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Adapt the Retrax XR series or Mountain Top EVO-M tonneau cover on your full size truck to carry gear with this roof rack system. Locking, Quick Mount legs mount to the rails. Vortex Aero crossbars accommodate clamp-on and channel-mount gear.
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Average Customer Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (162 Customer Reviews)
Adapt the Retrax XR series or Mountain Top EVO-M tonneau cover on your full size truck to carry gear with this roof rack system. Locking, Quick Mount legs mount to the rails. Vortex Aero crossbars accommodate clamp-on and channel-mount gear.One of the bars came bent. Its not a good idea to ship a piece of light weight aluminum in it’s original box and not package for shipping better. Especially when transport companies are known for damaging products. So now I have to do the entire warranty claim (pita)thing. Just makes a hassle and more time and money spent or waste for all cause of lack of training or saving a buck.
Great staff all around. Answered my questions quickly. Order place, crossbars actually delivered a day earlier than expected. Rhino Racks Cross bars nicer than expected.
Rack towers mount solidly in T-slots of tonneau cover. Relatively easy to remove rack towers and crossbars when desired (winter, for me). Bike racks (Yakima) mount easily and solidly to crossbars. My only complaint is the towers don't provide enough clearance for the tonneau cover's latching mechanism. I need to buy shims (at least 15 mm thickness). I'm not eager for that install.
The Vortex Crossbars are exactly as advertised. Easy install :)
And it is always a pleasure buying from etrailer. The team has always been super helpful with questions I had
Box came damaged and opened on one end. Trashed by UPS — although etrailer doesn’t put any additional protection around the OEM box. Also explains why the black endcap piece was missing from one of the cross bars!
Victoria H.
11/14/2024
This totally shouldn't have arrived to you like this, Brian. Let me get this taken care of for you.
Lowest price I could find. Recieved it faster than expected and everything fit. Would recommend. Installed on a 2018 Ram 2500 with Retrax Pro XR (T-80232) bed cover.
Greg
4/4/2023
It has been over a year since I purchased my Rhino Rack Vortex Cross Bars and I am still 100 satisfied with how they look and work.
Very disappointed in the Rhino Rack crossbar towers. The bars are fine but the latches are very difficult to remove now after one month. They are not dirty, it just seems like a poor design. Called customer service and was told they can't be returned because they've been installed, and to call Rhino Rack which I have also done. Maybe they will help, but what I can say is that etrailer doesn't stand behind their products at all which quite honestly surprised me. This might not be a big issue to someone who doesn't remove the bars frequently but if you do, you will not be pleased.
Brooke M.
2/21/2024
It looks like you are talking about the leg system. I reached out to Rhino Rack and they said things like flushing with fresh water, cleaning with compressed air, or a plastic friendly lubricant can help and can be done regularly as up keep. So its not that anything is wrong with the legs but that they might just need a little lubrication.
Just received these Rhino Rack cross bars today and installed them on the t-tracks on a RetraxPro XR tonneau on a 2020 F-250. The cross-rail system seems to be well designed and built. Rugged but not too heavy. The way the track leg body connects to the track leg base makes it easy to assemble and easy to attach or remove the crossbars, once they are set-up. Directions were good and the parts for the bases were well packaged. The crossbars themselves were shipped without any additional box or wrapping (i.e. just in the retail box) and both ends of the boxes had come open in shipment, so the vertex bars were falling out. One of the bars was a little scratched up, but not badly, and luckily the additional loose parts are packaged inside the vertex bars. So no issues there. The system seems quite nice, looks good, and I can't wait to try both the bike carriers and the kayak carries I purchased to use with these bars. I will update the review once I've used them some.
Xb
1/29/2021
Ive continued to be pleased with this rack. In addition to bikes and kayaks, Ive also transported large storage cabinets on top of them, from Houston to Colorado, twice. The rack handled the load well. They are relatively easy to put on and take off. Overall positive experience.
Awesome bars. Fit perfect with the Retrax bed cover.
Overall, super pleased with the product. Crossbars assembled with ease and installed on the truck and they look great. We are giving 4 stars for that. But etrailer could stand to put a little more effort into packaging to make sure these arrive safely at their destination. UPS dropped these off and all ends of the crossbar boxes were open and the crossbars were sticking 1/4 of the way out of the box. Crossbars are completely scratched up as it was hanging out of the box and probably rode that way all the way across the country to get to me. These things aren’t cheap so pretty disappointing that they came scratched up. etrailer — maybe spend a few extra pennies on adding some tape to the ends of the crossbar boxes so they don’t arrived scratched up next time.
Tyler M.
5/17/2021
Hi Scott, Thanks for your feedback! Our customer service team will be reaching out to you.
Excellent racking system for my Tundra with RetraxPro XR retractable tonneau cover. Don’t forget the spacers! Perfect fit, no modifications necessary, high quality and straightforward to install.
I have no issue with the product itself. My issue is that the product is advertised as compatible with my Retrax bed cover and it isn’t fully compatible. The crossbars are approximately a half inch or so too low and my cover latch hits them when sliding my cover open or closed.
Jenny N.
9/20/2022
You mentioned that the cross bars are too low and I wanted to see if you could send a picture?
Dena
10/5/2022
Yes, see attached pictures of the Retrax latch hitting the cross bars. The cross bars look to be 14 to 38 too low for the Retrax latch to slide under them. Disappointing since I bought the Rhino racks because they were supposed to be compatible with my Retrax One XR cover and Im not sure Id consider this completely compatible.
Jenny N.
10/5/2022
I did hear back from Rhino Rack who advised that you can use leg spacers part # RRQMVA15 that will add 05 inches of space for you.
I bought this for my 2017 F-250. I had a roll top installed with the T grooves so I can run these crossbars. It worked out great for my trip to Colorado. I installed a rack for additional storage thats not hanging off the back of the truck. Would highly recommend.
Put these over the bed of my 2023 Tundra TRD pro because I have a Retrax XR rolltop bed cover that I wanted to continue to use. The T slots in the bedcover were perfect for these racks. The racks were a bit cumbersome to install but are sturdy. Once the legs were installed, removing the racks is and putting them back on is simple. Has a low, sleek look. I am happy with this purchase.
Perfect match for the Retrax Pro XR tonneau cover. I particularly like how these detach in seconds for full truck bed access or going through a car wash. The cross bar & bike rack assembly can hang vertically on a garage hook to be out of the way when not needed. They click back in place in seconds are are fully secure when properly latched.
These seem to be exactly as advertised and well made. I combined this with a Pioneer Platform and some other accessories and it held up well to a long road trip with various items being carried. Two items of note - I did not receive the "key" that is supposed to be provided to lock the end caps on (on the cross bars, it's just a plastic key), so my end caps are only being held in with friction at the moment. Second, the Vortex Rubber Strips that go on top of the cross bars are not at all what I expected - they are short strips, that even if all of them are installed (plus the plastic strips with measuring dimensions, which I could not get in) they would not be long enough and there would be gaps - one would thing a single long strip the entire length of the cross bar would be provided. Right now I have three rubber strips on each bar (one on each end and one in the middle) with significant gaps between. I have a Pioneer Platform installed on top at the moment so this is harder to notice, but this is a design flaw - there should be enough rubber strips to fit the entire width - and really, it should be one piece. 4 stars for the issues listed, otherwise this would be a 5 star product.
Product works and looks great. Great design. Someone should do a video with 'pro tips' on installation, the second rack was very easy to install once I learned the tricks from installing the first rack.
It fit perfect a little tight on the track part but both are new so spread just a little and boom they fit perfect. Thanks etrailer best price out there too..
Good solid product. There was shipping damage on the rails and etrailer did a quick reship so I had them for planned trip. Excellent customer service
Installed on Retrax XR cover without a hitch. Etrailer shipping was super fast and their tracking info is the best I've seen.
Everything as ordered, straightforward installation. No issues. Thank you!
Ordered this product and received it within 1-day! I've really been impressed with the etrailer service and experience so far. Just installed these crossbars today and will report back if something goes wrong. If anything, they were easy to install and look great!
Works perfectly with the Retrax tonneau cover. Very easy to order, came on time. Will order from etrailer again!!!
Arrived on time, perfectly packed and with all necessary hardware. Easy intuitive install. Looks and works great on 2017 RAM 1500 with a Retrax XR.
The best out there! I use this to hold my bike and Road Shower. They work and look good! From time to time i will need to remove them and it is very easy. Two thumbs up!
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Katrina D.
8/8/2024
Oh no, that is not good at all. Let me get a replacement sent out and make sure that the shipping is more secure from now on.