Thule Crossroad Roof Rack Installation - 2011 Toyota Sienna - Video
Today on this 2011 Toyota Sienna we are going to show you a Thule Crossroad roof rack system. The Thule Crossroad system is designed to attach to vehicles with factory raised side rails. It utilizes a steel band that is coated in rubber that wraps around the side rails. Once you have the roof rack system assembled, lay the first crossbar over the side rails. Once we have our crossbar in position, we will make sure that the bar is overhanging on either side evenly. Once we have made sure that the overhang is even on both sides, we can go ahead and begin tightening down our crossbar system. Take the steel band, pull it underneath the side rail and push it in to the crossroad foot. Take the cap with the built in Allen key and begin to tighten the clamp. We will move back and forth from driver side to passenger side to make sure we tighten down the system evenly. As we tighten the Allen head bolt, not only does it pull the steel band tight around the side rails but it also locks the Crossroad feet on to the crossbars. 1:02 more
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Posted: 9/6/2011 6:33:37 AM
Thule Traverse Roof Rack Installation - 2008 Toyota Prius - Video
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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Yakima RailGrab Roof Rack Installation - 2005 Toyota Sienna - Video
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Posted: 12/30/2011 9:13:23 AM
Yakima Q Tower Roof Rack Installation - 2011 Toyota Camry - Video
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Posted: 12/30/2011 3:13:20 PM
Thule AeroBlade Traverse Roof Rack Installation - 2011 Toyota Camry - Video
Today in our 2011 Toyota Camry well be test fitting the Thule aero blade traverse roof-rack part numbers TH480R and THARB53. Well be using the 53-inch crossbars with our roof-rack already preassembled, were ready to go ahead and fit it into the vehicle. Well begin by placing the front bar on top of the roof in order to get our proper location. Well need to do a measurement. The front crossbar will be nine inches from the top of the windshield. So well measure from the top of the windshield nine inches back on the roof in that will be where the leading edge of the front crossbar tower will set. more
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Posted: 12/30/2011 3:13:19 PM
Rhino-Rack Aero Roof Rack Installation - 2010 Toyota Camry - Video
Today on this 2010 Toyota Camry we're going to install the Rhino Rack Roof Rack. Product number DA118 for the crossbars and DK114 for the clamp kit. For our quick test fit we went ahead and assembled the crossbars as described in the instructions and we'll just place them on the vehicle and see how it looks. We'll start off with the front crossbar. Let's lay it on the roof and we'll move it into its final position. To place the front rail we're going to measure from the center of the rail over to the center of the door jamb. more
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Posted: 12/21/2011 2:30:23 PM
Rhino-Rack Aero Roof Rack Installation - 2011 Toyota Corolla - Video
Alright, today on this 2011 Toyota Corolla, we're going to test fit a Rhino Rack roof rack system. At this point, we've already pre-assembled our roof rack to the manufacturer's instructions, so the next thing you do is go ahead and open up the doors and put them on the place on the roof line. Well, I'm going to take our first crossbar, put it on the roof, and then we'll go ahead and measure out to make sure we hit the right spot for it. The first measurement, we're going to need to measure from the center of your door jamb to the center of your front cross rail. In this case, our measurement will be 9,29/64". But you always want to double check with the manufacturer's instructions when installing. more
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Posted: 11/16/2011 3:58:27 PM
Yakima Q Tower Roof Rack Installation - 2011 Toyota Corolla - Video
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Posted: 11/14/2011 2:06:06 PM
Thule AeroBlade Traverse Installation - 2011 Toyota Corolla - Video
Today on a 2011 Toyota Corolla. We're going to do a quick test fit of the Thule Roof Rack System. We're using the Thule rapid traverse foot pack and we'll be using the Thule AeroBlades. All right. We got a roof rack assemble product instructions. We're going to open up the doors for installing the first rail. more
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Posted: 11/21/2011 2:05:31 PM
Yakima RailGrab Roof Rack Installation - 2010 Toyota Highlander - Video
Today we have a 2010 Toyota Highlander, and we will be doing a test fit of the Yakima Roof Rack using the 58 crossbars as well as their rail grab towers. We already have our crossbar assemblies put together, now we are ready to install them on the vehicle. First well set the front crossbar on top of our raised side rails. We need to check two things when mounting the front crossbar up on top of the vehicle. We need to make sure that the bar is over hanging evenly on both sides of the vehicle, and we also need to make sure that the crossbars are running perpendicular to our raised side rails. To do this we will measure from a fixed point on the side rails to the front edge of our rail grip tower. more
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Posted: 11/8/2011 2:31:24 PM
Thule Crossroad Roof Rack Installation - 2010 Toyota Highlander - Video
Today we have a 2010 Toyota Highlander and we will be testing fitting a Thule roof rack. Well be using the 50 inch square load bars and the cross road feet. We already have our load bar assemblies put together and now were reading to mount them up on our vehicle. When positioning the front load bar you need to check three things, You need to make sure that the bar is over hanging evenly on both sides of the vehicle, you need to make sure that the center line triangle on the side of the cross road foot is on the center of the factory side rails, and finally you need to make sure that the load bar is running perpendicular to your raise side rails. To do this well measure from the fix point of the side rail on both sides of the vehicle, to the leading edge of the cross road foot. Well make sure that our measurement is even on both sides and then well know that our load bar is perpendicular. more
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Posted: 11/7/2011 11:33:51 AM
Thule AeroBlade Crossroad Roof Rack Installation - 2010 Toyota Highlander - Video
Today we have a 2010 Toyota Highlander and we will be test footing a Thule roof rack using the 53 inch aero blade bars and the rapid cross road feet. We already have our load bars put together and now we are ready to mount them up on the vehicle. Since this vehicle has factoring side rails theres no set cross bar spread, Thule also specifies this measurement is not to exceed 38 inches. First Ill place our load bar assembly up on top the side rails. We need to check three things when we position this side bar, we need to make sure the lower bar is hanging over evenly on both sides of the vehicle, we also need to make sure the triangle mark and the side of our feet are pointing towards the center pf pour side rail, and finally we need to make sure that this load bar is running perpendicular to our factory made side rails. To do this well measure from a fixed point of the side rail on both sides of the vehicle to the leading edge of the cross road foot. more
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Posted: 11/21/2011 9:59:36 AM
Thule Crossroad Roof Rack Installation - 2005 Toyota Sienna - Video
Today on this 2005 Toyota Sienna with factory raised side rails; we are going to be installing a Thule Crossroad Roof Rack System. We already have our crossbar assemblies put together so now we are ready to begin mounting them on the top of our vehicle. With this roof rack system we can have a maximum crossbar spread of 59 inches. We do not need to use a specific crossbar spread, as this system is designed to work on top of factory raised side rails, however you may want to check with the instructions on whatever accessories you might be using to see if they have a recommended crossbar spread. First we are going to set the front crossbar assembly on top of our side rails. We are going to measure from the end of the crossbar foot to the seam of our factory raised side rails. more
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Posted: 10/28/2011 5:37:44 PM
Rhino-Rack SXBS Roof Rack Installation - 2005 Toyota Sienna - Video
Today we have a 2005 Toyota Sienna with factory raised side rails, and we are going to be test fitting a roof rack from Rhino-Rack, part number sxbs8. We already have our crossbar assemblies put together, so were ready to begin mounting them on the vehicle. Since this roof rack system is designed to attach to our factory raised side rails, there are no specific set of measurements that we need to use. However, you may want to check with the instructions of whatever accessories you are going to be using to see if you need to setup for certain crossbar spread. First we are going to set our crossbar assembly on top of our side rails, and set our position. Since we dont have any specific measurements we need to use we do need to make sure that the front cross bar runs perpendicular with our side rails. more
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Posted: 10/28/2011 5:37:44 PM
Rhino-Rack SXBS Roof Rack Installation - 2010 Toyota Highlander - Video
Today we have a 2010 Toyota Highlander, and we will be testing a Rhino-Rack Roof Rack system part number sxbs8. This kit has black crossbars, but it is also available with silver crossbars as part number sxbs8-silv. We already have the crossbar assemblies put together so now were ready to mount them up on the vehicle. We need to check for two things when we put the crossbar up. First we need to check that the bar is overhanging evenly on both sides of the vehicle, and we also need to make sure it is running perpendicular to our side rails. To do this we will find a fixed point on the side rail on both sides of the vehicle, and measure to the edge of the clamp system. more
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Posted: 10/28/2011 4:02:45 PM
Yakima Q Tower Roof Rack Installation - 2007 Toyota Prius - Video
Today we are going to be installing a Yakima roof rack on a 2007 Toyota Prius. We will be using 58 inch crossbars part number Y00409 and a set of Q-towers part number Y00124. We will also be using Q-clips designed to specifically fit our car. We will be using Q-clip Q124 and that is part number Y00724 and Q-clip number Q5. That is part number Y00605. These are our Q-clip sets. A Q-clip set will contain two metal brackets and two rubber patches. These rubber patches are designed to fit the contours of your vehicle and will snap into the bottom of our Q-tower. The Q-clips are contoured to fit the shape of your vehicle inside the door frame. We will be using the Q5 clips up front and the Q124 clips in the rear. 0:56 more
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Posted: 9/6/2011 7:16:34 AM
Yakima RailGrab Roof Rack Installation - 2011 Toyota Sienna - Video
Today on this 2011 Toyota Sienna we are going to show you how to install a Yakima RailGrab roof rack system. Once you have the crossbars and towers assembled, we can go ahead and fit them on our Sienna. With the Sienna, we will be using the medium size claw one notch below the second hash mark. Once we have the crossbar in place and we made sure that our overhang is even, we can go ahead and tighten the system down. The black Allen head bolt will tighten the clamp against the side rail. The silver bolt will tighten the crossbars to our RailGrab towers. We will tighten both the driver and passenger side evenly, making sure that we do not bump our crossbar and move it out of alignment. Once we have tightened both bolts on both sides of the Sienna, we can go ahead and install our second crossbar. 0:47 more
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Posted: 9/6/2011 1:57:48 AM
