Rhino-Rack Vortex Crossbars for Retrax XR and Mountain Top EVO-M Tonneau Covers - Black - 71" L

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.1224600

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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.

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.1679850

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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.1588438

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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.1390787

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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.

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..1584617

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Ive tried the Yakima, Thule and now Rhino Rack options for my low profile truck bed rack and this one is by far the best option. Paired with a Retrax ProXR it is the easiest to assemble and install/uninstall due to the innovative mounts. Would give this rack a 6 star rating if i could.1685236

I purchased the Rhino-Rack Vortex Crossbar System for my Retrax Pro tonneau cover from etrailer.
My goal was to have a low-profile rack system that would allow me to transport my kayak behind the cab of my pick-up out of the wind.
I have to say that working with etrailer has been a pleasure. I would like to thank Mr. Alex who works in etrailers customer support!
Before buying the rack system, I called Rhino-Rack to make sure the system would fit into my Retrax rails and was assured it would and gave me the item numbers to order.
When I started to install the Rhino-Rack crossbar system into my Retrax Pro rails I quickly found that the rectangular shaped nuts would not fit into the t-slots of my Retrax rail.
I contacted Rhino-Rack and spoke with Mellissa who provided very little help.
I then contacted Retrax, and they suggested that I grind the bolts down to fit. Retrax also advised that they were aware of the bolt fitting issue and were working with Rhino-Rack to fix it.
Mr. Alex from e-trailer even offered to contact Rhino-Rack on my behalf and then called me back and advised that Rhino-Rack advised I could order another bolt installation kit.
Mr. Alex, from -trailer, also suggested that I try grinding the bolts down to fit which I did.
I will definitely buy from e-trailer again because of people like Mr. Alex1263585

Richard

2/19/2023

I have been using the Rhino Rack system to transport my kayak for the past year. I have to say that having the ability to have the kayak behind the cab of my truck and above my retrax cover works great. I am able to keep the kayak out of the wind and secure all of my other items in the bed of my truck.

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.745752

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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.

These are great CROSSBARS. Terrible packaging that does not withstand shipping. Parts lost but e-trailer made up for Rhino-racks cost cutting on packaging and replaced the missing parts. I will always buy from e-trailer. Great order processing, fast shipping, great customer service and very friendly staff. Thank you e-trailer and wake up Rhino rack and do better with packaging. Really took the thrill out of receiving them with missing parts and damaged due to CHEAP packaging.1603471

Website was clear is describing the product, ordering was easy and delivery arrived faster than expected. Product was exactly as described and will suit my needs perfectly. Only problem was the key to lock the end caps of the Vortex crossbars was missing. The packaging of the crossbars was torn open when it was delivered and I’m guessing the key may have fallen out. The missing key is the only thing preventing me from giving five stars.1608886

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.1038005

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Tyler M.

5/17/2021

Hi Scott, Thanks for your feedback! Our customer service team will be reaching out to you.

Very well built and engineered 1687925

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Fast shipping and excellent customer service when needed.1671711

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High quality rack system that is easy to install. All associated seals, etc come shipped inside the bars. If these are installed correctly, these bars will travel down the raid silently. If you are installing them on a Retrax Pro XR system, go ahead and order the 15 or 20mm spacer blocks to go with these to ensure that your key/latch assy can clear the crossbars without issue.1531178

Product works great with my Retrax Pro XR retractable tonneau cover. Only complaint was that it was poorly packaged and shipped, and the box came heavily damaged with the product slid a portion of the way out of the box. Luckily no visible damage to the product.1536026

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.735174

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Package received with the ends busted and the end caps are all scrapped up.1587046

Jenny N.

5/30/2023

That is a shame that it arrived this way. I will have our Customer Service team reach out to you as soon as possible.

by: Norman06/02/2021

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!1053115

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Would have given this Rhino Rack 5 stars but gave it four for two reasons

1. As someone else mentioned, 3 of the 4 box ends for the cross bars arrived open. A little more tape at the ends of box would be helpful. The caps only had very minor damage. But there was a minor scratch on one bar and big scratch on another.

2. The rubber stripping is inside the hollow portion of the cross bars—good idea given the first point since you might lose stripping through the open ends of the box. Or even worse you might need to send 90 mins with a straighten coat hanger with a hook at the end trying to pull the rubber stripping out!! What a pain - three of them were stuck mid way in the tube. If you try pushing them out, they jam and get stuck harder since it was multiple rubber strips stuck. I am sure I scratched the inside of cross bar big time to get the strips out. Even though the strips we deformed maybe from heat, they worked just fine in the end.

Assembly is easy and looks good on the Retraz Pro Xr with thule Motion XT L cargo box.

etrailer ordering and customer support 5 stars.1271713

Jenny N.

3/21/2022

I will have our Customer Service team reach out to you.

by: Christopher05/10/2022

The feet supplied with the Rhino-Rack Vortex Crossbar System, which mount to the T-slot rails of my tonneau cover (RetraxPRO XR, part number T-80374), were too short. This caused interference between the tonneau's latch door (when unlatched) and the rear crossbar when the tonneau was being retracted. I asked etrailer for a remedy, and they at first claimed the crossbar system wasn't designed for my tonneau. When I proved to them that they in fact advertised it WAS designed to work with my tonneau, they claimed they had no remedy for me and they had not encountered the problem before ... which seemed to me to be unreasonable.
I then wrote to Rhino-Rack who provided information about their available spacers which mount under their crossbar feet. I purchased and installed the spacers from Rhino-Rack, and problem solved! I offered etrailer the opportunity to reimburse me, and they provided me a gift certificate to etrailer for the amount I paid for the spacers.
Overall I was disappointed with etrailer's technical advice and customer service regarding this purchase. I am satisified with the product I purchased, as modified by the spacers I obtained directly from Rhino-Rack.1296255

Works perfectly with the Retrax tonneau cover. Very easy to order, came on time. Will order from etrailer again!!!818245

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Product is as advertised and show up with all the parts No issues. This is going to make a nice addition on top of my Pace Edwards Tahoe cover. I'm always pleased when I do business with you etrailer1478190

by: Michael08/16/2022

This is a great product, works well and fits perfectly on my F150. I would not purchase from etrailer however, the "estimated shipping" was over two weeks delayed primarily because etrailer would not split the shipments and held all the items until they filled all the backordered items they didn't have in inventory1361389

Product arrived damaged. 1576928

Heather A.

5/16/2023

Dangit.. Im sorry your bars arrived damaged. I see customer service is taking care of that for you. Thank you for letting us make it right.

by: Rudy05/10/2022

It really was what I was looking for to haul our family bikes while camping. I paired it with the Retrax XR and 4 Yakima roof bike racks.1296373