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Rhino-Rack Ski and Snowboard Carrier - Locking - 6 Pairs of Skis or 4 Boards
E trailer I have a 2019 Mazda6 and purchased the rhino rack series 2500 parts (fit kit #DK289, foot pack #RRRLKVA, aero crossbars#RRVA126B-2), and the rhino rack snowboard/ski carrier #RR576. My car does have fixed mounting points underneath the strip on the roof so I opted to add them to my roof and not use the clamp for kit that goes in the door jam. Every time I entered the year, make, and model of my car, the parts came up with the clamp fit kit part #DK387 which I did not want. But after some research, I found the correct fixed mounting point fit kit. The site of course told me that this part wouldn’t fit my car but after looking at the customer reviews, I saw them used on Mazdas. All of the rhino rack instructions were not the best. We did have to make some adjustments. One of the instruction packs tells you how long you’re supposed to cut the rubber pieces that go into the crossbars based on your car but unfortunately, the measurements were wrong for my car (picture- front 166mm is wrong). The front bar length was about an inch too short and I had to add more rubber to make it longer to fit the fixed mounting points on my roof. After some time of trying to interpret the instructions, and looking up whatever available instructional videos were online, we finally finished installing them and they do look really nice. At higher speeds on the highway I can definitely hear more noise. The actual snowboard carrier is fine, fits all 4 boards fine. It is a little difficult to close once I have my boards in there because you have to push the top bar all the way down and hold it down to be able to turn the key to lock it. I’m just happy I don’t have to shove the boards in my trunk. I do like that all the parts in this series come with locks and keys. So far no problems. Overall good product.
This rack works great with the four pairs of skis I lugged from Oregon to Alaska. I'm using it on the beef rack cross bars that came with my go fast camper which are very difficult to find mountings for. This one worked great though with a little bit of metal grinding on the bolts that slide into the t-slot of the rack. It locks and unlocks fairly easily (with a little bit of jangling involved), but so far so good!
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Rhino-Rack Ski and Snowboard Carrier - Locking - 4 Pairs of Skis or 2 Boards
Howzit etrailer.com & staff. the rack itself is sturdy and more aero than comparable units. For my 2017 Subaru Crosstrek (OEM) Aero Bars, it was necessary to shim the (rear) lower/leading edge clamp assembly with two 1/8” x 1.5” x 1.5” (EPDM) rubber pads. The bars are shaped like a wing – and these shims helped to level the rear rack with the one in front. Overall - it looks very clean and functional. I might screw on some rubber ends over the ends of the mounting bolt to complete the project. Time to make some turns. Thank you!!
The Rhino Rack was easy to put up on a 2018 Subaru Outback. Took me about 10 minutes. The only issue is that the rack bottom bracket piece is is convex with an acute angle which makes it not fit perfectly on the Subaru crossbar that has a flat bottom. Loaded 2 pairs of skis and poles and the rack kept them securely fastened during transport on the highway. There was some noise from the rack during highway driving but it was minimal.
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Thule Tram Ski and Snowboard Carrier Adapter for Hitch Bike Racks - 6 Pairs of Skis or 4 Boards
This rack works well. I did however need to manufacture a rubber wedge to go between the lower cross bar (TH9033) and the bike rack so the attach point would lay flat against the bike rack. Many thanks to Cathy at etrailer.com for the excellent customer service she provided.
I just used the ski carrier. I had to get used to the small amount of movement as I drove. I checked it out several times and every thing was fine. I just put 1100 miles on it , along with the bike rack and the new hitch.
Inno Ski and Snowboard Racks Review - 2014 Toyota Prius v
Hi everyone, it's Evangeline here at etrailer. And today we'll be taking a look at our Inno Gravity Ski and Snowboard Carrier. This is gonna be the long one, the dual version, right here on our 2014 Toyota Prius V. This dual design allows you to carry your skis and snowboards and then access them on both sides of your vehicle. You could also get a single carrier and then just put them on each side, but then a downside to that would then those are separate things you have to mount and dismount. This is easier to access.
Inno Ski and Snowboard Racks Review - 2014 Toyota Prius v INA952
Hi everyone, it's Evangeline here at etrailer, and today we're gonna be taking a look at our Inno Gravity Ski and Snowboard Carrier, right here on our 2014 Toyota Prius V. So this is going to be a very small and compact snowboard carrier. One of the smallest in fact that I've seen here at etrailer, so if you're only planning on carrying your own skis or your own snowboards along with a friend, this'll be perfectly fine, but let's take a look at some measurements just to see if you're gonna have the right fit. The first thing I wanna take a look at is how much space does it take up on our crossbar system, So measuring from the end of one clamp, to the end of the other, it sits at about 15 and a half inches. Notice how I have this clamped around our overhang, that's to bring the carrier out further towards the end of our Prius V, making it easier to take off our seasoned still boards and this frees up so much more room towards the side for our other gear. Now lets talk about security, so we have two lock cores right here, and you get two keys as well, either key access, accesses, these skis and the snowboards, and then you are not unable to loosen these clamps, unless this is unlocked and open.
Rhino Rack Ski and Snowboard Racks Review - 2014 Toyota Prius v
Hi everyone. It's Evangeline here at etrailer. And today, we're gonna be taking a look at our Rhino-Rack Ski and Snowboard Carrier and Fishing Rod Carrier right here on my 2014 Toyota Prius v. You've got your gear, you've got your ski and snowboard pants, you're ready to hit the slopes, but how do you get your skis and snowboards there Well, what you would need is a carrier just like this. So, this is the Rhino-Rack Ski and Snowboard Carrier. It's a locking carrier, and it's one of your more affordable, low-profile, small, compact carriers from the carriers we have here at etrailer.
Kuat Ski and Snowboard Racks Review - 2014 Toyota Prius v
Hi everyone. It's Evangeline here at Etrailer, and today we'll be taking a look at our Kuat Grip Ski and Snowboard Carrier, right here on our 2014 Toyota Prius V. So you have your Prius V, and you got that MPGs, you have all that storage space, but what if you wanna carry your skis and snowboards, not inside of your spacious trunk, but on top of your vehicle. That's where the Kuat Grip comes in handy. Because of the slope of the Prius V, it is kind of tricky to get the right angle of things or accessories to carry your skis and snowboards. You wanna make sure you get something that can adjust very easily, and enough to carry those things.
Kuat Ski and Snowboard Racks Review - 2014 Toyota Prius v KU44FR
Evangeline: Hi. It's Evangeline from etrailer.com and today we are looking at our Kuat Switch 6 here on our 2014 Toyota Prius. This a great option for you if you want something to carry your snowboards and your skis on top of your Prius, as well as have the option to fold it down for more aerodynamicness as you drive.See how the carrier sits on top of our roof here, you can see how we have one, two skis and a snowboard, but it can also fit up to six pairs of skis or four snowboards. It also is resting a little bit higher up than maybe some other types of carriers. So we have our bindings. Of course, if you do have larger bindings, this might not fit underneath.
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