Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2011 Kia Sorento- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2011 Kia Sorento, we're going to be testing the Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack System. That's going to consist of part numbers RRVA118B-2. That's going to be our 46-inch crossbars we have up top. Then we're going to have our SX Series Legs, which is going to be part number RRSX009. As you can see, these bars also have a elliptical design, so it's going to help cut down on wind noise and drag while you drive. These crossbars also come in silver under part number RRVA118S-2.Now, if we look at our SX Series Legs, we're going to see it's kind of a clamp-style system where it basically sandwiches our factory side rails. more

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8/8/2018 8:48:00 AM

Inno Roof Rack Review - 2011 Kia Sorento INXB108-2- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2011 Kia Sorento we're going to be test fitting the Inno Aero Roof Rack System. That's going to consist of part numbers INXB108-2. And the part number's going to be our 42 inch cross bars that we have on top. As you can see they have a nice aerodynamic shape to them. That's going to help cut down on wind noise and drag while you're driving. Our other part is going to be our Inno Flush Feet System, and ;ts going to be part number INXS100.So, how this is installed, we have this rubber coated steel strap that wraps under out factory side rail and comes up and tightens down, or hooks in to our flush feet system and is tightened down so that it's secured to our side factory side rails. more

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8/8/2018 8:47:35 AM

Yakima Roof Rack Review - 2018 Kia Sportage- Video

Speaker 1: Today, on our 2018 Kia Sportage, we're going to be test fitting the Yakima JetStream roof rack system. And this is going to consist of part numbers Y00425. These are the JetStream crossbars, 50 inches long. These also come in silver. We'll also be using part number Y00145. These are the RidgeLine towers for the Yakima crossbars, particularly for the flush side rails. more

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5/29/2018 11:57:11 AM

Yakima Roof Rack Review - 2018 Kia Sportage Y00145- Video

Speaker 1: Today we have a 2018 Kia Sportage, we're gonna be test fitting the Yakima CoreBar Roof Rack System. This is gonna be consisting of part numbers Y00421, these are the 50 inch long CoreBar crossbars. Part number Y00145, this is the RidgeLine Tower for the flush side rails. Finally, part number Y06021, this is the RidgeClip Fit Kit for this particular vehicle.Now when it comes to these bars, it combines two things; the aerodynamic shape of the JetStream bars from Yakima with the strength of the RoundBars that you'll find from Yakima as well. This can carry a wide variety of accessories while freeing up space inside your vehicle such as bike racks, cargo baskets, or cargo boxes. And this utilizes the fixed mounting points to attach to your roof rack system on your flush mounted side rails so this eliminates a lot of headaches that you get with other roof rack systems such as having to measure from center to center and make sure everything's nice and neat at the spots right here and it's ready to go. more

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5/24/2018 10:17:11 AM

Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2018 Kia Sorento- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2018 Kia Sorento, we're gonna be test fitting the Rhino-Rack Vortex aero roof rack system. This is gonna be consisting of part numbers RRVA126B-2. These are the Vortex aero cross bars, 49 inches long, and these are black in color. They also come in silver as part number RRVA126S-2. We'll also be using part number RRSX023. These are the Rhino-Rack SRB legs, specifically for the flush side rails that you see on this vehicle.The Rhino-Rack Vortex aero roof rack system is great for carrying a wide variety of accessories on your Kia Sorento's roof while freeing up space inside your vehicle. more

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4/2/2018 11:06:45 AM

Best 2018 Kia Sorento Roof Rack Options- Video

Speaker 1: Today we're going to be taken a loo at the best roof rack options available for your 2018 Kia Sorento. We have two installed right now. We have the Rhino Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack system on the front, and we have the Thule Aeroblade edge system installed on the back. Let's go ahead and go over some of their features.While both of these roof rack systems have a lot of similarities, like that they can both utilize T track accessories, there are some differences, so let's go ahead and focus on those. For one, with the Rhino Rack, it's going to be how it mounts up to the flush-mounted side rails. Now while it des grip it, like the Thule, it utilizes pre-existing spots on the inside of the flush-mounted side rails, and that's going to be your points to attach it to on both the front and the rear. more

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4/2/2018 11:05:19 AM

Malone AirFlow2 Roof Rack Installation - 2015 Kia Sorento- Video

Speaker 1: Today in our 2015 Kia Sorento, we're going to be taking a look at the Malone AirFlow2 Roof Rack System, part number MPG215 and that's going to be for the 50-inch bars. Now, they're also available in 58-inch bars using part number MPG216 and 65-inch bars using part number MPG217.Our Malone AirFlow2 Roof Rack System is going to be a great solution to free up space inside your Sorento and be able to mount all of your gear on top of your roof. Now, one thing that is commonly associated with roof racks is noise. Now, the elliptical shape's going to cut down on a lot of that wind noise and drag when we're driving down the highway.One thing I really like about our Malone Roof Rack is that it has a lot of the features that some of the higher-end roof racks has, like these built in lock cores and it's going to come with two keys. On each crossbar, one of the end caps is actually going to be also the included tool to tighten everything down and we can store it inside the foot pack here, so we're not going to have to worry about ever losing it.Like most roof racks, we are going to have a T-track slot right here. What's really nice, though, is that we can just push down on that rubber strip here. more

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3/12/2018 2:58:28 PM

Rola Sport GTX Series Roof Rack Installation - 2013 Kia Soul- Video

Speaker 1: Today, on our 2013 Kia Soul, we're going to be doing a test spin on the Rola Sport Series roof rack system, with GTX mounting system, part number 59842. The Rola Sport Series roof rack system is going to allow you to carry roof mounted accessories, such as bike racks, cargo baskets, cargo boxes, and much more. It's an arrow style bar, so it's going to maintain that factory look. And since there is no overhang, you don't have to worry about hitting your head. The arrow style is going to help reduce wind noise and drag. It's also going to reduce the need for a fairing. more

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3/8/2018 12:08:18 PM

Rola Sport REX Series Roof Rack Installation - 2016 Kia Sedona- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2016 Kia Sedona, we're going to be installing the ROLA Sport REX Series Roof Rack, part number 59684. These crossbars are going to allow you to carry bike racks, ski racks, cargo boxes, cargo baskets and more on the roof of your vehicle. The low profile elliptical design is going to give it an aerodynamic shape that's going to reduce wind noise and drag.They're made of a sturdy, lightweight aluminum that's going to have 110 pound carrying capacity. Now, you do want to check with your vehicle's owner's manual to ensure that you can accommodate that load. Because it's made of aluminum, it's going to be rust and corrosion resistant. The nylon foot packs are going to be glass filled and clamp onto your rails snugly.These three inch wide, 52 inch long crossbars are going to extend past your foot pack to maximize your carrying capacity. more

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1/4/2018 10:52:11 AM

Thule Roof Rack Review - 2018 Kia Sorento- Video

Speaker 1: Today, on our 2018 Kia Sorento, we'll be taking a look at, showing you how to install the Thule Roof Rack System. This is going to consist of the Thule AeroBlade Edge Roof Rack Bars, this is part number: TH7601B-TH7602B; and the Thule Fit Kit for the podium-style foot pack, part number: THKIT4056. Now keep in mind that our crossbars are also available in silver with part number: TH7601-TH7602.This roof rack system is going to be a low-profile, aerodynamic design, which will allow you to carry your different vehicle accessories on your roof, whether those are bike racks, ski and snowboard carriers or cargo baskets. It's going to free up space inside your vehicle and allow you to carry more gear or more passengers.The aerodynamic shape of our bars is going to help to prevent wind, noise and drag. The weatherstrip on the inside can be removed and cut down to accept channel-mounted accessories.Our end cap has the option to remove this plastic lock core and place in an all-metal lock core, which will help to reduce possibilities of theft and tampering of your roof rack system as well as any channel-mounted accessories.Our fit kit it going to be custom-cut and made to our vehicle to give us a nice, secure fit, and any portion of our fit kit that touches our vehicle is going to have a rubber coating to prevent any scratches or abrasions.This roof rack system is made out of a light-weigh aluminum, so it's durable and rust-resistant. The Thule AeroBlade Roof Rack System has a 165 weight capacity, though you do want to double check your vehicle's owner's manual to make sure your roof can withstand that much weight. more

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11/1/2017 6:18:15 PM

Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2015 Kia Sportage- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2015 Kia Sportage we'll be taking a look at and showing you how to install Rhino Rack Roof Rack Kit. This is going to consist of the Rhino Rack Vortex Aero Crossbars, part number RRVA126B-2, the 2500 Series Legs, part number RRRLKVA, and our fit kit for our Sportage, part number DK259. Now keep in mind that our crossbars are also available in silver, part number RRVA126S-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 carrier, or cargo baskets. It's going to allow you to free up space inside your vehicle for more gear or more passengers. The aerodynamic shape of our crossbars is going to help to reduce wind noise and drag, and that weather strip on the inside is going to help along with that as well.If we remove our end cap you'll see that our weather strip is easy to remove and we can cut it down and place in channel mounted accessories. Unlike some other roof rack systems our end cap does have the option to lock this in place with our plastic lock core, which will help to prevent theft and tampering of any channel mounted accessories. more

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9/21/2017 10:32:08 AM

Thule Roof Rack Review - 2017 Kia Sorento- Video

Today on our 2017 Kia Sorento, we'll be taking a look at and showing you how to install to Thule roof rack system. This is going to consist of the Thule AeroBlade crossbars, part number THARB47, the Thule Podium Footpack, part number TH460R and the Thule Fit-Kit for our Sorento, part number THKIT4056. Our crossbars are also available in black with part number THARB47B. The Thule roof rack system is a great solution for carrying your vehicle accessories on your roof, whether those are bike racks, ski and snowboard carriers, kayak carriers, or cargo baskets. The aerodynamic shape of our bars, as well as the weatherstrip on the inside, is going to help to reduce wind noise and drag. Remove our end cap out of the way, you can see our weatherstrip is easy to remove. more

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7/24/2017 3:07:55 PM

Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2015 Kia Sorento- Video

Today on our 2015 Kia Sorento we're going to be test fitting the Rhino Roof Rack System, consisting of part numbers RRVA118B-2, these are the vortex arrow cross bars, but they also come in silver as part number RRVA118S-2. We also have part number RRSX009, these are the SX series legs for the vortex arrow cross bars, particularly for the factory raised side rails. We already have the front one installed. You can see that our cross bar here has a nice aerodynamic shape to it, and that's going to cut down wind noise and drag while you're driving. Combined with the rear cross bar, it has a carrying capacity of 165 pounds. Now, you want to double check with your vehicle's manual to make sure that the roof can withstand that kind of weight. Let's go ahead and show you how the rear one goes on, and we already have it partially assembled on our table over here. We'll take our leg here, we'll make sure that this end fits into the T slot end of our cross bar. more

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7/5/2017 1:07:33 PM

Thule Roof Rack Review - 2015 Kia Sorento- Video

Today on our 2015 Kia Sorento, we're going to be test fitting the Thule Roof Rack System consisting of part numbers THARB53. These are the Thule Aero Load Bars. These also come in black as part number THARB53B, and then part number TH450R and these are the foot packs that are actually going to attach to your factory raised side rails. With the front one installed, you can see that the load bars here have a nice aerodynamic shape to them. That's going to cut down wind noise and drag while you're driving. Along with the rear load bar, these actually have a carrying capacity of 165 pounds, although you want to double check with your manufacturer's instructions to make sure your roof can withstand that weight. Let's go ahead and show you how the rear one goes on. We already have it partially assembled on our table here. more

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6/7/2017 8:17:06 AM

RockyMounts Roof Rack Review - 2015 Kia sorento- Video

Today in our 2015 Kia Sorento we're going to be test-fitting the Rocky Mountain Roof Rack system. This is going to consist of part numbers RKY3056, these are the crossbars, and part number RKY3002, and these are the feet that are actually going to connect to your factory raised side rails. We have the front one installed. As you can see it has a nice aerodynamic shape to it and that's going to cut down wind noise and drag while you're driving. Combined with the rear crossbar, these are going to have the carrying capacity of 165 pounds, although you want to double-check with your vehicle's manual to make sure that your roof can withstand that weight. Let's go ahead and show you how the rear bar goes on. We already have it partially assembled on our table here. We'll first take our foot here and you can see it has this T-shape portion here and it'll fit into this T-slot into our bar. more

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6/5/2017 9:17:08 AM

Best 2017 Kia Sportage Roof Rack Options- Video

Today we're going to be taking a look at the best roof rack options available for your 2017 Kia Sportage. When searching for roof rack systems for your Kia Sportage, the two that are going to come up are going to be Rhino Rack and Thule. Up here we have the Rhino Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack System, and here we have the Thule Aeroblade Edge Roof Rack System. Now it should be noted that these are specifically designed to work for vehicles with flush side rails. Both roof rack systems do have their advantages. With Rhino Rack, they work closely with car manufacturers to keep up on all recent vehicle trends. With the Thule roof rack systems, they go through extreme testing before they're released. more

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5/16/2017 12:22:21 PM

Yakima Roof Rack Installation - 2016 Kia Sorento- Video

Today on our 2016 Kia Sorento we're going to be test fitting the Yakima Jet Stream Roof Rack System consisting of part numbers Y00425, these are the Yakima Jet Stream Crossbars, 50" long, as well as part number Y00145, these are the Ridge Line Towers for the Yakima Crossbars, and finally part number Y06013, this is the Ridge Clip Fit Kit for the Kia Sorento. The Yakima Jet Stream 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, and ski and snowboard carriers. It has a weight capacity of 165 pounds between the two bars, although you always want to double check with your vehicle's manual to make sure your roof can withstand that weight. If we remove our end cap here you can see that we can use T-track accessories by pushing down this center strip and sliding them into place. Also this center strip, combined with the aerodynamic shape of our bar will cut down wind noise and drag while we're driving. The end caps do have these knock-outs where you can replace them with Yakima SKS Lock Cores, so you can make whatever accessories you're carrying as well as your roof rack keyed alike and secured to your roof. more

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5/5/2017 3:57:23 PM

Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2017 Kia Sportage- Video

Today in our 2017 Kia Sportage we're going to be test fitting the Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero Crossbar roof Rack system consisting of part numbers RRVA126B-2. These are the Vortex Aero Crossbars, 49 inches long. These also come in silver as part number RRVA126S-2 and part number RRSX023 and these are the SRB legs for the Vortex Aero Crossbars for Flesh Factory side rails. The Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero roof rack system is great for carrying a wide variety of accessories on your roof while freeing up space inside your vehicle. 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. And it can carry anything from bike racks, to cargo baskets, to cargo boxes, to ski and snowboard carriers. It has a rubber strip at the top of the bar and that coupled with the aerodynamic shape of the bar will cut down wind noise and drag while you're driving. more

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4/27/2017 10:02:06 AM

Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2015 Kia Sorento- Video

Today on our 2015 Kia Sorento we'll be taking a look at the Rhino Rack Roof Rack, consisting of part numbers RRVA126V-2, which is the Rhino Rack Vortex Arrow Cross Bars. Part number RRRLKVA, which are the Rhino Rack Legs, and DK179 which is the Custom Fit Kit for our Kia Sorento. The cross bars are also available in silver, part number RRVA126S-2. The Rhino Rack Roof Rack Kit is the perfect way to carry your roof rack accessories on your vehicle's roof. Keep in mind that this has a 165 pound weight capacity, and you do want to check your vehicle's owner's manual to make sure it can withstand that much weight. These cross bars are going to be perfect for clamp on as well as channel mounted accessories, whether that's your bike racks, cargo baskets, cargo boxes, ski and snowboard carriers, or water sport carriers. The aerodynamic design of the cross bars is going to help to reduce wind noise and drag, and the locking covers as well as the locking end caps are going to help to prevent theft and tampering of your accessories as well as your roof rack. The fit kit is going to be custom cut to your vehicle, and any part that touches your vehicle is going to have a rubber portion that will help to prevent scratches or abrasions. more

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2/7/2017 10:26:25 AM

Yakima Roof Rack Installation - 2017 Kia Soul- Video

Today in our 2017 Kia Soul, we're going to test fit the Yakima jet stream roof rack system. Consisting of part numbers Y-00425. Those are the Yakima jet stream cross bars. 50 inches long. Part number Y-00148, those are the sky line towers for the Yakima cross bars. Part number Y-00233, these are the landing pads for the skyline towers. Now with our Yakima jet stream bars, you can carry a wide variety of accessories, and free up space in your car by carrying bike racks, cargo baskets, cargo boxes, water support carriers, and ski and snowboard carriers. more

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1/18/2017 3:33:54 PM

Thule Roof Rack Review - 2017 Kia Soul- Video

Today on our 2017 Kia Soul we're going to be test fitting the Thule AeroBlade Edge Roof Rack System, consisting of part numbers TH7602-TH7602, and these also come in black as part number TH7602B-TH7602B. And part number THKIT3146. The Thule AeroBlade Edge Roof Rack System is great for carrying a wide variety of accessories on your roof rack, and potentially freeing up space in your vehicle. It can carry anything from bike racks, to cargo baskets, to enclosed cargo boxes, and to some water sport carriers such kayaks and canoes as well as ski carriers. The way it installs it has a nice factory style look to it, and at the top here we have these rubber strips, and that coupled with the aerodynamic shape of the bars is going to cut down on wind noise and drag while you're driving. Our end caps here have this plastic piece that can be knocked out and replaced with a Thule lock core system, so once you have this installed it can actually be secured to your roof. Also, if we take off the end cap by peeling this out here you can see it has a T-track, so this roof rack is capable to use T-track accessories. Also this uses fixed points to install onto your vehicle. more

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1/17/2017 1:26:22 PM

Thule Roof Rack Review - 2017 Kia Soul TH460R- Video

Today on this 2017 Kia Soul, we're going to be test fitting the Thule Aeroblade Podium Roof Rack System, consisting of part numbers THARB47, these are the Thule Aeroblade load bars, aluminum, these also come in black, as part number THARB47B, and part number TH460R. These are the Thule Podium Foot Packs, and part number THKIT3146. This is the fit kit for this specific vehicle. The Thule Podium Roof Rack System is great for carrying a wide variety of accessories, ranging from bike racks to cargo baskets to enclosed cargo boxes to water sport carriers or ski and snowboard carriers. The rubber strips in our bars, as well as the aerodynamic design, help with cutting down wind noise and drag while you're driving. Unlike the Thule Aeroblade Edge System, instead of having to remove an entire end cap to get to your T-track accessories, all you have to do is open that up, remove the strip and insert your accessories that way. Now, both podiums come with temporary plastic locks. more

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1/17/2017 1:23:54 PM

Yakima Roof Rack Review - 2017 Kia Soul- Video

Today on our 2017 Kia Soul we're going to be test fitting the Yakima core bar roof rack system consisting of part numbers Y00421. These are the Yakima core bars, 50 inches long, part number Y00148. These are the sky line towers for the Yakima cross bars, and part number Y00233, and these are the landing pads for fix mounts. The rounded rack core bar roof rack system is a great durable roof rack system that can carry a wide variety of accessories and free up some space in your vehicle. Ranging from bike racks to cargo baskets to cargo boxes to water sport carriers like kayaks or canoes, as well as ski and snow board carriers. The bars have a nice aerodynamic shape to them which is going to cut down wind noise and drag while you're driving, but they also have a decent carrying capacity as well because both bars have 220 pounds that you can put on there, but always double check with your vehicle's manual to make sure your roof can withstand that weight. This roof rack system is easy to install. You don't have to worry about hooks coming down into the inside of your vehicle. more

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1/17/2017 11:14:14 AM

Yakima Roof Rack Review - 2017 Kia Soul Y00148- Video

Today on our 2017 Kia Soul, we're going to be test fitting the Yakima Skyline Roof Rack System consisting of part numbers Y00408. These are the round 48" CrossBars. Part number Y00148, these are the SkyLine Towers. Part number Y03536, and this is the RoundBar SL Adapter for the Yakima Skyline Towers. Part number Y00233, and these are the Landing Pads for the Yakima Control Towers. The Yakima Skyline Roof Rack is great for carrying accessories on your roof and potentially freeing up space in your vehicle. more

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1/17/2017 9:48:55 AM

Yakima Roof Rack Installation - 2016 Kia Soul- Video

Today in our 2016 Kia Soul we're going to be test fitting the Yakima Roof Rack system, consisting of part numbers Y00425, and these are the JetStream Crossbars, part number Y00148, and these are the SkyLine Towers for the Yakima Crossbars for fixed mounting points, and the part number Y00233, and these are the landing pads that the towers are actually going to sit in. We already have the front one installed and, as you can see, with the bars here, they have a nice aerodynamic shape to them, and that's going to cut down wind noise and drag when you're driving. Combined with the other bar, they're going to have a carrying capacity of 165 pounds although you will want to double-check with your vehicle's manual to make sure that your vehicle can withstand that kind of weight on its roof. Let's go ahead and show you how the rear one installs. Here on this table, we have the bars, our landing pads, and our towers, and all the hardware needed to put this on our vehicle. We'll first go ahead and remove the strip here in the bar. Normally you would remove the strip, then install the towers on either side and cut the strip to length, to between, so you know exactly what measurement needs to be each time, but for demonstration purposes, we're just going to go ahead and leave that out today. more

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9/29/2016 3:27:03 PM

Yakima Roof Rack Review - 2016 Kia Soul- Video

Today on our 2016 Kia Soul, we're going to be taking a look at the Yakima CoreBar Roof Rack System. This consist of part numbers Y00421, these are the Yakima CoreBar Crossbars, which are made of steel and 50 inches long; part number Y00148, and these are the SkyLine Towers for the Yakima Crossbars, which are for fixed mounting points; and then part number Y00233, and these are the landing pads for the SkyLine Towers. As you can see we have the front one already installed. It has this nice aerodynamic shape to it, and that's going to cut down wind noise and drag while you're driving. Along with the other bar that we're about to install, it has a carrying capacity of 220 pounds, which is a little extra load than the usual roof rack system. However, you always want to double check with your vehicle to make sure that it can withstand that kind of weight on its roof. It's a very simple and easy install. more

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9/28/2016 10:36:33 AM

Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2013 Kia Optima- Video

Today on our 2014 Kia Optima we're doing a test fit of the Rhino Rack Vortex Arrow Crossbars. The part number for our crossbars today is RRVA126B-2. For our foot pack we're using RRRLKVA, and for our fit kit for our Optima we're using DK283. We have all 3 pieces, our crossbar, foot pack, and then our fit kit here, the clamp and the rubber portion on the bottom. These are a great aerodynamic bar. They're available in silver as well with the same part number, just replace the B with S. more

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9/28/2016 9:56:13 AM

Thule Roof Rack Review - 2016 Kia Soul- Video

Today on our 2016 Kia Soul we're going to be installing the Thule Roof Rack System. This is going to be consisting of Part Numbers THARB-47, those are the aero blade load bars, 47 inches long; Part Number TH460R, that the Thule Podium Foot for aero Bars, and then Part Number THKIT3146, this is going to be the Thule Roof Rack Fit Kit for the podium-style roof racks. Now we have the front one installed already, and as you can see it has a nice flush look with your roof and actually looks like it's a part of the vehicle. 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 other bar it's going to have a carrying capacity of 165 pounds, although you want to double-check with your vehicle to make sure it can withstand that weight on its roof. Let's go ahead and show you how the rear one goes into place. We already have some of this stuff assembled here. more

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9/22/2016 9:56:09 AM

Thule Roof Rack Review - 2007 Kia Sportage- Video

Today, on our 2007 Kia Sportage, we're doing a test fit of the Thule AeroBlade Crossbars. The part number for the crossbars we're using today is THARB47, and for our Rapid Crossroad Foot Pack, we're using TH450R. Now we already have our front crossbar loaded up onto our vehicle. We do have our end caps that are included with each of them. It's going to have a nice aerodynamic shape which is going to help with reducing wind noise and drag. We've got that one mounted. We're going to grab our back bar, show you how to secure on the last foot pack, and then how we load up our bar and secure it down. more

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8/23/2016 9:56:10 AM

Thule Roof Rack Review - 2013 Kia Sorento- Video

Today on our 2013 Kia Sorento we're doing a test fit of the Thule Aeroblade Crossbars. The part number for the crossbars we're using today is THARB53 and for our foot pack we're using TH450R. Now we already have that front bar in place. We're going to show you how to put our back bar together. We've got one of the U foot packs on our bar. We'll just show you this last one here. more

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7/12/2016 8:06:46 AM

Thule Roof Rack Review - 2016 Kia Sorento- Video

Today, on this 2016 Kia Sorento, we're going to be test fitting the Thule AeroBlade Roof Rack system, consisting of part numbers THARB47, which are the load bars, part number TH460R, which are the Thule Podium Foot Pack, and part number THKIT4056, which is the Fit Kit, or clamps that go around to your factory raised side rails here. Now, we have the first one installed already. Let's go ahead and show you how the rear one installs. We have it partially assembled on our table here. We'll go ahead and show you how that goes together. First off, we'll take the Fit Kit portion, which has this tightening tool and this bolt here, which will go through the center portion of this Podium Foot Pack. You'll see it has a threaded hole right there. Let's go ahead and loosely install it for now. more

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4/19/2016 2:37:54 PM

Thule Roof Rack Review - 2016 Kia Sorento TH7601-TH7602- Video

Today on this 2016 Kia Sorento, we're going to be test fitting the Thule AeroBlade Edge Roof Rack System, consisting of part numbers TH7601-TH7602, which will be the load bars with the feet, and part number THKIT4056 which is the Fit Kit that clamps around your raised factory side rails. We have the front one installed already. Let's go ahead and show you how the rear one installs. We have it partially assembled on our table here, the foot pack already attached to our load bar. Let's show you how the other one attaches. If you look at the end here you'll see it has a threaded hole here in the center. That's where our bolt from our Fit Kit will thread into. more

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4/19/2016 2:37:36 PM

Thule Roof Rack Review - 2013 Kia Soul- Video

Today, on our 2013 KIA Soul, we are doing a test fit of the Thule AeroBlade Traverse roof racking system. Sorry, the part numbers for your cross bars are THARB53. The foot pack will be TH480R and the fit kit will be THKIT1524. Now we have the first one already on. Pretty simple to put on. Go ahead and show you what we have here. We have a crossbar. more

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11/13/2015 10:52:45 AM

Inno Aero Bar Installation - 2011 Kia Sorento- Video

All right. Today on this 2011 Kia Sorento, we're going to show you an Inno Aero Bar in sand-brushed black color, part number INXB108. With this part number, you get 1 Aero Bar, like you see here, so if you need 2, you need to order 2 of same part number. It's actually shaped a little bit like a wing. This is a leading edge right here. It goes towards the front of the vehicle. more

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5/22/2015 10:36:32 AM

Yakima Roof Rack Review - 2015 Kia Sportage- Video

Today on our 2015 Kia Sportage, well be testing the Yakima roof rack system, using part numbers Y00409 from the 58-inch crossbars, as you can see here, and part number Y00699 for the Q99 Q clips and pads for the front, as you can see here, and part number Y00683 for the Q83 Q clips for the rear end pads, which we already have installed, and part number Y00124 for the Q tower, which is right here. Right now, Im going to go ahead and show how to install the Q tower. What you want to do is you want to take your pad, place it on the bottom, and make sure that fits nicely there. Take your Q clip, run it until it clips in just like that, and take this part Youll notice how theres a notch there. Youll want to run it up through the center toward this notch, like so. This is meant to keep it in place. You want to clip that in just like that. more

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12/30/2014 6:40:28 PM

Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2013 Kia Soul- Video

Today on our 2013 Kia Soul, we are going to do a test fit on the Rhino Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack System. As you can see here, we are using the 49 inch vortex aero roof crossbars, they are part number is RRVA126B-2 that we have here. They are also available in silver, it's part number RRVA126S-2. The foot packs are part number RRRLKVA and the fit kit and pads that we are using are part number DK237. Now we've already got our front bar installed. I want to go over and install in the rear bar with you, can see how that's going to fit but first let me show you how to put our foot pack together. Now, I like to start with the pad, pads got a small arrow on it, the instruction tell us this should be pointing out and it also tells us that our removable pad here the arrow should be pointing out. more

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10/27/2014 5:56:30 AM

Yakima Roof Rack Review - 2014 Kia Rio- Video

Today on our 2014 Kia Rio we're going to be test fitting the Yakima RoundBar roof rack system, part numbers Y00409 for our bar, Y00124 for our Q Towers, and Y00683 for our Q Clips. We already went ahead and got our front bar onto our vehicle so we're going to show you how to install one of the foot packs and load the bar onto the vehicle. First we're going to place the pad onto the bracket. We'll simply match up the shapes and press it on. Then what we'll need to do is remove the lock core. To do so we'll take our Allen wrench, remove the clip. The core will fall out. more

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10/22/2014 4:08:28 PM

Thule AeroBlade Crossroad Roof Rack Installation - 2011 Kia Sorento- Video

Today on our 2011 Kia Sorento we'll be doing a quick test fit of the Thule Rapid Crossroads Roof Rack System, using part numbers THARB53 and TH450R. The crossbar is also available in black as part number THARB53B. We'll begin our test fit by installing the front bar. We'll need to take the front load bar and place up onto the front of our roof. We'll need to bring the rubber-coated steel straps around the underside of the cross rails and bring it up and hook it into the foot pack. Note that we will need to remove the end cap first. With the strap inserted into the end of the foot pack, we can use the included tool to tighten it down. more

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10/5/2014 10:02:13 AM

Thule Traverse Roof Rack Installation - 2014 Kia Soul- Video

Today on our 2014 Kia Soul we will be test fitting the Thule Traverse roof rack system using part #THLB50, #TH480, #THKIT1524. We will begin our test fit by opening up the front driver and passenger side doors. We will go ahead and place the front load bar onto the front of our roof. We will then need to measure from the leading edge of the windshield to the first part of our foot pack. We will measure 10 and a half inches on both the passenger and driver side of the vehicle, which will ensure the front load bar is perpendicular to the roof as well as the pads on the underside of the feet contour to the roof line correctly. Once we have the front bar in position we can use the included tensioning tool to tighten down the silver bolts to bring the clips up tightly against the roof line. Now we will alternate sides when tightening them down, so the bar doesn't favor one side of the vehicle. Once everything is all tightened down and secured, we can go ahead and place our rear load bar onto the rear of our roof and measure the load bar spread. The load bar spread is the measurement from the center of the front load bar to the center of the rear load bar and is also important when choosing roof rack accessories. We will measures 30 inches on both the passenger and driver side of the vehicle to ensure that both load bars are parallel to each other and perpendicular to the roof of our Kia. more

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5/6/2014 9:04:12 AM

Thule AeroBlade Crossroad Roof Rack Installation - 2014 Kia Sorento- Video

Today, on our 2014 Kia Sorento, we will be test fitting the Thule Rapid Crossroads Roof Rack System using part numbers tharb53 and th450r. With our roof rack assembled according to the instructions, we will begin our test fit by placing the front load bar onto the front part of our roof. To make sure our bars stay straight across from each other, we'll find a fixed point on the side rail and use that for our foot location. We can bring the rubber coated strap around the underside of our rail and fit it back into the foot pack. We'll use the included tool to tighten the Allen bolt and secure our straps around our side rails. We'll move from the passenger's side to the driver's side to evenly secure it. We'll grab our rear bar, place it under the rear part of our roof. Thule recommends that we have a minimum load bar spread of 24 inches. more

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3/24/2014 10:21:13 AM

Thule Crossroad Roof Rack Installation - 2014 Kia Sorento- Video

Today on our 2014 Kia Sorento, we will be test fitting the Thule Crossroads Roof Rack using part numbers, THLB50 and TH450. With our roof rack assembled according to the manufacturer's instructions, we'll begin our test fit by placing our front bar into the front portion of our roof rack. Then, to be sure our feet are even, we'll want to find a fixed point on our side rails to use as a guide. In this case, there's a seam where the side rail meets the foot. We will place the leading edge of our foot pack on this seam. We will now bring our rubber-coated strap around our rail, placing into the appropriate slot of our foot pack. Do this on the other side as well. more

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3/12/2014 10:15:02 AM

Thule Traverse Roof Rack Installation - 2014 Kia Cadenza- Video

Today on our 2014 Kia Cadenza, we'll be test fitting the Thule Traverse Roof Rack System using Part Numbers THLV58, TH480, and THKIT1638. We'll begin our test fit by placing the front load bar onto the front of our roof. We'll need to measure 12 1/4 inches from the first part of the glass to the first part of our foot. We'll need to make this measurement on both the passenger and driver side of the vehicle to ensure the front load bar is perpendicular to the roof of our Cadenza. Once the front bar is in this position, we'll take the included tensioning tool to tighten down the black bolt inside the foot of our roof rack which is going to bring the clips up tightly against the roof line. Now when you're tightening it down, you'll need to alternate tightening it from side to side so that the bar doesn't favor one side of the vehicle. With the front bar secure, now we'll go ahead and place the rear bar onto the rear of our roof and measure the load bar spread. more

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2/28/2014 3:49:25 PM

Thule AeroBlade Edge Roof Rack Installation - 2011 Kia Sorento- Video

Today on our 2011 Kia Sorento, we'll be test fitting the Thule AeroBlade Edge Roof Rack System for factory raised side rails, part number TH7502-TH7503. We'll begin our test fit by placing our first bar onto the front of our roof. There's a little line where the raised side rail connects to the roof and the parallel bar connects to the fixed point. There is a crease in which we'll set up our next tube, making sure the front bar is perpendicular to the raised side rails of our Sorento. With this done, we can take the rubber-coated steel straps on number three and insert it into the bottom portion of the blade. We'll then wrap the strap around the raised side rail bringing it back up into the holes of the strap, placing it into the holes at the top portion of the blade. more

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9/16/2013 8:13:54 AM

Thule Crossroad Roof Rack Installation - 2011 Kia Sorento- Video

Today on our 2011 Kia Sorento, we'll be test fitting the Thule Crossroads Roof Rack System using part numbers THLB50 and TH450. This roof rack system is also available as a kit with locks as part number TH450-50. We'll begin our test fit by placing the front bar onto the front of our roof. Now there is a crease in which we are going to use to help us position the front bar. We'll use the crease as a guide to make sure that our feet are right next to it, which will ensure our bar is perpendicular to the rear side rails. With the front bar in place, we can pop off the end caps, bring the rubber-coated steel straps around the rail and hook them into the connection points. more

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9/13/2013 1:52:50 PM

Thule AeroBlade Crossroad Roof Rack Installation - 2011 Kia Sorento TH450R- Video

Today, on our 2011 Kia Sorento, we'll be test fitting the Thule Rapid Crossroads roof rack system, using part numbers THARB47 and TH450R. We'll begin our test fit by placing the front bar onto the front of our race side rails. There is a crease in which we are going to use to help us position the front bar. We'll use the crease as a guide to make sure that our feet are right next to it, which will insure our bar is perpendicular to the race side rails. With our front bar in place, we can pop off the end caps and bring the rubber coated steel straps around the underside of the rail and hook them into connection points. We'll then use the included tensioning tool to tighten down the black bolt to tighten down the straps up against the rail. We'll then repeat the same process for the other side. We'll now place our second bar onto the rear of our roof. We'll then measure the load bar spread. more

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9/13/2013 1:49:54 PM

Yakima Q Tower Roof Rack Installation - 2013 Kia Optima- Video

Today on our 2013 Kia Optima, we'll be test fitting the Yakima round bar roof rack system, using part numbers Y00409, Y00635, Y00605, and Y00124. With our roof rack assembled according to the instructions, we'll begin our test fit by opening both front doors. We'll grab our front bar, and place it onto the front part of our roof. To insure that we have this bar in the correct location, we need to measure 8 1/2 inches from the leading edge of the windshield, to the closest point of the foot pack. We'll do this measurement on both sides of the vehicle, to insure that our feet are in line with each other. Once we have it in place, we can then tighten the thumb screw on the inside of our foot pack, and then close the lid to secure our clamp around our roof line. With our front bar secured, we'll open our rear doors, and grab our rear bar. We'll place it onto the rear part of our roof. To insure that we have this bar in the correct location, we need to measure 32 inches from the center of our front bar to the center of our rear bar. We'll do this measurement on both sides to insure that our feet are in line with each other, and that our bars are parallel. Once we have it in place, we can then repeat the same tightening process that we did at the front. That completes today's test fit for the Yakima round bar roof rack system, using part numbers Y00409, Y00635, Y00605, and Y00124, on our 2013 Kia Optima. more

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9/10/2013 1:13:33 PM

Thule Traverse Roof Rack Installation - 2013 Kia Optima- Video

Today on our 2013 Kia Optima, we'll betest fitting the Thule Traverse Roof Rack System using part numbers THLB58, TH480, and THKIT1629.With our roof rack system assembled according to the instructions, we'll begin our test fit by opening both front doors. We'll grab our frontbar and place it onto the front part of our roof. To ensure that we have this broughtin the correct location, we need to measure 9 inches from the leading edge of the windshield to the closest point on our footpack. 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 our front bar in place, we can then use the included Allen tool to tighten down the Allen bolt, which will tighten our clamp around the roof line of our car. Once we have this side tightened, we can slide the Allen tool back into the foot pack and close the lid. more

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9/10/2013 10:37:37 AM

Yakima Q Tower Roof Rack Installation - 2013 Kia Sportage- Video

Today on our 2013 Kia Sportage, we'll be test fitting the Yakima Q Towers roof rack system, part numbers Y00409, Y00699, Y00683, and Y00124. With our Q Towers, round bars, and Q clips already assembled according to the included instructions, we'll begin our test fit by placing the front crossbar onto the front of our roof. We'll then need to measure from the front part of the glass to the first part of our Q tower 7-3/8". We'll make this measurement on both the passenger and driver's side of the vehicle to ensure the front crossbar is perpendicular to the roof line of our Sportage. With the front crossbar in place, we can turn the silver bolt on the inside of the tower and clamp down the black plastic levers to bring the clips up around tightly against the roof. With this done, we can place our rear crossbar onto the rear of our roof and measure the crossbar spread. more

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8/13/2013 9:26:23 AM

Yakima Q Tower Roof Rack Installation - 2010 Kia Forte Koupe- Video

Today on our 2010 Kia Forte Koup we'll be test fitting the Round 58 Inch Crossbar for Yakima Roof Rack using part numbers y00409, y00646 for the front and rear towers, y00124 and y00134. That last part number was for the Yakima Q Stretch Kit. Our Yakima Roof Rack System is assembled according to the instructions.To begin our test fit we'll open both front doors. Now we'll place our front crossbar onto the front part of our roof. To ensure that we have this in the correct location we need to measure four inches from the leading edge of the windshield to the closest edge of our foot pack. We'll do this measurement on both sides of the vehicle to make sure that our foot packs are lined up with each other.We'll hand tighten the thumb screw on the inside of the Q tower. more

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7/17/2013 3:04:00 PM

Rola Sport Series Roof Rack Installation - 2013 Kia Sorento- Video

Today on our 2013 Kia Sorento we'll be test fitting the Rola Sport Series Roof Rack, part number 59899. With our roof rack assembled according to the instructions we'll begin by placing the front part of our roof rack onto the front part of our factory raised side rails. We want to make sure that our feet go around our side rails and that they're in line with each other.To do this we'll find a fixed point on the side rail and measure to the center of the foot pack. We'll want to make sure this measurement is the same on both sides of our vehicle. Once we have it in place we can tighten the T-handle to secure our clamps to the side rail. Now we'll grab our rear bar and place it onto the rear part of our factory raised side rails.To make sure that our bars are parallel we'll measure from the center of our front bar to the center of our rear bar. more

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6/27/2013 12:02:10 PM

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