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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
8/13/2015 2:11:23 PM
Whispbar Roof Rack Review - 2007 Ford F-250 and F-350 Super Duty- Video
Today on our 2007 Ford F-250 Super Duty Crew Cab, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Whispbar Flush Mount Roof Rack System. This is going to be that nice, flush look that's going to go on top of the vehicle that you have. It's going to be WB-S11, which is going to be the part number that's going to be your flush bar system. They you're also going to need to get your fit kit for your vehicle specific. That's going to be WB-K469. We're going to show you how to put this other piece in place. more
6/16/2015 5:41:06 PM
Thule Roof Rack Review - 2015 Ford F-250 Super Duty- Video
Today on our 2015 Ford F-250 Super Duty we're going to be doing a test fit of the Thule Aeroblade roof rack system. It's going to be part number T-H-A-R-B-6-0, T-H-4-8-0-R, and T-H-K-I-T-1-5-0-8. As you see we've already placed the front one in place here, and it's going to be eight and a half inches off of that top part of the window here to the edge of the foot pack. It will be the first bar that you put in place, and we're going to show you we're that second one goes in place and put it all together for you. So if you look down here on the table, you're going to see the aeroblade, which is going to be T-H-A-R-B-6-0. You're going to see your pedestal and rapid traverse foot pack, which is going to be part number T-H-4-8-0-R, and then you're going to see your vehicle-specific fit kit. Part number T-H-K-I-T-1-5-0-8. more
6/4/2015 4:51:44 PM
Yakima Roof Rack Review - 2015 Ford F-250 Super Duty- Video
Today on our 2015 Ford F250, we're going to be doing a test-fit of the Yakima Round Bar Roof Rack System. It's going to be part numbers Y00409, Y00658, and Y00124. As you can see, we've already got our front one up in place and spaced it off the front windshield six inches. We're going to have to go through the rest of it and we'll show you how to assemble that back bar and put everything together. The nice thing about this particular rack system is all of your clips and towers and spacing and everything is the same, except for the crossbar spread and that front measurement off the windshield. Your front bar will have to be the first bar that needs to go on when you get it on the vehicle. This bar here is going to be part number Y00409 and then you're going to have your Q Towers, which are going to be your foot packs, which will be part number Y00124, and then you're going to have your fit kit for your vehicle, which is going to be Y00658, and those are going to be your Q Clips. more
6/4/2015 4:51:06 PM
Thule Roof Rack Review - 2015 Ford Fusion- Video
Today on our 2015 Ford Fusion, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Thule AeroBlade Roof Rack system with the Rapid Traverse Foot Packs. This roof rack is going to have part number THARB60 which is going to be your AeroBlade. It's also going to part number TH480R which is going to be your pedestals 00:00:24 and Rapid Traverse Foot Packs. As well as your fit kit for the specific vehicle, which is the '15 Fusion and it's going to be part number THKIT1692. As you can see up on our vehicle, we already have the front bar in place. We spaced it out, from the instructions, and it's going to be 11 inches from the edge of your window to the beginning of the Foot Pack. more
6/1/2015 9:53:13 AM
Thule Roof Rack Review - 2015 Ford F-250 Super Duty THLB78- Video
Today on our 2015 Ford F-250, we're going to be doing a test-fit of the Thule load bars and traverse roof rack system. These are going to be your 78-inch bars, which are going to be normal 00:00:11 than what you typically see, but they will come in handy with many attachments. Down here on our table, we have everything in place to show you how the last bar is going to go on. We already have one of the sides on. We're going to show you how the other one goes on. That way we can get it all put together quickly and easily for you. In front of us we have our square bar, or load bar, however you're going to refer to it. You're going to have the ridges on one side and a smooth side on the other. more
6/1/2015 9:52:27 AM
Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2015 Ford F-250 Super Duty- Video
Today on our 2015 Ford F-250, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Rhino Rack Vortex Aero Crossbar System. This is going to be part number RRVA150B-2 which is going to be your Vortex Aero Crossbars. Then you're going to have your foot pack which is going to be RRLKVA. Then your vehicle-specific foot pack for the Ford F-250 and Super Duty series which is going to be part number DK190. As you can see, we've already got the other one up on the vehicle and we're going to show how to put this one in place and get everything assembled. We already have one of our feet on and in place and we're going to show you how to put on this other one. To do so, simply going to roll it over, pull out the end cap which has a lock of it's own which is going to be this little piece here. You can see how that'll lock. more
6/1/2015 9:51:23 AM
Yakima Roof Rack Review - 2015 Ford Fusion- Video
Today on our 2015 Ford Fusion, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Yakima Q Tower Roof Rack System. The first thing we're going to discuss is going to be the parts that you are going to need. The bar is going to be Y00409. You'll also need 2 sets of clips. You're going to have your Y00724, which are going to be your rear clips and pads for the feet. You're going the have your Q towers, which are going to be Y00124 and then on the front bars that we have up on the vehicle already, you have a different set of clips, which is going be Y00749. more
4/29/2015 4:36:53 PM
SportRack Roof Rack Review - 2010 Ford Edge- Video
Today on our 2010 Ford Edge, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Sport Rack Semi Custom roof rack. Now by semi custom it comes already put together. All you need to do is adjust it per the instructions to whatever number it says to adjust them for your vehicle. You do some minor adjusting, pretty much throw them up there, and you'll have it look like the one that's up here on the front. The only thing that I could advise as far as us putting it on the vehicle is you need to really keep an eye on this rubber seal, because it tends to want to push itself under or over, depending on what kind of vehicle you have. Just make sure that you maintain that full contact with that rubber seal so you don't get the metal apart rubbing on the vehicle. This is will be part: SR1010. more
3/26/2015 2:55:39 PM
Whispbar Roof Rack Review - 2015 Ford Explorer- Video
Today on our 2015 Ford Explorer Limited, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Whispbar Bar-Mounted Roof Rail System, Part Number WB-S47. As you can see, we have the factory roof rails installed on this Explorer and we've already assembled and put on one of the Whisbars, so that's what it will look like when it's on there. This is spaced out to where we'll have a 28-inch crossbar spread. This is about 11 1/2 inches off the back and mounted just right underneath of the middle bracket for your factory roof rail system. Pretty much as far as you can get it under there, so it's fixed and ready to go. We'll go ahead and show you how the front one goes on. So, just go open up the door here and we'll step up. more
3/26/2015 2:44:58 PM
Rola Roof Rack Review - 2015 Ford Explorer- Video
Today on our 2015 Ford Explorer Limited, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Rola Roof Racks Sport Series Roof Rack System. This is going to be 55 inches long and if you look here we already have our factory roof racks and one installed on the backside. A few things I want to show you on this is that if you undo the end cap, this locks and it will actually secure your foot pads in place for coming out as well as if you undo this one here, it will undo the turning mechanism that loosens and tightens with the rod here, your threaded cable and this will tighten up your tension around your bars. We'll go ahead and get it on here. All right we already mounted up our back one here to right behind the factory fix point and we are going to mount this one between 24 and 32 inches for our crossbar spread. We are going to come in a little bit here. We'll say 29 inches and once we've get it there we'll go ahead and tighten down this side and move to the other side. more
3/26/2015 2:42:37 PM
Yakima Tracks for Roof Racks Installation - 2004 Ford F-250- Video
Today on this 2004 Ford F250 Super Duty Crew Cab, we're going to install part number Y01127. This is the Yakima 54 inch tracks for roof racks. These tracks mount directly to naked roof vehicles, creating a strong, low profile attachment point for Yakima Control Towers with Landing Pad One. It does come with all the tools needed to install. You may need a 1/8 inch torque head driver for the fasteners when you install it, at the very end. All right, now we'll go ahead and show you how the track rack installs. more
3/25/2015 12:14:27 PM
Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2014 Ford Fusion- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Fusion, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Rhino Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack System. We're using the 49" bars, part number RRVA126B-2. The foot packs themselves are part number RRRVALK, and we've got the clip and pad, part number DK348. As you can see, the clamp, or the clip, that goes around the underside is secured just by removing the bolt, placing it on, and threading the bolt back through, and our foot pad simply presses on the bottom. You will want to refer to your instructions. It's going to indicate which way this arrow should be pointing, in this case it's out, and also which way this arrow should be pointing, again it's out. We already have the front bar installed. more
12/30/2014 4:28:35 PM
Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack Installation - 2013 Ford Explorer- Video
Today on our 2013 Ford Explorer we're going to be doing a test fit on the Rhino Rack Vortex Aero roof rack system. We're using the 54"-long Vortex Aero bars. Part number on that is RRVA137B-2. These are also available in silver. We're going to be using the foot pack kit, part number RRSX005. Now as you can see here we've got two blocks and then a little lip here, a little edge. more
11/26/2014 1:19:25 PM
Thule Roof Rack Review - 2014 Ford Focus- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Focus, we're doing a test fit on the Thule Rapid Traverse Roof Rack System. We're using the 53 inch Aero-blades, that's part number THARB53. The four ADR foot packs, which are the Rapid Traverse, the part number is TH480R and we've got the Thule Fit Kit, which is part number THKIT1627. We've already installed our front bar, per the manufacturer's instructions. To begin our installation on the rear bar, we're first going to open up our doors, then place the rack up onto our roof line. Now we're going to take a measurement. It's going to be per Thule's fit guide, it lists two measurements in there. more
10/17/2014 8:29:52 AM
Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2013 Ford Transit Connect- Video
Today on our 2013 Ford Transit Connect, we're going to be test fitting the Heavy Duty Rhino Rack Roof Rack Kit, designed specifically for the Transit. We're going to have 4 foot packs included in the kit. We'll have 4 m8 bolts, each one was going to have an O-ring, a flat washer and a locking washer. We'll have 8 m6 bolts, which will have a flat washer and a locking washer. We'll have our security tool as well as 2 bars and the top half of our foot packs. Now, we'll have 2 of the longer foot packs and 2 of the shorter foot packs. more
10/14/2014 9:11:09 AM
Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack Review - 2006 Ford F-150- Video
Today on our 2006 Ford F150 we'll be test fitting the Rhino Rack Vortex Roof Rack System using part numbers RRVA150B-2, RRRLKVA, and DK150. We'll begin our test fit by placing the front crossbar onto the front of our roof. We'll then need to measure two hundred and eighty millimeters from the center of the door jamb to the center of our foot pack. We'll need to make this measurement on both the passenger and driver's side of the vehicle to ensure the front crossbar is perpendicular to the roof and the pads contour to the roof line correctly. With the bar in position we then need to pull back some of the weather stripping to insert the clip in between the weather stripping and the seam of our door. Once this is done we'll use the included tightening tool to tighten down the black bolt, tightening down each side a little bit at a time, just to make sure the bar stays centered. Once everything is all tightened down and secure we can place our rear bar onto the rear of our roof and measure the crossbar spread. more
9/30/2014 7:12:18 AM
Whispbar Through Bar Roof Rack Installation - 2014 Ford Taurus- Video
Today on our2014 Ford Taurus, we'll be test fitting the Whispbar through bar rack system. Bars part number WB-S17 and fit kit part number WB-K547. With the roof rack assembled according to the instructions, we'll begin our test fit by opening the front doors of our Taurus. We will now take our front bar, place it onto the roof, now with the bar on the roof, we'll measure 9 13/16 inches from the door jam to the center of the foot kit. We will now do this on both sides of the vehicle to make sure that the feet are properly aligned on both sides. Now we can use the included tool to tighten it down to the roof of the car. Now we can go ahead and open the rear doors of the car. We will go ahead and place the rear bar on the roof, and we'll measure 17 11/16 inches from the center of the door jam to the center of the foot kit. more
8/5/2014 9:46:46 AM
Yakima Q Tower Roof Rack Installation - 2013 Ford Taurus- Video
Today on our 2013 Ford Taurus we're going to be test fitting the Yakima Q Towers Roof Rack system. We're using the fifty-eight inch round bars today. They're part number is Y00409. The Q Towers foot pack, part number Y00124, and two fit kits, one part number Y00634, the other Y00716. We're going to open the front doors on our Taurus. We'll grab the front half of our roof rack system and place it onto the roof. more
7/10/2014 4:16:21 AM
Thule AeroBlade Crossroad Roof Rack Installation - 2014 Ford Flex- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Flex we're going to be test fitting the Thule Rapid Crossroad's Roof Rack System with the 53-inch Aeroblades. We'll use part number THARB53 and TH450R. With our rack assembled according to the manufacturer's instructions, we'll begin our test fit by placing the front half of our roof rack onto the front portion of our side rails. We'll need to find a fix point to use for reference on both sides. In this case, we'll use the intersection where the gray side rail meets the black foot pack. We're going to position our bar right on this intersection and we're going to do this on both sides to be sure that we have our feet in line with one another. With our feet in line, we'll check for even bar overhang, we'll pull the cap off the end of the foot pack, which also acts as the included tool. more
7/1/2014 8:21:29 AM
Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack Installation - 2014 Ford Taurus- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Taurus, we're going to be test fitting the Rhino Rack Vortex Arrow roof rack system using part numbers RRVA126B-2, RRRLKVA, and Dk229. With a rack assembled according to the manufacturers instructions, we'll begin our test fit by opening our front doors and placing the front portion of our roof rack on to the roof line of our vehicle. Per Rhino Rack's fit guide, we'll measure 30 cm from the rear edge of our windshield to the front edge of our foot pad. We'll do this measurement on both sides to be sure we have our feet in line with each other. With our feet lined up, we'll bring the clamps around the underside of our roof line, and move side to side, tightening up a little bit at a time. With the front portion of our roof rack secure, we'll close our front doors, open our rear doors, and grab the rear half of our rack. We'll place it on to our rear roof line, and we'll take a second measurement. This time it will be 70 cm from the center of our front bar to the center of our rear bar. more
6/5/2014 3:01:41 PM
Thule Crossroad Roof Rack Installation - 2014 Ford Explorer TH450- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Explorer, we're going to be test fitting the Thule Crossroads Roof Rack System using the 58 inches square bars part numbers THLB58 and Th450. With our roof rack system assembled according to the manufacturer's instructions, we'll grab our front bar and place it under the front section of our side rails. We're going to use the fix point where the side rail and side rails foot meet, as a fix point to use on both sides. Using this 0.1, sure that we have our feet in line with each other. We'll then take a quick look to be sure we have even bar over hang on both sides. Then we'll bring the black metal coated rubber strap around underside of our side rails. We can fit them into the foot of our carrier, then we'll use the provided tool located in the foot pack to secure it in place. more
6/4/2014 2:39:32 PM
Thule AeroBlade Crossroad Roof Rack Installation - 2014 Ford Explorer- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Explorer, were going to be test fitting the Thule Rapid Crossroads Roof Rack System, using part numbers THARB60 and TH450R. With the rack assembled according to the manufacturers instruction, well grab the front half, place it onto the front portion of our side rails and bring the black rubber coated metal straps around the underside. We need to find the fixed point that we can use on both sides. This is going to ensure that we have our feet in line with each other. Well then place the black straps into the foot of the carrier. Take a quick look to be sure we have even bar over hang on both sides. more
5/30/2014 4:39:25 PM
Thule AeroBlade Crossroad Roof Rack Installation - 2012 Ford Escape- Video
Today on our 2012 Ford Escape, we'll be test-fitting the Thule rapid crossroad roof rack system, part number THARB43 and TH450R. With the roof rack assembled according to instructions, we'll begin our test fit by placing the front bar onto the front part of the roof. You'll need to find a fixed point to mount your front bar. For today's purposes, we're using 2 1/2 inches from the front of the rack. We will use this measurement on both sides to make sure both feet are in the correct place. Next you'll bring your rubber t-straps around the rack and fit them into the foot. You'll use the equipped tool to secure it in place. You'll repeat this process for the other side. Next we'll grab our rear bar and place it on the rear part of our rack. more
2/20/2014 5:00:07 PM
Thule Traverse Roof Rack Installation - 2014 Ford Escape- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Escape, well be test-fitting the Thule Rapid Traverse Roof Rack System, using part numbers THLB58, TH480, and THKIT1737. Well begin our test-fit by opening our front doors. Well grab the front bar and place it onto the front part of our roof. To ensure that we have this bar in the correct location, we need to measure twelve inches from the leading edge of the windshield to the closest point on our foot pack. Well do this measurement on both sides of the vehicle to ensure that our feet are in line with each other. Well then use the included tool to tighten down the Allen bolt on the inside of the foot pack. This will slowly start to secure our clamp around the roofline of our vehicle. more
12/31/2013 8:44:52 AM
Rhino-Rack SXBS Roof Rack Installation - 2013 Ford Explorer- Video
Today, on our 2013 Ford Explorer, we'll be test fitting the Rhino-Rack SXBS Roof Rack for Raised, Factory Side Rails 53 inches long in black part number SXBS19. We'll begin our test fit by placing the front crossbar on to the front of our roof on our raised side rails. There's a black connections point where the raised side rails connect to the roof which will use as a measuring guide tomake sure our front cross bar is perpendicular to the raised side rails. With the front bar in position, we can use the included tensioning tool to tighten down the silver bolt on the insideof the crossbar to bring the clamps together tightly up againstthe raised side rail. We'll repeat this process for both sides. Once everything is all tighteneddown and secured, we'll go ahead and insert our end caps and lock them. We'll now go ahead and place our rear crossbar on to the rear of our roof. more
11/5/2013 10:00:22 AM
Rola Sport Series Roof Rack Installation - 2013 Ford Explorer- Video
Today on our 2013 Ford Explorer, we'll be test fitting the Rola Sport Series Roof Rack with RBU Mounting System for Raised,Factory Side Rails part number 59711. We'll begin our test ft by placing the front crossbar onto the front of our roof. Now there's a black armored connection point where the raised side rail connects to the roof which we will use to help us mounting our front crossbar. We'll make sure that it is equal distant from both the foot to this black armored portion of the raised side rail on both sides of the vehicle. This will make sure that the front crossbar is perpendicular to the raised rails of our roof. With the front bar in position, we can turn the T-handles to tighten on the clamps up against the raised side rails. We'll push in the T-handle and use the key to lock it in place. more
11/5/2013 10:00:22 AM
Thule Crossroad Roof Rack Installation - 2013 Ford Explorer- Video
Today, on our 2013 Ford Explorer, well be test-fitting the Thule Complete Crossroad Kit with 58" Long Bars and Locks, part number TH45058. Well begin our test fit by placing the front load bar on to the front of our roof. Now, there's a black part on the raised side rail, which connects the raised side rail to the roof. We're going to make sure that the feet are right next to the standard part of the raised rail. This will ensure that the front bar is perpendicular to the raised rails of our roof. With the front bar in place, we can pop off the in caps and bring the rubber coated steel straps around the underside of the rail and hook them back into the foot. We then use the included tensioning tool to tighten down the black bolt to bring the straps up around the tightly against the bar. more
11/5/2013 10:00:22 AM
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