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Thule Roof Rack Review - 2018 Honda CR-V- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2018 Honda CRV, we'll be doing a test fit on the Thule Traverse roof rack system using part number THLB58, for the 58 inch square bars. These are also available as 50 inch cross bars with part number THLB50. We'll also be using the Traverse Foot Pack, part number TH480, and a Fit Kit for 2018 CRV, part number THKIT1855.The square bar roof rack system is an entry level option for your CRV. It's going to allow you to carry bike racks, cargo baskets, cargo boxes, and much more. It's not as aerodynamic or as quiet as Thule's Aero crossbars. You can pick up a fairing for this roof rack system with part number TH8701. more
3/8/2018 12:08:39 PM
Rhino-Rack RS 2500 Roof Rack Installation - 2016 Honda Pilot- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2016 Honda Pilot, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Rhino Rack RS2500 Roof Rack System for naked roofs. It's available in black or silver. For black it's going to be part number RRR2675B. For silver it's part number RRR2675.This aerodynamic roof rack system allows you to carry a wide variety of roof mounted accessories such as roof mounted cargo boxes, bike racks, and even kayak carriers. The reason it's aerodynamic is because it uses aluminum, slim, elliptical cross bars with a flush mount design. So it's going to cut down on your wind noise and drag.One of its best features is all four towers are lockable so it cannot be removed from your vehicle. more
9/27/2017 10:27:31 AM
Yakima Roof Rack Review - 2016 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2016 Honda CRV, we're going to be testing the Yakima round bar roof rack system, consisting of part numbers Y00409, these are the round 58 inch cross bars, part number Y00146, these are the baseline tower for the Yakima cross bars, and part number Y03536, which is the round bar SL adapter kit for the Yakima baseline towers, and part numbers Y06148 and Y06152, which are the base clip fit kits for the Honda CRV. The Yakima round bar roof rack system is great for carrying a wide variety of accessories on your roof while freeing up space inside your vehicle for you and your family. 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. Both of the end caps do come with knock outs which you can replace with the Yakima same key system so you can actually utilize this with your Yakima accessories and make everything key alike. 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 install our base tower to the other end of our bar. So we'll take our baseline tower, take this plastic adapter piece, and that gets pushed on the top here till you hear a couple clicks. Then we'll take our round bar adapter, place that, line up with the screw, then we'll come around to the front of the baseline tower, pull this portion out so we can see the screw that we need to tighten down with our included tool. more
4/3/2017 1:42:15 PM
Yakima Roof Rack Review - 2016 Honda CR-V Y00422- Video
Today on our 2016 Honda CRV 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 Crossbars, 60" long. Part number Y00146, these are the Baseline Towers for the crossbars. Part number Y06148, and part number Y06152. These are the Base Clip Fit Kits for the Honda CRV. 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 has a carrying capacity of 220 pounds with the two bars, however you always want to double check with your vehicle's manual to make sure your roof can withstand that weight. It's fairly easy to install, simply clamps onto your roof, the instructions have all the measurements that you'll need. more
4/3/2017 1:42:05 PM
Yakima Roof Rack Review - 2016 Honda CR-V Y00146- Video
Today on our 2016 Honda CR-V, 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. Part number Y06148 and Y06152, which are the BaseClip Fit Kits for the Honda CR-V. The Yakima JetStream 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. The two bars have a combined carrying capacity of 165 pounds, although you always to double check with your vehicle's manual to make sure your roof can withstand that weight. It has a rubber strip on the top of it, which means you can use T-Track accessories with it, and that coupled with the shape of the bar, will reduce wind noise and drag while you're driving. more
3/31/2017 11:22:24 AM
Thule Roof Rack Review - 2012 Honda CR-V- Video
Today, in our 2012 Honda CRV, we're gonna be test fitting the Thule Aeroblade Roof Rack System, consisting of part numbers THARB53, these are the aeroblade load bars, part number TH460R, these are the Thule podium foot pegs for the aerobars, and part number THKIT3118, and this is the custom fit kit prince podium foot style foot pack. The Thule Aeroblade Roof Rack System is great for carrying a wide variety of accessories onto your roof while freeing up space inside your vehicle. The two bars have a combined carrying capacity of 168 pounds, although you always want to double check with your vehicle's manual to make sure your roof can withstand that weight. It has a rubber airstrip 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. Also, we have these knockouts here, which you can replace with Thule lock horse, so you can actually secure this to the roof of your vehicle. Now that we've gone over some of the features of the roof rack, let's go ahead and show you how it installs. We have our front bars already installed, so first we'll start off on our table here. We'll flip our bar upside down and we'll install our podium foot pack onto our bar. more
3/21/2017 12:07:14 PM
Rhino-Rack RS 2500 Vortex Aero Roof Rack Installation - 2015 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2015 Honda CRV, we're going to be test fitting the Rhino-Rack RS 2500 series roof rack system part number RRRS409B. They're also available in silver, part number RRRS409. The Rhino-Rack RS roof system is great for carrying a wide variety of accessories on your roof while freeing up space inside your vehicle they can carry bike racks, cargo baskets, and closed cargo boxes, ski and snowboard carriers as well as kayak carriers. The two bars have a combined carrying capacity of 155 pounds although you should always double check with your vehicles manual to make sure your roof can withstand that weight. It does have the Vortex aero strips on the top and that coupled with the shape of the bar itself does cut down wind noise and drag while your driving. It also makes it capable of being used with T track accessories. Now since these are flush as you can see here, you're not going to be able to extend out further. more
3/9/2017 4:17:09 PM
Rhino-Rack Euro Square Roof Rack Installation - 2015 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2015 Honda CRV, we're going to be test-fitting our Rhino-Rack 2500 Series square-bar roof rack system, part number DS1375B. These are the square crossbars, 54" long and part number DK284 and this is the custom fit kit for the CRV. The Rhino-Rack square-bar roof rack system is great for carrying a wide variety of accessories on your roof while freeing up space inside your vehicle. You can carry bike racks, cargo baskets and closed cargo boxes, ski and snowboard carriers as well as kayak carriers. The two bars have a combined carrying capacity of 165 lbs, although you always want to double-check with your vehicles manual to make sure it can withstand those weights. While these are square bars there are fairings offered on etrailer.com, which you can purchase separately and that will cut down the wind-noise sound and the drag while you're driving. All the legs on our roof rack system do lock, so once you install this onto your roof, it's secure to your roof as well. Now that we've gone over some of the features of this roof rack system, let's go ahead and show you how it installs. more
3/7/2017 10:37:08 AM
Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2017 Honda Civic- Video
Today in our 2017 Honda Civic, 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 part numbers RRVA126B-2. That's going to be our Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero crossbars. These are also available in silver with part number RRVA126S-2. The Rhino-Rack 2500 series legs for the crossbars, part number RRRLKVA and part number DK453. That's going to be our custom-fit kit for our roof rack legs. The Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero crossbar system is going to be an aerodynamic crossbar system that allows you to carry any kind of vehicle accessory on your vehicle's roof, whether those are roof-mounted bike racks, cargo baskets, or ski and snowboard carriers. more
2/24/2017 12:23:26 PM
Rhino-Rack RSP Roof Rack Installation - 2016 Honda CR-V- Video
Today in our 2016 Honda CR-V we're gonna be test fitting the Rhino Rack RSP Roof Rack System for Flush Factory Side Rails, part number RSP33. The Rhino Rack RSP Roof Rack is great for carrying accessories on your roof and freeing up space in your vehicle for you and your family. It can carry a wide variety of objects, from bike racks to roof baskets to roof boxes to ski and snowboard carriers, as well as water sport carriers such as kayaks and canoes. The bars themselves have a nice sleek look to them, and since they install directly into your flush rails, they actually look like they're factory installed. Rubber vortex strips combine with the aerodynamic shape of the bars will cut down on wind noise and drag while you're driving. Since it has these strips in the center here, you can actually remove these and use T-Track accessories with this roof rack. The carrying capacity of these two bars is gonna be 165 lbs, although you always want to double check with your vehicles manual to make sure it can withstand that weight. 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. This is gonna be attaching to fixed points on our flush rails, and here is the rear bar that we're gonna be installing. more
2/7/2017 1:37:35 PM
Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2017 Honda Accord- Video
Today on our 2017 Honda Accord we'll be taking a look at the and showing how to install the Rhino-Rack. This is going to consist of the Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero crossbars, part number RRVA137B-2; the Rhino-Rack 2500 Series legs for the Vortex Aero bars, part number RRRLKVA; and the Custom DK Fit Kit for the Rhino-Rack 2500 Series legs, part number DK359. The Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero roof rack kit is a great solution for carrying your roof rack accessories as well as gear on your Honda Accord. This roof rack is a lightweight aluminum with an aerodynamic design, so it's going to help to reduce wind noise and drag. This design allows you to use channel-mounted as well as clamp-on accessories on your vehicle's roof, such as bike racks, cargo baskets, cargo boxes, water sport carriers, and ski and snowboard carriers. With our end cap removed, you can see that our weather strip is easy to remove and replace. It's also easy to cut down to use with channel-mounted accessories to help prevent any dirt, debris, or liquid from getting inside that channel. Then if we place on our end cap, it does lock into place, which provides extra prevention from theft and tampering to your channel-mounted accessories. more
1/23/2017 9:03:56 AM
Rhino-Rack RSP Roof Rack Installation - 2010 Honda CR-V- Video
Today we'll be taking a look at the Rhino Rack RSP Series Roof Rack with Sports Cross Bars. Part number RSP15. This will fit your 2007 to 2011 Honda CRV. This Rhino Rack roof rack is a custom made roof rack system that will fit into your vehicle's OEM fixed mounting points. The roof rack system consists of two black low profile cross bars that hold bike racks, ski and kayak carries, and other roof mounted accessories. The chamber at the top of the cross bar allows you to mount any C channel accessories and the weather strip provides a cushion for clamp on accessories. These are an aerodynamic design so they're going to help to reduce wind noise and drag. more
12/8/2016 12:10:14 PM
Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2016 Honda Fit- Video
Today on our 2016 Honda Fit, we're going to be doing a test fit on the Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack System. We're going to be using part numbers RRVA118B-2 for the Aluminum 46" Long Black Crossbars and part number RRRLKVA for the 2500 Series Leg Kit, and finally part number DK438 for the Fit Kit specifically for our Honda Fit. This Rhino Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack System is going to allow you to carry your roof-mounted accessories, such as your bike racks, kayak carriers, ski carriers, cargo boxes and baskets. It has an aerodynamic design that's going to help cut down on wind noise when you're on the road, and it's also going to add a sleek look to your Honda Fit. All four of the 2500 Series legs feature padding, so you don't have to worry about it harming and scratching the roof of your vehicle. The hooks here are also padded, so that when it grips the inside of the top you don't have to worry about it harming it. The crossbars themselves are made out of an aluminum construction, and they're lightweight, so they're going to allow you to maximize your roof's weight capacity, though you'll want to be sure to check your vehicle's owner's manual to see how much it can carry. Now, we'll show you how easy it is to get installed. I've already got our front one installed. more
12/8/2016 12:09:30 PM
Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2010 Honda Odyssey- Video
Today on our 2010 Honda Odyssey we're going to be test fitting the Rhino Rack Roof Rack System consisting of part numbers RRVA118B-2. Those are the Rhino Rack Vortex Aero Cross Bars, and part number RRSX001, and those are the SX series legs for the Vortex Aero Cross Bars. Particularly for raised factory side rails. We have the front one installed, as you can see the cross bar itself has a nice aerodynamic shape to it and that's going to cut down wind noise and drag while you're driving. Combined weight with the other bar is going to be 165 pounds, although you want to double check with your vehicle to make sure it can withstand that weight on the top. It's a very easy install, these simply just clamp around your factory raised side rails, tighten into place, and you put the end caps on. more
9/28/2016 9:56:30 AM
Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2010 Honda Accord- Video
Today on our 2010 Honda Accord we're going to be test fitting Rhino-Rack Roof Rack System, consisting of part numbers RRVA126B-2. Those are Vortex Arrow Crossbars, part number RRRLKVA. Those are the 500 series legs and part number DK184 and those are the clamps that will attach it to your vehicle. We already have the front one installed. You can see by the shape, it has a nice aerodynamic shape to it. Excuse me. more
9/28/2016 8:56:09 AM
Rhino-Rack RS 2500 Roof Rack Installation - 2016 Honda Pilot RRRS675- Video
Today, on our 2016 Honda Pilot, we'll be looking at the Rhino Rack RS 2500 Roof Rack for Naked Roofs, packaged with the Vortex Aero Crossbars. This is Part #RRRS675. Installation only takes a few minutes. There's no permanent modification required to the vehicle at all. The custom-fit feet work perfectly with our Honda Pilot here today. There's no worry about scratching your paint, drilling any holes or anything like that. more
8/30/2016 2:26:44 PM
Inno Roof Rack Review - 2014 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2014 Honda CRV we are going to be test fitting the inno roof rack system. This is going to be consisting of part numbers INXB108-2. Those are going to be the crossbars. Part number INXS200, those are going to be the flush feet. Part number INK413 and that's going to be the clamp that holds it onto your vehicle. We already have the front one installed. You can see it has a nice shape to it. more
6/27/2016 3:56:36 PM
Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2014 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2014 Honda CR-V we're going to be test fitting the Rhino-Rack Roof Rack System, consisting of part numbers RRVA137B-2, those are going to be the cross bars, part number RRRLKVA, and those are going to be the legs, and then part number DK284, and those are going to be the clamps holding it to your vehicle. We have the front one already installed. As you can see it has a nice aerodynamic shape. Let's go ahead and show you how the rear one goes on. We have it partially assembled on our table here already, with the parts laid out. Let's get right into it. We'll first take our leg, flip this around here so you can see a little bit better. This metal bracket here is going to slide into this channel here. more
6/27/2016 3:56:06 PM
Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2012 Honda Civic- Video
Today on our 2012 Honda Civic, we're going to be test fitting the Rhino Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack System, consisting of part numbers RRVA126B-2. Those will be their cross bars. Part number RRRLKVA. Those are going to be the legs. Then part number DK319. Those are going to be the clamps that attach it to your vehicle. more
5/27/2016 8:27:16 AM
Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2015 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2015 Honda CRV, we're taking a look at the Rhino Rack Vortex Aero Crossbars. The part number for the crossbars you're using today is RRVA137B-2. The foot pack we're using is RRRLKVA, and our fit kit is part number DK284. We already have our front crossbar in place on our vehicle. We're going to show you how to put together our back crossbar here and how we put together that last foot pack as well. Everything you see here comes with the kit. more
5/24/2016 3:46:06 PM
Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2016 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2016 Honda CRV we're doing a test fit of the Rhino Rack Vortex Arrow crossbars. The crossbar part number that we're using today is RRVA137B-2. For our foot pack here we're using RRLKVA, and for our fit kit for our CRV we are using part number DK284. Now, here we have our back crossbar. We already have our front crossbar on and secure. We're going to start with this one here, and we're going to show you how to put our last foot pack together with out fit kit, and then show you how it goes on our vehicle. We're going to start off by taking this bottom portion of our foot pack, and it just pops off just like that. more
3/1/2016 1:11:32 PM
Thule AeroBlade Edge Roof Rack Installation - 2015 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2015 Honda CR-V we're going to take a look at the Thule AeroBlade Edge Roof Racking System with the fixed points. The part numbers for the AeroBlades are TH7602-2H7603, and our Fit Kit is 2HKIT3118. I have the first one already on, on our front one. I'm going to show you how we install this second one. I'm going to show you all the hardware that comes with it. With our Fit Kit we have our rubber padding with our metal plate. more
1/8/2016 1:14:22 PM
Inno Roof Rack Review - 2014 Honda CR-V INXB108-2- Video
Today on our 2014 Honda CRV, we are doing a test fit of the Inno Aero Crossbars. The part number for the crossbars we are using is INXV108-2 for the Foot Pack we have here it is INSX200 and for the Fit Kit for our CRV the part number is INK413. We already have our front bar on, we are going to show you how we put the last Foot Pack together and then how we mount the Crossbar. The first thing we will do is take the Foot Pack and we have alredy got our plate in place, so we are just going to slip that on, and then adjust it until it pops down into place. I have already tightened down side, we are first going to measure our that spread, before we tighten down that bolt in there. We want 35 7/8 inches between the two, so we are just a little off. We are just going to keep adjusting until it is in the right spot. Then we can take our included Allen Key, and again with this bolt here, we will just tighten that down, so the Foot Pack is here and it stays in place. Now we will take our rubber bottom and we are just going to fit that on the bottom of the Foot Pack and we will take our clamp and do our bolt here on the end. more
12/9/2015 8:56:06 AM
Thule Roof Rack Review - 2003 Honda Pilot- Video
Today on our 2003 Honda Pilot, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Thule Edge Roof Rack System. As you can see, we've already got one in place, so you can see what it will look like once it's on top of the vehicle. We're going to show you how to place that second bar in there, and how to get your crossbar spread and everything else. This will be part number th7503-th7503. What you're going to have in your kit is going to be your straps, your tool, as well as the bar with the feed on each side. Now it's very simple to do this. All we're going to do is remove the end caps, so you'll just lift up on the end and pull those off. more
6/1/2015 9:36:06 AM
Thule Roof Rack Review - 2011 Honda Fit- Video
Today on our 2011 Honda Fit, we are going to be test fitting the Thule rapid traverse refract system, part numbers THARB47 for AeroBlade, TH480R for our foot pack and TH1465 for the fit kit. Now I'm going to go ahead and show you how to assemble one of the fit kits with the foot pack. We did go ahead and do it on the other side here just so you have that for your perspective. Go ahead and remove the in cap. We'll then take and we'll apply the pad of the fit kit to the foot pack. As you can see it has the same shape as this bracket here so we are just going to go ahead and press it on so that the perimeter secures to outside of the bracket. more
10/22/2014 4:02:06 PM
Thule Roof Rack Review - 2011 Honda Fit THLB50- Video
Today on our 2011 Honda Fit, we're going to be test fitting the Truly Traverse Roof Rack system, part number THLB50, for the load bar, Th480 for the foot pack, and THKIT1465 for the fit kit. We'll begin by assembling one of the foot packs and fit kits. I went ahead and done the other side of the front load bar and we've actually went ahead and installed the rear load bar on the vehicle. Just to save you a little bit of time. We'll begin by pressing the pad onto the bracket on the bottom of the foot pack. As you can see, they are the same shape, so it's easy to know which way it goes on. You essentially just want to press the perimeter, so it's secures around the edge of that bracket. With that on, we'll open the flap here. more
10/16/2014 2:26:48 PM
Yakima Roof Rack Review - 2009 Honda Civic- Video
Today on our 2009 Honda Civic we're going to be test fitting the Yakima Q Towers roof rack system. We're using the 58" round bars, part number Y00409; the Q Towers foot pack, part number Y00124; and two Fit Kits, part numbers Y00699 and Y00731. Now I've already pre-assembled three of our foot packs but I want to show you how the fourth one's going to go together. You open the end of your Q Towers pack and you're going to see this gold plate inside. We'll take our Fit Kit clip and we're going to slide that in underneath, being sure that it slides into the slots located on both sides. Then we'll take our tumbler, slide up through. Now it's only going to go in there one way. more
10/16/2014 2:05:15 PM
Thule Roof Rack Review - 2008 Honda Accord- Video
Today on our 2008 Honda Accord we're going to be test fitting the Thule Rapid Traverse roof rack system, part number THARB53 for our aero blade, part number TH480R for our foot pack, and part number THKIT1560 for our fit kit. We'll begin our test fit by assembling our fit kit to our foot pack. To do so we'll take the pad and insert it onto the bracket here. As you can see, they are the same shape so you'll just want to press the perimeter of that pad onto the bracket. With that pressed on we're ready to put our clamp on there. We'll pull down here, line this up. more
10/16/2014 2:02:54 PM
Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2011 Honda Fit- Video
Today on our 2011 Honda Fit we're going to do a test fit on the Rhino-Rack RS 2500 Series Vortex Aero Crossbars. These are in black. They're custom fit designed for use on naked roofs. The part number on it is RRRS254B. As you can see we've already installed our front bar. We've installed it from the center line of our doors forward to the center of the bar, 27 centimeters, or 270 millimeters. We did that measurement on both sides to help insure that we have our feet in line with each other. I've got one of the foot backs on our rear bar already assembled. more
10/15/2014 4:54:26 PM
Thule Roof Rack Review - 2008 Honda Fit- Video
Today on our 2008 Honda Fit, we're going to be test fitting the Thule Rapid Traverse roof rack system. We're using the 53 inch Aeroblades, they're part number THARB53. The Rapid Traverse Foot Packs which are part number TH480R and the Thule Fit kit, part number THKIT1465. Now we're going to be installing this onto our Fit. We've got three of the fit packs assembled according to the manufacturer's instructions but I wanted to go ahead and assemble the fourth for you so you can see exactly how that goes. We'll start with the foot pack, we've got a thinner and a thicker one in this kit. The thicker one goes on the front bar. more
10/14/2014 10:24:07 AM
Thule Roof Rack Review - 2008 Honda Fit THARB47- Video
Today, on our 2008 Honda Fit, we're going to be test fitting the Thule Rapid Traverse Roof Rack System. We're using the 48-inch arrow blades, part number THARB47. The Rapid Traverse Foot Pack, part number TH480R, and the Thule Fit Kit, part number THKIT1465. Now, we've got 3 of the 4 foot packs assembled according to the manufacturers instructions. I want to assemble the last one so you can see exactly how these go together. First step we're going to have is applying our foot pad. This is going to fit .. As you can see, these 2 have the same shape. more
10/14/2014 10:19:04 AM
Thule AeroBlade Podium Roof Rack Installation - 2014 Honda CR-V- Video
Today, on our 2014 Honda CR-V, we'll be test fitting the Thule AeroBlade Podium Roof Rack system using part numbers THARB47, TH460R, and THKIT3118. With our roof rack system assembled according to the instructions, we'll begin our test fit by removing the tabs on top of our side rails. Once we have those removed, we can then remove the rubber tabs on the insides of our side rails. We'll take our front bar and place it onto the front part of our roof. We can adjust the feet as necessary to sit on top of our side rails, and we also want to make sure that we have even bar overhang on each side of our vehicle. Once we have them set in the right place, we'll make sure all the holes are in line, and then, we'll tighten the 2 Allen bolts inside each foot pack. Then, we'll grab our bolts and place the bolts on the backside of our foot pack, screwing them into the mounting points on our side rail. We'll do this for both sides of our vehicle. Once we have the front taken care of, we can then grab our rear bar and place it onto the rear part of our roof. more
1/16/2014 4:41:35 PM
Thule Traverse Loadbars Installation - 2006 Honda Pilot- Video
Today on our 2006 Honda Pilot, we'll be test fitting the Thule Traverse roof rack system using part numbers THLB58, TH480 and THKIT1510. With our roof rack system assembled according to the instructions, we'll begin our test fit by opening our front doors. We'll grab our front bar and place it onto the far part of our roof. To ensure that we have this bar in the correct location, we need to measure ten and a quarter inches from the leaning edge of the windshield to the closest point of our foot pack. We'll do this measurement on both sides to ensure that our feet are in line with each other. We can then use the included tool to tighten down the Allen bolt, which will secure our clamps around the roof line of our vehicle. We'll make our way back and forth, tightening a little at a time until it's fully secure. We'll take the tool and slide it into the foot pack, closing the lid. more
11/14/2013 5:54:46 PM
Rhino-Rack Aero Roof Rack Installation - 2012 Honda Fit- Video
Today on our 2012 Honda Fit we'll be test fitting the Rhino Rack 2500 Series roof rack with the arrow crossbars measuring fifty inches long in silver, part number DA126. We'll also be using the custom DK clamps and pads for the Rhino Rack 2500 series roof rack systems, part number DK154. With our roof rack system assembled according to the instructions, we'll begin our test fit by opening our front doors. We'll grab our 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 270 millimeters, or 27 centimeters, from the center of our door jamb to the center of our foot plate. We'll do this measurement on both sides to ensure that our feet are in line with each other. We can then use an allen key to tighten the allen bolt, which will secure the clamps around the roof line of our vehicle. We'll make our way from passenger side to driver side, tightening a little at a time so we don't lose our position. more
11/14/2013 2:06:59 PM
Thule Crossroad Loadbar Installation - 2005 Honda Odyssey- Video
Today on our 2005 Honda Odyssey, we'll be test fitting the Thule Crossroad Roof Rack System using part numbers THLB50 and TH450. With our roof rack system assembled according to the instructions, we'll begin our test fit by placing our front bar onto the front part of our side rails. We're going to use the seam at the front of our side rails to line up our foot pack. We'll place it in the same position on both sides, that way our feet are inline with each other. We'll bring our strap around our side rail and fit it back onto the foot of the carrier. We can then use the included tool to tighten the Allen bolt, which will tighten our strap around our bar. Once we have it tight, we can slide the tool back into the foot pack and repeat this process for the other side. more
10/12/2013 10:27:55 AM
Thule AeroBlade Crossroad Roof Rack Installation - 2005 Honda Odyssey- Video
10/12/2013 10:27:51 AM
Thule Crossroad Roof Rack Installation - 2011 Honda Pilot- Video
Today on our 2011 Honda Pilot, we'll be test fitting the Thule Cross Road roof rack system using part numbers THLB58 and TH450. With our roof rack system assembled according to the instructions, we'll begin our test fit by placing our front bar onto the front part of our roof. We'll fit the Cross Road foot pack on our side rail and then move to each side to bring our strap around the underside of our side rail. To ensure that our feet are in line with each other, we'll measure from the front of our side rail back to the closest point on our foot pack. For our video today, we'll be measuring an inch. We'll do this measurement on both sides, to ensure that our feet are in line with each other. Here on the passenger side, we'll fit the strap back into the foot pack, and using the included tool to tighten down our Allen bolt, which will tighten our strap around the side rail. Once we have it tight, we can slide the tool into the foot pack. more
10/2/2013 11:58:27 AM
Thule AeroBlade Crossroad Roof Rack Installation - 2011 Honda Pilot- Video
Today on our 2011 Honda Pilot, we'll be test fitting the Thule Rapid Crossroad Roof Rack System using part numbers THARB60 and TH450R. With our roof rack system assembled according to the instructions, we'll begin our test fit by placing our front bar onto the front part of our roof. We'll want to go ahead and set the foot packs on our side rails. To ensure that our feet are straight across from each other, we'll need to take a measurement. For our video today, we'll be measuring an inch from the beginning of the side rail to the closest point on our foot pack. We'll go ahead and check for even bar overhang and then we can take the included tool, tighten down the Allen bolt which will tighten the strap around the side rail. We'll take our tool and slide it back into the foot pack. more
10/1/2013 1:08:27 PM
Thule AeroBlade Crossroad Roof Rack Installation - 2011 Honda Pilot TH450R- Video
Today on our 2011 Honda Pilot, we'll be test fitting the Thule Rapid Cross Road roof rack system using part numbers THARB53 and TH450R. With our roof rack system assembled according to the instructions, we'll begin our test fit by placing our front bar onto the front part of our roof. We'll also want to make sure that our feet are in line with each other. In order to do that, we'll take a measurement from the front of our side rail back to the closest corner of our foot pack. We want to make sure that the air indicator on the foot pack is in line with the center of our side rail. We can then check for even bar overhang on each side of our vehicle. We'll place our strap into the foot of the carrier, take the included tool, and tighten the Allen bolt. This will tighten the strap around our side rail. more
10/1/2013 11:35:44 AM
Thule Traverse Roof Rack Installation - 2006 Honda Accord- Video
Today on our 2006 Honda Accord, we'll be test fitting the Thule square load bar system, using part numbers THLB58, TH480, and THKIT1304. With our roof rack system assembled according to the instructions, we'll begin our test fit by opening our front doors. We'll place the front bar onto the front part of our roof. To ensure that we have this bar in the correct location, we need to measure 9-7/8" from the leading edge of the windshield to the closest point of our foot pack. We'll do this measurement for both sides of the vehicle to ensure that our feet are in line with each other. Once we have it set in place, we can use the included Allen tool to tighten our Allen bolt, which will secure our clamp around the roof line of our vehicle. more
8/29/2013 2:56:32 PM
Thule AeroBlade Podium Roof Rack Installation - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2013 Honda CRV we'll be test fitting the Thule AeroBlade Load Bar System using part numbers tharb47 for the 47 inch AeroBlade load bars, part number th460r for the Thule Podium Foot Pack for Aero Bars and part number thkit3118 for the Thule Roof Rack Fit Kit for the Podium-Style Foot Packs.With our roof rack assembled according to the instructions we'll begin our test fit by removing the rubber coaters from the mounting points located on our flush rails. Once we have those removed we can grab our front bar and place it onto the front part of our roof. We'll line up the two holes on each foot with the mounting points on our vehicle and install the bolts using an Allen key.Here on the passenger side we'll tighten down both bolts to make sure that this side is tight. Now we can move to the other side and repeat the same process. We'll grab our rear bar and place it onto the rear part of our roof and then we can repeat the same tightening process that we did with our front bar. Once we have it secured we can install our black plastic covers over our foot packs.With everything tight and secure we're ready to go. more
8/21/2013 10:43:53 AM
Thule Traverse Roof Rack Installation - 2010 Honda Accord- Video
Today on our 2010 Honda Accord, we'll be test fitting the Thule square load bar system using the 58" bars, part number THLB58, the Thule Traverse roof rack foot pack, part number TH480, and the Thule roof rack fit kit for the Traverse foot, part number THKIT1560. With our roof rack system assembled according to the instructions, we'll grab our front bar and place it onto the front part of our roof. To ensure that we have our feet in the correct location, we need to measure 9-7/8" from the leading edge of the windshield to the closest point on our foot packs. We'll do this measurement on both sides of the vehicle to make sure that our feet are in line with each other. Once we have those in place, we can use the included tools to tighten down our clamps. With our clamp tight, we can slide the tool in place and close the lid of the foot pack. more
7/17/2013 3:38:38 PM
Thule Traverse Roof Rack Installation - 2012 Honda Fit- Video
Today on our 2012 Honda Fit we'll be test fitting the Thule Traverse Roof Rack System part number THLB50, TH480 and THKIT1465. Now with our fit kit and load bars already assembled according to the included instructions we'll begin our test fit by placing down our clear protective strip. We'll need to measure from the first part of the glass to the first part of the foot. Once we've established this position onto the roof of our vehicle we'll then place down the strips. We can then repeat the same steps for the opposite side of the vehicle.Once the strips are on we can set our front load bar onto the front of our roof. Once we've established this position we can use the included tension tool to tighten on the clips up against the roof of our vehicle. more
7/2/2013 3:01:38 PM
Thule Podium Roof Rack Installation - 2012 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2012 Honda CR-V, we'll be test fitting the Thule Square Load Bar Roof Rack System using the 58 inch bars, part number THLB58 the Thule Podium Roof Mounted Foot Pack for Square Load Bars, part number TH460 and the Thule Roof Rack Fit Kit for the Podium Style Foot Pack, part number THKIT3118. To begin our test fit, we need to remove the covers on our flush mounted side rails. Now we'll remove the covers that cover up our bolt holes. With our roof rack system assembled according to the instructions, we'll go ahead and place our first bar directly onto the front part of our roof. We want to make sure that the feet of our front bar line up nicely with the appropriate holes. Once we have it in place and once the overhang of our bars are even, we can then tighten down our foot pack to our bar, so they don't slide around. Once we have our foot packs tight, we can then grab our bolts and our Allen key and mount our feet to our flush mounted side rails. With both bolts tight on their side, we'll move to the driver side and repeat the same process. more
6/13/2013 8:16:19 AM
Thule Podium Roof Rack Installation - 2012 Honda CR-V TH460- Video
Today on our 2012 Honda CR-V we'll be test fitting the Thule Square Load Bar System on to our flush-mounted side rails. We'll be using thlb50 for our 50 inch square load bars, part number th460 for our Thule Podium Roof Mounted Foot Pack for our square load bars, and part number thkit3118 for the Thule Roof Rack Fit Kit for podium-style foot packs. We've already assembled our roof rack system according to the instructions. To begin our test fit we'll need to remove the covers for our flush mounts. There should be 3 tabs for each mount, one on top of the flush mount, and then two round tabs covering our bolt holes. Once we have all of our covers removed, we can then place the front half of our carrier onto our front mount. more
6/13/2013 8:15:16 AM
Whispbar Rail Bar Roof Rack Review - 2007 Honda Pilot- Video
Today on our 2007 Honda Pilot, we'll be test fitting the Whispbar rail bar roof rack for raised factory side rails, part number WB-S46. We'll begin our test fit by placing the front cross bar on the front part of our side rails. Once we have this in position, we need to make sure that the bar is lined up on each side. To do this, I found a fixed point on the side rail and made sure that I put each foot pack on that fixed point on both sides. Once we have the bar in the correct position, with the feet around our side rails, we can then go ahead and use the included Allen key to tighten down each foot. Once we have the cross bar secured to our side rail, we can then go ahead and place the cover back on and lock it into position. more
5/13/2013 1:28:21 PM
Yakima Q Tower Roof Rack Installation - 2012 Honda Civic- Video
Today on our 2012 Honda Civic Sedan, well be test fitting the Yakima Round Bar Roof Racking System, part numbers Y00409, Y00699, Y00731 and Y00124. With our roof rack already assembled according to the instructions, well begin our test fit by placing the front crossbar onto the front of the vehicle. Well measure seven inches from the front part of the glass to the first part of the tower on the front crossbar.Well do this on both the passenger and the driver side of the vehicle ensuring that crossbar is perpendicular to the vehicle. Once we have established this measurement, well tighten down the bolts inside of the que towers and clamp down the front black plastic cap securing the crossbar to the front of the vehicle. Well now place the rear crossbar on the rear of the vehicle and well measure the crossbar spread. This is the measurement from the center of the front crossbar to the center of the rear crossbar. more
3/26/2013 2:02:43 PM
Thule Traverse Roof Rack Installation - 2012 Honda Civic- Video
Today on our 2012 Honda Civic, well be test fitting a Thule Roof Rack System. We will be using the 58 square load bars, part number THLB58, the Traverse foot pack, and part number TH480, as well as the fit kit for our Civic which is part number THKIT1425. We already have our load bars assembled according to the instructions, so now we are ready to mount them up on our vehicle. First we will need to open up the driver and passenger front doors, well set the front load bar assembly up on top of our roof and to position it correctly well measure 10-5/8 from the edge of the windshield to the leading edge of the Traverse foot, we will make sure these measurements are the same on both sides, so then we will use the included Accutite tools to tighten the feed to our vehicle. Now we can put on our rear load bar. Again we will open the rear passenger and driver doors and set the bar up on top of the roof. more
9/7/2012 4:56:06 AM
Thule Traverse Roof Rack Installation - 2012 Honda Accord- Video
Today on our 2012 Honda Accord well be test fitting the Thule Traverse Roof Rack System using part number THLB58, TH480 and THKIT1560. Now to begin our test fit weve already preassembled the roof rack system according to the instructions found within the fit kit so were ready to fit it to the vehicle. To begin well actually take up a measurement. Well measure from the top of the windshield, back on the roof 9 and 7/8 inches. This will be the location of the leading edge of our crossbar foot on both sides. We can then place our front crossbar in the correct location and after ensuring the crossbar is in the proper location we can go ahead and use the included Accutorc tools within each foot to tighten down the feet securing our front crossbar to the vehicle. more
9/4/2012 12:58:27 PM
Yakima Q Tower Roof Rack Installation - 2007 Honda Civic- Video
Today on this 2007 Honda Civic Sedan, we're going to be test fitting a Yakima Roof Rack System. We'll be using their 58-inch CrossBars, part number Y00409, the Q Towers, part number Y00124, the Q131 Clips, part number Y00731, and the Q99 Clips, part number Y00699. We already have our roof rack assembled according to the instructions and now we're ready to fit it up on our vehicle. We'll take the front crossbar assembly and set it up on top of our roof after we open the front passenger and driver doors. To position the front bar correctly, we'll need to measure 8 inches from the leading edge of the tower to the ends of the windshield on both sides. Once we've done that, we can adjust the tension screws on the towers and lock them down. more
7/26/2012 11:59:13 AM
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