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These bars are made for real work. The heavy-duty aluminum build gives them the strength to handle up to 220 lbs, so they’re ready for hauling kayaks, ladders, tents, or lumber. The sturdy design stays solid under load and doesn’t flex when you’re carrying heavy gear on long trips. You get the confidence that what you strap down is staying put.
The square crossbar design gives a stable base for your equipment, and the top channels make it easy to mount Rhino-Rack Heavy Duty accessories. Whether it’s load stops, eyebolts, or a ladder roller, these channels keep everything locked in position. The rubber strips in the channels add grip and cushioning to keep your gear from sliding around or scuffing.
The system includes four RLTF legs that mount onto RT tracks for a custom fit that feels rock solid. Lockable cover plates on the legs help secure the rack to your roof so it stays where it should, even on bumpy roads or in rough weather. Once installed, you’ve got a setup that feels secure and looks factory-ready.
Every part of this setup is built to last. The crossbars come with a limited lifetime warranty, while the legs and tracks carry 5-year limited warranties. The black finish keeps things looking clean while standing up to the elements, giving you a dependable rack system you can rely on season after season.
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Ratings & Reviews
Fast service and was everything I expec ted
Found Package was broken after delivered, and missing 2 end cap
Liked that the website does all the thinking for me. Too busy.
Noisy
Excellent
These are as advertised. Once the leg kit is in place, super simple to install. Great finish, I believe will give great service. The only test to be determined is if they "Howl" in the wind. If so, I believe a second set of rubber fillers, installed in the underside will solve the problem. Another modification expense. Thanx.
Things went well. Customer service was great.
The rivets are way too small and they popped out from the roof top leaving holes on the roof of my van. Totally dissatisfied and angry.
Wish they had a kayak rack to mount to areo bars
I don't use it as often as I would like but after a year it is still attached and works as intended. The rubber strips to reduce noise came partially loose, but with some fiddling they seem to be hanging in there now. For my vehicle at least, I used a professional (local auto shop) to install as I was not going to take a drill to my car.
Mostly satisfied. Not issue of etrailers and nothing really wrong with the product but do find it funny and a bit dumb that RhinoRack gives you security screws to hold feet to track but the rails are attached with a standard bolt that can be easily seen and accessed by anyone.
The entire rack system (tracks, feet, aero crossbars, ladder straps, and load stops) installed and worked great for the intended use. Also, the service from etrailer was excellent.
The only drawback to this system is the necessity of purchasing a pneumatic rivet gun ($40) for mounting the tracks, but hey, it's a custom rack and i ended up with a cool tool.
Thanks.
Product itself is fantastic, I strongly recommend.
I have had these on for more than a year. Most common use case is carrying a 60lb, 16' long canoe.
I installed with rivets into the roof sheet metal. No issues at all with any rivets coming loose, and zero leakage. I use it with a Yakima crossbars with the quick release mounts. The feet are bolted to the tracks. The crossbars just click into the feet. They take literally less than a minute to attach or remove. I've had a few roof rack systems and this is by far the best.
I used the etrailer videos for the installation and they were more than enough. The riveting was nerve-wracking on the first one, but actually very simple. I suggest really taking your time to assure parallel. This can be tricky depending on your roofline. I marked a centerline down my roof and set the tracks based on that.
The only downside I have run into is not at all a fault in the tracks. Because they rivet into the roof sheet metal, it's susceptible to a bit of flex. I see this under the front of the tracks when I crank down on the bowline of the boat. That's a very large lever pulling down on the rack into the roof sheet metal. No lasting issues, I can just see the metal move.
Another small thing to note is that if your roof is curved where the front or real of the rail lands, the plastic end cap might have a small gap under it. It's not itself held down to the roof, it just slots into the track. I have a small gap on mine and it's not a functional issue at all.
love it, no problem and easy to install and take on and off, 47,000 miles on the highway and not a single issue. I even like the song the ladder hums to me driving down the interstate. This is my second Rhino and both have preformed to a high standard.
Kit was great, except my SnugTop cover required longer T-Bolts for mounting the tracks. The 1.5 inch ones provided were too short. It was a little tough sourcing T/Bolts that would work. It would have been nice if longer T-Bolts could have been an option from Rhino Rack.
I got the roof rack mounted anyways. Better pics to come when it's all finished!
Thanks to etrailer, I am ready to do some serious summer exploring with my 2013 Mazda 3! Rhino Racks, Malone top box, and Kuat bike rack!
This rack works perfectly on my Nissan Versa for carrying my two Perception Sound 9'6" kayaks. The Rhino-Racks look good to me. The kayaks can rest directly on the rubber pads on the rails, unlike the Yakama racks I had in the past that had bare pipe rails. Also, I expect I can buy parts to adapt this product to a different car without having to buy new towers. I am sorry there are not hooks or loops to attach bungees when carrying lumber. They are noisy in the wind, but less so when carrying the kayaks.
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