Yakima Q Tower Roof Rack Installation - 2008 Ford Escape- Video
Today on our 2008 Ford Escape, we'll be test fitting the Yakima round bar roof rack system using part numbers Y00409 for the 58" crossbars, Y00610, part number Y00683, and part number Y00124. With our roof rack system assembled according to the instructions, we'll begin our test fit by opening the front doors of our Escape. We'll place our front bar onto the front part of our roof. To ensure that we have it in the correct location, we need to measure 7" from the leading edge of the windshield to the closest point on our foot pack. We'll do this measurement for both sides of the vehicle to make sure that our feet are in line with each other. Now we'll make our way from passenger side to driver side, tightening down each foot pack using the thumb screw on the inside, until we have each foot pack snug. more
7/23/2013 3:59:05 PM
Thule Crossroad Loadbar Installation - 2008 Ford Escape- Video
Today, on our 2008 Ford Escape well be test fitting the Thule Square Load Bars, 50 inches, part number THLB50 using the Thule Crossroad Roof Mounted Roof Railing foot packs, part number TH450. We have our roof rack system assembled according to the instructions. We can begin our test fit by placing our front bar onto the front part of our factory raised side rail. To make that we have the bar situated correctly, theres a arrow indicator on each foot pack and that arrow needs to be over the center of our factory raised side rail. Well check this on both sides of the vehicle. To ensure that our foot packs are lined up with each other, well measure from a fixed point on the side rails back to the center of our foot pack. more
7/23/2013 1:50:04 PM
Thule AeroBlade Crossroad Roof Rack Installation - 2008 Ford Escape- Video
Today on our 2008 Ford Escape, well be test fitting the Thule Aeroblade Roof Rack System using the Thule Aeroblade Load Bars, part number THARB47 and the Thule Rapid Crossroad Roof Mounted Railing sub-pack, part number TH450R. With our roof rack system assembled according to our instructions, well begin our test set by placing the front load bar onto the front part of our side rails. We want to make sure that bar overhang on each side of our vehicle is even. Then we want to make sure that our arrow indicates, on our foot packs, line up of our factory raised side rails.To ensure that our foot packs are even with each other, we need to pick a fixed point on our side rail and measure to the center of our foot pack. Then we can bring our rubber-coated steel straps around our side rails, fit them back into the foot pack, and use the included tool to tighten them down. Once we have it tight, we can put our tool back into our foot pack and it also works as a cover.Now well grab our rear bar and place it on the rear part of our side rails. more
7/23/2013 1:46:08 PM
Thule AeroBlade Crossroad Roof Rack Installation - 2008 Ford Escape TH450R- Video
Today on our 2008 Ford Escape, well be test fitting the Thule Aeroblade Roof Rack System using the Thule Aeroblade Load Bard, 43 inches, part number THARB43 and also using the Thule Rapid Crossroad Roof Mounted Railing Foot Pack, part number TH450R. Our roof rack system is assembled according to the instructions. To begin our test fit, well place the front half of our roof rack onto the front half of our factory raised side rails. We want to make sure that the arrow indicators are lined up at the center of the side rails.Once we check both sides, then we want to make sure that we have even bar overhang on both sides of our vehicle. We can bring the rubber-coated steel straps around our side rails, fit them back into the foot back, and use the included Allen Key tool to tighten the strap. Once we have the strap tight, we can then fit the tool back into our foot pack and it also works as a cover.Now well grab our rear bar and place it on the rear part of our factory raised side rails. more
7/23/2013 1:38:18 PM
