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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 - 50" Long - 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 Nissan Versa, we're going to be test fitting the Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack System. This is going to consist of part numbers RRVA118B-2. This is going to be the Vortex Aero Crossbars that you see here. These are 46" long. These also come in silver, part number RRVA118S-2. Holding those in place we have the 2500 Series Legs.
This is going to be part number RRRLKVA, and then holding it in place onto the vehicle where it grips it in the door frame is going to be the Fit Kit, and that's going to be part number DK047.Now, this is a great roof rack system with a lot of accessories that you can put onto it, such as bike racks, cargo baskets, and cargo boxes. It utilizes T-tracks on the top of it as well. We see these Vortex Aero Strips. Removing our end cap here, what you would do is remove the strip, insert your T-track accessory, and then cut the strip to length around it. These end caps do secure into place with a special tool, and you can also take these plastic portions out and replace them with actual locks that you could find on etrailer.com to secure not only your roof rack but also the T-track accessory that's inside.
You can make it keyed alike with your 2500 Series Legs.These are elliptical-shaped bars, which means they're going to cut down on wind noise and drag and eliminate the need for any fairings that you may need with other roof rack systems. With the custom fit kit here, it is padded both at the bottom as well as where it clamps onto your door frame to make sure that your vehicle doesn't get any scratches or abrasions on it once it's being installed. With a 2500 Series Leg, again, it does have that lock on the end to secure it. So let's go ahead and show you how the rear bar gets put into place.On the table here is everything that comes with the kit that you're going to need. You have the bar here, the 2500 Series Leg, the fit kit, the end cap locks, the keys, the key for end caps, and of course, our tightening tool.
So, first things first, we're going to go ahead and remove our endcap here so we can install our leg on it. To make it a little bit easier on us, we'll flip this upside down. With our leg, I'm going to make sure that this top bracket here slides into that bottom channel like so.Now, there usually is a plastic strip that comes along with this that you would put in this place here and cut it to length, according to the instructions, but for today's purposes, we're going to go ahead and just measure it out. Once you have it measured out to its proper point, we'll take our included too and we're going to tighten down the screw in the center here till it's nice and tight. With that finished, we can go ahead and replace our end cap, lock that in.Next, we're going to take our fit kit and installing that as well.
Now with our pads here, there is a number on the bottom and there's also an arrow with a facing a particular direction. With this, you want it facing forward. So you see how it fits in, and that just kind of pushes into place there. Then we'll take our clamps, which are also numbered on the inside, and we'll install them on the end. Now, what you want to do here, you want to remove the screw completely. We'll line up our clamps, and at this point we're just going to loosely install this screw back into place because we don't want to tighten it too much because we want to be able to move this around once we get it on the vehicle. All right.Now we can set this on our roof. Our first step though is we're going to have to open up the rear doors on both sides. Set them down in no particular place. So our next step is going to be to measure from center to center of the bars on both sides to keep them even. How we got the first bar in place, we measure from the center of the door jam to the center of this bar here on both sides, and again, this is in concordance with the instructions. So I'll move this as needed. I'll do this on the other side as well.Now we can start tightening it down. We're going to take our blue handle tightening tool here. One thing I'd like to point out is that you see that it has a curved end. As you tighten it down, this end will straighten out, and that's when you know everything is tightened to its specs so you don't over-tighten it. What I'm doing right now is I'm just getting it snug on our door frame here on both sides, and then I'm going to start giving it about five or six turns each side to tighten it down evenly until ready to put on the endcaps.Some other accessories that you can put on this roof rack system are things like ski and snowboard carriers, kayak carriers, just a wide variety of products that Rhino-Rack offers and you can find them on etrailer.com.All right. Now we can put our endcaps in place. We'll take our endcap, we'll slide it in, push it in place there. Do the same on the other side. I'm also going to give you a couple quick measurements here to give you an idea of how high this can sit off the roof because with the Series Legs here, this is sitting pretty high up there.Measuring from the center of the roof to the bottom of the bar it's going to be about 2-7/8", and from the center to the top it's going to be about 4-1/4", so that's more than enough space in between the roof rack and the roof itself where you can attach those accessories where it won't make contact or damage it. Also, if you have a sunroof on your vehicle, it shouldn't impede that at all either. However, if you do have a bike rack or a cargo basket fully loaded, just keep that in mind when you're pulling into garages or low clearance areas.These bars do have a carrying capacity of 165 pounds once they're installed, but you always want to double check with your vehicle's manual to make sure your roof can take those weights and go by their recommendations. There you have it for the Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack System on our 2012 Nissan Versa.
Average Customer Rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars (62 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.
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 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.
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!
Pretty easy to install, good directions. Components were solid and well made. Used regularly to transport kayaks.
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
Very happy! Rack arrived in just a few days. Very good instructions ....videos were very helpful, too. I gave myself plenty of time....didn't want to rush. My new rack looks great! Can't wait to show it off to my kids!
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 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 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 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
The product itself is great. The instructions to put it together could be better. They need to put the instructions in front of any common idiot with the parts laid out and they would see that the pictures and instructions could be better presented. However, we figured it out and after putting it together the actual installation on the car is very easy. Also very easy to remove if it is for temporary usage.
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
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?
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
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