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Today on this 2003 Volkswagen Jetta we are going to install roof rack. We will be using part numbers from Thule. These low bars here are part number THLB50 and the foot pack here is part number TH480 and the pieces along the side are the fit kit part number THKIT1051. We will start off with the assembly and we will take one of the low bars and take one of the feet, end cap, a bracket from the fit kit, and one of the pads. We will assemble it now. Put the bar inside the foot and we are going to open this lever up to unlock it. Take the bar, slide it in, and just leave it loose for now. Put on the end cap. Flip it over. Open this little door here, it snaps open. Remove the Acutight tensioning tool. Take the bracket and it is going to fit into this slot right here and pull back up and it falls in. Leave that alone for now. 01:00 more
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Posted: 2/19/2010 4:44:45 PM
Alright, today on this 2008 Acura RDX we are going to install roof rack. We will be using parts from Thule and we will be using the following part numbers. First off, we are going to use the Traverse foot pack, this will be part number TH480. And then we are going to be using roof rack bars, THLB58. And then we are going to use a fit kit. And these are actually the parts that actually adapt the roof rack to the roof line of the vehicle itself. That is going to be part number THKIT1550. Alright, we will go ahead and assemble one side. It looks like there is a lot of parts but it is really easy to put together. So let us go ahead and remove the excess parts we need and go ahead and do one side. 0:37 more
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Posted: 2/18/2010 1:49:19 PM
Today on this 2008 Toyota Prius we are going to install roof rack from Thule. We are going to be using the following part numbers. For the cross bars we are going to be using part numbers THLB50 and then we are going to use the Traverse foot pack part number TH480 and then the fit kit for the Prius we are going to use part number THKIT1345. With this installed from here we can haul anything we want. It could be a cargo box, a bicycle rack, or a rack for kayaks, or a simple open basket and you can put anything you want inside of it. Lets get started and we will start with the sub assembly of the bars and the traverse foot pack. We will scoot all of our parts off to one side and we will just work on one corner at a time. 00:47 more
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Posted: 2/8/2010 10:55:25 AM
Today, on this 2006 Mini Cooper, we are going to install a roof rack using the following part numbers. We will go ahead and point out the components here and the accompanying part numbers. First off are these two cross bars here. This is the THLB50. These two bars here and accompanying hardware on the side here are the TH487. That is the short roof adapter. It allows you to install the roof rack system and keep it at its proper distance. Alright, and this is the fit kit, part number THKIT1366. This is the traverse foot pack, part number TH480. 0:33 more
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Posted: 1/29/2010 3:28:26 PM
Today we are going to review part number TH480 from Thule. This is Thules traverse foot pack. And we will also be using fit kit part number THKIT1522. And the cross bars we will be using on this demonstration will be THLB58. Those are sold separately. And we will be taking these parts and will be installing these on a 2003 GMC Sierra extended cab pickup truck. We have our parts here laid out with just one end of the bar so you will not get confused. We will flip the whole assembly over so you can see it easier. We are going to start off with our tower here. To slide it onto the bar, what we are going to have to do is loosen this clamp up. So we pull back on this latch right here. Then we can slide our bar in. We will just leave that loose for now. We are going to pop on our little cap. We are going to need to open up this door here. It just snaps open. And while we are here, we will use this tool to tighten down this screw which actually will clamp it down to the car. Then next we will go ahead and install the fit kit itself. 1:00 more
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Posted: 1/19/2010 9:50:33 AM
Today we are going to review and install part numbers TH480, this is the traverse foot pack. Then we are also going to install the fit kit part number THKIT1393. We are going to use that as a typical install to give you an idea how all this goes together on a typical application. And also, the load bar shown in the back, those are sold separately because you can vary the width of the vehicle and what you are carrying on top. In this case it is THLB50. :27 more
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Posted: 12/23/2009 2:07:11 PM
Today we are going to cover the typical components of a Yakima roof-rack system. We will start from the bottom and work our way up. On the bottom part are the actual pieces that are going to make actual contact with the vehicle, and those parts are referred to as Q Clips, part number Y0605. They actually adapt the rack to the car itself. And this is a set of the Towers right here, part number Y00124. These go from the roofline to the crossbars. And the Q Towers are lockable, so no one can take them off your vehicle. They do come with the cases for the locks themselves. These do not have the key lock inside them you do have to add the cores to them yourself. And that is part of Yakimas SKS System. And then the last part is the crossbars themselves, part number Y0408. And these bars come in various lengths, designed for specific applications. What we will do now is go ahead and assemble these components and actually install them on a typical application. In this case, we are actually going to install this on a 2005 Volkswagen Jetta. more
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Posted: 4/20/2009 3:22:13 PM
Today we are going to review part number TH45050 from Thule. This is Thules Complete Crossroad Kit with 50-inch Long Bars and Locks. What this is designed for basically is, if you have got a factory roof-rack system that does not have crossbars, just the bars that go from front to rear, this will complement what you have, and you can use a variety of Thule components on top of it. This is all you need. You have got the factory roof rack. You do not have to buy any other parts, aside from the objects that you want to attach to the bars themselves. more
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Posted: 3/13/2009 2:51:34 PM
Today we are going to install a roof rack from Thule on a 2008 Honda CRV, and we will be using the following part numbers: THLB50 we are going to be using the Podium Roof-Mounted Foot Pack, part number TH460 and then we will use the Fit Kit, part number THKIT3042. That will connect the roof rack and the foot to the actual roof of the CRV itself. On the table here we have got the assemblies needed to assemble on the roof rack. This is actually one-half of the kit all these part numbers include two of everything. So you have two Load Bars here, two of the Foot Packs, and two of the Fit Kits. As you can see, we have one already installed on the front half of the vehicle. We are going to put this one together for you and show you how it will install on the back part of the vehicle. more
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Posted: 2/23/2009 3:51:57 PM
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