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SeaSucker Monkey Bars Roof Rack Review - 2023 Kia Sportage- Video
Hi, I'm Matt with etrailer. Today we're gonna be talking about the SeaSucker roof rack system on top of our 2023 Kia Sportage. Now, this can be a great option for you, especially since the naked version of the Sportage doesn't have a whole lot of options as far as roof racks go. so this is going to help you out a lot. And if you have multiple vehicles too, these are really easy to take on and off, and they're universal. So let's take a closer look at them. more
1/23/2024 9:42:27 AM
Thule WingBar Evo Crossbars Installation - 2018 Kia Sportage- Video
Colin: Hey everyone. It's Colin here at etrailer and today we have a 2018 Kia Sportage. Now we're going to go ahead and do a test fit of the Tooley wing bar Evo roof rack system. Now as you can see we have this mounted to the flush mounted side rails of our Sportage. This roof rack is going to allow us to get some of our favorite rooftop accessories loaded up, whether we have a bike rack, maybe a kayak carrier, maybe even a rooftop cargo box for a longer road trip where you want to conserve on space inside the vehicle. You can get any of those things loaded up on top of your Tooley roof rack.Now up top we have our 47 inch long wing bar Evo crossbars. more
3/5/2020 2:12:30 PM
Rhino Rack Roof Rack Installation - 2018 Kia Sportage- Video
Colin: Hey everyone. It's Colin here at etrailer. And today we have a 2018 Kia Sportage. Now we're going to go and do a test fit of the Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack System. Now you can see that we have these mounted to our flush-mounted side rails of our Sportage. This is going to give us an opportunity to get some of our favorite rooftop accessories loaded up, whether we've got a bike rack, because we don't want a hitch mounted bike rack, maybe a kayak carrier, because we know that we probably can't fit a inside our vehicle. more
2/27/2020 11:57:15 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
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
5/24/2018 10:17:11 AM
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
9/21/2017 10:32:08 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
5/16/2017 12:22:21 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
4/27/2017 10:02:06 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
8/23/2016 9:56:10 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
12/30/2014 6:40:28 PM
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
8/13/2013 9:26:23 AM
Thule AeroBlade Crossroad Roof Rack Installation - 2007 Kia Sportage- Video
Today on our 2007 Kia Sportage, well be test-fitting the Thule AeroBlade Crossroad Roof Rack System using part numbers THARB47 and TH450R. Now, weve already pre-assembled our crossbars so were ready to fit it to the vehicle. Well simply place the front crossbar on top of our factory raised side rails making sure that the rubber coated steel straps slide underneath the raised side rails. Well then adjust the crossbar feet making sure that the molded-in triangle on each foot is directly over the center of the factory raised side rails. Well also need to take a measurement. Well measure from a fixed point on the factory raised side rail back. more
9/11/2012 9:05:43 AM
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