2017 Chevrolet Equinox Roof Rack Installation And Review Videos

Thule Roof Rack Review - 2017 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Chevrolet Equinox, we're going to be installing the Thule Roof-Rack System using the Aeroblade Load Bars with part number: THARB47 for silver, THARB47B for black, and the Rapid Crossroad Mounted-Railing Foot Packs, part number: TH450R.These crossbars are going to be great for loading up bike racks, cargo carriers, kayak carriers, cargo baskets, boxes and many other accessories.The foot packs on these are very easy to install, they grip tightly and they work with a wide variety of rails. They have an integrated tool to allow you to tighten it down, put it back into place, and there's also a location to install a lock cylinder, using part number: TH544, to secure all your accessories.The end caps flip over easily so you can access your T-slots. Simply slide out your strip, cut it to fit, put your accessories in and you're ready to use your T-slots.These 47-inch long crossbars are made of a strong aluminum that's going to be durable, lightweight and have 165-pound weight capacity. Now it is important to check your vehicle's owner's manual to ensure that your roof can accommodate those loads.It's going to add about three inches to the height of your vehicle's rails. It's going to be about five inches from the top of your roof to the top of the rail. About three-and-a-half inches between the roof and the bottom of the rail.These Thule Aerobars have wind-diffuser technology, which is the shape that's going to reduce wind, noise and drag when compared to others, such as square bars or round bars.Now that we've gone over some of the features, let's show you how to get it installed.We've already got our rear bar installed, let's show you how to install the front. more

1/11/2018 4:02:10 PM

Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2017 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Speaker 1: Today, on our 2017 Chevrolet Equinox, we'll be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Rhino Rack Roof Rack System. This is going to consist of the Rhino Rack Vortex Aero Crossbars, part number: RRVA118B-2; the Rhino Rack 2500 Series Legs, part number: RRRLKVA; and the fit kit for our Equinox, part number: DK226. Our crossbars are also available in silver, part number: RRBA118S-2.The Rhino Rack Roof Rack System is a great solution for carrying your vehicle accessories on your roof, whether those are bike racks, ski and snowboard carriers, or cargo baskets. The aerodynamic shape of our bar as well as the weatherstrip on the inside our going to help to reduce wind, noise and drag. If we unlock our end cap and remove it, we can easily remove and cut down our weather strip and replace it with channel-mounted accessories.On our end cap, we do have a plastic lock core. We can remove that and place in a metal lock core, that's going to help prevent to prevent theft and tampering of part of your roof rack system as well as any channel-mounted accessories. more

8/1/2017 2:48:24 PM

Rhino-Rack RS 2500 Vortex Aero Roof Rack Installation - 2017 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Chevrolet Equinox we'll be taking a look at and showing how to install the Rhino-Rack RS2500 roof rack system, part number RRRS516. These crossbars are also available in black with part number RRRS516B.The Rhino-Rack roof rack system is a great solution for carrying your vehicle accessories on your roof, whether those are bike racks, ski and snowboard carriers, or cargo baskets. The aerodynamic shape of our bars, as well as the weather strip on the inside, helps to reduce wind noise and drag. If we remove the end cap and cover, you can see that our weather strip is easy to remove and we can cut it down and place in channel-mounted accessories instead.The design of our crossbar is going to give us a nice flush fit. We won't have any extension over the side of our vehicle. We're also going to have this locking end cap here. more

8/1/2017 2:48:04 PM