Thule WingBar Evo Crossbars Roof Rack Kit Installation - 2020 Ford Explorer- Video
How's it going, neighbors This is Ed here with etrailer.com and we're taking a look at the Thule WingBar Evo on our 2020 Ford Explorer. So adding a roof rack system to your Explorer is going to allow you to get those bigger, bulkier items out on the road with you by taking advantage of space on top of your vehicle. This is gonna let you get accessories like a roof basket, kayak carriers, bike carriers, a wide variety of different items to help you with that outdoor activity. In general, Thule set up with these bars on the raised rails. It's super easy, it's just a matter of getting the measurement of your crossbar spread and the distance across. The bars themselves actually have measuring strips on the bottom to allow you to get that measurement super easy. more
4/25/2024 1:45:51 PM
Inno Aero Crossbars Roof Rack Installation - 2021 Ford Explorer- Video
Hi, I'm Matt with etrailer. Today we're gonna be taking about the INNO roof rack system on top of our 2021 Ford Explorer. Now this is gonna be a great option for you if you're running out of space in the back of your Explorer. Whether you have a lot of people back here or it's filled up with other items. Or maybe you have a lot of longer items that you can't fit back here, things like skis or kayaks. This is gonna be a great solution for all of those. more
1/5/2024 10:14:18 AM
Yakima HD Crossbars Roof Rack Kit Installation - 2021 Ford Explorer- Video
Hi, Matt with etrailer. Today we're gonna talk about our Yakima roof rack system on top of our 2021 Ford Explorer. Now this gonna be a great option for you if you're looking for something that's gonna be really heavy duty and it's gonna be able to keep a lot of your accessories on top of your roof. Maybe you've run out of room in the back of your car, because we do have three rows of seating. So if this is packed full of people, you might run out of space faster. Or if you're already using that space for other accessories or items, then you might need somewhere else to store your extra stuff. more
1/2/2024 11:01:34 AM
Best 2023 Ford Explorer Roof Rack Options- Video
Hi, I'm Matt with the etrailer, and today we're gonna be talking about the best roof rack option for you on top of our 2023 Ford Explorer. Our best options today we're chose because we have raised rails. Now if you have a naked roof that's gonna change, we'll still have a lot of the same options. The only difference is they're gonna come with a fit kit too, so they can just grab onto your gutters. But something else to keep in mind, today, we just have a standard roof, but if you have a moon roof on top of your explorer, then that's gonna change your weight capacity. So definitely keep that in mind. more
12/27/2023 10:45:05 AM
Best 2022 Ford Explorer Roof Rack Options- Video
Hi, Matt with etrailer. Today we're gonna be talking about the best roof rack option for you on a 2022 Ford Explorer. Our best options today, we're chose because we have raised rails. Now if you have a naked roof, that's gonna change. We'll still have a lot of the same options, the only difference is they're gonna come with a fit kit too, so they can just grab onto your gutters. But something else to keep in mind, today we just have a standard roof, but if you have a moonroof on top of your Explorer, then that's gonna change your weight capacity. more
12/27/2023 10:44:10 AM
Best 2021 Ford Explorer Roof Rack Options- Video
Hi, Matt with etrailer, and today, we're gonna be talking about the best roof rack option for you on top of our 2021 Ford Explorer. Our best options today were chose because we have raised rails. Now, if you have a naked roof, that's gonna change. We'll still have a lot of the same options. The only difference is they're gonna come with a fit kit too, so they can just grab onto your gutters. But something else to keep in mind, today, we just have a standard roof, but if you have a moon roof on top of your Explorer, then that's gonna change your weight capacity. more
12/27/2023 10:43:21 AM
Best 2020 Ford Explorer Roof Rack Options- Video
Hi, Matt with etrailer. Today we're gonna be talking about the best roof rack option for you on our 2020 Ford Explorer. Our best options today were chose because we have raised rails, now if you have a naked roof that's gonna change. We'll still have a lot of the same options, the only difference is they're gonna come with a fit kit too, so they can just grab onto your gutters. But something else to keep in mind, today we just have a standard roof, but if you have a moon roof on top of your explorer then that's gonna change your weight capacity, so definitely keep that in mind. So the three options are gonna be our Inno roof rack system, and then it's gonna be the Rhino roof rack system, and then finally the Yakima HD roof rack system. more
12/27/2023 10:42:31 AM
Best 2019 Ford Explorer Roof Rack Options- Video
Hi, Matt with etrailer, and today we're gonna be talk about the best roof rack option for you on a 2019 Ford Explorer. Our best options today we're chose because we have raised rails. Now, if you have a naked roof that's gonna change. We'll still have a lot of the same options. The only difference is they're gonna come with a fit kit too, so they can just grab onto your gutters. But something else to keep in mind, today we just have a standard roof, but if you have a moon roof on top of your explorer, then that's gonna change your weight capacity. more
12/27/2023 10:41:39 AM
Yakima JetStream Crossbars Roof Rack Kit Installation - 2021 Ford Explorer- Video
Hi, Matt with Etrailer. Today we're gonna be talking about our Yakima roof rack system, on our 2021 Ford Explorer. Now this is gonna be a great option for ya, if you're running outta space in the back of your Explorer. Whether you have a lotta people back here, since you do have that extra row of seating, or you already have a lot of items back there. Or maybe you have longer items like a kayak or skis, that you don't wanna fit back in here, and want to keep things clear, this is gonna be a great solution for ya to solve that. This is gonna be comprised of two parts. more
12/27/2023 7:58:05 AM
Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero Crossbars Roof Rack Kit Installation - 2021 Ford Explorer- Video
Hi, Matt with etrailer. Today I'm gonna be talking about the Rhino-Rack roof rack on a 2021 Ford Explorer. Now let's take a closer look at it. Now this will be a great option for ya, if you're just looking for some additional storage. Maybe you got this fully loaded up with people, so you don't have a lot of room to add in any items that you have, or you already have these very large items, whether that be skis or anything else along those lines, that you can't fit back here. You'll be able to put it up on top of your roof and save some space. more
12/26/2023 8:11:18 AM
Malone AirFlow2 Universal Roof Rack Installation - 2021 Ford Explorer- Video
Hi, I'm Matt with etrailer. Today we're gonna be talking about the Malone AirFlow2 Roof Rack system on top of the 2021 Ford Explorer. Now this is gonna be a great option for you if you're looking for something that's gonna be really quick and easy to throw on top of your roof because maybe you're running outta space in the back of your car, whether you have a bunch of people back here since there is a third row seat option or you already have a bunch of stuff back here. It's also gonna be another great solution if you have a lot of longer items like skis or kayaks. Taking a closer look at this, this is all gonna come as one piece. We're gonna have our 58 inch arrow crossbars on top of our towers, and taking a closer look at the crossbars, what I really like about these ones in particular is not only that shape that helps reduce that wind noise, but also this built-in weather strip that's also gonna help reduce that wind noise. more
12/26/2023 8:05:02 AM
Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack Installation - 2019 Ford Explorer- Video
Hey everybody, how's it going Today we're gonna be going over and showing you how to install the Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero crossbar system, here on our 2019 Ford Explorer. So this is what our crossbar system is gonna look like installed. Now for starters, we'd have the black crossbars on our vehicle here 'cause our vehicles black matches a little bit better. It's also offered in a silver option as well. It really just comes down to preference, whichever you feel will look better on your vehicle. So, with the Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero crossbars, we're gonna have an arrow shape. more
3/16/2021 8:26:49 AM
Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack Installation - 2018 Ford Explorer- Video
Colin: Hey guys, it's Colin here at etrailer. And today we have a 2018 Ford Explorer. Now we're going to go ahead and do a test fit of the Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero roof rack system. As you can see, this is mounted to our flush-mounted side rails, it actually utilizes the fixed mounting points that are on the inside of each flush-mounted rail. And this is just going to be a really great accessory to add to your Explorer. So you can get a lot of other things loaded up on top, whether it's a bike rack, a cargo box, maybe you want to get some extra luggage up there and create more space inside your vehicle. more
3/4/2020 1:29:00 PM
Thule Wingbar Evo Roof Rack Installation - 2016 Ford Explorer- Video
Adam: Hi everyone. Adam with etrailer.com. Today, we're going to be taking a look at the Thule Wing Bar Evo roof-rack system on our 2016 Ford Explorer. This is going to allow you to put all sorts of things and attachments on top of your vehicle instead of clogging up the cab. It's going to make a lot of room for all your passengers, and for those long trips, every inch counts.So, I'm going to show you how easy it is to install these bars. I do have the front ones installed, so I'm going to do these back ones real quick. more
8/7/2019 3:27:24 PM
Thule Wingbar Evo Roof Rack Installation - 2015 Ford Explorer- Video
Hey everyone. It's Colin here at etrailer. Today we have a 2015 Ford Explorer, and we're going to do a test fit of the Thule WingBar Evo Roof Rack System. Now this roof rack mounts to the raised side rails of your Ford Explorer. It's going to allow you to get your favorite Thule accessories up on top of your roof. Whether you got a cargo box, a bike rack, or even a kayak carrier, you'll be able to get all that equipment on your roof and secure it. more
5/15/2019 1:23:41 PM
Thule WingBar Evo Crossbars Installation - 2018 Ford Explorer- Video
Today on our 2018 Ford Explorer we're going to be doing a test fit on the Thule Wingbar Evo Podium Roof Rack System. Now this system is specifically designed to fit your flush mounted rails on your Ford Explorer. You can see we've got it mounted for you right here just to give you a good idea what it looks like.Now, this is going to allow you to carry roof-mounted accessories, things like bike racks, kayak carriers, cargo boxes, and much more. It features 53 inch long wing bars. You can see how they span across the roof of our Explorer. This is going to allow us to carry multiple accessories on our roof so maybe you'd like to carry three bike racks or two kayaks up there you'll have plenty of room to do that.They're made out of aluminum so there not going to rust or corrode or anything like that. more
2/28/2019 5:42:22 PM
Malone SteelTop Universal Roof Rack Installation - 2013 Ford Explorer- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2013 Ford Explorer, we're going to be doing a test on a Malone SteelTop Square Bar Roof Rack system, part number MPG202. You can also get this kit with a 65" long bar, with part number MPG203. This Malone roof rack system is going to allow you to carry roof mounted accessories on your Ford Explorer, things like bike racks, kayak carriers, cargo boxes, and more. It has a square bar design. Now, it's not going to be as aerodynamic as an elliptical or aerostyle bar. It's also not going to be as quiet. more
9/13/2018 1:07:13 PM
Malone AirFlow2 Universal Roof Rack Installation - 2013 Ford Explorer- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2013 Ford Explorer, we're going to be doing a test fit on the Malone AirFlow2 Roof Rack system, part number MPG 216. This Malone roof rack system is going to allow you to carry roof mounted accessories on your Ford Explorer, things like bike racks, kayak carriers, cargo boxes, and much more. It has an aerodynamic design compared to your traditional round or square bars. It's going to reduce the need for a fairing, and it's also going to be a lot quieter. They're going to work with your traditional clamp-on accessories as well as your T-slot accessories. Your T-slot accessories just simply slide over the top of the rubber strip.They're held in place by four towers. more
9/13/2018 8:12:10 AM
Thule Crossroad Roof Rack Installation - 2014 Ford Explorer- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Explorer we're gonna be taking a look at the Thule complete crossroads kit, part number th45058. Now our kit's gonna consist of two 58 inch long bars that are preassembled with the feet on them already. Now our bars are gonna allow us to free up space inside of our car to make room for passengers and pets while still being able to carry our gear and just mount it on the roof. Now our bars are compatible with all Thule accessories such as bike racks, cargo baskets, or even ski or snowboard carriers. Now our bars have a weight capacity of 165 pounds. I just want to mention, you always want to double check with your vehicle's owner's manual to make sure your roof can handle that amount of weight. Now our kit does come with locks for each one of these knockouts in our kit and they're all key to like. So once we have them installed, we can secure it to our vehicle and deter any theft. Now that I've gone though some of the features, let's look at how easy it is to get them installed. Now we already have one bar installed in our Explorer, so let's show you how to get the back one installed. So we're gonna take our bar and we're gonna set it on our roof and we're gonna want to to make sure that this rubber pad is and top of our raised rails and the strap is gonna go underneath our raised rails. Now we're gonna take our strap and we're gonna feed it up into the channel right here on both ends. And once we have our straps loosely in place, I'm gonna slide my bar right to the back of this section of my raised rail. more
5/16/2017 5:13:12 PM
Yakima CoreBar Steel Crossbars Installation - 2013 Ford Explorer- Video
Today on our 2013 Ford Explorer, were going to be test fitting the Yakima core bar roof rack system, consisting of part numbers Y00422, these are the core bars, 60 inches long, and part number Y00147, and these are the TimberLine towers for the Yakima crossbars, particularly for the factory-raised side rails. The Yakima core bar roof rack system is great for carrying a wide variety of accessories on your roof, while freeing up space inside your vehicle for you and your family. It can carry bike racks, cargo baskets, cargo boxes, ski and snowboard carriers, and kayaks. This roof rack system is very easy to install. It simply wraps around your existing factory-raised side rails, and the two bars combined have a carrying capacity of 220 pounds, although you always want to double-check with your vehicles manual to make sure your roof can withstand those weights. Also, at our end caps here, we do have knockouts which you can replace with the Yakima same-key system, so the accessories that you put on your roof rack, as well as your roof rack, can be keyed alike. Now that weve gone over some of the features, lets go ahead and show you how this goes together. We already have our front bar in place, and we have our rear bar partially assembled on our table here. more
5/12/2017 2:52:49 PM
Yakima Roof Rack Review - 2014 Ford Explorer- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Explorer we're going to be test fitting the Yakima Jet Stream Roof Rack System consisting of part numbers Y00426, those are the Yakima Jet Stream Crossbars, 60" long. We'll also be using part number Y00147, the Timberline Towers, designed for factory raised side rails. The Yakima Jet Stream Roof Rack System is great for carrying a wide variety of accessories while freeing up space for the inside of your vehicle. It can carry bike racks, cargo baskets, cargo boxes, ski and snowboard carriers, as well as kayak carriers. The two bars have a combined carrying capacity of 165 pounds, although you always want to double check with your vehicle's manual to make sure your roof can withstand that weight. It does have this rubber strip up at the top, and that coupled with the aerodynamic shape of the bar will cut down wind noise and drag while you're driving. It also means that if we we're to remove our end cap here you can push this down and use T-track accessories in your actual roof rack system, as opposed to taking the strip out and cutting it to length. more
4/17/2017 8:52:10 AM
Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack Installation - 2014 Ford Explorer- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Explorer we're going to be test fitting the Rhino Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack System, consisting of part numbers RRVA137B-2, those are the Vortex Aero Crossbars. This also comes in silver as RRVA137S-2, and RRSX005, and those are the SX Series Legs for the Vortex Aero Crossbars. The Rhino Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack System is great for carrying a wide variety of accessories on your roof while freeing up space inside your vehicle. It can carry bike racks, cargo baskets, cargo boxes, ski and snowboard carries, as well as kayak carries. The two bars have a combined carrying capacity of 165 pounds, although you always want to double check with your vehicle's manual to make sure your roof can withstand that wait. At the top of our bars we have these vortex aero strips, and that combined with the shape of the bars will cut down wind noise and drag while you're driving. Also if we unlock our plastic lock here at the end of our end cap, which can be replaced with a key lock, sold separately, you can see they can use T-track accessories with this roof rack system as well. You just lock it back up and it's secure. more
4/13/2017 10:12:29 AM
Best 2013 Ford Explorer Roof Rack Options- Video
Today, we're going to be taking a look at the best roof rack options available for your 2013 Ford Explorer. Now when looking for the roof racks on your vehicle, these are the top three that you're going to find on our site. At the top, we have the Thule AeroBlade Edge Roof Rack system. Here, we have the Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack system. And here, we have the RockyMounts Roof Rack system. Our Thule AeroBlade Edge Roof Rack system is going to consist of part numbers TH7504-TH7504, although you can also get these bars in black as part number TH7504B-TH7504B. With our Vortex Aero Crossbar system, it's going to consist of part numbers RRVA137B-2. more
2/17/2017 10:53:13 AM
Best 2012 Ford Explorer Roof Rack Options- Video
Today we're going to be taking a look at the best roof rack options available for you 2012 Ford Explorer. Now when looking at roof racks for your vehicle, these are the top three that you're going to find on our site. At the top we have the Thule Aeroblade Edge roof rack system. Here we have the Rhino Rack Vortex Aero roof rack system. And here we have the Rocky Mounts roof rack system. Our Thule Aeroblad Edge roof rack system is going to consist of parts numbers TH7504-TH7504, although you can also get these bars in black as part number TH7504B-TH7504B. With our Vortex Aero crossbar system, that's going to consist of parts numbers RRVA137B-2. more
2/17/2017 10:53:07 AM
Best 2011 Ford Explorer Roof Rack Options- Video
Today, we're going to be taking a look at the best roof rack options available for your 2011 Ford Explorer. Now when looking for roof racks on your vehicle, these are the top three that you're going to find on our site. At the top, we have the Thule AeroBlade Edge Roof Rack System. Here, we have the Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack System. Here, we have the RockyMounts Roof Rack System. Our Thule AeroBlade Edge Roof Rack System is going to consist of part numbers TH7504-TH7504, although you can also get these bars in black as part number TH7504B-TH7504B. With our Vortex Aero Crossbar System, it's going to consist of part numbers RRVA137B-2. Those are the Aero Crossbars; however, these also come in silver as part number RRVA137S-2. We also have the Rhino-Rack SX series legs for the Vortex Aero Crossbars, and this is what's going to grip around to your factory raised side rails. more
2/17/2017 10:53:00 AM
Best 2017 Ford Explorer Roof Rack Options- Video
Today we're going to be taking a look at the best roof rack options available for your 2017 Ford Explorer. Now when looking for the roof racks on your vehicle, these are the top three that you're going to find on our site. At the top we have the Thule AeroBlade Edge Roof Rack System. Here we have the Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack System. Here we have the RockyMounts Roof Rack System. Our Thule AeroBlade Edge Roof Rack System is going to consist of part number TH7504-TH7504, although you can also get these bars in black. That's part number TH7504B-TH7504B. With our Vortex Aero Crossbar System it's going to consist of part number RRVA137B-2. more
2/17/2017 10:52:53 AM
Best 2016 Ford Explorer Roof Rack Options- Video
Today we're going to be taking a look at the best roof rack options available for your 2016 Ford Explorer. Now, when looking for the roof racks on your vehicle, these are the top three that you're going to find on our site. At the top we have the Thule AeroBlade Edge roof rack system, here we have the Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero roof rack system, and here we have the RockyMounts roof rack system. Our Thule Aeroblade Edge roof rack system is going to consist of part number TH7504-TH7504, although you can also get these bars in black. That's part number TH7504B-TH7504B. With our Vortex Aero crossbar system, it's going to consist of part numbers RRVA137B-2. Those are the aero crossbars, however these also come in silver as part number RRVA137S-2. more
2/17/2017 10:52:46 AM
Best 2014 Ford Explorer Roof Rack Options- Video
Today, were going to be taking a look at the best roof rack options for your 2014 Ford Explorer. When looking for the roof racks on your vehicle, these are the top three that youre going to find on our site. At the top, we have the Thule AeroBlade Edge roof rack system. Here, we have the Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero roof rack system, and here we have the RockyMounts roof rack system. Our Thule AeroBlade Edge roof rack system is going to consist of part numbers TH7504-TH7504, although you can also get these bars in black as part number TH7504B-TH7504B. With our Vortex Aero crossbar system, its going to consist of part numbers RRVA137B-2. Those are the Aero crossbars, however these also come in silver as part number RRVA137S-2. more
2/17/2017 10:52:40 AM
Best 2015 Ford Explorer Roof Rack Options- Video
Today we're going to be taking a look at the best roof rack options available for your 2015 Ford Explorer. Now when looking for the roof racks on your vehicle, these are the top three that you're going to find on our site. At the top we have the Thule AeroBlade Edge roof rack system. Here we have the Rhino Rack Vortex Aero roof rack system. Here we have the RockyMounts roof rack system. Our Thule AeroBlade Edge roof rack system is going to consist of part numbers TH7504-TH7504, although you can also get these bars in black as part number TH7504B-TH7504B. With our Vortex Aero crossbar system it's going to consist of part numbers RRVA137B-2; those are the Aero crossbars. more
1/18/2017 3:35:44 PM
Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack Installation - 2015 Ford Explorer- Video
Today on our 2015 Ford Explorer we're doing a test fit of the Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero Crossbars. The part number for our crossbars today, they're RRVA137B-2. For our foot pack that clamps around our raised rails, we're using RRFX005. Now we already have our front bar installed. We're going to show you how we put this last foot pack on here and then how we actually install our crossbar onto our vehicle. Everything that you see on this table is included with our kit. The only thing that you'll really need to provide yourself is a flat tape measure or a tape measure of some sort just to measure out that crossbar spread and the overhang. more
11/18/2016 11:11:03 AM
Thule AeroBlade Edge Crossbar Installation - 2016 Ford Explorer- Video
Today on our 2016 Ford Explorer, we'll be doing a test fit on the Thule Aeroblade Edge roof rack system, using part numbers T-H-7-6-0-3 for the rear crossbar and T-H-7-6-0-4 for the front crossbar and part number K-H-T-I-3-3-1-5-1 for the fit kid. These low profile, aerodynamic, ultra quiet crossbars allow you to carry accessories on the roof or your vehicle. You do have the option to change these plastic locks out with the Thule locking cores. You can pick four up with part number T-H-5-4-4. Their arch design is going to compliment the curves and lines of your roof. They're made out of a light weight anodized aluminum so they're going to be durable and rust-resistant. Let's go ahead and who you how to get them installed. more
10/14/2016 10:07:08 AM
Thule Roof Rack Review - 2016 Ford Explorer- Video
Today, on our 2016 Ford Explorer, we'll be doing a test fit on the Thule AeroBlade Podium Roof-rack System, using part numbers THARB53 for the aluminum 53" silver crossbars and part number TH460R for the Podium Foot Pack and part number THKIT3151 for the Fit Kit. I've already got the front one installed on the flush mounted rails of our Explorer. Let's go ahead and do the rear one together. I've got one side loosely installed and ready to go. The other side installs the exact same way. First thing we can do is start with our Fit Kit. Let's go ahead and grab the clamp here and then we're going to slide it up through underneath and line it up with the holes here. more
10/14/2016 10:06:59 AM
Thule Roof Rack Review - 2015 Ford Explorer- Video
Today on our 2015 Ford Explorer we're doing a test fit of the Thule Aero blade Cross row Arrow roof racking system. The part numbers for the cross bars are THARB60, and for our foot pack TH450R. Now we have the first one already on our vehicle. Let me show you how we install this, it's pretty easy. All righty, we have our aero blade here, we have our foot pack, one is already on, going to show you how to put the other one. We have our tape measure to take our measurements. more
11/3/2015 8:19:03 AM
Yakima Roof Rack Review - 2015 Ford Explorer- Video
Today on our 2015 Ford Explorer we're going to be test fitting the Yakima RailGrab system. This will be part numbers Y00409 for the bar, and Y00138 for the RailGrab feet. We already have our first bar up on our roof, so I'm going to show you how to install it just by doing the rear bar. It's the same process for both bars, so to save time we're just going to show you the one. I'm a little vertically challenged so I'm just going to set that up there while I hop up here. Helps if you have a friend do this so they can grab it from the other side, but you can do it yourself if there's nobody to give you a hand. Now our maximum crossbar spread that we can have on this vehicle will be 46 inches, which is pretty wide, so I'm going to put it to about here and we'll take a measurement on either side to make sure that that's even. more
8/24/2015 5:08:25 PM
Whispbar Roof Rack Review - 2015 Ford Explorer- Video
Today on our 2015 Ford Explorer Limited, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Whispbar Bar-Mounted Roof Rail System, Part Number WB-S47. As you can see, we have the factory roof rails installed on this Explorer and we've already assembled and put on one of the Whisbars, so that's what it will look like when it's on there. This is spaced out to where we'll have a 28-inch crossbar spread. This is about 11 1/2 inches off the back and mounted just right underneath of the middle bracket for your factory roof rail system. Pretty much as far as you can get it under there, so it's fixed and ready to go. We'll go ahead and show you how the front one goes on. So, just go open up the door here and we'll step up. more
3/26/2015 2:44:58 PM
Rola Roof Rack Review - 2015 Ford Explorer- Video
Today on our 2015 Ford Explorer Limited, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Rola Roof Racks Sport Series Roof Rack System. This is going to be 55 inches long and if you look here we already have our factory roof racks and one installed on the backside. A few things I want to show you on this is that if you undo the end cap, this locks and it will actually secure your foot pads in place for coming out as well as if you undo this one here, it will undo the turning mechanism that loosens and tightens with the rod here, your threaded cable and this will tighten up your tension around your bars. We'll go ahead and get it on here. All right we already mounted up our back one here to right behind the factory fix point and we are going to mount this one between 24 and 32 inches for our crossbar spread. We are going to come in a little bit here. We'll say 29 inches and once we've get it there we'll go ahead and tighten down this side and move to the other side. more
3/26/2015 2:42:37 PM
Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack Installation - 2013 Ford Explorer- Video
Today on our 2013 Ford Explorer we're going to be doing a test fit on the Rhino Rack Vortex Aero roof rack system. We're using the 54"-long Vortex Aero bars. Part number on that is RRVA137B-2. These are also available in silver. We're going to be using the foot pack kit, part number RRSX005. Now as you can see here we've got two blocks and then a little lip here, a little edge. more
11/26/2014 1:19:25 PM
Thule Crossroad Roof Rack Installation - 2014 Ford Explorer TH450- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Explorer, we're going to be test fitting the Thule Crossroads Roof Rack System using the 58 inches square bars part numbers THLB58 and Th450. With our roof rack system assembled according to the manufacturer's instructions, we'll grab our front bar and place it under the front section of our side rails. We're going to use the fix point where the side rail and side rails foot meet, as a fix point to use on both sides. Using this 0.1, sure that we have our feet in line with each other. We'll then take a quick look to be sure we have even bar over hang on both sides. Then we'll bring the black metal coated rubber strap around underside of our side rails. We can fit them into the foot of our carrier, then we'll use the provided tool located in the foot pack to secure it in place. more
6/4/2014 2:39:32 PM
Thule AeroBlade Crossroad Roof Rack Installation - 2014 Ford Explorer- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Explorer, were going to be test fitting the Thule Rapid Crossroads Roof Rack System, using part numbers THARB60 and TH450R. With the rack assembled according to the manufacturers instruction, well grab the front half, place it onto the front portion of our side rails and bring the black rubber coated metal straps around the underside. We need to find the fixed point that we can use on both sides. This is going to ensure that we have our feet in line with each other. Well then place the black straps into the foot of the carrier. Take a quick look to be sure we have even bar over hang on both sides. more
5/30/2014 4:39:25 PM
Thule Crossroad Roof Rack Installation - 2013 Ford Explorer- Video
Today, on our 2013 Ford Explorer, well be test-fitting the Thule Complete Crossroad Kit with 58" Long Bars and Locks, part number TH45058. Well begin our test fit by placing the front load bar on to the front of our roof. Now, there's a black part on the raised side rail, which connects the raised side rail to the roof. We're going to make sure that the feet are right next to the standard part of the raised rail. This will ensure that the front bar is perpendicular to the raised rails of our roof. With the front bar in place, we can pop off the in caps and bring the rubber coated steel straps around the underside of the rail and hook them back into the foot. We then use the included tensioning tool to tighten down the black bolt to bring the straps up around the tightly against the bar. more
11/5/2013 10:00:22 AM
Rola Sport Series Roof Rack Installation - 2013 Ford Explorer- Video
Today on our 2013 Ford Explorer, we'll be test fitting the Rola Sport Series Roof Rack with RBU Mounting System for Raised,Factory Side Rails part number 59711. We'll begin our test ft by placing the front crossbar onto the front of our roof. Now there's a black armored connection point where the raised side rail connects to the roof which we will use to help us mounting our front crossbar. We'll make sure that it is equal distant from both the foot to this black armored portion of the raised side rail on both sides of the vehicle. This will make sure that the front crossbar is perpendicular to the raised rails of our roof. With the front bar in position, we can turn the T-handles to tighten on the clamps up against the raised side rails. We'll push in the T-handle and use the key to lock it in place. more
11/5/2013 10:00:22 AM
Rhino-Rack SXBS Roof Rack Installation - 2013 Ford Explorer- Video
Today, on our 2013 Ford Explorer, we'll be test fitting the Rhino-Rack SXBS Roof Rack for Raised, Factory Side Rails 53 inches long in black part number SXBS19. We'll begin our test fit by placing the front crossbar on to the front of our roof on our raised side rails. There's a black connections point where the raised side rails connect to the roof which will use as a measuring guide tomake sure our front cross bar is perpendicular to the raised side rails. With the front bar in position, we can use the included tensioning tool to tighten down the silver bolt on the insideof the crossbar to bring the clamps together tightly up againstthe raised side rail. We'll repeat this process for both sides. Once everything is all tighteneddown and secured, we'll go ahead and insert our end caps and lock them. We'll now go ahead and place our rear crossbar on to the rear of our roof. more
11/5/2013 10:00:22 AM
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
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
10/24/2013 2:32:46 PM
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
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
9/13/2011 9:59:43 AM
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