Thule Roof Rack Review - 2018 Subaru Forester- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2018 Subaru Forester we're going to be test-fitting the Thule Aeroblade Edge Roof Rack System. This is going to consist of part numbers TH7502-TH7502, and these are the Aeroblade Edge Roof Rack Systems. These also come in black as part number TH7502B. This is a nice roof rack system that has a nice factory style look to it once it's installed. The bars themselves have an aerodynamic shape, so it's going to cut down wind noise and drag while you drive.Taking off the top cover here, you can utilize T track accessories with this. You simply remove the strip, install your T track accessory, cut the strip to length, and put it back into place. more

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6/14/2018 6:57:09 AM

Malone AirFlow2 Universal Roof Rack Installation - 2015 Subaru Forester- Video

Speaker 1: Today in our 2015 Subaru Forester, we're gonna be taking a look at, and showing you how to install the Malone AirFlow2 Roof Rack System, part number MPG215.That's gonna be for 50-inch long cross bars. It's also available in 58-inch long cross bars, using part number MGP216, and 65-inch long cross bars, using MGP217.Our Malone AirFlow2 Roof Rack System is going to allow us to free up space inside of our Forester, making more room for passengers and pets. Whether it be a bike rack, a kayak carrier, or even a cargo box for some elongated gear, it's gonna free up that space inside, and allow us to mount it up top.Our Malone AirFlow2 is going to be one of the easiest arrow bar roof rack systems to put on out of the box. It's gonna come with those included lock cores and it's going to have a lot of the same features that a lot of the higher-end roof rack systems have. Out of the box, our cross bars and foot packs are already going to be pre-assembled, so all we're going to have to do is set 'em on top of our raised rails, get our measurements down, and tighten everything up.Metal lock cores are included out of the box and it does come with two keys that are keyed alike for all four foot packs. The cross bars themselves are going to be aluminum, so they're going to be lightweight and rust-proof. more

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4/26/2018 8:12:55 PM

Rhino Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack Installation - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek, we're gonna be test fitting the Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero roof rack system, consisting of part numbers RRVA118B-2. These are the Vortex Aro crossbars, black in color and 46" long. These also come in silver as part number RRVA118S-2. We'll also be using part number RRSX100 and these are the Rhino-Rack SS legs for the Vortex Aero crossbars, particularly for the factory raised side rails. The Vortex Aero roof rack system is great for carrying a wide variety of accessories on your roof while freeing up space inside your vehicle. Another thing to consider with this roof rack system is that you're able to loosen these up and move these back and forth to accommodate your accessories as well. more

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2/19/2018 1:17:39 PM

Malone AirFlow2 Universal Roof Rack Installation - 2018 Subaru Forester- Video

Speaker 1: Today on a 2018 Subaru Forester, we're gonna be test fitting the Malone Airflow2 Roof Rack System, part number MPG215. These are the 50 inch long bars and they wrap around your factory raised side rails. The Malone Airflow Roof Rack System is great for carrying a wide variety of accessories on your roof while freeing up space inside your vehicle.The bars have an aerodynamic shape to them and that coupled with the rubber strip at the top, as well as the one that you would cut to length that goes underneath. That's gonna cut down the wind noise and drag while you're driving, eliminating the need for fairings which is what you would have with your round and square bars.Also, what sets us apart from the others, we have this latch that opens up at the end. You can use T-Track accessories with this but instead of having to remove the rubber strip to install them, you simply push down the rubber strip and install your accessory. These are very easy to install, they simply clamp around your existing factory raised side rail. more

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2/16/2018 8:47:10 AM

Yakima Roof Rack Review - 2018 Subaru Forester- Video

Speaker 1: Today in our 2018 Subaru Forester, we're going to be test fitting the Yakima CoreBar Roof Rack System, and this consists of part numbers Y00421. These are the Yakima CoreBar Crossbars. These are 50" long. We'll also be using part number Y00147, and these are the Timberline Towers for the Yakima Crossbars, particularly for factory raised side rails.The Yakima CoreBar Roof Rack System is great for carrying a wide variety of accessories on your roof while freeing up space inside your vehicle. This combines the sturdiness of the round bars with the aerodynamic qualities of the aero bars, as you're going to cut down wind noise and drag while you drive with the shape of these.it's very easy to install. It simply wraps around your factory raised side rail, with this strap here and it's tightened down. more

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2/15/2018 12:57:37 PM

Malone SteelTop Universal Roof Rack Installation - 2018 Subaru Forester- Video

Speaker 1: Today in our 2018 Subaru Forester, we're going to be test fitting the Malone Steel Top Roof Rack System part number MPG202. This consists of 58" long crossbars and it will be attached to your factory rate side rails. It should also be noted that this is the exact same insulation procedure for part number MPG201 as well. The Malone Steel Top Roof Rack System is great for carrying a wide variety of accessories on your roof, while freeing up space inside your vehicle.And while the square bars are sturdy by themselves, they are going to make noise while you travel. One of the best things about this roof rack system is everything comes already assembled, unlike others where you would have to assemble the feet or the legs or whatever you want to call it, into place. It also has this lock at the end here, so once you install this it is going to be secure to your factory raised side rails. more

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2/15/2018 12:57:10 PM

Malone AirFlow2 Universal Roof Rack Installation - 2017 Subaru Forester- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Subaru Forrester we're going to be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Malone Airflow 2 Roof Rack, part number MPG215. If you're looking for a way to free up space in your Subaru for passengers and pets or carry some rather large equipment the Malone Airflow 2 Roof Rack System is going to be a great option to strap all your equipment to the top of your roof, giving you more room inside. The elliptical shape of the bar itself is going to cut down on a lot of that wind noise and drag that's commonly associated with roof racks.Now our roof rack system is going to work with your factory raised rails, and it's going to have a rubber surround so we're not going to have to worry about any scratches our abrasions damaging the paint. It's going to come in with a built in metal lock core, and two keys that's not only going to keep our roof rack secure, but it's also going to house our included tightening tool. On top here we're going to have a rubber strip that's going to run along the entire length of the bar, which is not only going to give us a nice spot to mount our accessories and a nice grip, but it's also going to cut down on some of that wind noise.Unlike a lot of other roof rack systems our end cap is going to have a hinge here, to where we're not going to have to fully remove it. In some cases we can actually just push this rubber strip down and put in our favorite T-track accessories. more

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11/1/2017 6:17:24 PM

Malone SteelTop Universal Roof Rack Installation - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek, we're gonna be test fitting the Malone steel top universal roof rack for raised side rails, part number MPG202. The Malone steel top universal roof rack system for factory raised side rails enables you to carry a wide variety of accessories on your roof while freeing up space inside your vehicle.This is very easy to install. It simply clamps around your factory raised side rails. The bars are very sturdy and are covered with a corrosion resistant material to give them a longer lasting life. And both bars have a carrying capacity of 165 pounds. Although you'll always want to double check with your vehicle's manual to make sure it can withstand those weights. more

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8/31/2017 1:22:09 PM

Yakima RailBar Crossbars Installation - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek we'll be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Yakima railbar crossbars, part number Y00433-0434. Now keep in mind that these bars are also available in black with part number Y00448-0449. The Yakima railbar system is a great solution for carrying your vehicle accessories on your roof whether those are bike racks, ski and snowboard carriers, or cargo baskets. The aerodynamic shape of our bars as well as the weatherstrip on the inside are going to help to reduce wind noise and drag. Our bars are also going to be made out of a lightweight aluminum with a coating to prevent any scratches or abrasions.If we remove our cover, you can see that our weatherstrip is easily pushed down to allow for those channel mounted accessories. Our bolts here in the center underneath our cover on our tower is going to tighten and loosen up our clamps. more

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8/14/2017 8:02:23 AM

Malone SteelTop Square Crossbars Roof Rack Installation - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek- Video

Today on our 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek we're going to be test fitting the Malone Steeltop Universal Roof Rack for Raised Side Rails, part number MPG201. The Malone Steeltop Universal Roof Rack system is a universal roof rack system designed to work with your factory raised side rails. These are square bars, so they work with a wide variety of rooftop accessories such as bike racks, kayak carriers or cargo baskets, and they also come equipped with locks on the end so you can actually secure these to your factory raised side rails once they're installed. Together the two bars hae a combined carrying capacity of 165 pounds, though you always want to double check with your vehicle's manual to make sure your roof can withstand those weights. This is a very easy and simple installation for your side rails, and comes with all the tools necessary to install it. 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. To start off, we'll unlock our end caps, pulling off those pieces there. That's going to expose the Allen head screw we need to loosen up the clamp. more

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6/13/2017 7:42:24 AM

Best 2016 Subaru Crosstrek Roof Rack Options- Video

Today we're going to be taking a look at the best roof rack options available for your 2016 Subaru Crosstrek. Now once you click on the roof rack options for your vehicle, these are going to be the top three roof racks. At the top we're going to have the Rhino-Rack SX series roof rack system consisting of part numbers RRVA118B-2, those are the Vortex Aero Crossbars, and part number RRSX005, and these are the SX series legs for the Vortex Aero Crossbars. Next we have the Thule Crossroad roof rack system, consisting of part numbers THARB53, these are the Thule Aeroblade Load Bars, and part number TH450R, and these are the Thule Rapid Crossroad roof-mounted railing foot packs that come with that. And finally we have the Yakima Timberline roof rack system, consisting of part numbers Y00408, these are the round 48 inch crossbars, and part number Y03536, these are the roundbar SL adapters for the Yakima BaseLine, SkyLine, TimberLine, and RidgeLine towers. And finally, part number Y00147, and these are the TimberLine towers for the Yakima crossbars. Now as far as differences between these three roof racks are concerned, the most obvious is the Yakima rack has the round bars while your Thule and Rhino-Racks have the aero bars. Now, there are advantages to having the aero bars just because it can actually cut down on wind noise and drag while you're driving as opposed to the round bars. more

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2/10/2017 11:38:38 AM

Best 2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek Roof Rack Options- Video

Today we're going to be taking a look at the best roof rack options available for your 2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek. Now once you click on the roof rack options for your vehicle, these are going to be the top three roof racks. At the top we're going to have the Rhino-Rack SX Series roof rack system consisting of part numbers RRVA118B-2, those are the Vortex Aero crossbars, and part number RRSX005. These are the SX Series legs for the Vortex Aero crossbars. Next we have the Thule Crossroad roof rack system consisting of part numbers THARB53, these are the Thule AeroBlade load bars, and part number TH450R. These are the Thule Rapid Crossroad roof-mounted railing foot packs that come with that. Finally, we have the Yakima TimberLine roof rack system consisting of part numbers Y00408, these are the round 48" crossbars, and part number Y03536. more

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2/8/2017 2:59:07 PM

Best 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek Roof Rack Options- Video

Today we're going to be taking a look at the best roof rack options available for your 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek. Now once you click on the roof rack options for your vehicle these are going to be the top three roof racks. At the top we're going to have the Rhino-Rack SX Series Roof Rack System, consisting of part numbers RRVA118B-2. Those are the Vortex Aero Crossbars and part number RRSX005, and these are the SX Series Legs for the Vortex Aero Crossbars. Next we have the Thule Crossroad Roof Rack System, consisting of part numbers THARB53, these are the Thule Aeroblade Load Bars, and part number TH450R, and these are the Thule Rapid Crossroad Roof Mounted Railing Foot Packs that come with that. Finally we have the Yakima TimberLine Roof Rack System, consisting of part number Y00408. These are the round 48 inch crossbars, and part number Y03536, these are the RoundBar SL Adapters for the Yakima BaseLine, SkyLine, and RidgeLine Towers. more

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2/8/2017 2:59:01 PM

Best 2010 Subaru Forester Roof Rack Options- Video

Today we're going to be taking a look at the best roof rack options available for your 2010 Subaru Forester. Now when choosing roof racks for your particular vehicle, I want you to keep in mind that this is going to be for the Subaru Foresters with factory raised side rails. These are going to be the top three options for that vehicle. Up at the top we have the Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero roof rack system. Here we have the Thule AeroBlade Edge roof rack system. At the bottom we have the Inno Aero Bar roof rack system. The Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero roof rack system consists of part numbers RRVA126B-2. more

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2/8/2017 2:58:50 PM

Best 2009 Subaru Forester Roof Rack Options- Video

Today we're going to be taking a look at the best roof rack options available for your 2009 Subaru Forester. Now when choosing roof racks for your particular vehicle, I want you to keep in mind that this is going to be for the Subaru Foresters with factory raised side rails. These are going to be the top three options for that vehicle. Up at the top we have the Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero roof rack system. Here we have the Thule AeroBlade Edge roof rack system. At the bottom we have the Inno Aero Bar roof rack system. The Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero roof rack system consists of part numbers RRVA126B-2. more

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2/8/2017 2:58:42 PM

Best 2016 Subaru Forester Roof Rack Options- Video

Today we're going to be taking a look at the best roof rack options available for your 2016 Subaru Forester. Now when choosing roof racks for your particular vehicle, I want you to keep in mind that this is going to be for the Subaru Foresters with factory raised side rails. These are going to be the top three options for that vehicle. Up at the top we have the Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero roof rack system. Here we have the Thule AeroBlade Edge roof rack system. At the bottom we have the Inno Aero Bar roof rack system. The Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero roof rack system consists of part numbers RRVA126B-2. more

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2/8/2017 2:58:34 PM

Best 2015 Subaru Forester Roof Rack Options- Video

Today we're going to be taking a look at the best roof rack options available for your 2015 Subaru Forester. Now when choosing roof racks for your particular vehicle I want you to keep in mind that this is going to be for the Subaru Foresters with factory raised side rails. These are going to be the top three options for that vehicle. Up at the top we have the Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack System. Here we have the Thule AeroBlade Edge Roof Rack System. At the bottom we have the Inno Aero Bar Roof Rack System. The Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack System consists of part number RRVA126B-2. more

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2/8/2017 2:58:25 PM

Best 2014 Subaru Forester Roof Rack Options- Video

Today we're going to be taking a look at the best roof rack options available for your 2014 Subaru Forester. Now when choosing roof racks for your particular vehicle, I want you to keep in mind that this is going to be for the Subaru Foresters with factory raised side rails. These are going to be the top three options for that vehicle. Up at the top we have the Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero roof rack system. Here we have the Thule AeroBlade Edge roof rack system. At the bottom we have the Inno Aero Bar roof rack system. The Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero roof rack system consists of part numbers RRVA126B-2. more

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2/8/2017 2:58:16 PM

Best 2013 Subaru Forester Roof Rack Options- Video

Today we're going to be taking a look at the best roof rack options available for your 2013 Subaru Forester. Now when choosing roof racks for your particular vehicle, I want you to keep in mind that this is going to be for the Subaru Foresters with factory raised side rails. These are going to be the top three options for that vehicle. Up at the top we have the Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero roof rack system. Here we have the Thule AeroBlade Edge roof rack system. At the bottom we have the Inno Aero Bar roof rack system. The Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero roof rack system consists of part numbers RRVA126B-2. more

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2/8/2017 2:58:08 PM

Best 2012 Subaru Forester Roof Rack Options- Video

Today we're going to be taking a look at the best roof rack options available for your 2012 Subaru Forester. Now when choosing roof racks for your particular vehicle, I want you to keep in mind that this is going to be for the Subaru Foresters with factory raised side rails. These are going to be the top three options for that vehicle. Up at the top we have the Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero roof rack system. Here we have the Thule AeroBlade Edge roof rack system. At the bottom we have the Inno Aero Bar roof rack system. The Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero roof rack system consists of part numbers RRVA126B-2. more

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2/8/2017 2:57:59 PM

Best 2011 Subaru Forester Roof Rack Options- Video

Today we're going to be taking a look at the best roof rack options available for your 2011 Subaru Forester. Now when choosing roof racks for your particular vehicle, I want you to keep in mind that this is going to be for the Subaru Foresters with factory raised side rails. These are going to be the top three options for that vehicle. Up at the top we have the Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero roof rack system. Here we have the Thule AeroBlade Edge roof rack system. At the bottom we have the Inno Aero Bar roof rack system. The Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero roof rack system consists of part numbers RRVA126B-2. more

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2/8/2017 2:57:50 PM

Best 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Roof Rack Options- Video

Today we're going to be taking a look at the best roof rack options for the 2014 Subaru XT Crosstrek. Once you click on the roof rack options for your vehicle, these are going to be the top three roof racks. At the top we're going to have the Rhino-Rack SX series roof rack system, consisting of part numbers RRVA118B-2. Those are the vortex aero crossbars, and part number RRSX005. These are the SX series legs for the vortex arrow crossbars. Next, we have a Thule Crossroad roof rack system, consisting of part numbers THARB53. more

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1/18/2017 3:35:50 PM

Best 2017 Subaru Forester Roof Rack Options- Video

Today we're going to be going over the best roof rack options available for your 2017 Subaru Forester. When choosing roof racks for your particular vehicle, I want you to keep in mind that this is going to be for the Subaru Foresters with factory raise side rails. These are going to be the top three options for that vehicle. Up at the top, we have the Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack System. Here we have the Thule AeroBlade Edge Rack System. At the bottom, we have the Inno Aero Bar Roof Rack System. The Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack System consists of part numbers RRVA126B-2. more

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1/11/2017 3:32:25 PM

Yakima Roof Rack Review - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek- Video

Today in our 2014 Subaru XT Crosstrek, we're going to be test fitting the Yakima roof-rack system, consisting of part number Y00408. These are the 48-inch crossbars. Part number Y03536, and these are the round-bar SL adapter kits for the Yakima Baseline, Skyline, and Timberline, and Ridgeline towers, and part number Y00147. These are the Timberline towers for Yakima crossbars, specifically for the raised factory side rails. The Yakima roof-rack system is great for carrying a wide variety of accessories on your roof, ranging from bike racks to cargo baskets, to cargo boxes, to water-sport carriers, such as for Kayaks and canoes. To carry these items on your roof, you have two very strong and durable crossbars that have a carrying capacity of 220 pounds, although always double check with your vehicle's manual to make sure your vehicle can withstand that weight on its roof. This is very easy to install. It simply wraps around the factory raised side rails of your vehicle, and can fit multiple cars with these factory side rails. more

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12/27/2016 11:18:06 AM

Yakima Roof Rack Review - 2017 Subaru Forester- Video

Today on our 2017 Subaru Forester we're going to be test fitting the Yakima CoreBar roof rack system. This consists of part numbers Y00421. These are the Yakima CoreBar crossbars made from steel, and 50" long. We also have part number Y00147. These are the TimberLine Towers for Yakima crossbars, particularly for factory raised side rails like you see here. Now we have the front one installed. The bar itself, unlike other steel bars, actually has an aerodynamic shape to it. more

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11/7/2016 9:04:13 AM

RockyMounts Roof Rack Review - 2017 Subaru Forester- Video

Today on our 2017 Subaru Forester we're going to be test fitting the RockyMounts roof rack system. This is going to consist of part numbers RKY3054, these are the RockyMounts Ouray Cross Bars, 47 inches long in black, and we also have part number RKY3002. These are the RockyMounts Flagstaff towers for factory-raised side rails. This what's actually going to wrap around your factory-raised side rails. We already have the front one installed. As you can see, the bar here actually has a nice aerodynamic shape to it and that's going to cut down wind noise and drag while you're driving. As I said, the towers do wrap around your actually factory-raised side rails and are tightened down by the screw on the inside. more

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11/1/2016 9:36:08 AM

Thule Roof Rack Review - 2017 Subaru Forester- Video

Today, on our 2017 Subaru Forester, we're going to be test fitting the Thule AeroBlade Roof Rack System consisting of part numbers THARB47 . These are the AeroBlade Load Bars, 47" long. These also come in black as part number THARB47B. We also have part number TH450R. These are the Rapid Crossroad Roof Mounted Foot Packs that actually attach to your side rails. We have the front one installed already. It has a nice aerodynamic shape to it. more

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10/20/2016 12:16:48 PM

Thule Roof Rack Review - 2017 Subaru Forester TH450- Video

Today in our 2017 Subaru Forester, we're going to be test fitting the Thule Roof Rack system consisting of part numbers THLB50 and part number TH450. These are the load bars, 50 inches long, as well as the Crossroad roof-mounted Foot Packs. We have the front one already installed. This is a nice, sturdy bar combined with the rear load bar. This has a carry capacity of 165 pounds although you always want to double check with your vehicles manual to make sure it can withstand that weight. It's very easy to install and we have these rubber-coated steel straps that wrap around your factory raised side rails, get locked into place on the inside here, and then we have our end caps at the end here which snap in and also tighten it down. Now with this plastic piece here you can actually knock these out and replace them with the Thule Lock Core which is sold separately and you can find it on etrailer.com. When you do install these, with the locks installed as well, then you can actually secure it to your side rails after you put them on. Let's go ahead and show you how the rears one goes on. We already have it partially assembled on our table here. more

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10/20/2016 12:16:38 PM

Inno Roof Rack Review - 2017 Subaru Forester- Video

Today on our 2017 Subaru Forester, we're going to be test fitting the Inno Roof Rack system consisting of part numbers INXB100-2. These are the Inno Arrow Crossbars 39" long. Part number INXS100, these are the Inno Flush Feet for the Arrow Crossbars particularly for the factory raised side rails. we already have the front one installed. You can see that the bars themselves have this nice factory style look to it. It looks like it's a part of your vehicle basically. It does have a rubber coated steel strap that wraps around your factory raised side rails, gets tightened down, and then locked into place with these end caps, which means when you install this it's going to be secured to your vehicle. This bar, combined with the rear crossbar, have a carrying capacity of 155lbs although you always want to double check and make sure your roof can withstand that kind of weight. more

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10/19/2016 11:16:29 AM

Inno Roof Rack Review - 2017 Subaru Forester INB117- Video

Today on our 2017 Subaru Forester we're going to be test fitting the Inno roof rack system consisting of part numbers IN-B117, and these are the Inno square cross bars, 46 inches long, and part number IN-FR, and these are the Inno feet for the square cross bars, particularly for factory raised side rails. We already have the front one installed, you can see we have a rubber coated steel strap that wraps around the factory side rail itself, and then we have this cover here which is lockable, so once you install these these are actually secured to your side rail. The bar itself is nice and heavy duty. Combined with the rear cross bar it has a carrying capacity of 220 pounds, although you always want to double check with your manufacturer's recommendations to make sure that the weight isn't too much for your actual roof. Let's go ahead and show you how the rear one installs. We already have it partially assembled on our table here. We have our foot as well as our covers, we've already taken our end-cap off, and pretty much what's going to happen here is this square portion here is just going to fit over our cross bar. Just slides on like so, I'll go ahead and put the end-cap on just so we don't forget it. more

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10/19/2016 11:16:18 AM

Yakima Roof Rack Review - 2016 Subaru Forester- Video

Today on our 2016 Subaru Forester we're going to be test fitting the Yakima Jet Stream Roof Rack System. This consists of part numbers Y00425, these are the Yakima Jet Stream Cross Bars which are aluminum, and part number Y00147. These are the Timberline Towers for Yakima cross bars, particularly for raised factory side rails. We already 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. It has a rubber coated steel strap that wraps around the cross rail itself and then attaches on the inside. more

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9/28/2016 10:36:20 AM

Thule Roof Rack Review - 2016 Subaru Forester- Video

Today on this 2016 Subaru Forester, we're going to be test-fitting the Thule AeroBlade Edge Roof Rack System, consisting of part numbers TH7502-TH7502. We already have the front bar installed, and as you can see, it has a nice aerodynamic shape to it, and that's going to cut down wind noise and drag on your vehicle. How it attaches to the vehicle, it actually has a nice factory look to it. This also comes in black. These roof rack systems are perfect to fit your gear, whether it be camping, luggage, bikes, so you can keep it above your vehicle and out of the vehicle to fit more people inside. Now, with the other bar installed, it has a carrying capacity of 165 pounds, although you want to double-check with your vehicle's manual to make sure your roof can withstand that kind of weight. Now, we already have the front one installed, as I said. more

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9/20/2016 10:16:46 AM

Yakima Roof Rack Review - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek- Video

Today on our 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek we're going to be test fitting the Yakima Roof Rack System consisting of part numbers Y00425, those are the jet stream cross bars, and part number Y00147, and those are the TimberLine towers for Yakima crossbars with factory raised side rails. Now we already have the front one installed. As you can see, the bars themselves have a nice aerodynamic shape to them, and that's going to cut down wind noise and drag while you're driving. Also, the 2 bars combined have a carrying capacity of 165 pounds, although you want to double check with your vehicle to make sure your vehicle can withstand that kind of weight on it's roof. Now since we have the front one installed let's go ahead and show you how the rear one goes into place. We already have it partially assembled on our table here. We'll kind of fill in the blanks for you. more

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9/7/2016 4:16:29 PM

Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2016 Subaru Forester- Video

Today in our 2016 Subaru Forester, we're going to be test fitting the Rhino Rack Roof Rack System. This consists of part numbers RRVA126B-2. Those are going to be the cross bars themselves. Part number RRSX005, those are going to be the Rhino Rack SX series legs for the Vortex Arrow 00:00:21 cross bars. We already have a front bar installed. As you can see, it has a nice aerodynamic shape to it. more

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8/15/2016 10:59:39 AM

RockyMounts Roof Rack Review - 2016 Subaru Forester- Video

Today in our 2016 Subaru Forester we're going to be test fitting the RockyMounts Roof Rack System. Now this consists of part number RKY3052, those are the Ouray Crossbars, and part number RKY3002 and those are the Flagstaff Towers for the Crossbars. We already have the front one installed. As you can see it has a nice aerodynamic shape to it, which is going to cut down wind noise and drag while you're driving. The combined carrying capacity of both bars is going to be 165 pounds. However, you want to double-check with your vehicle to make sure it can withstand that kind of weight. more

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8/15/2016 10:57:15 AM

Inno Roof Rack Review - 2016 Subaru Forester- Video

Today in our 2016 Subaru Forester, we're going to be test fitting the Inno roof rack system. Now this consists of part numbers INXB100-2, those are going to be the cross-bars, and also part number INXS100 and those are the Inno flush feet that wrap around your factory raised side rails. We already have the front one installed. As you can see, it has a nice shape to it. It looks like it's factory installed. It has an aerodynamic shape to it which will cut down your wind noise and your drag. more

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8/15/2016 10:56:44 AM

Thule Roof Rack Review - 2016 Subaru Forester TH450R- Video

Today on our 2016 Subaru Forester we're going to be test fitting the Thule Roof Rack System. This is going to consist of part numbers THARB47, and those are going to be the Thule AeroBlade Load Bars, quanitity of two, as well as part number TH450R, and those are going to be the Thule Rapid Crossroad Foot Packs. We already have the front one installed, as you can see it does have a very nice aerodynamic shape. It's going to cut down on wind noise and drag while you're driving. The two bars together have a combined weight capacity of 165 pounds, although you want to double check with your vehicle's manufacturer's information to make sure that your vehicle can actually withstand that weight. We have the front one installed, 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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8/15/2016 10:56:06 AM

Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2014 Subaru Forester- Video

Today on our 2014 Subaru Forester, we're going to be test-fitting the Rhino-Rack roof rack system, consisting of part numbers RRVA126-2, those are going to be the arrow crossbars, and part number RRSX005, and those are going to be the SX series legs for the arrow crossbars. We already have the front one installed. You can see here, it has a nice aerodynamic shape, which is going to cut down wind noise and drag. It grabs around your existing factory side rails, and then you can lock it into place with the end caps here, which are lockable. Let's go ahead and show you how the rear ones are attached. We already have them partially assembled here on our table. We'll go ahead and finish that up. Here's the legs that I talked about, and they clamp on by tightening up this bolt here that'll clamp around your side rails. more

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8/1/2016 3:46:06 PM

Inno Roof Rack Review - 2014 Subaru Forester- Video

Today on our 2014 Subaru Forester, we're going to be test fitting the Inno roof rack system, consisting of part numbers INXB100-2, those are the Aero cross bars, and part number INXS100, those are the Inno flush feet for the Aero cross bars. We already have the front one installed. You can see it has a nice, aerodynamic shape here. That's going to cut down on the wind noise and drag. Combined with the other cross bar, this is going to have a weight capacity of 165 pounds, although you want to double check with your manufacturer's instructions to make sure that your roof can withstand that kind of weight. We got one installed, let's go ahead and show you how the other installs. We already have it partially assembled on our table. more

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8/1/2016 9:26:43 AM

RockyMounts Roof Rack Review - 2014 Subaru Forester- Video

Today on our 2014 Subaru Forester, we're going to be test-fitting the RockyMounts Roof Rack System. This consists of part numbers RKY3054, this is going to be the Ouray Crossbars; and then part number RKY3002, and those are going to be the Flagstaff Towers which attach it to the vehicle. Now we have the front one installed already. We push it up as far as we can go to attach it, wrap the straps around, and tighten it down. It has a nice aerodynamic shape, which is going to cut down wind noise and drag, and also has a weight capacity with the other bar of 165 pounds, although you want to double-check with your owner's manual to make sure that your roof can withstand that kind of weight. Now that we have the front one installed, we'll go ahead and show you how the rear one installs. We already have it partially-assembled on our table here. Now to finish it, what we're going to do ... more

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8/1/2016 9:26:23 AM

Thule Roof Rack Review - 2014 Subaru Forester- Video

Today on this 2014 Subaru Forester, I'm going to be test fitting the Thule Roof Rack System. That's going to consist of part numbers THARB47. Those are going to be the aeroblade load bars and then part number TH450R and those are going to be the Thule Rapid Foot Pack Kit. Now as you can see we already have one installed on the front of the vehicle. How we have this set up we pretty much pushed it as far possible and tying it down. This is going to wrap around your raised side rails, so it's a very easy install. more

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8/1/2016 9:26:06 AM

RockyMounts Roof Rack Review - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek- Video

Today on our 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek, we're going to be test fitting the RockyMounts Roof Rack system, consisting of part numbers RKY3056, which is for the RockyMounts Ouray cross bars, and part number RKY3002, and those are the flagstaff towers for the cross bars. We already have the front one installed, and you can see it has a nice aerodynamic shape to it, which is going to help cut down wind noise and drag. With the two cross bars together, they have a combined carrying capacity of 165 pounds, although you want to double check with your operator's manual to make sure that your vehicle can withstand that kind of weight on its roof. How they attach, they have these rubber straps here that run underneath your factory side rails, and snug down. We also have this portion here, which you can knock out, and that will lock for additional security to prevent theft and tampering. Let's go ahead and show you how the rear one installs. We already have it partially assembled on our table here. more

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7/11/2016 4:06:50 PM

Thule Roof Rack Review - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek- Video

Today, on this 2014 Subaru XV CrossTrek, we're going to be test fitting the Thule Aeroblade Edge Roof Rack System. Part #TH7502. As you can see, we have the front one installed already and it just simply clamps on to the raised factory side rails as you can see here. This is an Aeroblade which actually has a nice, aerodynamic design which will cut down your wind noise and drag. How it sits on the bar is actually, somewhat looks like it's part of the vehicle already. Let's go ahead and show you how the rear one goes on. Go ahead and set that back here. more

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4/20/2016 11:26:06 AM

Rola Roof Rack Review - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek- Video

Today on our 2014 Suburu XV Crosstrek we're going to be test fitting the Rola Sport Series Roof Rack, part number 59898. These are made for factory side rails specifically. The bars themselves are about 47" long and as you can see we have the front one already installed. It has a nice shape that will cut down wind noise and drag. Let's go ahead and show you how the rear one installs. As you can see, I already have it unhooked here which simply just pops in like so and locks. We just open it up and our foot packs are open as well. more

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2/29/2016 9:29:03 AM

Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek- Video

Today on this 2014 Subaru xv Crosstrek, we're going to be test fitting the Rhino Rack Vortex StealthBar roof rack, part number JA7973. As you can see we have the front rack installed already. Lets go ahead and show you how the rear one installs. This roof rack is specifically designed for raised factor roof rail. We already have one side of our rack here set to go with the straps to go around the bars. I'll show you how that goes for the other side. First you have to remove this bolt here, and you have to remove it all the way. more

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2/3/2016 8:17:39 AM

Inno Roof Rack Review - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek- Video

Today on a 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek, we're doing a test fit of the N.O. Square Bar Roofing system. Those crossbars are INB127, and the square feet are INFR. See there, we have a bar already on out vehicle. I'll show you how to install the second one. As you see here, we have our square bars. We also have the feet, and how it comes on. more

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12/21/2015 2:42:16 PM

Inno Roof Rack Review - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek INXB100-108- Video

Today on a 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek, we're doing a test fit of the Inno Aero Bar Roof Racking System. The crossbar numbers are INXB100-108 and the feet are INXS100. Now, we have the 108 already on in front of vehicle. We have a feet already on too. Over here, I have the rest of the part, which we're going to put on. The 100 fits on the back. We have a feet, one foot on and put the other one on. more

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12/21/2015 7:26:06 AM

RockyMounts Roof Rack Review - 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek- Video

Today on our 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek we're doing a test fit of the Rocky Mounts Aero Crossbars. The part number for the crossbars we're using is RKY3056, and for our foot pack today we're using RKY3002. We already have our front bar on. We've got one of our foot pack on here. We're going to show you how we place the other one on, and then how we put the bar on to our vehicle. The first thing we'll do is push in that little tab there and take off our end cap. We're going to line up our foot pack with the slot and just slide that in. Then we can replace our end cap. more

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11/14/2015 8:02:16 AM

Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek- Video

Today on our 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek. We're doing a test fit of the Rhino Rack Vortex Arrow Crossbars. The part number for the crossbars that we're using is RRZA118B-2 and for the foot pack we have today it's RRSX005. Now we do already have our front bar on. We're first going to show you how we put the back bar together and then we'll show you how to load it up onto our vehicle. We've got out foot pack here. I like to close up the feet and then we're just going to line everything up and feed it into our channel here. Now you don't have to measure out anything. more

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11/14/2015 8:01:30 AM

Thule Roof Rack Review - 2012 Subaru Forester- Video

Today on our 2012 Subaru Forester, we are going to be doing a test fit of the Thule Aeroblade and Rapid CrossRoad roof rack system. As you can see, we've already got one up here on our vehicle so you can see what it'll look like. We're going to show you how to place on that other one, and assemble it and put it together. The Aeroblade is going to be part number THARB47. Your Rapid CrossRoad foot pack is going to be TH450R. The first thing you going to do is flip it over to the back side, making sure that you have the scale all the way in because with the raised roof rails that we have from the factory, you won't need to adjust them to any certain place. We'll go ahead and pull off the end cap by spinning it and depressing that button there. more

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6/1/2015 9:36:35 AM

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