Most Popular SportRack for Kia Optima

Easy to assemble and, solidly built. Very easy/fast to mount/remove after assembly. The instructions are not all that clear for assembly of the combined sr1003 sr1116. I hope this photo will help. Note that the rubber feet remain on the back bar that crosses the car, but the hook that goes under the door frame is transferred to the sr1116 front to back extender bar.

The rack was fairly easy to put on, do NOT over tighten the rectangular nuts on assembly. They are easy to strip. There are now backup nuts on all four bolts on our unit. Be careful to assure that the rubber pads are correctly positioned on the unit's "feet" before tightening it down on your roof. It looks good and on a recent trip from CT to TN and back, we got the best fuel mileage we've gotten since we bought our CRV over a year ago so it sure doesn't create a lot of drag! Once mounted it is sturdy and not unattractive although the side clamps do distort the door gaskets a bit which increased the wind sound level a bit. I think it is a good value if you are careful mounting it.

Awesome rack and super easy to install. Great product and the only bike rack I could find that would fit my 2009 PT Cruiser. Awesome experience from start to finish! The product was shipped on the July 4 holiday weekend which is very much appreciated!

I was looking for a high quality roof rack for a naked roof. After much research I ended up with the SportRack #SR1005 with square steel crossbars. The rack fits well, the bars do not bend under weight of my canoe. Very solid, went fishing today!