Kia Optima Roof Rack Installation And Review Videos

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

9/28/2016 9:56:13 AM

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

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

9/10/2013 10:37:37 AM