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

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1/2/2024 11:01:34 AM

SeaSucker Roof Rack Review - 2022 Ford Maverick- Video

Hi everyone, Aiden here with etrailer. Today we're gonna be taking a look at the SeaSucker Ridge Ready Monkey Bar Roof Rack kit and seeing how it fits on top of our 2022 Ford Maverick. Now this is going to be one option to get a roof rack on your Maverick. It's definitely not my preferred way to do it. I'll be honest with that right out of the gate. I much prefer a typical roof rack system like you might see from Yakima or Rhino-Rack. more

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2/9/2023 2:58:14 PM

SeaSucker Roof Rack Review - 2018 Ford Edge- Video

Today on our 2018 Ford Edge we're going to be doing a test fit on the SeaSucker Monkey Bar roof rack system. That's part number 298-SX60000. It uses vacuum cups to adhere itself to your Ford Edge's roof. So that's very unique to this roof rack system. That means you can easily take it off and put it on maybe another vehicle in your household. It'll adhere to glass, like your Edge's roof, metal, must about any roof rack system. more

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12/20/2018 8:07:12 AM

Inno Roof Rack Review - 2018 Ford Fusion INK860- Video

Speaker 1: Today, we have a 2018 Ford Fusion. We're going to be taking a look at the Inno Aero flush roof rack system. This consists of three parts. The bar is going to be, INXB115-2. Then we're also going to have the flush feet for the Aero crossbars. That's going to be part number INXS200. more

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11/7/2018 1:58:16 PM

Yakima Roof Rack Review - 2013 Ford Fusion- Video

Speaker 1: Today, we have a 2013 Ford Fusion. We're going to be test fitting the Yakima JetStream roof rack system, consisting of part numbers Y00426. These are the JetStream crossbars up at the top here. These also come in silver. We'll also be using the baseline towers here, part number Y00146. And finally, we'll be using the fit kit here, and that's going to be part number Y00110. more

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10/15/2018 1:24:58 PM

Inno Roof Rack Review - 2017 Ford Escape- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Ford Escape, we're going to be test fitting the NO square bar roof rack system consisting of part numbers IMB127, these are the NO square cross bars, 50 inches long. To hold those in place on the factory rate side rails, we have the NO feet here, part number INFR. This is a great roof rack system that can carry a wide variety of accessories ranging from bike racks to cargo baskets to cargo boxes. They have a nice strong, sturdy square bar to hold things onto and of course, you can only utilize the wrap around accessories, no T tracks for this. You can upgrade to the NO arrow bars with another part number.Now, while these are square bars, they will produce noise while you drive. However, they do offer fairings that you can purchase online at etrailer.com to help cut down the wind noise and drag by creating a deflector at the front. more

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8/15/2018 8:08:39 AM

Yakima Roof Rack Review - 2017 Ford Escape- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Ford Escape, we're going to be test fitting the Yakima JetStream roof rack system, consisting of part numbers Y00425, these are the JetStream cross bars, 50 inches long. These also come in silver. And, to hold it in place, we have part number Y00147, and these are going to be the Timberline towers that specifically are designed to wrap around your existing factory raised side rails.This is a great roof rack system that can carry a wide variety of accessories ranging from bike racks to cargo baskets to cargo boxes. The bars here have a nice aerodynamic shape to them. And, that, coupled with this rubber strip up at the top, that's going to help cut down wind noise and drag while you drive. Also, you can utilize channel mount or T-track accessories up at the top here. more

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8/15/2018 8:08:05 AM

Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2017 Ford Escape- Video

Speaker 1: Today, on our 2017 Ford Escape, we're going to be test fitting the Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero roof rack system, which is going to consist of part numbers RRV8126B-2, which is our 49-inch black crossbars that we have on top. These also come in silver under part number RRV8126S-2. The second part is going to be our SX series legs you see right here, that's going to be part number RRSX100. As you can see, we already have our front crossbar installed so we can go ahead and take a look at some of the features. As you can see, these rails have an elliptical design, which is going to help cut down any type of wind resistance or wind noise when you're traveling, along with this rubber strip up here, which is also going to help with that.Seeing the rubber strip, we can notice that these roof .. this roof rack is going to be compatible with T-track accessories, and how you do that is you simply take your key for your end cap. more

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8/15/2018 8:07:43 AM

Thule Roof Rack Review - 2017 Ford Escape- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Ford Escape we're gonna be test fitting the Thule Aeroblade Edge Roof Rack System, consisting of part numbers TH7503 for the front, and TH7502 for the rear. These are gonna be the aeroblade edge crossbars that attach to your factory raised side rails. These also come in black as part number TH7503B-TH7502B. As I said, these attach to your factory raised side rails by wrapping around with these rubber coated steel straps. These are padded to make sure that nothing gets damaged once this is being installed. These bars are aerodynamically shaped, so that's gonna help cut down on wind noise and drag, effectively removing any of the sound that you may experience while you're traveling.We also have this rubber strip up at the top here. more

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8/15/2018 8:07:12 AM

Inno Roof Rack Review - 2014 Ford Escape- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2014 Ford Escape we're gonna be test fitting the INNO Aero Roof Rack System consisting of part numbers INXB108-2. These are gonna be the two INNO Aero crossbars and to hold those onto our factory raised side rails, we're gonna be utilizing the INNO flush feet and that's gonna be INXS100. This is a great roof rack system that has this nice factory sleek style look to it thanks to its flush mount design. The bars themselves are gonna be aerodynamically shaped so that's gonna cut down the wind noise and drag while you drive virtually eliminating the need for any fairings like you would have for square or round bars. Up at the top here we do have this rubber strip and this means you can utilize T track accessories with this once this is installed. How you would access those, you would remove the end cap here and you can see the strip here.Now what sets this apart from others is, unlike having to remove this strip completely and cut its length when you're installing your accessories with this, you just simply push down and slide your T track accessory in as needed. more

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7/24/2018 2:38:01 PM

Thule Roof Rack Review - 2014 Ford Escape- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2014 Ford Escape, we're going to be test fitting the Thule AeroBlade Edge roof rack system, consisting of part numbers TH7502-TH7503. These also come in black as part number TH7502B-TH7503B. These are the AeroBlade Edge crossbars up top here, and this roof rack system has this nice, sleek look in flush mount style, which makes it almost look factory installed once it is installed.The bars themselves are aerodynamically shaped and that, coupled with that rubber strip up at the top, that's going to help cut down the wind noise and drag while you drive. Lifting up our endcap here, you can utilize T-track accessories with this roof rack system as well.Once you install the endcap, there is a knockout here for a Thule system, which is sold separately, so you can secure this to your roof, but you can also secure your T-track accessories, as you can't remove those without removing this.One thing that you need to consider though is, you do lose some usability of your roof rack system, as from this point here to the other point, that's how much space you have for your accessories, such as bike racks, cargo baskets, or cargo boxes. If you need more space, then you can upgrade or change your mind to the Thule AeroBlade roof rack system, where their bars actually go out past this endpoint here.So let's go ahead and show you how this installs. We already have the rear one partially assembled on our table here, and it's a pretty easy setup, prior to installing on your rails.The first step is to take our strap here, that wraps up underneath the factory raised side rail, and attach it to our actual AeroBlade Edge. more

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7/24/2018 2:37:38 PM

Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2014 Ford Escape- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2014 Ford Escape, we're gonna be testing the Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack system.This is gonna consist of part numbers RRVA126B-2, and these are the Vortex Aero Cross Bars 49 inches long at the top. These are the black in color ones, but these also come in aluminum as part number RRVA126S-2.To hold them in onto the factory raised side rails, we have the SX series legs, part number RRSX100. This is a great roof rack system that can carry a wide variety of accessories, ranging from bike racks to cargo baskets to cargo boxes.These bars have an elliptical shape to them, and that's gonna help cut down wind noise and drag while you drive, especially because of the vortex arrow strip up at the top.You can remove the end caps using a special tool here. In doing so, you can see that we can utilize T-Trek accessories with this roof rack system. What you would do is you would remove the vortex arrow strip, install your accessory, and then cut the strip for length around it.On the end caps they do have these locks here, these plastic locks. And, you can have these replaced and removed with actual locks, which you can find on etrailer.com to secure both your T-Track accessory and your roof rack system to your factory raised side rail.It is padded where it makes contacts. more

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7/23/2018 8:08:02 AM

Malone Roof Rack Review - 2014 Ford Escape- Video

Speaker 1: Today in our 2014 Ford Escape, we're gonna be testing the Malone Steel Top Roof Rack System, and this is gonna be part number MPG202. This includes the bars, and the towers that attach to your factory raised side rails.The bars themselves are gonna be 58 inches long and this installation will also apply to part number MPT201 and those are the 50 inch bars as everything attaches exactly the same, just the bar length is gonna be different. This is a great roof rack system that can serve a wide variety of purposes such as carrying bike racks, cargo baskets or cargo boxes.The square bars are nice and sturdy however, they do produce a little bit of noise while you travel. We do offer fairings etraler.com that you can utilize to attach around the bars and cut down that wind noise and drag or you can upgrade to an aero bar, for Malone it's gonna be the Malone Airflow Two Roof Rack system and that's gonna be MPG215 or 216.Moving on to the towers here you can see that it comes along with this locking system here, so once you attach this to your factory raised side rail, it's gonna be secure to it as well. It simply clamps around your existing side rail, like so and tightens down into place with the included hardware.Let's go ahead and show you how the rear one goes into place. We already have it assembled on our table here, which is an actual advantage of this roof rack system, is the fact that everything comes already installed once you get it out of the box. more

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7/23/2018 8:07:11 AM

SeaSucker Roof Rack Review - 2013 Ford Fusion- Video

Speaker 1: Today, on our 2013 Ford Fusion, we're going to be test-fitting the Seasucker monkey bar roof rack system with 48-inch crossbars. This is going to part number 298-SX6000.What makes this unique from the other roof rack systems for the Fusion is the fact that it utilizes these suction mounts to attach to your roof as opposed to the clamps that go underneath your door frame. So there's a lot less putting together needed necessarily for this as opposed to the others. Once installed, the suction cup mounts have 210 pounds of pull pressure. And this is a great roof rack system to carry a wide variety of accessories ranging from bike racks to cargo baskets to cargo boxes. And these can be adjusted back and forth to accommodate different style roofs.As you can see we have this sunroof here and it's not going to come into contact with our roof rack, because we we're able to move it out of the way. more

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7/2/2018 7:17:56 AM

Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2013 Ford Edge- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2013 Ford Edge we're going to be test fitting the Rhino Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack System. This is going to consist of part numbers RRVA137B-2. These are the Vortex Aero Crossbars, 54 inches long. These also come in silver, part number RRVA137S-2. We'll also be using part number RRRLKVA, these are the 2500 series feet for the Vortex Aero Crossbars. And finally part number DK228, and that's going to be the fit kit, and the clamps that clamp on the door frame of your existing vehicle.Now, how we got the front one installed here, we had everything assembled, we put it into place, and then we measured from the center of the door jamb here to the center of the bar on both sides to make sure it was even, to get everything measured out. more

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6/29/2018 7:48:29 AM

Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2018 Ford Escape- Video

Speaker 1: Today in our 2018 Ford Escape, we're going to be test-fitting the Rhino Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack System. This is going to consist of part numbers RRVA126B-2. These are the vortex aero cross bars. These also come in silver as part number RRVA126S-2. We'll also be using the SX series legs to attach it to the factory raised side rails and that's going to be part number RRSX100. This is a very easy roof rack system to install. more

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6/21/2018 8:07:10 AM

Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2018 Ford Escape DK375- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2018 Ford Escape we're going to be test-fitting the Rhino Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack System, consisting of part numbers RRVA137B-2, these area the vortex aero cross bars 54 inches long. We have the block ones on right now, but these also come in silver as part number RRVA137S-2. We'll also be using part number RRRLKVA, these are the 2500 series legs specifically for the vortex aero cross bars. Finally, part number DK375, and this is going to be the fit kit that clamps around your existing door frame.Now, these roof rack systems are great for carrying a wide variety of accessories such as bike racks, cargo baskets, or cargo boxes, and this can free up space inside your Escape for when you travel. The bars themselves have this nice elliptical shape to it, and that's actually going to cut down wind noise and drag while you drive, that and the vortex aero strip up at the top. This does come with a lock already on it, so once you install this onto your roof it's going to be secure to your roof. more

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6/4/2018 7:57:12 AM

Malone SteelTop Universal Roof Rack Installation - 2015 Ford Escape- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2015 Ford Escape, we'll be taking a look at, and showing you how to install, the Malone SteelTop Roof Rack. That part number is: MPG202. The Malone roof rack system is a great solution for carrying your vehicle accessories on your roof, whether those are bike racks, ski and snowboard carriers, or cargo baskets. These crossbars are going to allow you to free up space inside your vehicle and make more room for accessories, and they're going to grip onto our raised rails. The locking cap on our crossbar is going to provide extra security and prevent theft and tampering of your roof rack system as a whole. The clamps underneath are going to grip onto our raised rails and give a nice secure fit. more

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9/13/2017 11:02:45 AM

Yakima Roof Rack Review - 2017 Ford F-150- Video

Today on our 2017 Ford F150 we're going to test fitting the Yakima Jet Stream Crossbar Roof Rack System. This is going to be consisting of part numbers Y00426, these are the Jet Stream Crossbars, 60" long. These are also available in silver, part number Y00429. We'll also be using part number Y00146, these are the baseline towers for the Yakima Crossbars, and part number Y06122. You're going to have two kits of these, and this is the base clip fit kit for the F150. The Yakima Jet Stream Roof Rack System is great for carrying a wide variety of objects up on the top of your roof while freeing up space both inside your vehicle and in the bed of the truck. It can also serve as an extension for your ladder rack if you have one on your truck for carrying loads such as ladder, lumber, or whatever it is you're hauling. more

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4/13/2017 10:12:26 AM

Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2017 Ford F-150- Video

Today on our 2017 Ford F-150, we're going to be taking a look at the Rhino Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack System. Consisting of part numbers RRVA150B-2. These are the Rhino Rack Vortex Aero Cross Bars, 59" long. These also come in silver as part number RRVA150S-2. We'll also be using part number RRRLKVA, these are the Rhino Rack 2500 series legs for the aero cross bars. And part number DK427 which is the fit kit for the Ford F-150. Rhino Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack System is great for carrying a wide variety of accessories on the roof of your truck, while freeing up space on the inside, and freeing up some space on the bed of the truck for other things. more

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3/30/2017 11:57:07 AM

Rhino-Rack RS 2500 Vortex Aero Roof Rack Installation - 2013 Ford Edge- Video

Today on our 2013 Ford Edge we'll be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Rhino Rack RS 2500 Roof Rack System, part number: RRRS524B. This kit is also available in silver, part number: RRRS524. The Rhino Rack Roof Rack System is a great solution for carrying your bike racks, cargo baskets and ski and snowboard carriers on your vehicle's roof. This will allow you to empty up space inside your cargo area. This is an aerodynamic roof rack that is going to have vortex weatherstrip on the inside that helps to reduce wind, noise and drag compared to other styled crossbars. This weatherstrip on the top is removable and it is going to help to keep dirt, debris and liquid out of your crossbar. It is also easily cutdown to accommodate channel-mounted accessories. The locking end cap is going to make sure your refract system stays secure to your vehicle and the custom pad, as well as the clamp, is custom fit to your vehicle and has rubber on any portion that touches your vehicle; so it will help to reduce any kind of scratches or abrasions. This roof rack system has a 165 pound weight pound capacity, so you do want to double check your vehicle's owner's manual to make sure it can withstand that much weight. We all ready have our first crossbar installed on our vehicle. We're going to show you how we put the second one together. more

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3/21/2017 2:32:19 PM

Inno Roof Rack Review - 2017 Ford Escape- Video

Today in our 2017 Ford Escape, we're taking a look at the INNO Aero crossbar kit. The part number for our crossbars today are INXB1155-2. For our foot pack, we're using INXS200, and for our fit kit for our Escape, we're using INK628. Now, we already have our front bar installed. We're going to show you how to put the last foot pack together, and then how we install this onto our vehicle, since it's going to be the same way. To start off, we're going to take our foot, we're going to remove this bolt here. You may need to use the included tool to loosen that up. more

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12/2/2016 3:59:25 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

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11/18/2016 11:11:03 AM

Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2009 Ford Escape- Video

Today on our 2009 Ford Escape, we're going to be test fitting the Rhino-Rack roof rack system. This is going to be consisting of part numbers RRVA126B-2, these are the Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero Crossbars in black, 49 inches long. These also come in silver as part number RRVA126S-2. We'll also be using part number RRRLKVA. These are the 2500 Series Legs for the Vortex Aero Crossbars. Then part number DK099 and this is the Custom Fit Kit for this particular vehicle. more

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10/20/2016 12:16:23 PM

Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2010 Ford Edge- Video

Today on our 2010 Ford Edge, we're going to be taking a look at the Rhino Roof Rack System. This consists of part numbers RRVA137B-2 and those are the Vortex Aero crossbars in black, 54 inches long. You can also get these in silver as part number RRVA137S-2. We also have part number RRRLKVA, and these are the 2500 series legs for the Aero crossbars, and part number DK228, and that's the custom fit kit which will clamp on to your vehicle. We already have the front bar installed, and you can see with the shape of the bar itself, it has a nice aerodynamic shape to it, and that's going to cut down wind noise and drag while you're driving. Along with the rear crossbar in place, it has a combined carrying capacity of 165 pounds, although you always want to double check with your vehicle's manual to make sure it can withstand that kind of weight. more

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10/6/2016 1:57:09 PM

Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2007 Ford Freestyle- Video

Today in this 2007 Ford Freestyle, we're going to be test fitting the Rhino-Rack Roof Rack System. This is going to consist of part numbers RRDA126B-2 and those are going to be the Rhino-Racks Vortex Arrow Crossbars and part number RRSX005 and those are going to be SX Series Legs for the Vortex Arrow Crossbars Bars. Now we already have the front one installed . As you can see it has a really nice aerodynamic shape here and that's going to cut down wind noise and drag while you're driving. With the other bar installed it's going to have a weight capacity, or carrying capacity of 165 pounds, although you want to double check with your vehicles manual to make sure your car can withstand that kind of weight. Let's go ahead and get the other one installed. more

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8/12/2016 9:26:06 PM

Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2016 Ford Fusion- Video

Today on our 2016 Ford Fusion we're doing a test fit of the Rhino Rack Vortex Aero Cross Bars. Part number for our kit here is RRRS547B. This kit comes with everything that you see that will help you to install this on your vehicle. The only thing that you will need to provide is a flat tape measure or a regular tape measure like the one we have here. Everything else, again is included. We started out, we already got our front cross bar in place. We're going to show you how to put the last foot together. more

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7/15/2016 9:36:07 AM

Yakima Roof Rack Review - 2012 Ford Focus- Video

Today on our 2012 Ford Focus we're going to be taking a look at the Yakima Roof Rack System, consisting in part numbers Y00426, and those are going to be the Yakima JetStream crossbars, part number Y00146, and those are going to be the BaseLine towers for the crossbars, and part numbers Y06135 and Y06105. Those are going to be the BaseClip Fit Kits for those towers. Now, we already have the front one installed. You can see it has a nice, aerodynamic shape which is going to cut down wind noise and drag. With the two bars together they have a combined carrying capacity of 165 pounds, although you want to double check with your manufacturer's manual to make sure that your vehicle can withstand that kind of weight. Let's go ahead and show you how the rear one installs. We already have it partially assembled on our table here, and we'll finish it up. more

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7/11/2016 4:16:36 PM

Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2012 Ford Focus- Video

Today on this 2012 Ford Focus, we're going to be test fitting the Rhino Rack Roof Rack System for naked roofs. Part number RRRS322. This comprises the entire roof rack system, from cross bars to legs, to the clamps that hold it onto the vehicle. We already have the front one installed. You can see it has a nice aerodynamic shape, which is going to cut down on wind noise and drag, and the two bars together have a combined weight capacity of 165lbs. However, you want to double check with your owner's manual to make sure that your roof can withstand that kind of weight. Let's go ahead and show you how the rear one installs. more

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7/11/2016 4:06:31 PM

Inno Roof Rack Review - 2012 Ford Focus- Video

Today on our 2012 Ford Focus we're going to be taking a look at the inno roof rack system consisting of part numbers INXB108 and INXB115. Those are going to be the arrow cross bars. Part number INXS200, those are going to be the inner flush feet for the cross bars and part number INK528 and that's going to be custom fit kit which clamps onto your vehicle. Now we already have the front one installed and as you can see the arrow bars themselves have a nice aero-dynamic shape to them which is going to cut down wind noise and drag. The two bars together have a combined weight capacity of 165 pounds. However, you want to double check with your manufacturers instructions to make sure that your vehicle can withstand that weight. Let's go ahead and show you how the rear one goes on. We already have it partially assembled on our table here. more

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7/11/2016 4:06:12 PM

Inno Roof Rack Review - 2016 Ford Escape- Video

Today on this 2016 Ford Escape, we're going to be test-fitting Inno Aero Crossbar roof rack system consisting of part numbers INXB115-2, those would be the crossbars themselves, part number INXS200, those are going to be the flush feet for the Aero crossbars, and then part number INK628, which are going to be the clamps which hold the roof rack into place on your roof. As you can see, we already have the front one installed, measured out where it needs to be. We'll go ahead and show you how the rear one gets put into place. We have it partially assembled already. We'll go ahead and show you how it actually goes in. Right now the crossbar itself is turned upside down. We're going to slide out this piece here, taking our little bracket here, put that into place. more

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4/26/2016 9:37:48 AM

Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2016 Ford Escape- Video

Today on this 2016 Ford Escape we're going to be test fitting the Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack System, consisting of Part Numbers RRVA137B-2, which are going to be the cross bars themselves. Part Number RRRLKVA, which are the legs, and then Part Number DK375, which will be the clamp system that holds it into place. As you can see we already have the front one installed. We put it together, set it on the top, and measuring from the door jamb out figured out exactly where it was supposed to be according to the instructions. It has a nice aerodynamic shape, which is going to cut down wind drag. We've got the front one installed. Let's go ahead and show you how the rear one goes on. We already have some of it assembled, just one side of it. more

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4/20/2016 10:16:17 AM

Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2016 Ford F-150- Video

Today on this 2016 Ford F150 we're going to be test fitting the Rhino Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack System. Consisting of part numbers RRVA150B-2, which are going to be the crossbars, and then the legs, part number RRRLKBA, and then the fit kit, part number DK427. As you can see we have the front one already installed, let's go ahead and show you have the rear one goes on. Once you get the kit, here's what you're pretty much going to get with it, with the exception of the roll tape here. You're going to get the two measuring strips, the legs, the foot pads, the hooks, and the covers that will actually lock up the legs once you have them installed. We have the left one installed, let's go head and move on to the other. I'll flip this around for you. Go head and take our leg here, line it up with the track, slide it in. more

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4/19/2016 2:36:36 PM

Rhino Rack Roof Cargo Carrier Review - 2016 Ford F-150- Video

Today on this 2016, Ford F150, we're going to be test fitting the Rhino Rack Pioneer Platform Universal Mount Cargo Basket, part number RR42115BF. This measures 58 inches long by 47 inches wide. We have three of the feet already attached to the vehicle and we'll go ahead and show you how the last one goes on. Go ahead and start by taking our top part, that'll go on top of the crossbar, this plastic piece. Set that in place. We'll take our metal bracket. more

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4/19/2016 2:36:33 PM

Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2014 Ford Escape DK375- Video

Today on this 2014 Ford Escape we're going to be test fitting the Rhino Rack Vortex Aero Crossbar Roof Rack System, from Rhino Rack. Part numbers RRVA137S-2, which are the crossbars. Part number RRRLKVA, which are the legs, and then part number DK375, which are the clamps, which attach it to your vehicle. Now as you can see, we have the front crossbar already installed. Let's go ahead and show you how the rear one goes into place. We have it set up on a table here and one side of it is already put together. Now when you get the kit, it's going to come with the bars, the legs, and it's going to come with these 2 covers here, which are lockable, as well as the keys to lock them. more

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4/19/2016 2:26:30 PM

Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2015 Ford Focus- Video

Today on our 2015 Ford Focus, we are doing a test fit of the Rhino Rack Vortex Aero Cross Bars as well as the fit kit and the foot pack. The part number for our cross bars today is RRVA126B-2. For our foot pack we are using RRRLKVA and our fit kit is DK307. We already have our front bar in place. We're going to show you how to put our last foot pack together on our back bar and then show you how to load up that back bar. The first thing we are going to start with is our foot pack here. We are going to remove this bottom piece, it just pops right off. We'll take our rubber foot and we're just going to close it around that plastic foot part. more

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3/30/2016 11:16:42 AM

Thule Roof Rack Review - 2015 Ford F-150- Video

Today on our 2015 Ford F-150, we're doing a test fit of the Thule Traverse Aero Bar Roof Racking System. The Thule Aeroblades, part number is T-H-A-R-B-6-0. The Thule Rapid Traverse Foot Pack, T-H-4-8-0-R, and the Thule Fit Kit is T-H-K-I-T-1-7-8-7. Now we already have the first one already on. I'd like to show you how we install the second one now. All right, we have a table here with our crossbar, we have our foot pad and this is our Fit Kit, the pad and the clip, plus we have a tool that comes with it. Our tape measurement does not include it but we have one to take a couple of measurements. We're going to install our Foot Kit. more

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1/15/2016 9:01:06 AM

Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2013 Ford Focus- Video

Today on our 2013 Ford Focus, we're doing a test fit of Rhino Rack Vortex Aero Crossbar. The crossbars are RRVA126B-2. The footpads, sorry the legs series is RRRLKVA and the pads and clamps are DK307. We already have the first one on, now I'm going to show you how to install the second one. Let's bring our table in. What we have here is we our crossbar, we have our legs, and we have our pad and clamp also. I'm going to show you how we put the other one on. Per instructions on the Ford Focus, here, we're going to have our inside at 14.9. more

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1/7/2016 9:02:52 AM

Thule Roof Rack Review - 2014 Ford Fiesta- Video

Today on our 2014 Ford Fiesta, we're doing a test fit of the Thule Traverse AeroBar Roof Racking System. The AeroBlades are THARB47. The the foot pack is TH480R, and the fit kit is THKIT1503. You see there we have the first one already on. Now we're going to install the back one we'd like to show you. Like I say, we have our crossbar, we have our footing, and we have our fit kit, and we have our end cover. more

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12/9/2015 5:06:06 PM

Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2014 Ford Fiesta- Video

Today on our 2014 Ford Fiesta, we're doing a test fit of the Rhino-Rack AeroBar Roofing Rack System. The Vortex Aero Crossbar part number is RRVA118B-2. The Rhino-Rack Series Legs are RRRLKVA, and the Rhino-Rack DK Clamps and Pads DK046. We already have the first one on our vehicle. I have here our crossbar. Here is our leg and our clamp and pad. more

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12/9/2015 12:16:25 PM

Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2015 Ford Fusion- Video

Today on our 2015 Ford Fusion, we're doing a test fit of the Rhino Rack Vortex Aero Crossbars. The part number for the crossbars is RRVA126B-2. For the foot pack here, it's RRRLKVA, and for the fit kit for our Ford Fusion is DK358. We've already got our front crossbar on and one of our feet on. We're going to show you how we put together the last foot pack and fit kit. We'll take off this plastic piece here. We want to take our rubber piece and make sure that the arrows are both facing up and you fit that on making sure it's completely sealed around there. more

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11/17/2015 8:32:39 PM

Inno Roof Rack Review - 2015 Ford Fusion- Video

Today on our 2015 Ford Fusion, we're doing a test fit of the Inno square bars. Part number for the bars is INB147, for our foot pack here, it's INSU-K5, and for our fit kit for the Fusion, is INK354. Now we've already got our front crossbar on, and we've already got our one foot on on the back bar. I'm going to show you how we put these foot packs together, and then lower it up onto our vehicle. So we're going to take our rubber pad first. Make sure this lip is facing towards the back of the foot pack. That just pops right on. more

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11/13/2015 10:51:48 AM

Thule Roof Rack Review - 2002 Ford Explorer Sport Trac- Video

Today on our 2002 Ford Explorer Sports Track we're doing a test fit of the Thule roof racking system. The part number for the Thule Aeroblade low bars are THARB53 and the Thule rapid cross road roof mounting rail foot pack is TH450R. You see that we have the front one already on. We're going to attempt to load on the second one now. Alrighty. Showing here, like I said this is the aerobar. You want to go on backwards. more

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11/5/2015 7:51:12 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

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11/3/2015 8:19:03 AM

Inno Roof Rack Review - 2015 Ford Fiesta- Video

Today on our 2015 Ford Fiesta, we're doing a test fit of the Inno Aero Square Bars. The part number for the square bars we have here is INXB100-2. For our Inno Flush Feet here we have INXS200 and for the Inno Fit Kit which is designed for the Ford Fiesta we have INK410. Now we've already got our front cross bar on and we're going to show you how we assemble one of the foot packs and then show you the back cross bar as well. We've got everything we need. The only thing you'll need to provide is an allen key of some sort that will fit into the bolt here and a flat tape measure. We're going to take our other foot pack and take the clamp, set that there and just tighten down our bolt just enough so that it holds that clamp in place. more

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10/30/2015 8:02:14 AM

Thule Roof Rack Review - 2015 Ford Fiesta- Video

Today on our 2015 Ford Fiesta we're doing a test fit of the Thule AeroBlade Crossbars. The part number for those crossbars is THARB47. The part number for the Thule Rapid Traverse Foot Pack is TH480R, and the part number for the Fit Kit is going to be THKIT1503. Now we do already have our front bar on. We're going to show you how we put one of our feet on here, and assemble it together with the Fit Kit, and we'll show you how to put the back cross bar on. We're going to take our Foot Pack here, and just open up our cover. We'll take the clamp, and we want to loosen this bolt here. We'll take the clamp and fit it just underneath, and hook it around that bolt, so it sits right there. more

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10/30/2015 8:01:06 AM

Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2015 Ford Fiesta- Video

Today on our 2015 Ford Fiesta, we're doing a test fit of the Rhino Rack Vortex Aero Cross Bars. The part number for our cross bars here is RRVA118B-2. For our foot pack here is RRRLKVA and for our fit kit for the Fiesta it's DK046. We've already got our front cross bar on. We're going to show you how to put the one foot pack together and how we load up our back cross bar. I've got all of our pieces here. more

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10/29/2015 12:03:17 PM

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

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8/24/2015 5:08:25 PM

Thule Roof Rack Review - 2014 Ford Fusion- Video

Today on our 2014 Ford Fusion we're going to be doing a test fit of the Thule Rapid Traverse Roof Rack System. As you can see, we've already got our first one up here on the front, so you can see how it's going to look and fit. To install this, you're going to need to place the front one on, first, spacing it off the front windshield, to the front of the foot pack here, which we'll go over, at 11 inches. Then on the inside, you'll see a scale, which we'll go over also in a moment, that you'll need to adjust to 47 1/2. On that scale, all the numbers will be on there, so you can see how that's done. Also, be aware and pay attention to the directions and instructions that you place the proper feet and the proper clamps on the proper side that you wish to have it on. Let's go over the parts here that we have laid out in front of us to place on that back bar. more

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8/18/2015 9:01:43 AM

Yakima Roof Rack Review - 2015 Ford Edge- Video

Today on our 2015 Ford Edge Titanium we're going to be doing a test fit of the Yakima Q Tower Roof Rack System. As you can see we've already got our front bar up here in place, you can see what it's going to look like once you get it up on top of the vehicle. We're going to show you how to place on that second bar, place everything together, how it all assembles and comes together as one bar and set-up here. Note that we did already put the front bar on measuring from the edge of the glass here to the front of the foot pack here, that's going to be 13" in distance. The distance from this Q Tower to the other Q Tower on the other side, at the same point, is going to be 43 and 5/8 ", making sure that you have an even amount of bar overhang on each side. We'll go ahead and go through on how all that stuff that I just said, the bar overhang and what part is what part, right here right now. You're going to have the bar, which is part number Y00409, and your Q towers which will be your podium styles, they're going to sit up, those are part number Y00124. more

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8/13/2015 2:11:23 PM

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