex to install but not difficult - you just need to take your time and read everything several times. For example, there's actually 4 different rubber pads - each corner is different! Makes for a more difficult install but there's no denying that it's a custom fit! Also, all measurements were metric, so make sure you have a metric tape measure.
Delivery was in two short days. Amazing!
I got the roof rack mounted anyways. Better pics to come when it's all finished!
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