Yakima Roof Rack Installation - 2020 Jeep Renegade- Video

Hello, it's Brad here at etrailer. And today we're gonna take a look at a roof rack system on our 2020 Jeep Renegade. What we're looking at is four factory rails on this Jeep. And the bars we're gonna be using are gonna be the Yakima JetStreams and the feet are gonna be the TimberLines. The Jeep Renegade is an awesome runabout vehicle. You can take it on a lot of adventures, but sometimes adventures bring larger accessories with it, like your kayaks, skis, or snowboards that aren't gonna really fit inside this vehicle. more

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8/30/2021 9:56:58 AM

Rhino Rack Roof Rack Installation - 2017 Jeep Renegade- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Jeep Renegade, we're going to be test fitting the Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack System, consisting of part numbers RRVA126B-2.These are the Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero Crossbars, 49" long, black in color. These also come in silver, as part number RRVA126S-2, and finally we'll be using part number RRSX100. These are the SX Series legs for the Vortex Aero Crossbars, particularly for factory-raised side rails.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. So if you want to carry your bikes or cargo basket, to carry your luggage or sporting goods, or even ski and snowboard carriers. The bars themselves are elliptical shaped, and that's going to help cut down wind noise and drag while you drive, especially since it has the vortex aero strip up at the top, to bridge that gap in between. To also help cut down the wind noise and drag, there are these ships that come with it, as well, that are cut to length and put underneath, to take up the gap in between the leg and the end of the bar here.Removing our end caps, you can see that we can use T-Track accessories with these particular bars. more

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8/7/2018 3:02:12 PM

Rhino-Rack Vortex StealthBar Roof Rack Installation - 2017 Jeep Renegade- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Jeep Renegade we're gonna be test fitting the Rhino Rack Vortex Stealth Bar roof rack system, consisting of part numbers JA7980. These are gonna be both the bars and the straps that go around your factory-raised side rails.This is black in color, and it also comes in silver as part number JA7961, which will have the same components, just different colors.The Rhino Rack Vortex Stealth Bars are great for carrying a wide variety of accessories on your roof while freeing up space inside your Jeep Renegade. One of the bonuses about this roof rack system is that it has a low profile design, like you see here. Plus, it almost looks factory installed with how it sits on your factory raised side rails. The bars themselves are elliptical shaped, and that coupled with the rubber vortex arrow strip up top, that's gonna cut down on wind noise and drag while you drive and make it just a little bit quieter while you're driving.This rack installs via the two rubber coated steel strips come up around your factory raised side rails and get tightened down with this apparatus here. Now, I will say that it can be a little difficult installing these, plus you may need to wear gloves because these metal pieces here, they can be a little sharp and a little bit tough on the fingers while you're trying to install them. more

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4/5/2018 4:30:15 PM

Malone AirFlow2 Roof Rack Installation - 2017 Jeep Renegade- Video

Speaker 1: Today on the 2017 Jeep Renegade, We're gonna be doing a test fit of the Malone Airflow 2 Roof Rack System, Part #MPG216. The Malone Airflow 2 has all of the features of a premium roof rack system. It will accommodate T-slot accessories. It's made of a durable nylon with rubber seals to keep out moisture. The full length design is gonna maximize your carrying capacity to accommodate for all your accessories, such as a carrier and a bike rack. The locking tower protects all your hardware, and is included with two keys. more

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10/20/2017 9:53:24 AM

Thule Roof Rack Review - 2017 Jeep Renegade- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Jeep Renegade, we're gonna be test fitting the Thule Aeroblade roof rack system consisting of part numbers THARB53, these are the Thule Aeroblade load bars, 53 inches long. These also come in black as part number THARB53B. And these are the Thule Rapid Crossroad roof mounted railing foot packs. They're gonna be working with the load bars today.The Thule Aeroblade 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 carriers. The aerodynamic shape of the bars coupled with the rubber strip at the top will cut down the wind noise and drive while you're driving, and also our end caps pop open at the end here and you can actually use t-track accessories with this as well putting them in the place and then cutting the strip to length to go around them. more

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8/25/2017 2:12:06 PM

Thule Roof Rack Installation - 2017 Jeep Renegade- Video

Speaker 1: Today, on our 2017 Jeep Renegade, we're gonna be test fitting the Thule Square Load Bar Roof Rack System, consisting of part numbers THLB58, these are the Thule square load bars, 58 inches long. And part number TH450, this the Thule crossroad roof mounted roof railing foot pack for the factory rate side rails.This square load bar 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 carriers, snowboard carriers, and kayak carriers as well. Square bars are made from a durable material, and the end caps here have knock-offs 00:00:37 at the end of them, where you can replace those with Thule lock cores, not only to secure it to your factory rate side rails, but also to make it keyed alike with your roof rack accessories.Both 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 those weights.Now that we've gone over some of the features of the roof rack system, let's go ahead and show you how it installs. We already have the rear bar partially assembled on our table here, and we have the foot pack, both here and here. We have the end caps already installed. more

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8/22/2017 1:57:25 PM

Yakima Roof Rack Installation - 2017 Jeep Renegade- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Jeep Renegade, we're going to be test fitting the Yakima roof rack system consisting of part numbers Y00425. These are the Yakima JetStream cross bars, 50 inches long, and part number Y00147. These are the Yakima Timberline Towers for the Yakima cross bars, particularly for factory-raised side rails.The Yakima JetStream roof rack system is great for carrying a wide variety of accessories on your roof or freeing up space inside your vehicle. Can carry bike racks, cargo baskets, cargo boxes, ski and snow board carriers, as well as kayak carriers.The bar has a nice, aerodynamic shape to it and that, coupled with the strip on the top, as well as the strip that goes underneath and is cut to length underneath, that's going to cut down the wind noise and drag while you drive.Removing our end cap, you can see that it does have a strip on the top that can be pushed down and you can use T-track accessories with this roof rack as well, without having to trim the strip in the center here.On the end caps here, there is a knock out which you can replace with the Yakima SKS Key System, so you can make not only your roof rack secure to your factory raised side rails, but you can also make it keyed alike with your roof accessories.Now that we've gone over some of the features of the roof rack system, let's go ahead and show you how it installs. We already had the rear bar partially assembled on our table here. Here's our Timberline tower, our covers for the end caps, our adapters and our end caps here. more

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8/22/2017 1:57:12 PM

Yakima Roof Rack Review - 2017 Jeep Renegade- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Jeep Renegade we're going to be test fitting the Yakima Round Bar Roof Rack system consisting of part numbers Y00408, these are the 48" cross bars from Yakima, the round style, and part number Y03536, this is the round bar SL adapter for the Timberline Towers, and finally part number Y00147, and these are the Timberline Towers for the Yakima crossbars, particularly for the factory raised side rails.The Yakima Round Bar 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 carriers, and kayak carriers. The bars are strong and durable, and together have a carrying capacity of 165 pounds, though you always want to double check with your vehicle's manuals to make sure it can withstand those weights. Also, if you wanted to cut down wind noise and drag with the bars, you can purchase a Yakima fairing, which you can find on etrailer.com.It's very easy to install. It simply wraps around your existing factory raised side rail, tightens down, and also tightens down to the bar as well. On our end caps here we do have knockouts for the Yakima Same Key System, which is sold separately, and once you install those not only will it be secured to your roof, but you can also make it keyed alike to the accessories for your roof as well. more

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8/20/2017 9:57:50 AM

Yakima Roof Rack Review - 2017 Jeep Renegade Y00147- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Jeep Renegade, we're gonna be test fitting the Yakima core bar roof rack system, consisting of part numbers Y00421, these are the Yakima core bar crossbars, 50 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. This can carry bike racks, cargo baskets, cargo boxes, ski and snowboard carriers, as well as kayak carriers.The bars do have an aerodynamic shape to them, and that will cut down wind noise and drag while you're driving. These are very easy to install. They simply wrap around your factory raised side rails, attach at this point here, and tighten down with this bolt here, and tighten to the bars with the bolt on the inside. On our end caps, we do have a knockout that you can replace with the Yakima same key system, which is sold separately, so not only can you make it secured to your factory raised side rails, you can also make it keyed alike to your other accessories for your roof. more

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8/15/2017 11:53:59 AM

RockyMounts Roof Rack Review - 2017 Jeep Renegade- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Jeep Renegade, we're going to be test-fitting the Rocky Mounts Ouray Crossbar Roof Rack system consisting of part numbers RKY3056. These are the Ouray crossbars, 53 inches long, and part number RKY3002, and these are the flagstaff towers for the crossbars, particularly for factory raised side rails. The Rocky Mount's Ouray system is great for carrying a wide variety of accessories on your roof while freeing up space inside your vehicle. So you can carry bike racks, cargo baskets, cargo baskets, ski and snowboard carriers, as well as kayak carriers. The bars have an aerodynamic shape to them, and that coupled with the strip up at the top, that's going to cut down on wind noise and drag while you drive. Removing the end cap here, you can use this with T-track accessories and slide them in place and cut the strip to length to use whatever it is you need.This is very easy to install. more

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8/15/2017 11:53:41 AM

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