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Ford Roof Rack Installation And Review Videos

  

Inno Roof Rack Review - 2018 Ford Escape inb127- Video

Inno Roof Rack Review - 2018 Ford Escape inb127

Speaker 1: Today in our 2018 Ford Escape, we're going to be test fitting the Inno square bar roof rack system consisting of part numbers INB127, these are the Inno square cross bars 50 inches long, as well as part number INFR which are the Inno feet for the crossbars, particularly the factory raised side rails. The Inno square bar roof rack system is great for carrying a wide variety of accessories on your roof, offering up space inside your vehicle. This can carry anything from bikes racks to cargo baskets to cargo boxes. The square bars are very strong and sturdy, however they will make noise while you drive so you may have to purchase an after market fairing, which you can find on etrailer.com. Or you can upgrade to Aero bars, which you can also find on etrailer.com. And they simply wrap around your existing factory raised side rails with a rubber coated steel straps and have integrated knobs here to tighten them or loosen them up as you need, so you can take these on and off as you like while you travel.I'd like to give you a couple of quick measurements now. more


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1/25/2018 11:57:10 AM



Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2014 Ford Escape- Video

Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2014 Ford Escape

Speaker 1: Today on our 2014 Ford Escape, we'll be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Rhino Rack Roof-Rack System. This is going to consist of the Rhino Rack Vortex Aero Crossbars, part number: RRVA126B-2; and the Rhino Rack SX Series Leg Kit, part number: RRSX015. Our crossbars are also available in silver, part number: RRVA126S-2.Our Rhino Rack Roof-Rack System is a great solution for carrying your accessories on your roof, whether those are bike racks, cargo baskets, ski and snowboard carriers or kayak carriers. The aerodynamic shape of the bars, as well as the weatherstrip on the inside, are going to help to reduce wind, noise and drag.To remove that end cap, you'll see our weatherstrip is easy to remove. We can cut it down and place in channel-mounted accessories. Our end cap does have an integrated lock here, this is going to be a plastic lock. more


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1/15/2018 8:57:11 AM



Yakima Roof Rack Installation - 2014 Ford Van- Video

Yakima Roof Rack Installation - 2014 Ford Van

Speaker 1: Today on our 2014 Ford van we're going to be taking a look at the roof rack by Yakima and that's going to be consisting of part numbers Y00410 and that's going to be for the crossbars and part number Y00101 and that's going to be for the rain gutter towers. Here's where our Yakima roof rack looks like installed. This is going to be great to free up space inside of our van and put our gear and cargo up top.Our roof rack is going to feature round bars which is going to greatly reduce wind noise and drag compared to traditional square bars. The distance between our bars is going to be determined by what we're trying to mount. Really anywhere that there's the rain gutter on the outside edge of our vehicle, we're going to be able to mount it because that's how these towers mount. Our roof rack system is going to have a weight capacity of 165 pounds but you always want to double check to make sure that you roof can handle that amount of weight.Our crossbars are going to slide into the clamp right here and then our towers are going to go directly onto our rain guard. more


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11/16/2017 11:39:43 AM



Rhino-Rack Euro Square Roof Rack Installation - 2017 Ford Taurus- Video

Rhino-Rack Euro Square Roof Rack Installation - 2017 Ford Taurus

Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Ford Taurus, we're going to be test fitting the Rhino Rack 2500 series roof rack, consisting of part numbers DS126B, and this is the 2500 series roof rack, which includes the square crossbars and the legs, and finally, part number DK229. This is the custom fit kit for the Ford Taurus.The Rhino Rack 2500 series roof rack system is great for carrying a wide variety of accessories on your roof while freeing up space inside your vehicle. Now, it does have the square bar design, which can be a little bit louder while you travel. However, you have two options with that. They do have fairings that you can attach to the front square bars, which you can find on etrailer.com, or you could upgrade the bars to their Vortex Aero bars, which are much quieter.The bars measure 49 inches long, and combined, have a carrying capacity of 165 pounds. But you always want to double check with your vehicle's manual to make sure your roof can withstand those weights. more


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11/15/2017 9:17:19 AM



Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2017 Ford Taurus- Video

Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2017 Ford Taurus

Speaker 1: Today, on our 2017 Ford Taurus, we're gonna be test fitting the Rhino Rack Vortex Aero roof rack system, consisting of part numbers, RRVA126B-2. These are the Vortex Aero crossbars, black in color and 49 inches long. These also come in silver, as part number RRVA126S-2. We'll also be using part number RRRLKVA. These are the 2,500 series legs for the Vortex Aero crossbars. And finally, part number DK229, and this is the custom fit kit of the Ford Taurus, that will clamp it on to your vehicle.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. more


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11/14/2017 5:32:33 PM



Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2018 Ford F-150- Video

Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2018 Ford F-150

Speaker 1: Today on our 2018 Ford F150 we'll be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Rhino Rack Roof Rack System. This is going to consist of the Rhino Rack Vortex Arrow Crossbars, part number RRVA150B-2, the Rhino Rack 2500 Series Legs, part number RRRLKVA, and the Fit Kit for our F150, part number DK427. Now, keep in mind that our crossbars are also available in silver with part number RRVA150S-2The Rhino Rack Roof Rack System gives us an opportunity to carry more gear inside our truck bed as well as on our roof, whether those are bike racks, ski and snowboard carriers, or kayak carriers. The aerodynamic shape of our crossbars is going to help to reduce wind noise and drag. On our crossbar end cap you'll see we have this plastic lock core here. This does lock, but you can replace those with metal lock cores, which will add more safety and security. more


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10/23/2017 4:47:24 PM



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

Malone SteelTop Universal Roof Rack Installation - 2015 Ford Escape

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



Rhino-Rack RS 2500 Vortex Aero Roof Rack Review - 2014 Ford Escape- Video

Rhino-Rack RS 2500 Vortex Aero Roof Rack Review - 2014 Ford Escape

Speaker 1: Today on our 2014 Ford Escape we'll be taking a look at and showing you how to install a Rhino Rack roof rack system. That's gonna be part number RRRS576. These are also available in black with part number RRRS576B. The Rhino Rack 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.The aerodynamic shape of our bars, as well as the weather strip on the inside are going to help to reduce wind noise and drag. We can remove the end caps, and you can see that our weather strip is easy to remove. We can also cut it down and place in channel mounted accessories. more


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9/11/2017 2:02:10 PM



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

Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2014 Ford Escape DK375

Speaker 1: Today, on our 2014 Ford Escape, we'll be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Rhino Rack Roof Rack System. This is going to consist of the Rhino Rack Vortex Aero Crossbars, part number: RRVA137B-2; the Rhino Rack 2500 Series Legs, part number: RRRLKVA; and the fit kit for our Escape, part number: DK375. Now, our crossbars are also available in silver, with part number: RRVA137S-2.The Rhino Rack 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. The aerodynamic shape of our bars and the weatherstrip on the inside are going to help to reduce wind, noise and drag.If we remove the end cap, you can see that our weatherstrip is easy to remove. We can cut it down and replace it with channel-mounted accessories. On our crossbar end cap, we do have a plastic lock core here. more


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9/11/2017 11:08:31 AM



Inno Roof Rack Review - 2016 Ford Focus- Video

Inno Roof Rack Review - 2016 Ford Focus

Speaker 1: Today on our 2016 Ford Focus we're going to be test fitting the Inno Aero Roof Rack System consisting of part numbers INXB108-115, these are the Aero Crossbars, and part number INXS200, this is the Inno Flush Feet Kit for the Aero Crossbars, and part number INK528, and this is the Custom Fit Kit for the Ford Focus. The Inno Aero Roof Rack System is great for carrying a wide varieties of accessories on your roof while freeing up space inside your vehicle. It can carry bikes, cargo baskets, and closed cargo boxes, ski and snowboard carriers, as well as water sport carriers such as kayaks and canoes. The two bars have a combined capacity of 120 pounds, although you'd want to double check with your vehicle's manual to make sure your roof can withstand that weight.The end caps are lockable, so once you install this onto your roof it's going to be secured to your roof. Also on the tops of our bars we have this rubber strip, and that as well as the aerodynamic shape of the bar is going to cut down wind noise and drag while you're driving. With that rubber strip you can push it down and install T-track accessories if you wanted to. more


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8/1/2017 2:47:07 PM



Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2013 Ford Fusion- Video

Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2013 Ford Fusion

Today on our 2013 Ford Fusion we'll be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Rhino Rack roof rack system. This is going to consist of the Rhino Rack's vortex arrow cross bars, part number RRVA126B-2. Our cross bars are also available in silver, part number RRVA126S-2. The Rhino Rack 2500 series legs, part number RRRLKVA and the custom fit kit for our Ford Fusion, part number DK358. The Rhino Rack roof rack system is a great solution for carrying your vehicle's accessories on your roof, whether those are bike racks, cargo baskets, ski and snowboard carriers, or kayak carriers. The aerodynamic shape of the bar as well as the weather strip in the middle are going to help to prevent wind noise and drag. If we remove the end cap on our cross bar, we can also remove our weather strip, cut it down and place in channel mounted accessories. The plastic core on our end cap can be removed and replaced with a metal lock cord to help prevent theft and tampering. more


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7/20/2017 5:05:30 PM



Inno Roof Rack Review - 2012 Ford Edge- Video

Inno Roof Rack Review - 2012 Ford Edge

Today on our 2012 Ford Edge we're going to be test fitting the Inno Aero Roof Rack System consisting of part numbers INXB115-2, these are the Inno Aero crossbars, 45" long. We'll also be installing part number INXS200, these are the Inno flush feet for the Aero crossbars. Finally part number INK759, and this is the custom fit kit for the Ford Edge. The Inno Aero Roof Rack System is great for carrying a wide variety of accessories on your roof while freeing up space inside your vehicle. You can carrying bike racks, cargo baskets, cargo boxes, ski and snowboard carriers, and even kayak carriers. The Aero bars have an aerodynamic shape to them, and also have this rubber strip at the top which going to help reduce wind noise and drag while you're driving. It also means that these can take in T-track accessories as well. more


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7/18/2017 9:57:20 AM



Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2013 Ford Escape- Video

Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2013 Ford Escape

Today, on our 2013 Ford Escape, we're going to be test fitting the Rhino-Rack Roof Rack System, consisting of part numbers: RRVA137B-2, these are the Vortex Aero Crossbars, 54" long; part number: RRRLKVA, this is the 2500 Series legs for the Vortex Aero Crossbars; and part number: DK375, and this is the Custom Fit Kit for the Ford Escape. The Rhino-Rack 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, and even kayak carriers. The elliptical shape of the bars, combined with the Vortex Aero strips on top, is going to cut down wind noise and drag while you drive. If we open up our endcap here, with our included tool, you can see it also can receive T-slot accessories, such as bike racks or other items. Each of the legs on our roof rack system come with a lock installed on them, so once you install this to your vehicle, it's going to be secured to the roof of your vehicle, as well. Finally, these bars have a carrying capacity of 165 lbs, although you always want to double check with your vehicle's manual to make sure it 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. more


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7/6/2017 11:22:08 AM



Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack Installation - 2013 Ford Taurus- Video

Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack Installation - 2013 Ford Taurus

Here on our 2013 Ford Taurus, we have our Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero Bar Roof Rack System consisting of the Vortex Aero Bars. That's going to be Part Number RRVA126B-2. The Rhino Rack legs and that's going to be Part Number RRLKVA. The Fit Kit, which is going to consist of the rubber pads and the brackets to mount it to our car. That's going to be Part Number DK229. Now, the bars are also available in silver using Part Number RRVA126S-2. This is going to allow you to free up space in your car, making more room for passengers while still being able to carry your gear down the road. more


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5/19/2017 3:07:40 PM



Thule Crossroad Roof Rack Installation - 2014 Ford Explorer- Video

Thule Crossroad Roof Rack Installation - 2014 Ford Explorer

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


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5/16/2017 5:13:12 PM



Yakima CoreBar Steel Crossbars Installation - 2013 Ford Explorer- Video

Yakima CoreBar Steel Crossbars Installation - 2013 Ford Explorer

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


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5/12/2017 2:52:49 PM



Yakima Roof Rack Review - 2014 Ford Explorer- Video

Yakima Roof Rack Review - 2014 Ford Explorer

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


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4/17/2017 8:52:10 AM



Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2016 Ford Focus- Video

Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2016 Ford Focus

Today on our 2016 Ford Focus, we're going to be test fitting the Rhino Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack system consisting of part numbers RRVA126B-2. Those are the Vortex Aero crossbars, 49 inches long in black. This also comes in silver as part number RRVA126S-2. We're also going to be using part number RRRLKVA. These are the Rhino Rack 2500 series legs for the Vortex Aero crossbars. Part number DK307 and this is the custom fit kit for the Focus. A Rhino Rack Roof Rack system is great for carrying a wide variety of accessories on your roof to free up space inside you vehicle. more


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4/13/2017 10:12:35 AM



Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack Installation - 2014 Ford Explorer- Video

Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack Installation - 2014 Ford Explorer

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


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4/13/2017 10:12:29 AM



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

Yakima Roof Rack Review - 2017 Ford F-150

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



Yakima Roof Rack Review - 2017 Ford F-150 y00146- Video

Yakima Roof Rack Review - 2017 Ford F-150 y00146

Today in our 2017 Ford F150, we're going to be test fitting the Yakima round cross bar roof rack system consisting of part number Y00409. These are the 58" cross bars. Part number Y00146. These are the baseline towers for the Yakima cross bars. Part number Y03536, and this is the round bar SL adaptor for the Yakima baseline towers, and part number Y06122, and this is the fit kit for the Ford F150. The Yakima cross bar roof rack system is great for carrying a wide variety of objects on top of your roof while freeing up space inside your truck and truck bed. It can also serve as an extension piece if you have a ladder rack to carry your ladders, your lumber, or whatever it is you're hauling. more


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4/11/2017 2:42:50 PM



Yakima CoreBar Steel Crossbars Installation - 2016 Ford Focus- Video

Yakima CoreBar Steel Crossbars Installation - 2016 Ford Focus

Today on our 2016 Ford Focus, we're going to be test fitting the Yakima CoreBar Roof Rack System, consisting of part numbers Y00422, these are the Yakima CoreBar crossbars, 60 inches long, part number Y00146, these are the baseline towers for the Yakima crossbars, part number Y06135, and Y06105. These are going to be the base clip fit kits for the Ford Focus. The Yakima CoreBar system is great for carrying a wide variety of accessories on your roof while freeing up space inside your vehicle. The two bars have a combined carrying capacity of 220 pounds, although you always want to double check with your vehicle's manual to make sure your roof can withstand that weight. The bars have an aerodynamic shape to them, which will cut down wind noise and drag while you're driving, and all of our end caps have these knock-outs here, which you can install the Yakima Same Key System, so you can actually secure this to your roof once you have it installed. 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 have our rear bar partially assembled on our table here, and our next step is to take our baseline foot and attach it to our other end here. more


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3/31/2017 1:22:09 PM



Inno Roof Rack Review - 2016 Ford Focus INK528- Video

Inno Roof Rack Review - 2016 Ford Focus INK528

Today in our 2016 Ford Focus we're going to be test-fitting the Inno Aero Crossbar roof rack system, consisting of part numbers INXB130-138, these are the Inno Aero Crossbars 51 and 54 inches long. Part number INXS250, this is the Inno through feet for the Aero crossbars. And part number INK528, which is the fit kit for the Ford Focus. The Inno aero roof rack system is great for carrying a wide variety of accessories on your roof while freeing up space inside your vehicle. Both bars have a combined carrying capacity of 120 lbs, although you always want to double-check with your vehicle's manual to make sure it can withstand those weights. With the end caps, once you remove those, you can see it has a rubber strip in the center here. more


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3/31/2017 11:22:16 AM



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

Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2017 Ford F-150

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 Roof Rack Review - 2016 Ford Focus DK307- Video

Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2016 Ford Focus DK307

Today on our 2016 Ford Focus we're going to be test fitting a Rhino Rack 2500 series roof rack system consisting of part number DS126B. Those are the Rhino Rack 2500 series square cross bars, 49 inches long. And, part number DQ307, and this is the custom fit kit for the Ford Focus. The Rhino Rack square bar roof rack system is great for carrying a wide variety of accessories on your roof while freeing up some space inside your vehicle. Both bars have a combined carrying capacity of 165 pounds but you always want to double check with your vehicles manual to make sure it can withstand those weights. Now, while these are square bars, you can purchase other accessories such as fairings to cut down the wind noise and drag. At the interior of all of our legs we do have lockable covers so once you install this onto your roof, it's going to be secured to your roof as well. Now that we've gone over some of the features of the roof rack, let's go ahead and show you how it installs. more


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3/29/2017 12:07:37 PM



Rhino-Rack RS 2500 Roof Rack Installation - 2015 Ford Edge- Video

Rhino-Rack RS 2500 Roof Rack Installation - 2015 Ford Edge

Today on our 2015 Ford Edge we're going to be test fitting the Rhino Rack RS 2500 Series Roof Rack, part number RRRS659B. The Rhino Rack RS Roof Rack System has a great look to it, and it almost looks factory installed, and is able to carry a wide variety of accessories to free up some space inside your vehicle. The two bars have a combined carrying capacity of 165 pounds, but you always want to double check with your vehicle's manual to make sure your roof can withstand that weight. It does have the Vortex Aero strips up at the top, and that combined with the aerodynamic shape of the bar will cut down wind noise and drag while you're driving. All four end cap legs are lockable, so once this is installed onto your roof, it's secure to your roof as well. This comes with everything including the fit kit for your specific vehicle. 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 have the rear bar partially assembled on our table here, and we'll finish up by applying our fit kit to our other leg. more


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3/28/2017 2:52:15 PM



Yakima CoreBar Steel Crossbars Installation - 2017 Ford F-150- Video

Yakima CoreBar Steel Crossbars Installation - 2017 Ford F-150

Today on our 2017 Ford F150 we're going to be test fitting the Yakima Core Bar Roof Rack System, consisting of part numbers Y00422, these are the Yakima Core Bar Cross Bars, 60" long. Part number Y00146, these are the Base Line Towers for the Yakima Cross Bars, and part number Y006122. This is the Base Clip Fit Kit for you Ford F150. 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 truck and your truck bed. It can also be used in conjunction with your ladder rack, to act as an extension for your longer ladder racks, or lumber, or whatever it is you're hauling. The two bars have a combined carrying capacity of 220 pounds, although you want to double check with your vehicle's manual to make sure your roof can withstand that weight. It also has these end caps that do come with knock outs that you can replace with Yakima Same Key Systems, so once you install this on your roof it will stay on your roof. more


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3/28/2017 2:52:07 PM



Rhino-Rack RS 2500 Vortex Aero Roof Rack Installation - 2016 Ford Focus- Video

Rhino-Rack RS 2500 Vortex Aero Roof Rack Installation - 2016 Ford Focus

Today on our 2016 Ford Focus, we're going to be test fitting the Rhino-Rack RS2500 Series Roof Rack for Naked Roofs, part number RRRS323B. This also comes in silver as part number RRRS323. The Rhino-Rack Roof System is great for carrying a wide variety of accessories on your roof while freeing up space inside your vehicle. 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 it can withstand that weight. All of our legs are lockable, so once you install this onto your roof, it's going to be secured to your roof. Also, after removing the end cap here, you remove this top piece. You see we have this Vortex Aero strip, and that combined with the aerodynamic shape of the bar will cut down wind noise and drag while you're driving. Also, you can remove the strip and install T-Track accessories as well. more


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3/27/2017 10:57:47 AM



Yakima Roof Rack Review - 2016 Ford Focus- Video

Yakima Roof Rack Review - 2016 Ford Focus

Today on our 2016 Ford Focus we're going to be test fitting the Yakima JetStream Roof Rack System. Consisting of part numbers Y00426, these are the Yakima JetStream Crossbars 60" long. Part number Y00146, these are the baseline towers for the Yakima Crossbars. And part number Y06135 and Y06105 and these are the BaseClip Kits for the Ford Focus. The Yakima JetStream Roof Rack system is great for carrying a wide variety of accessories on your roof and also freeing up space inside your vehicle for you and your family. It has a weight capacity of 165 pounds with both bars, although you always want to double check with your vehicle's manual to make sure your roof can withstand that weight. If we move our end cap you can see it has a rubber strip along the center here and that coupled the aerodynamic shape of the bars will cut down wind noise and drag while you're driving. more


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3/27/2017 10:57:22 AM



Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2015 Ford Edge- Video

Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2015 Ford Edge

Today on our 2015 Ford Edge, we're going to be test-fitting the Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero roof rack system, consisting of part numbers RRVA137B-2. These are the Vortex Aero Crossbars, 54 inches long. Part number RRRLKVA, these are the 2500 series legs for the Vortex Aero Crossbars, and part number DK432. This is the fit kit for the Ford Edge. The bars do also come in silver, as part number RRVA137S-2. 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. 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. more


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3/24/2017 10:22:26 AM



Best 2017 Ford Focus Roof Rack Options- Video

Best 2017 Ford Focus Roof Rack Options

Today on our 2017 Ford Focus, we're going to take a look at the best roof rack options available. Now when searching for roof rack systems, these are going to be the top three choices from each of these different manufacturers. Up at the top we have our Rhino-Rack RS series roof rack system. Here we have our Inno square bar roof rack system, and at the bottom we have our Yakima JetStream bar roof rack system. Now each of these three roof rack systems has their advantages, but let's go ahead and take a look at the differences between these roof racks. Now the most obvious difference between these three racks is going to be with our middle rack, the Inno, which has a square bar as opposed to the aero bars or vortex aero bars of the Rhino-Rack or the Yakima. Now while the square bar isn't going to necessarily cut down wind noise and drag, you can purchase separately fairings that will do that for this system. With both of our aero bars, the Rhino-Rack and the Yakima, we do have this rubber strip on the tops of both of them. more


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3/24/2017 10:22:14 AM



Yakima Roof Rack Review - 2015 Ford Edge- Video

Yakima Roof Rack Review - 2015 Ford Edge

Today on our 2015 Ford Edge, we're going to be test fitting the Yakima Core Bar Roof Rack System, consisting of part numbers Y00421, this is the Core Bar Crossbar 50 inches long, part number Y00146, these are the Baseline Towers for the Yakima Crossbars, and part number Y06102, this is one set of the Fit Kits for your Ford Edge, and part number Y06139, and this is the final Fit Kit for your Ford Edge. 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. The two bars have combined carrying capacity of 220 pounds, although you always want to double check with your vehicle's manual to make sure that your roof can withstand that weight. The bars have a nice aerodynamic shape to them and that's going to cut down wind noise and drag while you're driving. Also, all the towers have these knockouts here which you can buy lock core systems which are sold separately, so once you install this onto your roof, it will be secure to your roof as well. Know that we've gone over the features of the Roof Rack System, let's go ahead and show you how it installs. We have our rear bar partially assembled on our table here and I will finish assembling it by attaching our Baseline Tower to our Core Bar. We have our tower set up here. Our first step is we're going to insert our adapter piece that comes with our Core Bar. You just push it into place until you hear a loud click like that. Next, we'll take our bracket here, slide that over our bar, then loosely install this portion onto this. more


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3/22/2017 1:42:10 PM



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

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

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



Best 2016 Ford Focus Roof Rack Options- Video

Best 2016 Ford Focus Roof Rack Options

Today on our 2016 Ford Focus we're going to take a look at the best roof rack options available. Now when searching for roof rack systems these are going to be the top three choices from each of these different manufacturers. Up at the top we have our Rhino Rack RS Series Roof Rack System. Here we have our Inno Square Bar Roof Rack System. At the bottom we have our Yakima Jet Stream Bar Roof Rack System. Now each of these three roof rack systems has their advantages, but let's go ahead and take a look at the differences between these roof racks. Now the most obvious difference between these three racks is going to be with our middle rack, the Inno, which has a square bar, as opposed to the vortex aero bars of the Rhino Rack or the Yakima. more


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3/21/2017 1:13:05 PM



Best 2013 Ford Explorer Roof Rack Options- Video

Best 2013 Ford Explorer Roof Rack Options

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


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2/17/2017 10:53:13 AM



Best 2012 Ford Explorer Roof Rack Options- Video

Best 2012 Ford Explorer Roof Rack Options

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


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2/17/2017 10:53:07 AM



Best 2011 Ford Explorer Roof Rack Options- Video

Best 2011 Ford Explorer Roof Rack Options

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


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2/17/2017 10:53:00 AM



Best 2017 Ford Explorer Roof Rack Options- Video

Best 2017 Ford Explorer Roof Rack Options

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


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2/17/2017 10:52:53 AM



Best 2016 Ford Explorer Roof Rack Options- Video

Best 2016 Ford Explorer Roof Rack Options

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


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2/17/2017 10:52:46 AM



Best 2014 Ford Explorer Roof Rack Options- Video

Best 2014 Ford Explorer Roof Rack Options

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


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2/17/2017 10:52:40 AM



Best 2015 Ford Explorer Roof Rack Options- Video

Best 2015 Ford Explorer Roof Rack Options

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


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1/18/2017 3:35:44 PM



Inno Roof Rack Review - 2017 Ford Escape- Video

Inno Roof Rack Review - 2017 Ford Escape

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

Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack Installation - 2015 Ford Explorer

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



Inno Roof Rack Review - 2016 Ford Edge- Video

Inno Roof Rack Review - 2016 Ford Edge

Today on our 2016 Ford Edge we'll be taking a look at Eno Arrow crossbars. The part number for our crossbars today are INXB115-2, for our flush feet we're using INSS200, and for our custom fit kit for the Ford Edge we're using INK676. These crossbars are a low profile aerodynamic design which will help to reduce wind noise and drag and will allow you to carry any roof-mounted accessories on top of your vehicle. This works with either channel-mounted or clamp-on accessories. The weatherstripping on the inside easily pushes down to adapt for those channel-mounted accessories as well as to help keep dirt, debris and liquid out of your crossbars when you don't have any channel-mounted accessories loaded up. All pieces of the roof rack kit come with a limited lifetime warranty and the crossbars have a 165 pound weight capacity. Here, everything we have on our table is what is included in our kit. We've got our foot pack with our locking cover. more


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11/14/2016 12:15:29 PM



Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2009 Ford Escape- Video

Rhino Rack  Roof Rack Review - 2009 Ford Escape

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



Thule AeroBlade Edge Crossbar Installation - 2016 Ford Explorer- Video

Thule AeroBlade Edge Crossbar Installation - 2016 Ford Explorer

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


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10/14/2016 10:07:08 AM



Thule Roof Rack Review - 2016 Ford Explorer- Video

Thule Roof Rack Review - 2016 Ford Explorer

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


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10/14/2016 10:06:59 AM



Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2010 Ford Edge- Video

Rhino Rack  Roof Rack Review - 2010 Ford Edge

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

Rhino Rack  Roof Rack Review - 2007 Ford Freestyle

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

Rhino Rack  Roof Rack Review - 2016 Ford Fusion

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



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