Thule Crossroad Loadbars Roof Rack Installation - 2011 Ford Explorer- Video

Today, on our 2011 Ford Explorer, we'll be test fitting the Thule Crossroads Roof Rack System using part numbers THLB58 and TH450. With our roof rack system assembled according to the instructions, we'll begin our test fit by placing the front bar onto the front part of our side rails. We'll want to make sure that the arrow indicator on our foot pack is in line with the center of our side rail. Then we can check to make sure that we have even bar overhang on each side. To ensure that our feet are in line with each other, we need to find a fixed point on the side rails to set each foot at or take a measurement from that fixed point back to the closest point of our foot pack. We're going to measure four inches from this point back to our foot pack. We'll do this measurement on both sides to ensure that our feet are in line with each other. more

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10/25/2013 1:03:20 PM

Thule AeroBlade Crossroad Roof Rack Installation - 2011 Ford Explorer- Video

Today on our 2011 Ford Explorer, we'll be test fitting the Thule Rapid CrossRoads Roof Rack System using part numbers THARB60 and TH450R. With the roof rack assembled according to the instructions, we'll begin our test fit by placing our front bar under the front part of our side rails. We'll go ahead and set our Flip pacs on this side rail and then bring the rubber coated strap around the rail. We want to make sure that the arrow indicated on the Flip pac is in line with the center of our side rail and that we have even bar hanging on this side. Now to make sure that our Flip pacs are in line with each other, we either need to set them according to a fix point on our side rail or we need to make a measurement from from a fix point. Here at the front of the side rail, we're going to take our measuring tape and measure four inches back to the beginning of our Flip pac. We'll do this measurement on both sides to make sure that our feet are in line with each other. more

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10/24/2013 2:32:46 PM

Thule Traverse Roof Rack Installation - 2010 Ford F-150- Video

Today on our 2010 Ford F150, well be test fitting the Thule Traverse Roof Rack System, using part numbers THLB58, TH480, and THKIT1521. With our roof rack assembled according to the instructions, well grab our front bar and place it onto the front part of our roof. To ensure we have this bar in the correct spot, we need to measure 10 1/8 of an inch from the leading edge of the windshield to the closest point on our foot pack. Well do this measurement for both sides to ensure that our feet are in line with each other.Once we have it set, we can use the included tool to tighten down our clamp to secure it against our roof line. Well make our way back and forth, tightening a little at a time so we dont lose our position. Once we have it secured, we can then slide the tool under the foot pack and close the lid.Well open our rear doors and place the rear bar under the rear part of our roof. more

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9/30/2013 11:09:10 AM

SportRack Semi-Custom Roof Rack Review - 2013 Ford Edge- Video

Today, on our 2013, Ford Edge, we'll be test fitting the Sport Rack semi-custom roof rackfor naked roofssquare cross bars 50 inches long, part number SR-1010 with our roof rack assembled according to the instructions, we'll begin our test fit by opening both front doors. We'll place our front bar onto the front part of our roof. To ensure that we have this bar in the correct spot, we need to measure 9 inches from the center of our door jamb to the center of our footpack. We'll do this measurement on both sides, to make sure that our feet are in-linewith each other. We can use the included Allen key to tighten the Allen bolt to secure our foot clamp around the roof line of our vehicle. We'll do this on both sides. more

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9/30/2013 11:08:10 AM

Rhino-Rack Heavy Duty Roof Rack Installation - 2013 Ford Edge- Video

Today on our 2013 Ford Edge, we'll be test fitting the Rhino Rack 2500 Series Roof Rack with a heavy duty square bars 44 inches long and silver, part number DH1375S. We'll also be using the custom DKclamps and pads for the Rhino Rack 2500 Series Roof Rack systems, part number DK228. With our roof rack assembled according to the instructions, we'll grab our front bar and place it onto the front part of our roof.We need to measure from the center of the door jam to the center arrow of leg foot plate.This measurement needs to be 170 millimeters or 17 centimeters. We'll do this measurement on both sides to insure that our feet are in line with each other. Once we have it in place, we can use the included tool to tighten down the bolt, which will secure our clamp around our roof line. We'll make our way back and forth, tightening a little bit at a time, so we don' t lose our position. more

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9/30/2013 11:08:07 AM

Rhino-Rack Euro Square Roof Rack Installation - 2013 Ford Edge- Video

Today on our 2013 Ford Edge we'll be test fitting the Rhino Rack 2500 Series Roof Rack with Euro Square Bars, 54 inches long in black, part number DS1375B. We'll also be using the custom DK clamps and pads for the Rhino Rack 2500 Series, which is DK228. With our roof rack assembled according to the instructions, we'll begin our test fit by opening our front doors. We'll place the front bar onto the front part of our roof. To ensure that we have this bar in the correct spot, we need to measure 170 mm or 17 cm from the center of the door jam to the center of our foot plate. We'll do this measurement on both sides to ensure that our feet are in line with each other. Now we can take the included tool, tighten down the Allen bolt, which will secure our clamp around the roof line of our vehicle. more

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9/30/2013 11:08:03 AM

Rhino-Rack Roof Rack Installation - 2013 Ford Edge- Video

Today on our 2013 Ford Edge, we'll be test fitting the Rhino Rack 2500 Series Roof Rack with Aero Crossbars 54 inches long in silver part number DA1375. We'll also be using the Custom DK Clamps and Pads for the Rhino Rack 2500 Series Roof Rack part number DK228. With our roof rack assembled according to the instructions, we'll grab our front bar and place it onto front part of our roof. To ensure that we have our bar in the correct spot, we need to measure 170 millimeters or 17 centimeters from the center of the door jamb to the center of our foot pack. We'll do this measurement on both sides to ensure that our feet are in line with each other. Once we have it in place, we can go ahead and use the included tool to tighten down our bolts which will secure our clamps around our roof line. We'll open our rear doors and grab our rear bar. To ensure that we have our rear bar in the correct spot we need to measure 700 millimeters or 70 centimeters from the center of our front bar to the center of our rear bar. more

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9/30/2013 1:07:59 AM

Thule Traverse Roof Rack Installation - 2013 Ford C-Max- Video

Today on our 2013 Ford C-Max well be test fitting the Thule Traverse Roof Rack System, part numbers thlb58, th480, and thkit1683. Well begin our test fit by placing the front load bar onto the front of our roof. Well then need to measure 11 inches from the front part of the glass to the first part of the foot. Well make this measurement on both the passenger and driver side of the vehicle to ensure the front load bar is perpendicular to the roof of our C-Max. With the bar in position, we can use the included tightening tools to turn the silver bolt to bring the clips up around tightly against the roof. We will need to alternate sides when tightening it down so that one side of the bar doesnt favor one side of the vehicle. more

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8/20/2013 1:45:39 PM

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

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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

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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

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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

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7/23/2013 1:38:18 PM

Thule Traverse Roof Rack Installation - 2012 Ford Fusion- Video

Today on our 2012 Ford Fusion we'll be test fitting the Thule Square Load Bar System using part number thlb50, the Thule Traverse Roof Rack Foot Pack, part number th480 and the Thule Roof Rack Fit Kit for the Traverse Foot, part number thkit1529. With our roof rack assembled according to the instructions we'll begin our test fit by opening our front doors.Now we'll place our front bar under the front part of our roof. To make sure that we have this in the correct location we need to measure eight inches from the leading edge of the windshield to the closest edge of our foot pack. We'll do this measurement for both the passenger and driver's side to make sure that our feet are in line with each other.We'll fit the clamp around the edge of our door frame and then use the included tool to tighten it down. We'll make our way from side to side tightening little by little to make sure we don't lose our position. Once we have it tight we can slide the tool into the foot pack and close the cover. more

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6/27/2013 10:58:43 AM

Yakima Q Tower Roof Rack Installation - 2009 Ford Flex- Video

Today on our 2009 Ford Flex, well be test fitting the Yakima round bar roof racking system, part number Y00409, Y00731 and Y00124. Now with our Q towers, Q clips and round bars already assembled according to the instructions. Well begin our test fit by placing the front crossbar on to the front of the vehicle. Well then need to measure from the front part of the glass to the first part of the tower, as stated in to the instructions this measurement is 20 inches. Well measure this on both the passenger and driver side of the vehicle to make sure that the crossbar is perpendicular to the vehicle and the pads on the bottom of the Q towers can tour to the root line. Once weve established this position on to the roof, well then turn the silver balls on the interior of the tower, and then clamp down the black plastic caps to secure the towers to the vehicle. more

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6/18/2013 4:45:24 PM

Yakima Q Tower Roof Rack Installation - 2013 Ford Edge- Video

Today on our 2013 Ford Edge, were going to be doing a test fit of the Yakima Roof Rack System. Well be using the 58 inch load bars part number Y00409. We will also be using the Q 102 Q Clips for the Yakima Q Towers, part number Y00702 and they Yakima Q Towers Roof Rack Feet for the Naked Roof, part number Y00124. Were going to start with our load bars already assembled according to the instructions. First off, well go ahead and open the front car doors and then we can go ahead and put our front load bar in place. To make sure we have them located in the right spot, were going to measure from the leading edge of the windshield to the leading edge of our tower. more

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6/7/2013 11:42:35 AM

Yakima Q Tower Roof Rack Installation - 2013 Ford Escape- Video

Today on our 2013 Ford Escape well be test fitting the Yakima Q Tower roof rack system using part numbers Y00409, Y00639, Y00699 and Y00124. Weve already gone ahead and assembled our crossbars according to the instructions found within the fit kit, so were ready to fit it to the vehicle. Well begin with our crossbars already on top of the roof. Well need to take a measurement for our front crossbar first. Well measure from the top of the windshield edge back on our roofline 10 inches. This will be the location of the leading edge of the crossbar towers. more

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1/23/2013 7:59:12 AM

Thule Traverse Roof Rack Installation - 2013 Ford Escape- Video

Today on our 2013 Ford Escape well be test fitting the Thule square bar roof rack system, part numbers THLB58, TH480 and THKIT1671. Now with our roof rack system already assembled according to Thules fit guide or the included instructions well open the front passenger and drivers side doors of the vehicle and set the front crossbar onto the roof. It is important to have your feet brackets loosened all the way to ensure the correct fit onto the roof of the vehicle. We will then measure from the glass to the first part of the foot 11 inches. Well do this for both the drivers side and passengers side of the vehicle, making sure that the crossbar is perpendicular to the vehicle. Once we have established this position onto the vehicle well go ahead and tighten down the brackets using Thules included Allen key to secure the crossbar to the vehicle. more

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1/23/2013 7:59:04 AM

Yakima Q Tower Roof Rack Installation - 2012 Ford Taurus- Video

Today we're working with a 2012 Ford Taurus and we'll be test fitting a Yakima Roof Rack System. We'll be using the 58-inch round crossbars part number Y00409, the Q clips associated with this vehicle Y00634 and Y00716 as well as the Q Towers part number Y00124. Now we've already assembled our roof rack according to the instructions and ready to mount it up on our vehicle. The first thing we need to do is open the driver and passenger side front doors. We'll take our front bar assembly and set it up on top of the roof. To position it properly, we need to measure 11 inches from the edge of the glass on our windshield to the leading edge of the Q tower on either side of the vehicle. more

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11/26/2012 5:41:28 AM

Yakima Q Tower Roof Rack Installation - 2011 Ford Flex- Video

Today we have a 2011 Ford Flex and were going to be test fitting the Yakima Roof Rack System. Well be using the 58-inch crossbars part number Y00409, two sets of the Q131 clips part number Y00731, as well as the Q towers part number Y00124. We already have our crossbars assembled according to the instructions so now were ready to mount them up on top of the vehicle. First well open the driver and passenger side front doors and well place the front crossbar assembly up on top of the roof. Well measure 20 inches from the edge of the windshield to the leading edge of the Q towers on both sides of the vehicle. Once we have the crossbar in position we can adjust the thumb screws and clamp down our Q towers. more

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8/14/2012 3:09:25 PM

Thule Traverse Roof Rack Installation - 2011 Ford Flex- Video

Today we have with us a 2011 Ford Flex and we're going to be test fitting a Thule Square Load Bar Roof Rack System. We'll be using the 50 inch square load bars part number THLB58, the Traverse Foot Pack part number TH480, as well as the fit kit for our flex which is part number THKIT1518. We already have our load bar assemblies put together according to the instructions so now we're ready to mount them up on our vehicle. To do this first we'll open the passenger and driver's side front doors. We'll take our front load bar assembly and place it up on top. To position the front bar we need to measure 20-7/8 inches from the edge of our windshield to the leading edge of the Traverse Foot on either side of the vehicle. more

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8/14/2012 3:08:50 PM

Thule Traverse Roof Rack Installation - 2011 Ford F-150- Video

Today were going to do a test fit of the Thule square loadbar roof-rack kit with traverse speed on our 2011 Ford F150. Weve got already a little bar in feet assemble so lets go ahead and put them on the vehicle. Lets start by opening up both front door and placing the loadbar on the vehicle. Place the loadbar properly we need a measure of 10 and 1/8 inches from where the edge of the windshield and meets the edge of the sheet-metal on top of the roof-rack. All right now, weve got a front loadbar measure out in place and we start turning it down. Well take up some of the slacks on the clamps and then well tighten it down with the included torque tool specifications. more

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1/13/2012 12:42:57 PM

Thule AeroBlade Crossroad Roof Rack Installation - 2002 Ford Focus Wagon- Video

Today on this 2002 Ford Focus Wagon, we are going to be installing a Thule Aeroblade Roof Rack using the Thule Crossroad Rapid feet. We already have our crossbar assemblies put together so we are ready to mount them to our vehicle. First we will lay them on the factory raised side rails, get our position and then tighten them down. We are going to make sure the crossbars overhang evenly on both the left and right side of the vehicle, and were also going to measure them to make sure that they are perpendicular to our factory raised side rails. We will also make sure that the arrow marks on the side of the crossbar feet are pointing towards the center of our factory raised side rails. Once we have our front crossbar assembly positioned where we want it, we can go ahead and begin tightening it down. more

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11/21/2011 3:39:09 PM

Thule Traverse Roof Rack Installation - 2009 Ford Flex- Video

Today on this 2009 Ford Flex we are going to install a Thule Roof-Rack System on a naked roof. We will be using the Thule Foot Pack part number TH480, the Thule Square Load Bars part number THLB58, and the Thule Fit Kit THKIT1518. Our first step is to go ahead and install our front load bar. We have already pre-assembled our load bars for this test fit, so to get started we are going to open the front doors. Now we are ready to install the front load bar. The bar is going to sit 20-7/8 inches from the edge of where the windshield meets the sheet metal to the front of the foot pack. more

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10/26/2011 3:45:28 PM

Thule Tracker Roof Rack Foot Pack Installation - 2001 Ford Escape- Video

Today on this 2001 Ford Escape we are going to install a Thule AeroBlade and Rapid Tracker 2 roof rack system. First we are going to install our Tracker fit kit into the factory side rails of our Escape. We will measure from the front of the track to the front edge of our fit kit on both the driver and passenger side to make sure they are even with each other and then tighten them down. Next we will put the rear fit kits into place but we are going to leave these loose. 0:32 more

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9/20/2011 7:59:45 AM

Thule Crossroad Roof Rack Installation - 2004 Ford Explorer- Video

Today on this 2004 Ford Explorer we are going to install a Thule Crossroad roof rack. We already have our crossbar assemblies put together so we are ready to lay them in place on top of our side rails. To properly position the roof rack we need to make sure that the overhang is even from the driver side to the passenger side. We also need to make sure that our crossbar is running perpendicular to our factory raised side rails. So what we will do is measure from a fixed point at the front of the side rail to the edge of our Crossroad feet and make sure this measurement is even on both sides. Once we have the roof rack in position we will pull the strap all the way through set it into the feet and begin tightening the rack down. We will move back and forth from the driver side to the passenger side to tighten down the roof rack system evenly. Once we have the front bar assembly tightened down we are ready to mount the rear. :48 more

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9/14/2011 6:42:54 AM

Rhino Rack Roof Rack Installation - 2004 Ford Explorer- Video

Today on this 2004 Ford Explorer with factory raised side rails we are going to be installing a Rhino Rack roof rack part number SXBS4. We already have our crossbar assemblies put together so next we are going to take our assembly and lay it across our side rails. Next we are going to check our crossbar overhang from driver side to passenger side and make sure it is even. Now we need to ensure that our Rhino Rack crossbar is perpendicular to our factory raised side rails. To do that we are going to measure from a fixed point on the side rail back to the clamps on our Rhino Rack crossbar. We will make sure this measurement is even on both sides. Once we have the front crossbar positioned where we need it we can go ahead and begin tightening it down. We will take the included wrench and use it to tighten the allen head bolt that is tucked inside the crossbar above the clamp. As we tighten this bolt the clamp is going to grab onto our side rail and it is also going to secure the crossbar to the clamp. Once we have the front crossbar assembly tightened down we are ready to start with the rear. more

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9/13/2011 9:59:43 AM

Thule Tracker II Roof Rack with Kit Review- Video

Today we are going to install a Thule Tracker II Roof Rack on this 2006 Ford Escape. Using the Thule Tracker II Foot Pack part number TH430R, the fit kit part number THTK1, and the Thule Rapid Air Load Bars part number THRB43. The first step in preparing the roof rack is to loosely assemble the hardware with the bases. Depending on your vehicle application not all of the hardware is going to be used. However on the Escape we are going to need all of them. Through the top of the base we are going to our bolt with the thread locker on it as well as the washers. They do go in a certain order. The yellow zinc coated washers go in first, then the thinner black washer, and then we will in the bolt. 00:43 more

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11/15/2010 10:49:03 AM

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